I am also thinking of getting the TC to use with one of my older lensesI have a D500 and use it with the excellent 300PF but to extend its range to 420mm I also have the mk3 version of the Nikon 1.4 X TC, the combination of all three give me superb shots - very fast focus low weight and excellent IQ.
I ALWAYS appreciate your helpful suggestions and advice, Bassy. So please keep them coming. I always learn something.
Before investing in a TC check out Nikon’s compatibility lists. These TCs typically only work well with higher end primes and only a few zooms.
You are correct. I thought there was one available for my 70-300, I was wrong. So will just have to save up for a Nikon 200-500 for the Nikon D500.
A good SD card suffices the vast majority of the time for the vast majority of users. Are you finding that the D7500 buffer is choking up? If not, then you don't definitely need an XQD card, though they can facilitate faster file transfers, and then you will also definitely need a good XQD card reader.
Not sure if you have already gone ahead and bought the D500, but just getting around to reply to your post. First, I love the D500 (actually have two). That said, I moved up from the D7200 (the precursor to your D7500), and for sure think the D500 is better, but it isn't a huge difference. Most of these changes are incremental, I still see some great pictures from people I know who stuck with the D7200. And your D7500 can shoot more fps than my D7200 so one of the big advantages I gained moving up from a D7200 is less for you (and to get maximum benefit of using the D500 you need to buy XQD cards, another expense). Also your D7500 has a built in flash whereas the D500 does not (important if you occasionally use flash, something else you might need to buy). And finally, in my hands the D7200 (and presumably your D7500) gets many more photos with a charged battery than the D500, so you might have to buy an additional battery or two.
Me too. I don't see any appreciable difference in number of shots between my D7200 and D500.
Thanks for your suggestion. I did check this (I have had my D500 for 5.5 years now) as well as numerous other suggestions of others but this is something I have observed with both my D500s. I am aware that others don't see this so not sure why. I was afraid by mentioning it I would cause those people who disagree feeling they have to respond but hope that this won't be the main focus of the discussion here, whether the OP should buy a D500 or stick with their D7500 and spend the extra funds on something else, like getting a new lens, etc to get most bang for their buck to improve their photographs. Clearly there are relatively easy work arounds like carrying an extra battery, something I always do with my D500 but never bothered with my D7200.
The OP traded the D7500 for a D500 a week ago, so I don't think a little thread drift would be a problem.
Thanks for that clarification! Then drift away. My current thought is that many times I press the shutter button without going all the way and don't take a pic. Since I use long lenses, maybe the VR and focus with the D500 uses up more energy than with the D7200? But I see that even when my camera sits unused for a week, the D500s drain a battery faster than my D7200. Anyway, it is not a deal breaker, love my two D500s and rarely use my D7200 though hoping I will soon be using a Z9 (though not sure how long that will be). Will be curious how long the battery in the Z9 lasts!
I wouldn’t think AF or VR makes a whole lot of difference. My D500 pretty much always has a 500mm lens attached to it and I use BBF with AFC. I don’t chimp that much and my D500 is always in airplane mode. I also transfer my images with a card reader into my desktop PC.
I don't use BBF. I do look at my photos "occasionally", whether that is "much" compared to others, don't know. And yes my D500 always stays in airplane mode and transfer with a card reader too.
Thanks, the D500 and 500mm PF is an awesome combo (and will keep my happy till my Z9 is available)! At this point, the only Z mount lens that excites me is the 800mm PF. Not sure how much it will weigh or cost, but in my mind can never have enough reach. If it is as good as the 500mm PF at a weight less than the 200-500mm lens (and not super expensive), it will have many Nikon shooters ready to move to a mirrorless.
I agree that it will move people to mirrorless but I'll be surprised if it's less than $10K.
You could be right but Nikon surprised us with a lower price than expected for the 500mm PF lens and the Z9. Since the 800mm f/5.6 is $16,296, a price of $10,000 could be seen as "reasonable". I know people who do landscape photography and use a Fujifilm medium format camera which goes for $10,000 (have no idea what their lenses cost). The price one pays for our pictures is crazy to people who only use their phones to take pics.
Is Network Connection turned on? Curiously, this setting can only be accessed in the Tool Menu when Airplane mode is disabled, but I put it in My Menu and there it can be turned on and off regardless of the Airplane Mode setting. I recall reading in Thom Hogan's Complete Guide to the D500 (highly recommended by me) that this setting also drains the battery, and since it is presumed to be turned off when Airplane mode is turned on (but I can clearly see it being turned on in My Menu) then this could be an issue.
. Still haven’t had a chance to take it out for shooting. I did download the manual and working on setting it up for birding. Thursday will be wrapping presents and packing. Going to NC Friday and weather supposed to be nice so hopefully will get to shoot some birds at our daughter’s feeders. I only have one week to return if I don’t like it. Could not find a card reader so going to use SnapBridge to transfer images. Hoping SnapBridge works better than it did for the 7500. I am going to assume I will love the camera!