Pro crop d500

[gsgary]

It will be a paper weight in six months time when something else beats it

 

[Derrel]

400 mb/sec vs 90.

Since the D5 and the D500 each have an XQD card slot, it creates a bridge between the two models. A very high-speed card seems like it would make a lot of sense for the minuscule slice of the camera market that buys either one of these delayed, rushed-to-market, forced-development, barely-differentiated-from-their-predecessor, under-performing, over-priced, niche-market pieces of crap cameras.

 

[cgw]

D5/D500:Higher prices+fatter margins/profits on lower unit sales volume=happy shareholders.

 

[Derrel]

D5/D500:Higher prices+fatter margins/profits on lower unit sales volume=happy shareholders.

Odd, yet again you demonstrate your Thom Hogan-like fixation with Nikon financials, Nikon company strategy, Nikon business strategies. Ever since you showed up here in 2013, on numerous occasions I have genuinely wondered if you are Hogan himself, in sock puppet disguise. Constantly linking to his articles dealing with Nikon business decisions, Nikon revenues, Nikon sales reports, CIPA sales numbers, etc. Your random posts that introduce links to Hogan's articles dealing with Nikon management decision, share prices, corporate strategy, product matrix,etc.....it all just seems...soooo weird to me.

I just keep thinking: "Sock puppet? Or payed shill for some other company?"

I just cannot figure out why you constantly pop up on TPF with this anti-Nikon agenda, over and over. Do you even own a camera? What do you shoot? Do you actually take photos?

 

[Braineack]

D5/D500:Higher prices+fatter margins/profits on lower unit sales volume=happy shareholders.

SERIOUSLY THIS!

Why pay more for the D5 -- who needs 153 focus points (all -3EV) with 99 cross points that are all capable of focusing at -4 EV, when you can buy a 1D-X for MUCH less and make use of the 61 points that only has a hodge podge of "cross" points only capable at -3EV at most (on a few). I don't.

you're just paying for the shareholders to make money. you don't need entire viewfinder frame AF coverage in basically pitch dark.

 

[goodguy]

Hmmm...C$2700 list plus C$400 for the almost-mandatory grip!? Best price on a D810 this a.m. is C$2900. Which would you buy?

LOL, me ?
D810 of course but then I'm no birding shooter, this camera is dedicated to 2 kind of people,

1.Those who do sports and wild life
2.Those who want to have the latest and bestes

The D810 isnt either so for some it will not be the camera of choice but I do agree with you 100%......but that's just me

 

[goodguy]

I honestly expect to see a D850 released sometime soon that's the FX verison of the D500. And then I also expect to hear you gripe about it using poor faulty logic to carry your narrative.

Dont say that, please!

You know how much I like my D750 but if Nikon will come out with an FX version of the D500 for around 3K then I will have VERY hard time not to get it especially if it will have substantially better low light performance then the D750.

Seriously I hope this will not happened!

 

[Derrel]

Next up: one member starts a long harangue about the title of this thread, and takes issue with the title's use of the word "pro" as it relates to the Nikon D500...

So...it seems like the D500 has a better, all-around, total feature set than the D3 or D3s or D4 or D4s had, at least for action/event shooting, at something like a $4,000 lower introductory price point, eh? I mean, in 'Murican dollars.

it seems that, based on what I've read from a professional event shooter who has actually shot the D500, is that the AF system is really amazingly capable. I think there's a bit of an incorrect statement above about the specific number of AF points that operate down to Negative 4 EV...yet still, the camera's AF system is rated down to -4 EV centrally, and then has a boatload of AF points that work down to -3 EV.

Calling this $1999 camera over-priced seems kind of like screaming Fire! Fire! in a crowded theater. If you cannot afford it, or your country's currency is exceptionally weak, then wait until used ones hit the market, or buy a refurbished one, or use what it is that you can afford until such time as the street price hits what you,personally, consider to be the magic price. But man...this is an under-2K profesionally-capable camera, and the flagship bodies from Canon and Nikon have been $7995 to $3499, depending on model, for the last 15 years.

