Thank you, its a great camera and suits wildlife photography perfectly.

@@wildlifesnapper1 yes i have a D500 too, its great!!

@@jplphotographies1857 enjoy 🙂

I totally agree with you, I'm now looking to purchase another new D500 body as I don't want a full frame Z9 as it ofers me nothing other than a silent shutter and that has never been an issue for me really.

Totally agree and I would buy one immediately

Hi and thanks for the nice comment. It is disappointing that Nikon have killed off the D500 which is a reliable workhorse. Silent shutter is the only advantage for me to move to mirrorless but the Z9 is out of my price range and offers nothing in the way of image improvement over my D500, in fact, being full frame it's worse. Now a cropped sensor Z9 would get me drooling.

@@wildlifesnapper1 At least with the D500 it doesn't stick to the background and ignores the small bird in the foreground on a twig or bull rush unlike all the Z cameras ;) Quite an annoying bug that plagues most mirrorless , unfortunately the Z's seem worst for it .

@@leonkirkbride6559 I'm considering another D500 before they are only available as used.

Hi, thanks for the kind words. My current lens line up are a Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 and a Nikon 600 f/4.

@@wildlifesnapper1 Wow, awesome glass. But this kind of weight require a lot of dedication. The longest I have now is 105 macro ) Keep up the good work!

@@airruner Thanks, yes, carrying the 600mm on the tripod with a Gimbal head can be a strain. I prefer to remain static with it which can mean missed shots. I tend to use the 200-500 more as its lighter and I can walk forever with it and hand hold it. The 600mm is a better lens though.

Many thanks.

Hi & thanks for the nice comment. I use one Lexar 32GB 2933x, 440MB/s XQD card in one slot and a simple SD card as an overflow in the other slot. These images were taken using a Nikon 200-500 f/5.6 lens, including the butterfly as this lens is also excellent for Macro work once you back off enough to get within the minimum focus distance. Happy snapping with your D500.

Thanks for the comment, let's see your images that leave the D500 in the dust! I visited your channel but there are no photos.

@@wildlifesnapper1 o I dont have a channel but i can send you a few , where do I send them ?

@@roycejohnson929 it's OK, I've looked at images online and in honesty your claim does not hold water. If you put shots taken with the Olympus next to shots taken with a D500 there is no perceivable difference when taken by a professional. The reality is knowing how to get the best from your equipment and sadly many people are unable to do this. In the 21st century there is little to choose between quality of cameras and lenses.

@@wildlifesnapper1 I quote you ! I may be a little biased but, for wildlife photography this camera is unbeatable !!

@@roycejohnson929 I stand by that comment but there is nothing I've seen from OIlympus shots that blow the D500 into dust. I did not compare the D500 to another camera model and my comment was made after shooting only Nikon cameras for 40 years. I would never say that one camera is better than another but when you look at the wildlife photographers who are using the D500 I think the volumes speak for themselves. If you are happy with Olympus then that's great and I wish you every success.