ashokvashisht

I would love to see Z equivalent of D500 and a great budget telephoto zoom on the lines of Nikkor 200-500 f5.6. We "budget" wildlife shooters feel left out in the Z game it seems !! For a benchmark...

I too am facing the problem and cursing Nikon for not having a AF-P 100-400. Currently I use my older 70-300 DX VR on the D7500 and it's a featherliught kit ! Even though of selling off my older ...

That definitively points to a big miss in the Nikon's portfolio in the F mount ! A sharp but not too heavy Nikkor FF 100-400 AF-P Lens for DX & FF.

A DX Z9 equivalent would be great . But still wish Nikon made a AF-P 100-400 for D7500 as it would be, for beginners,  as it would be great , cost effective kit for wildlife and light too ! :-D

Lets hope Nikon launches a D500 like Mirrorless in future. That would pair well with their soon to be launched Z 100-400, for wildlife !

And we would get to use the S series Nikkor Z 100-400 with the Mirrorless (Eqv of) D500 ? I shoot wildlife where a 100-400 on a Crop Sensor would be so much lighter ! And I definitely miss a AF-P ...

But all that points towards a Mirrorless D500 I guess !!! As you said it's contrary to their goals ? !!!

If the D500 comes in an Mirrorless avatar when could it be launched ? A bigger problem with us Nikon DX users is the lack of new lenses. I really would have loved a good AF-P 100-400 for my D7500 ...