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Many thanks.  A ziploc makes sense for dust protection, and may even save the camera if it takes a brief dunking.

OP here - Thanks for the responses.  I bought the camera used at a good price, and it's in great condition.  I eventually found two very small, thin marks on the coating of the front element, ...

Is it possible to have Sony repair a scratched front element? Many thanks in advance.

All - Many thanks for the responses and information, and sorry for the delay in acknowledging them.  A nice thing about using a 6-year old camera is that accessories are dirt cheap on eBay, so I ...

I'm interested in trying a monopod for some sports shooting, but am trying to decide on an L-Bracket.  In addition to the RRS brackets (expensive, hard to find), I've seen D500 specific models ...

Hello! I picked up one of these lenses used, and optically and cosmetically it is in great condition. Autofocus works well; there's no VR, of course. Manual focus works fine, too, but the manual ...

OK - The Aye's have it!  I'll keep the third battery.  Hopefully, as all the Nikon full-frame mirrorless cameras other than the Z9 use the "c" version of the EN-EL15 (and those are the ones I ...

Also, I've never used a camera with this frame rate ability.  I could see taking 15-30 shots per dive, and that could add up plenty.

Many thanks.  Swim and dive meets.  I accidentally ordered two extra batteries, and not one, so trying to decide whether to return the second one.   While nice to have a "spare," if it's not ...

I know that the real answer is "it depends", but assuming 1,250 - 1,750 shots on a D500 (sports/action with the 2nd battery in the MB-D17 grip) with some review of pictures after 10-15 shot ...

You can buy one right now from NIkon's USA site.  The 16-80 kit is backordered, but the body only is available.  Who knows for how long.

I bought a 16-80 dx vr lens used, and belatedly (as in too late to return it) realize that it has either haze or fungus in one of the rear elements.  Very hard to see, but if you extend the lens ...

Thanks. I did take some test shots afterwards, and everything seems to working fine.  Lesson learned.  I unfortunately sold my old/cheap DSLR, so the D500 is the test mule.

Many thanks.  I've used Nikon crop-sensor DSLRs (entry-level models) for well over a decade, but have never had to clean a sensor (and, frankly, never really checked).  The D500 is the first ...

Sorry for the additional post.  I did a couple of test shots with my new-to-me D500, and there is some sensor dust.  The built-in sensor cleaning didn't do anything, so I tried my Giotto's Rocket ...

All - OP here.  Thanks for all the responses.  I did read as many older threads as I could about the EN-L15 battery and the D500 (there were many), but many of them dealt with the oldest EN-L15s ...

Interesting.  I guess that's my question:  Can I expect an "old" EN-EL15 (likely 4-5 years old), that still read 100%/New(0) when charged, to still perform well?

I finally bit the bullet and purchased a used D500 that came with the 2013 version of the EN-L15 (Li-ion20).  According to Nikon, these were replaced in 2015 with the "a" version.  Both batteries ...