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<blockquote data-quote="bluzman" data-source="post: 768302" data-attributes="member: 47800">Since wildlife photography has become my favorite genre, particularly critters in motion, I decided that I had to have a D500. My D7500 has been my go to camera for this type of shooting up until now and it's no slouch. That said, things like the continuous shooting speed and buffer depth of the D500 make it irresistible to me. I have several cameras and I try use all of them regularly - easier said than done <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />. Adding another makes it that much harder so something had to go. When I compare how often I've used the various bodies, my D750 gets used the least by a big margin.Long story short, I traded my D750 and several full frame lenses for a lightly used D500 body (~9K shutter count) and more than ample cash to fund a proper set of relevant accessories. In addition, I already have a couple of telephoto lenses - Nikon AF-P FX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR and Sigma&nbsp; 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary - that I've used and like.I'm hoping to have the D500 in hand by the end of next week...woohoo!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bluzman, post: 768302, member: 47800"] Since wildlife photography has become my favorite genre, particularly critters in motion, I decided that I had to have a D500. My D7500 has been my go to camera for this type of shooting up until now and it's no slouch. That said, things like the continuous shooting speed and buffer depth of the D500 make it irresistible to me. I have several cameras and I try use all of them regularly - easier said than done :). Adding another makes it that much harder so something had to go. When I compare how often I've used the various bodies, my D750 gets used the least by a big margin. Long story short, I traded my D750 and several full frame lenses for a lightly used D500 body (~9K shutter count) and more than ample cash to fund a proper set of relevant accessories. In addition, I already have a couple of telephoto lenses - Nikon AF-P FX 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6E ED VR and Sigma 100-400mm f/5.0-6.3 DG OS HSM Contemporary - that I've used and like. I'm hoping to have the D500 in hand by the end of next week...woohoo!! [/QUOTE]

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