And again--expect that within a year, this thing will be discounted from the introductory price.

 

[Braineack]

it seems that, based on what I've read from a professional event shooter who has actually shot the D500, is that the AF system is really amazingly capable. I think there's a bit of an incorrect statement above about the specific number of AF points that operate down to Negative 4 EV...yet still, the camera's AF system is rated down to -4 EV centrally, and then has a boatload of AF points that work down to -3 EV.

Shoot I can't read. Only 15 points are -4EV.

From Nikon's website so less he-said-she-said:

Capture images that defy the odds
Nikon's fastest, most accurate AF system yet

The D5 ushers in a new era of autofocus with the Multi-CAM 20K AF sensor module. It uses 153 focus points with 99—yes 99—cross-type sensors and a fully dedicated AF processor, and it works in near darkness (EV -4). Small subjects moving at high speed, even in low light, can be tracked with remarkable precision. The system is configurable in 153-, 72- and 25-point coverage when used with Continuous AF. All 153 points are compatible with AF NIKKOR lenses f/5.6 or faster, and 15 central points work with an effective aperture of f/8. Whether you're shooting a high-speed race or A-listers on the red carpet, the D5 has you covered.
​

still, all 153 points are at least -3EV, if i can comprehend words correctly.

 

[Derrel]

The D500 is priced at $13.06 per AF point (American dollars).

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!!!

This must not stand!

 

[gsgary]

Next up: one member starts a long harangue about the title of this thread, and takes issue with the title's use of the word "pro" as it relates to the Nikon D500...

So...it seems like the D500 has a better, all-around, total feature set than the D3 or D3s or D4 or D4s had, at least for action/event shooting, at something like a $4,000 lower introductory price point, eh? I mean, in 'Murican dollars.

it seems that, based on what I've read from a professional event shooter who has actually shot the D500, is that the AF system is really amazingly capable. I think there's a bit of an incorrect statement above about the specific number of AF points that operate down to Negative 4 EV...yet still, the camera's AF system is rated down to -4 EV centrally, and then has a boatload of AF points that work down to -3 EV.

Calling this $1999 camera over-priced seems kind of like screaming Fire! Fire! in a crowded theater. If you cannot afford it, or your country's currency is exceptionally weak, then wait until used ones hit the market, or buy a refurbished one, or use what it is that you can afford until such time as the street price hits what you,personally, consider to be the magic price. But man...this is an under-2K profesionally-capable camera, and the flagship bodies from Canon and Nikon have been $7995 to $3499, depending on model, for the last 15 years.

And again--expect that within a year, this thing will be discounted from the introductory price.

Bloody hell I paid £4200 back in the day for a 1D just over 4mp

 

[jaomul]

Not that it matters, but 55 points are selectable, the others work in conjunction with them, though 55 is loads

 

[Braineack]

400 mb/sec vs 90.

Since the D5 and the D500 each have an XQD card slot, it creates a bridge between the two models. A very high-speed card seems like it would make a lot of sense for the minuscule slice of the camera market that buys either one of these delayed, rushed-to-market, forced-development, barely-differentiated-from-their-predecessor, under-performing, over-priced, niche-market pieces of crap cameras.

you can also get it will dual CF card slots instead if you dont wanna buy fancy new memory cards.

 

[JacaRanda]

I'm sure it will be an awesome camera for sport/wildlife photographers but I'm sitting rather happy with my D610.

Bah-Humbug. Join in party pooper.

 

[JacaRanda]

Whow.

Without the slighest rumor beforehand, too.

I wonder why keep it quiet? I don't know much about all the company stuff, but why not let something slip out to keep people from buying 7dmii or d7200 or anything else. Not everybody are willing and able to switch from camera to camera or company to company. Actually, I hear about desire to switch way more than I see people switching (in my short 4 years or so in the hobby).