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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 622797" data-attributes="member: 13090">I just checked prices on both bodies and found it to be $540... That's not exactly chump change. That being said, however, there are other differences between the D500 and the D7200 besides FPS and high ISO performance. As you point out the overall speed is probably the most noticeable difference, and probably accounts for a large portion of the price difference between the two bodies. But to be totally fair the D500 also sports a beefier pro-body build, has the articulating rear LCD with a much higher resolution than the D7220, the full 1.0x magnification viewfinder, an upgraded processor AND the overall speed increases you mention as well as the improved high ISO and auto-focus performance. My point being is that while you are paying a lot more for a D500 vs the D7200, you're also getting a lot more; which makes it difficult to reconcile your question, &quot;Is the high ISO performance of the D500 a big enough improvement over the D7200 to justify the cost difference?&quot; as asked in my opinion. Mainly because when you put the question that way, the obvious answer is no. But that's not what justifies the price difference; a whole slew of things justify the price difference, it's just that most of them just don't matter to YOU. In which case I think you've answered your own question.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 622797, member: 13090"] I just checked prices on both bodies and found it to be $540... That's not exactly chump change. That being said, however, there are other differences between the D500 and the D7200 besides FPS and high ISO performance. As you point out the overall speed is probably the most noticeable difference, and probably accounts for a large portion of the price difference between the two bodies. But to be totally fair the D500 also sports a beefier pro-body build, has the articulating rear LCD with a much higher resolution than the D7220, the full 1.0x magnification viewfinder, an upgraded processor AND the overall speed increases you mention as well as the improved high ISO and auto-focus performance. My point being is that while you are paying a lot more for a D500 vs the D7200, you're also getting a lot more; which makes it difficult to reconcile your question, "Is the high ISO performance of the D500 a big enough improvement over the D7200 to justify the cost difference?" as asked in my opinion. Mainly because when you put the question that way, the obvious answer is no. But that's not what justifies the price difference; a whole slew of things justify the price difference, it's just that most of them just don't matter to YOU. In which case I think you've answered your own question. [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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