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with the D300 replacement FINALLY here, and doing well, I would venture to say (and I am) that Nikon needs to draw a definitive line between their DX tier bodies now.
the D500 is obviously aimed at professionals or skilled enthusiasts that want the best crop body they can get....previously, this was the D7200. (for a while, I just assumed
the D7100/7200 was going to be the closest thing to a real D300 replacement Nikon was going to do)
but with the D500 out, and clearly the DX heavyweight champion, Nikon needs to keep their mid-tier line from infringing too much on their pro line.
a drop in megapixels is NOT necessarily an indication of a drop in image quality. the D4 was 16mp and I would put its image quality up against a 24mp D600 any day.
I would hazard a guess that part of the reason for the 20mp sensor is to increase the FPS. this may affect buffers too?
if so, then the increased FPS and buffer with only a 4mp drop (negligible) might make it a very appealing camera to people wanting to dip their toes into wildlife or sports
(or other similar activities) without dropping the big wad of cash on a D500 or D4/5.
want two card slots, 24mp, and all the other goodies? what are you complaining about? you already have that option, so go buy a D500.
this next D7xxx body is obviously aimed at a slightly different crowd that doesn't need 2 card slots. it takes out a few of the features the D500 offers
in order to bring it down to a lower price bracket. why on earth would they make a mid-tier DX body that would directly compete with the D500?
how did Nikon come up with this camera? simple. they know how to give people options. you start down at the bottom and work your way up....every step of the way there are models that give people the basic functions they need while staying within their price range. if you want ALL the features, you gotta pay for it. if you cant afford or dont want to pay for the best, then you'
have to settle for something with less features. thats what Nikon did. they gave people options.
canon does this, olympus does (well, did) this, fuji does this (i mean, have you SEEN fuji's camera lineup?) everyone does this.
and yet, there are still people that are expecting to get all the best features in the cheaper tier bodies. im shocked.
anyway...i dont even have nikon cameras anymore....but when I look at the Fuji camera body roadmap its pretty clear they have developed several tiers of cameras...and thats not even branching out into their rangfinders or fixed lens cameras. options man, options.
the D500 is obviously aimed at professionals or skilled enthusiasts that want the best crop body they can get....previously, this was the D7200. (for a while, I just assumed
the D7100/7200 was going to be the closest thing to a real D300 replacement Nikon was going to do)
but with the D500 out, and clearly the DX heavyweight champion, Nikon needs to keep their mid-tier line from infringing too much on their pro line.
a drop in megapixels is NOT necessarily an indication of a drop in image quality. the D4 was 16mp and I would put its image quality up against a 24mp D600 any day.
I would hazard a guess that part of the reason for the 20mp sensor is to increase the FPS. this may affect buffers too?
if so, then the increased FPS and buffer with only a 4mp drop (negligible) might make it a very appealing camera to people wanting to dip their toes into wildlife or sports
(or other similar activities) without dropping the big wad of cash on a D500 or D4/5.
want two card slots, 24mp, and all the other goodies? what are you complaining about? you already have that option, so go buy a D500.
this next D7xxx body is obviously aimed at a slightly different crowd that doesn't need 2 card slots. it takes out a few of the features the D500 offers
in order to bring it down to a lower price bracket. why on earth would they make a mid-tier DX body that would directly compete with the D500?
how did Nikon come up with this camera? simple. they know how to give people options. you start down at the bottom and work your way up....every step of the way there are models that give people the basic functions they need while staying within their price range. if you want ALL the features, you gotta pay for it. if you cant afford or dont want to pay for the best, then you'
have to settle for something with less features. thats what Nikon did. they gave people options.
canon does this, olympus does (well, did) this, fuji does this (i mean, have you SEEN fuji's camera lineup?) everyone does this.
and yet, there are still people that are expecting to get all the best features in the cheaper tier bodies. im shocked.
anyway...i dont even have nikon cameras anymore....but when I look at the Fuji camera body roadmap its pretty clear they have developed several tiers of cameras...and thats not even branching out into their rangfinders or fixed lens cameras. options man, options.
