the d500 has excellent tracking and speed, but then again the d7500 has the same sensor, image processor and metering system. it gets 8fps which is plenty of speed imo. however it doesn't have the same autofocus system, but does have group autofocus.
It is indeed for birding. Thanks for the info, I thought it had the same AF system. That's probably the thing that matters most.
Ding, ding, ding! Yes, for birding you want the fastest AF and best tracking you can get. Right now the D500 is the way to go (aside from a D5). The 10 fps doesn't hurt either ;-)
The buffer is much larger on the D500, assuming you buy an XQD card for it.
The D500 has Group Area AF.
The D500 does support wireless flash, but it doesn't have a built-in flash; there's a difference.
The D500 is more expensive, no doubt, and the XQD card and "need" to have an external flash to IR trigger remote flashes are part of that extra expense. OTOH, the D500 has dual card slots, has more external controls, a round viewfinder (I don't care for the rectangular viewfinder), and it works with more lenses because unlike the D7500 there is an AI tab on it and it will meter non-chipped lenses (more details about this here).
Hello, For me the choice was easy. I, like you, have the Tamron 150-600 G2 and use it with my D500 most of the time. It is almost always mounted on my D500. I chose the D500 primarily for the speed, 10fps and the auto focus speed. Second was the ergonomics, they are much better on the D500 with larger lenses, if feels great in the hands (hard to put it down) and balances better with larger lenses. Plus the button layout is better, the viewfinder coverage is 100% and has a built in shutter. Another must have for me was the dedicated AF-ON button. This is my primary method of autofocusing and not that I am used to it, I can't imaging doing it any other way. So I would consider these things heavily before making your final choice. Plus, with the grip deal Nikon is running, its worth paying the extra for the D500, IMHO.
I'm going to give you a thumb's up here, but both cameras have 100% coverage; the D500 has 1x viewfinder magnification whereas the D7500 has viewfinder .94x magnification.
True.
That's debatable. Wider coverage area counts for something by itself, and you described a detectable improvement with TC's that can manifest itself in other ways that can end up making all the difference. Nonetheless...
Also a much larger buffer.
Currently at B&H Photo the difference is about $600 for refurbished cameras, which doesn't account for the extra cost of using the XQD card slot. However, right now you would be better off buying the D500 with the MB-D17 which mitigates the $700 less you would pay for a brand new D7500.
True. However, I personally value the better viewfinder, the larger buffer, the better ergonomics and UI, the PC and 10 pin terminals, greater lens compatibility, and the second card slot is nice too. Some would also place some value on being able to mount that MB-D17 on the D500. OTOH, the D7500 is smaller, and for some that is a virtue, and there's that built-in flash.
Your "baby" D500 is too "young" to have the much higher level of banding noise that the real, grown-up D5 has.
Please substantiate this. Rumor from where, and based on what?
