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Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
 
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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I'm pretty sure that Nikon will make their DX flagship stand above anything else they ever built DX wise.

Less pixels but im sure better pixels. Will have to wait and see.

Guaranteed improvements will be iso, fps, buffer, xqd, display resolution, focus points.
 
I can't imagine being able to tell the difference in 3mp in almost any print.

If I were in your shoes, I'd shoot both of them, under all the different genre that you shoot and compare how they feel and shoot for you. Then look at the photos and see if you can tell any significant difference in your normal prints. In smaller prints, I can't tell the difference between my d810 and the d7100 and I'm not even sure that I can tell the difference between the d810 and the d3s, in smaller prints, like 8x12 or so.

The reason that I say to shoot them is because the ergos and features of a camera make a big difference to me and a lot of other people. I love the pro bodies, the way they handle and the feature sets that come with them. They make it much easier for me to use them in any given shoot. My d3s is my favorite for that, because it just gets out of my way and practically shoots as if it were made just for my needs.

Pretty much the same goes for my d300's and d700. My d810 is also pretty good, but it isn't a performance body like the others, which makes a difference when shooting.

The d500 should be a very high performance body, akin to my d3s, and better than any of my other pro bodies for performance.

I have several d7k style cameras and all of them are quite competent, but I don't enjoy shooting them as much, nor are they as easy for me to use in a shoot. If you are a long time shooter of the d7k style bodies, you will likely find that the d500 ergos will seem strange to you and possibly hard to operate quickly. You may even find that you prefer the d7200 over the d500. IMO, finding what works best for you is most important.

Kerry
 
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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So you are planning on selling your D7200 ? Why not keep both ? A backup is very practical and the 7200 is a good one. I'd keep both but I understand the money from the D7200 could go elsewhere.

I really don't think anybody will really notice or miss the difference is resolution. Who knows though perhaps the D500 will have an increased dynamic range compared to the D7200. It's possible. The sensor is new, the processing software is new. Personally I'm hoping the IQ will be even better even if the difference is slight.
 
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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I use the D7100 for airshows and the odd motor race and I'm also looking at the D500 as a second camera and although the resolution isn't that much different, I do end up cropping quite a bit, so it will be interesting to see the difference. But at least the D500 should provide more keepers and some other improvements.
 
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Michel F said:
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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So you are planning on selling your D7200 ? Why not keep both ? A backup is very practical and the 7200 is a good one. I'd keep both but I understand the money from the D7200 could go elsewhere.

I really don't think anybody will really notice or miss the difference is resolution. Who knows though perhaps the D500 will have an increased dynamic range compared to the D7200. It's possible. The sensor is new, the processing software is new. Personally I'm hoping the IQ will be even better even if the difference is slight.

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I took "D500 plus D7200" meaning that he will be using both.
 
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TMHO D500 coupled with D7200 makes no sense.

Two different bodies in handling and button layout.

D500 blows D7200 away in buffer and speed.

If you need two bodies to cover different photographic opportunities with different lenses, D500 with a D800, D800e or D810 is much more logic combination

In relation to IQ, I am sure D500 is MUCH better than D7200 at any iso.

Kindest regards,

Stany

www.nikonuser.info
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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StanyBuyle said:
TMHO D500 coupled with D7200 makes no sense.

Two different bodies in handling and button layout.

D500 blows D7200 away in buffer and speed.

If you need two bodies to cover different photographic opportunities with different lenses, D500 with a D800, D800e or D810 is much more logic combination

In relation to IQ, I am sure D500 is MUCH better than D7200 at any iso.

Kindest regards,

Stany

www.nikonuser.info
Pouncer95 said:
Hi all.

I currently own a D7200 and have a D500 on order. The D500 will be mostly for air shows and auto racing. I know I can use the D500 for everything but am wondering if I will notice much of a difference in IQ from going down 3+ mp's for everything else? I don't ever print anything larger that 11x14 and really don't need/want two camera bodies. Any thought will be greatly appreciated.
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I like better one decent picture in a day than 10 bad ones in a second.
Registered on Dpreview since 2003.
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I don't think the OP or myself are looking for two identical cameras, the fact that the buffer is that much better on the D500 means that you use the D500 where the buffer matters, I don't need two cameras with a buffer that size. But if you are that concerned with high speed shooting then the frame rate/buffer on the D500 blows away all the other Nikon DSLR's.

Image quality might be better, but unless you are rich enough to afford two of the latest DSLR then there's always going to be a difference, but lets face it, the different isn't going to be that big.

The only point that could be a problem is the button layout, but alot of us that use two bodies have to get use to that anyway.

Getting a FX camera with the D500, when most of you subjects are at a distance doesn't make sense to me, unless you are planning on buying a 400 f2.8 or bigger lens.
 
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What are you missing with the D7200. I use it for similar uses case as you and apart from a bit more FPS, it works just fine. The AF is okay compared to any Nikon body released before the D5/D500, the metering system works fine, the DR of the sensor at low ISO is outstanding (class leading today), the high ISO shots are also very good for a DX sensor.

Why not wait and see what a D500 will be able to achieve. I personally have some concerns about low ISO DR compared to the D7200.
 
I don't think you are likely to miss the 3 extra MP of the D7200. You could always keep the D7200 for a while after you acquire the D500, and see how the two compare before deciding which one to sell.
 
The megapixel rating is the number of pixels from the X x Y dimensions of the image. So what is a small difference on the screen becomes a bigger one when measured in megapixels e.g. 6000px wide v 5472px wide. I'm guessing that resolution difference is not going to be a big deal because you'd need a very very sharp lens to get the most out of it to begin with.
 
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The difference in resolution will be trivial and should be of no concern at all. Important to realize that the sensor has pixels on X and Y axis so the difference in resolution is more like 6 percent between the two cameras.
 
Chuck Yadmark said:
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While there is a theoretical difference of around 5% taking into account that the lens as well as the sensor affects image resolution, the human eye has limited resolution.

You will need to print a fair bit bigger than 11x14 and view from about 15 inches before you reach the stage where you can detect the small difference at lower ISO's.

Effective sensor resolution reduces as ISO is increased. There is likely to be a higher ISO level at which the D500 promised better noise performance catches up with the D7200. There are no comparisons yet. My guess is around 6400 ISO
 
The D7200 can be bought for the similar cost of a camera shutter replacement, so cheap but so amazing it's fantastic value for money, I will keep my D7200 and use it when the conditions don't require the athletic ability of the D500. The D7200 has a great buffer.

I'm looking forward to the improved AF and FPS of the D500 which should be great for capturing very fast action.
 
I agree its good to have a backup... I cant imagine not having a camera for a couple weeks, if I need one repaired or one broke down.. If I get a D500 then I will sell my D7100 backup.. and if I like the D500 so much better than the D7200, that I stop using it for Birds. I will probably sell that also and buy an older model FF for landscapes, closer birding and backup..
 
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I agree its good to have a backup... I cant imagine not having a camera for a couple weeks, if I need one repaired or one broke down.. If I get a D500 then I will sell my D7100 backup.. and if I like the D500 so much better than the D7200, that I stop using it for Birds. I will probably sell that also and buy an older model FF for landscapes, closer birding and backup..
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I own a D750 and D7200 and the combination is great. I will be replacing the D7200 with the D500 since the fps bump, tilt screen, and large buffer will be great for the photography I enjoy.

i like to photogragh motorsports, swimming, water polo, and a little bit of everything else. All my lenses are FX so I can mix and match to get the best focal range for for each subject I am photographing.
 
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