D7500

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this camera. I have worked my way from a D5200 to a D7100 and now the D7500. I loved my D7100 but had an accident(my bad) hence I had to get a new camera. This feels very much like my D7100 which is great. I had over 100k shutter clicks on my d7100 and loved using but it had a huge issue with wildlife photography. Its horrible buffer! I still got plenty of great shots over the years I just had to plan really well and when to press the button. I did miss a few good shots due to a full buffer. The D7500 takes all the great qualities of the D7100 but makes it a beast for wildlife/sports. I have been testing it for the last 2 weeks very heavily(over 3000 shots so far). The 8 frames is awesome and I have yet to fill the 50 shot buffer(raw). Thats been a sigh of relief. The focus system is the same as the D7100 but I do feel it is a bit more responsive with fast moving birds. I have taken several shots to compare vs the D7100 since it has had a slight reduction in pixels. At 100% magnified in Lightroom I can not notice any real difference, I do notice a slight difference at 300% but that is literally pixel level. The ISO is slightly better on the D7500 at 3200 and 6400...haven´t shot higher than that. I usually set the camera to go up to 3200 as needed and never had any worries it wouldn´t be usable. Battery life is fantastic. I can easily get 1500-2000 pictures off one battery. The touch screen is awesome and the tilting part is very usable for landscapes so I don´t have to kneel down all the time for low angle shots. I Love this camera and it seems it will fit all my needs as an advanced Hobbyist.
It does have a few negatives depending on what you need out of your camera..
-Its not a D500, but also a much better price tag
-the loss of a 2nd SD card slot. I never shot backup anyway so a non issue for me. If you shot paying gigs(weddings, portraits etc...) it could be an issue
-no battery grip option. They are heavy and bulky anyway so I have never used one, even when shooting with my Nikon 300mm f4
-no 10 frames per second of the D500...it does do 8 fps which is crazy fast compared to most cameras out there.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND for anyone looking for a great all around camera that really shines when the action starts. Photos below are just a couple of what I got with my D7500 so far. Nikon 300mm af-s f4 prime, Sigma 17-50 f2.8

Great Camera for enthusiasts of wildlife and nature! Although Nikon D500 has more features, faster frame rates, and auto-focus point than the Nikon D7500. Nikon D7500 still performs amazing for non-professional photographers. The most important to tune the setting for the type of photos you want to take. Being creative with your photos is your key.

I currently own a D7200, and was planning to purchase the D7500 but before I did, I borrowed my friends for the weekend and was very disappointed. overall its not a whole lot different, but the changes they did make seem useless to me. the main problem I have with it is that they took away several features I have grown to love and expect in my camera, and downgraded the resolution. they did add what I would consider video upgrades. But I love to shoot stills, and don´t really care much about shooting video. so therefore I will stick with my D7200 for now. don´t get me wrong. I love Nikon and have had them since the early 70´´s and most likely always will. but after talking to several of my photographer friends, both Pro and Amateur, it is aperient that the D7200 is going to remain the king of the DX Format cameras until Nikon re-thinks what DX Format photographers actually want in a top of the line DX Format camera . I´m sure they will, they always do, it´s NIKON

I call it a sports camera because it runs like a well-tuned sports car. I would call it a Ferrari. I own a number of high-end pocket-sized digital cameras. They do a good job but they are a far cry from the D7500. The focusing is very fast and sharp. The low light performance is the best I have seen to date. Oh, and I have to slow the camera down sometimes. Otherwise, when I need to get photos of fast moving subjects, this race car will easily beat almost anything out there.

A large reason I bought this camera was for it´s connectivity features. Unfortunately, Snap Bridge is HORRIBLE. It´s laggy, buggy, cannot transfer raw files. Wi-fi and Bluetooth cannot be active at the same time, which isn´t important because neither feature is useful.

It takes a great photo, but I plan on returning as it´s useless unless you want to go home, transfer your photos, and go back out.

So-far, so-very-good. Only a few-hundred shots on this D7500, but it is a vast-upgrade to my D3100. All of my DX-lenses work great in this body (my 55-300 lens actually makes me dizzy while focusing with the VR-on with this body, but it takes better pix than on my D3100).

Many reviewers have complained about the SnapBridge app, but I´ve got to say, this works WAY better than I anticipated. I have had zero problems connecting to my iPhone(6), except when my camera is close to my computer (Mac) when turned on. This camera initially communicates over BT-LE, so the camera will attempt to pair with the computer if it´s closer. I´ve connected / transferred probably 100-times, and any time it didn´t communicate to the SnapBridge app immediately, I simply turned off my Mac´s bluetooth, and the phone would immediately link to the camera.

There´s 10,000-settings on this camera, so it´s a little daunting at first to trudge through the 350-page manual, but it was well worth the effort. I was able to customize this for exactly the effect I wanted, every time. I will say though, I think ´´AUTO´´ shoots a very flat picture compared to my D3100 in AUTO out of the box (likely because of the expanded metering - everything is in focus and at the same level, unlike a point-and-shoot which is center-weighted). Out of all the features, the ones I like best are using your finger on the display to focus (then have it shoot as you pull your finger off the screen) and the HDR/bracketing features seem outstanding based on my limited testing.

The shutter is wicked-fast, spot and area focusing is WAY-faster versus using the same lenses on my D3100, the body has a good feel, and most of the buttons are reachable with my finger on the trigger. I only got (maybe) 100-shots in before the battery was dead (I imagine turning on Airplane-mode will greatly improve that). I like the built-in flash too; it´s powerful without being over-powering.

I can´t think of a single serious complaint to be made about this camera, other than it not really being an exceptional point-and-shoot out of the box. BTW: my 18-55 is still my most-favorite lens for most situations (not a fan of my fixed 35mm, unless I´m trying to take creative studio-type shots).

I bought the D7500 and 18-300mm VR kit as a travel kit upgrade to my D7000 and 18-105mm kit. I found the D7500 controls well laid out. I especially liked that the function dial now has a lock on it. I bumped the D7000 function dial every time i shot with it while traveling. I did find that the grip on the D7500 was more boxy than the D7000 and the body lighter. Though i haven´t looked at every D7500 feature, i loved the new firmware functions and low-light performance. The 18-300mm was all that i could have expected it to be. I´ve rented this lens before several times so i knew what the performance would be like. Now that I own the lens i´m Sure that i will love it even more. I was surprised that i had to buy a lens hood and lens case separately. I did find the on-camera flash a little underpowered as compared to the D7000. What could improve the D7500? A second memory card slot and a battery grip.

I´ve been shooting with D5300, D5500, D7100, D500, D750 and D810. This camera is outstanding. Not only in image quality and ISO performance but also focusing system, the D7500 shoots 8 frames per second exceptionally well and accurate. This baby D500 surprised me with it´s remarkable performance, My only complain is second SD slot removal and I don´t know why Nikon decided to remove it from 7000 series.

It´s good to be alive today. Technology has never been so inclusive and approachable -- ordinary folk can now create their own content with much less effort and time. With the way content is consumed nowadays, in many cases the DX system does excellently. Owning an FX system does not automatically make one a professional photographer. Vice versa, owning a DX system does not automatically make one an amateur. It´s all about having the eye for beauty-- and beauty is relative. I take photos based on my aesthetic and more importantly, my viewpoint.

I am very pleased with my decision to have bought the Nikon D7500 to properly equip my being a freelance event/sports/news photographer. Highly capable with great features in a COMPACT and LIGHT body. And more importantly, the price point is approachable. Planning to get another one soon as it is critical to have two bodies in my kind of photography.