Great DX Body
I have been very impressed with the build quality, high ISO noise levels, and the AF speed. I have had Nikon cameras since the 1970´s and DSLR´s since the D70 was released and currently have an older D7100 and a FX D750. My D7100 has a fairly high shutter count and has served me well but I wanted a great DX replacement. I take a lot of Bird and Flying aircraft photos with a 200-500 f/5.6 so a high quality DX sensor gives me just that little extra reach. I also wanted a body that is not afraid of the Louisiana weather and needed a camera that had better low light ISO than the D7100 so the D500 hit all those spot. The learning curve was no issue since I have both the D7100 and a D750 and the performance of the D500 was well beyond my expectations. I love it.