Love my D500

Great comparison Charles and good advice given. I have come along a similar path to you as I started off photographing mainly landscapes but have moved into wildlife photography. My previous camera is a D7100 which I still use for landscapes but the D500 was a massive jump when it came to the customisation, ergonomics and the speed and accuracy of the AF. Being able to assign various AF Areas to the function buttons was a game changer for me as it allows me to change AF Areas in an instant without taking my eye away from the viewfinder which is really useful while tracking a moving subject. I also the Auto ISO with a limit of 4,000 but have the camera set to Release priority. I will try the Focus then Release to see if it is better. All the best and keep safe.

Great video! I plan on getting the D500!

I currently have a D7500 and I think it's a great camera for wildlife, a big improvement on my D7100. With my 200-500mm I tend to shoot in manual, auto iso capped to 5000 and aperture almost always at 5.6. That way I only need to think about shutter speed and exposure compensation. I did get some great bif shots in quite low light recently but it was struggling to lock on a lot of the time. That's got me looking at the D500 for the improvement in AF. The D7500 would go to my wife to replace the D7100 so we'll both then have great cameras (not that the D7100 is in any way bad!). Will I really see a big improvement in AF with the D500 over the D7500?

Good suggestion for selecting a camera for wildlife photography. It helped me a lot when I am in dilemma to go for Nikon D7500 or not.

Great Review!

Great video. I photograph wildlife, I have a Nikon D7500 camera, a Nikkor 200-500 5.6 lens. I wanted to upgrade to a Nikon D500, but I couldn't find a new one in the Czech Republic. I'm so sad about that.

Hi, a very nice video, sir! Thanks for clearing my dilemma! I have a d5300 and want to upgrade to a camera sharper images, faster af and better low light capability. I mainly photograph birds, so do you think the d7500 will be a significant improvement or do you recommend the d500? Btw I'll be using it with the 200-500mm. Thanks in advance!

A good comparison of the two bodies Charles. I love the controls on the D500 as they are similar to my D300, but you raise some very valid points as to why the D7500 is a capable body. Thanks for posting.

I'd like to see a review comparing the D500 to the new Pentax K3-iii. I was considering the D500, but the K3-iii is newer and has a few more features including IBIS. I'm not sure how they compare tracking birds in flight and if the smaller buffering on the K3-iii would be an issue.

excellent video. thank you sir.

Great job 👍 I'm leaning more and more to the Nikon D 7500 to be my first camera. What about lenses for this camera . Can I safe real money too? If you had to choose between all the lenses, witch one would you advise for? Thanks in advance 🏅

Ive enjoyed 😊

I have just acquired a D500 which is proving to be a great decision. I love bird photography and generally use Continuous High release mode (10 fps). I have heard that to give a camera the best chance to acquire focus between frames, lowering the frame rate a little may improve performance (albeit at the risk of losing a shot). Would you suggest shooting on Continuous Low modified to say 8fps?

Great video sir. I am looking to upgrade my camera body. In my mind, I am thinking between a new D7500 or a used D500 considering they are almost the same price. I would like to know your opinion on this considering a new D7500 comes with warranty. Does it worth to buy a used D500 over a new D7500? and does D500 still a worth buying in 2021? Thank you.

Charles, love your videos. Also love your Lens cover especially with the stitching around the edges. Looks really neat. What brand is it.

Have a gripped d500 myself. Fantastic camera.

Thanks Charles for your detailed review. I'm looking to upgrade from my Nikon D5600 which I find is too slow for bird photography, esp BIF. I also get frustrated with the results when shooting in low light (eg cloudy days), as any ISO above 400-640 results in too much noise in raw format. Should I expect a significant improvement for my action shots in lower light with the D7500, which is more in my price range? I noticed your sharp sample shots were taken with lower iso values. Thanks.

My d7500 is a good camera does the job as for the one sd card slot take a spare in your bag that sorts that out . Thank you charles

For last 12yrs I am using D90 with 70-300, right now I am trying to upgrade myself to D500 with tamon 150-600 G2 lens for bird photography. Now I am in great dilemma whether I will go with D500 or D7500....as this is my last possible upgradation..... please suggest Regards, Siddhartha from India

Thank you for the review.

Hi Charles i been watching videos and videos as I got the Nikon D750 and because I lose quit a lot of good photos and the pict quality isn't the best most times I have been looking at the D500. Altrought your video helped me on my decision but I still want to ask you what do u advice once I got the D750 with the 200-500 mm lenses once I love photograph wildlife and birds...? Best Regards Adrian

Awesome video and commentary 👌 Loved it 👌❤

Hi, Nice video. I have a d7500 which i upgraded from d3400. I use the camera mainly for wildlife photography and the lens i use is sigma 150-500. I have a doubt, what is the advantage of upgrading from d7500 to d850? DX cameras get 1.5x FL advantage whereas d850 has almost twice the sensor size and twice the mega pixels. I am confused why should I go for D850 from D7500 and what do I gain from spending that much money?

Thank you very much. You are a very believable and professional. Please tell me if ISO 6400 MIN/MAX is the best setting for my Nikon D7500. I am a beginner but like shooting in aperture mode.

i love my two year old D7500

I just received mine today with a 300mm f4 afs! Let’s see how it fairs against my A7iii.

I have the D7500 and wanting to buy a super telephoto lens. Which one would you suggest and why b/w the Nikon 200-500 & sigma 150-600 Contemporary?

Nice video, Like 23 and Greetings from Italy :)

Nice honest comparison Charles I love my D7500 Could you possibly do a video on the whys and whens of metering thanks fr Canada

Eight frames per second vs. ten frames per second is not a difference in shutter speed.

Seventy Five Hundred much easier to say Charles