New Nikon 7500

[astroNikon]

I would like to see a new film camera...

Get yourself an F6 .. Film Cameras | Buy Film Camera | Nikon

 

[jcdeboever]

I would like to see a new film camera...

Get yourself an F6 .. Film Cameras | Buy Film Camera | Nikon

I'd love too but a little to rich for my blood.

 

[Derrel]

Seems like some plusses and some minuses in he D7500's specifications. Surprised about the sensor they went with, but not too surprised.

 

[cgw]

Yup, seems consistent with Nikon's muddled navigational skills in a fast-moving market. A down-spec D500 seems like a potential flop.

 

[astroNikon]

I don't think it's a flop the 8fps is an eye-catcher for sure, along with all the other features.

If I could get 100% of my funds back from the D500, and get a D7500 with a free grip I'd make the move. This would give me consistency in AF system usage between my cameras. Either that or upgrade my D750 to the D5, which I highly doubt I will do until maybe the d9 comes out and the d5 is uber cheap used.

Plus I had to buy new accessories to support the round pin connectors of the D500. It is nice though not having to add my Nikon flash box on top when I'm using a cable to direct connect to the SB800s for an Event setup, but I use my D750 anyways for that stuff.

 

[astroNikon]

Yup, seems consistent with Nikon's muddled navigational skills in a fast-moving market. A down-spec D500 seems like a potential flop.

Isn't it odd though when you think of all the previous camera releases people complaining that it's "not enough" for adding more higher end tech specs on each release.

 

[goooner]

Removing the 2nd card slot was a very stupid move imo. It is one of the better features on my D7200. The battery/charger and eyepiece rubber are also different wtf? My D7200 must last a good few years yet. Might think to upgrade when they bring the 2nd card slot back.

 

[astroNikon]

Seems like some plusses and some minuses in he D7500's specifications. Surprised about the sensor they went with, but not too surprised.

I'm curious what they are going to do with the "future" d5700, d3500 whether they put a 24mp or a 20mp sensor in them ?

the internal raw processing features pushes them to more features in the camera to process files and then later push them to online publishing.

it's interesting that they took the "eye piece" thing from the d5600 and put it on the d7500. Here's a descirption about hte d5600's feature of that

When you're not using Live View it displays current exposure settings, and automatically goes dark when you bring the camera to your eye thanks to an eye sensor. When you have the camera up to your eye, you can drag your finger across the display to move the active focus point. Only the right half of the screen is active, so if you shoot with your left eye you may find the function to be limited—the D5600's svelte design makes it tough to squeeze your finger in between your face and the LCD.

==> Nikon D5600

 

[astroNikon]

Removing the 2nd card slot was a very stupid move imo. It is one of the better features on my D7200. The battery/charger and eyepiece rubber are also different wtf? My D7200 must last a good few years yet. Might think to upgrade when they bring the 2nd card slot back.

I didn't see/read anything about the battery/charger ??
what's up with the eyepiece? Other than the sensor above it (for identifying when the eye/head up against the camera? did they change that specific piece too ?

 

[goooner]

Apologies, some misinformation there, so much fake news around-cough.
The charger is the same, the new battery is the EN-EL 15a, opposed to the version without the a-not sure if it makes a difference. The new eyepiece is DK-28, versus the D7200 DK-23. If they've found a way to improve the eyepiece, and prevent it from falling off it would be a great improvement imo.

 

[astroNikon]

Apologies, some misinformation there, so much fake news around-cough.
The charger is the same, the new battery is the EN-EL 15a, opposed to the version without the a-not sure if it makes a difference. The new eyepiece is DK-28, versus the D7200 DK-23. If they've found a way to improve the eyepiece, and prevent it from falling off it would be a great improvement imo.

I hope they didn't change the diopter adjustment from the d7200.

The d500's diopter is minimal. I had to buy a new eyepiece +2 to get it to my eyes. My d750 (d600, d7000) all had a wide diopter adjustment and I didnt' need to change the eyepiece. There are times when I pull my D750/ d600/ d7000 out of my large camera bag when I pull it up from above that I pull the eyepiece off. D500 doesn't have that problem as it's screwed in.

 

[astroNikon]

Diopter for the D7500 is -2.0 to + 1.0m¯¹
for the d500 is -2.0 to + 1.0m¯¹
D7200 is -2.0 to + 1.0m¯¹
d7100 was -2.0 to + 1.0m¯¹

d7000 was -3 to + 1m¯¹
D750 FX, d600 FX is -3 to + 1 m¯¹

I guess they changed that a while ago.

 

[jcdeboever]

I'm Fujifilm from here on out, except for film. Even then, the Pentax SP1000 and K1000 are impressive and I tend to grab those first.

 

[goodguy]

Removing the 2nd card slot was a very stupid move imo. It is one of the better features on my D7200. The battery/charger and eyepiece rubber are also different wtf? My D7200 must last a good few years yet. Might think to upgrade when they bring the 2nd card slot back.

I am surprised that no one else seem to know about this or care much about it.
This is a huge deal for some and not a big deal for others.

The new D7500 is actually very impressive, better AF, faster FPS, bigger buffer, better high ISO. flippy touch screen and 4K
Going down from 24MP to 20MP is a bit disappointing but not a huge deal.
Loosing one SD card is for me a big deal.
This is a simple but obvious sign to say we made a very good camera but its mostly directed at hobbyists and not pro work.
This doesn't mean you cant do pro work with it of course but removing the second SD means you cant back up your work while doing what ever you do for client and I think for many pro's this is a big deal.
Nikon wanted to make a clear buffer between the D500 and D7500, if you give the D7500 2 SD cards it is very good for everything and I think will really effect the D500 sales, this way you have 2 very closely matched cameras but each directed at a different crowd.
Looking at this from Nikon perspective this is almost a must so not to harm the D500 sales, for us the buyer its annoying seeing such a good camera crippled in some ways for paid work.
I think for most people this isn't a huge deal and for the price this camera really is an amazing piece of hardware offering a lot for the money, but its not for me.

 

[Solarflare]

No second card slot

No metering with AI-lenses

No battery grip

... and I expect more such b.s. to surface.

I really have no clue how Nikon came up with THIS camera. Somebody at Nikon must have thought "damn the D7000 is a total classic, we have so much trouble to improve this thing anymore at all, the D7100 only really added the better AF and the D7200 is far too close to the D500 already anyway ... yes, thats it ! Just DEEVOLVE the camera !"

And I bet they felt brilliant.