D7500

Finally in my hands. Easy to use and very powerful. I loved.

I´ve always been a fan of Nikon DSLRs and I obviously felt bad when I saw a bunch of negative reviews about the D7500 even before it was out in the market.
After using the D5100 for last 6 years, I wanted to upgrade to a more professional DSLR, so despite all the criticisms I did preorder the D7500 and received it just 3 days back. After almost 20 hours of rigorous testing, I´m happy to say that I absolutely love this camera.
The camera feels great in hand, super easy to use in different positions and angles and has a robust and quality feel to it. The D7500 also has a great battery life. I don´t know why did Nikon say that it can accommodate only 980 shots per charge, as this was one of the most criticized points. I took random shots on continuous high for almost 8-10 hours, on a full charge and surprisingly I got 1600 shots form it!!! (To be noted, I kept the camera on airplane mode as I don´t use SnapBridge usually and I only use is for wireless photography when needed. I also keep the screen brightness as low as possible as it is more energy efficient and doesn´t strain the eyes. Lastly, since I just shoot on manual mode, I didn´t use the pop up flash even once.) Next, after upgrading from the D5100, this camera, with its 8 fps burst mode, such a large buffer and awesome shutter sound, feels like a machine gun in hand. Inheriting most of its features from the flagship D500, the D7500 also has very good low light performance, super-fast auto focusing and produces clear and crisp photos under any light condition. I would have definitely liked to have 2 SD card slots on this camera, but since I´m not a professional photographer, this isn´t a deal breaker for me. Moreover, with a good quality SD card, card failures can be avoided and obviously with the SnapBridge functionality, photos can be transferred to our smartphones almost immediately. The only thing I would have wanted Nikon to provide in the D7500 is the provision for a battery grip. But still, since it has a good battery life, I won´t worry too much about this and hopefully, soon there will be 3rd party vertical battery grips out in the market like they have it for the D5500. Last but not the least, the large tilting touchscreen adds a great appeal to the camera body, the display is clear and has super responsive touch functionality. Though I would have loved the vari-angle touch screen like on my D5100, I´m absolutely enjoying the new experience with the D7500.
I´m absolutely charmed to see that, even while going through a rough patch, Nikon produced such a great and quality DSLR and I´m optimistic that Nikon will soon find its way back to the top again.

Thank you so much Nikon, good luck and a very happy 100th anniversary!