Nikon D7500 DX-Format Digital SLR Body Review

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“Camera is exactly as described, the images are crisp and clear. I bought it to go with my 500mm lens and I love it! It focuses fast and crisp, I took a photo of a bird behind some branches and it focused on the bird instead of the branches which my D3500 could not do. I'm very pleased with this purchase.”

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“I absolutely love this camera. The Nikon D7500 has been an amazing upgrade and the image quality is incredible. The photos come out sharp, detailed, and the colors look great straight out of the camera.It has a lot of features and settings, but once you get familiar with it, it’s very powerful and easy to customize. The autofocus is fast and it handles action really well, which is great for sports photography.Overall I’m extremely happy with this purchase. If you’re looking for a high-quality DSLR that performs really well for both photos and action shots, this camera is a fantastic option.”

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“Great camera with many lens options”

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“This is a great camera. I love the speed that it takes pics when I am taking pictures of my grandson while he is doing sports.”

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“Before I start, these are simply my own impressions. I was once a professional photographer way back in the days of film and photographed over 600 weddings, as well as sports teams and schools. Nowadays I am just an amateur who sells prints once in awhile. I am also a recently retired economics teacher and in my quest to upgrade from my excellent, but outdated D7000, I applied the principles of wants vs needs, trade-offs, opportunity costs, and cost benefits.Realizing the no camera will give one exactly what they want, I narrowed the requirements down. My two main criteria were higher ISO performance and more accurate focus. I do a lot of bird in flight, and both are essential. It came down to the D7200, the D7500, and the D500. The D7200 already being two years out, I ruled it out. The D500 fit my needs, and a few wants, but the price tag was a bit steep. The D7500 seemed the best fit, and after trying it for a couple of days I believe I made the right choice.ISO- While the D7000 had an upper limit of ISO 1600 before degrading, I now feel quite comfortable at 3200 which helps with the 180 f/2.8 for birds. I will test at higher when I do some Milky Way shots next week.Focus- Spot on, fast and accurate. I can track a bird quite easily.Exposure- Amazing. The color rendition and exposure are so good I don’t have to do any tweaking. Even shooting a bird against a bright blue sky the metering handle it.Eight frames per second is fast. The shutter is quite sensitive and I will easily shoot a sequence when only one is needed, but they delete.The shutter is much quite quieter than the D7000 and makes a sweet sound like my old Contax.The negatives that people are sounding off on don’t bother me. One card slot is okay, I never utilized the second slot before, and I am not doing anything that a card failure would cause a catastrophic loss. No battery grip is okay too. I have one for the older camera, but never used it. I am so old that reaching over with my finger feels natural. Not being able to meter with old lenses is okay too, I don’t have any.The bottom line is that this camera meets my needs, and then some, giving me a good return on investment.Update 7/17- After spending a couple of weeks with the camera I am even more pleased. I found the group autofocus and af-c to work the best for tracking birds. I have gone up to ISO 6400 with satisfactory results, in fact I have yet to use the flash.Update 7/21- I have been using the camera at the beach for surfer photos and it performs impeccably. Battery life is a bit short, but that may be affected by the use of a screw drive lens. The sunrise photo was shot with the 10.5 fisheye.”