Nikon D500 - Updated Review!

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[lorseyjones]

I stepped away from my D500 for 3 weeks after I recently bought my first full frame nikon D700 for my second body. I started using my D500 a few days ago and WOW I really appreciate and missed it.

[maldridge]

Your style and presentation is excellent and very pleasing. Please do not listen to the complainers and "hiding behind the keyboard thinking they can get away with anything - cyborg millennials". Us humans with feelings and sensitivity think you are a natural at this and very informative!

[BostonHooligan]

I switched from a D800 and I'm blown away by the Autofocus of the D500.

[TheBawssThomas]

Absolutely the best all around DSLR i love it

[carmas]

Nice Job. I recently got the D500...just before Xmas I decided after I renting a teleconverter for my canon 100-400 lens which was very nice, the I didn't the combo panned out for me...right there and then I decided i needed have a conversion .... I didn't want to continue shooting canon. I decided to ship off all my canon gear which include my 7d Mark ll and assorted lends, to B&H I took the money and purchased the D500, I found the switching very easy and actually preferred the menu systems and buttons. I got the 200-500 nikon lens and spent a week testing for an all around lens for everyday video and landscapes... I settled on the sigma 24-105 after comparing it to the nikon 16-80 really long and hard which would have been find if I hadn't gotten my hands on the Sigma...the built quality and quietness is excellent. I have been able to get really nice sharp! Birding shots with my wildlife setup, which is a really good test... and it surpass my exceptions with flying colors. The camera is really easy to shot and your videos have helped me find those hidden gems within the D500 :-)

[ishu]

You always have great reviews. Thank you for always being honest and sincere to your viewers. You're awesome!

[Rashunc]

Just started getting into photography. I've been a fan of photography all my life but recently picked it up as a hobby. A friend of mine gave me a Nikon D60 & I'm looking to purchase an another one. Looked at around of videos & your channel is the most sufficient & honest reviews. Thank you, for all your videos & info. :-)

[michaelsullivan]

Thanks for the D500 update. Your reviews are very well presented, refreshingly honest, with a nice balance between the technical capabilities and real life use. I love my D500 for outdoor use, hiking, fishing, and landscapes. The form factor is great and it is and ideal weight carrying long distance and its size is a great fit for smaller hands. Those of us who grew up with manual film cameras know that much of the difference between an average and a great photo is being in the right place and capturing the image at the right time. The speed and accuracy of image acquisition of my D500 means if I can get myself into the right place, I am better able to capture the image at the right time. Now I need to watch your lens review. Cheers.

[Togus]

I'm a retread photographer who got back into the hobby in December 0f 2016. I just moved up from a d5300 to a d500. I don't have a lot of experience with contemporary bodies so maybe I'm easily impressed but I'm blow away by the performance of my new camera compared to the d5300 (which I thought I was pleased with before...)I shoot birds and this thing is a beast! Fast Fast Fast focus and lots of good captures of BIF. I loved your video and subscribed to you on You tube.

[LaveaFirmis]

I find it bizarre that moving the ISO button from top left to top right is a criticism. Apart from on the D7000 its the worst place for it because you have to take your hand off the zoom on a lens to get to it and miss a shot. It makes so much more sense to have it on the right so you can change ever exposure setting with one hand. You never need to take you hands away from one position while shooting.

[pinatadonkey]

Thanks for the update to the review! I'm trying to sell my Lumix GH4 so that I can buy the D500. Every review I've found have been saying the same things (which is great). I can't wait to finally go back to Nikon and own this beast!

[brennanjones]

Replacing my D3200 with this camera come April or May, and I plan on getting a 200-500 f/5.6. Everyone in my college told me to go FX, but this camera, in my opinion and my use, beats out all FX bodies. I like having the 1.5x crop. You make great videos by the way!

[cmtrain]

Absolutely spot on with this review I own both but if it had to be only one it would be the D500, it's a gorgeous camera

[stevenscott]

Great update video. I have had my D500 since August last year and it's done everything I have asked of it flawlessly. I agree with the responsiveness comments especially compared to my D610.

[JonasNimmersjo]

I can't agree more. I love my D500! Before I bought it I had a D750 and a D800 ... And I do some video with my DSLR, so video is important for me. I sold my D800 and I do not miss it. :) Camera one now is my D500 ... And I really hope the next FX will look and feel the same as the D500. I like the place for the ISO-button.

[antant]

Your 720p60fps is so clean! - and I also enjoyed your update too, so thanks :)

[MichaelWrandoms]

I have seen endless videos nitpicking on minor differences, like they were huge, so I actually was believing in needing a full frame camera. Hearing you as the owner of an awesome full frame body, the D810, saying that on contrary those differences are in fact minor, and even hearing you using it less since owning the D500 got me converted. Thank you! Yes, there is a 1.5x increase in the range, because of the crop, but after using a cam with a usable focal length not below 34mm (because of a lens hood needed, which interfered on lower focal lengths), i know, that i will be fine with a standard zoom arround 24-70mm, which should resemble something like 36-105mm. I actually think, i have finally found my ultimate choice, though an expensive one. The D500 and the Nikkor ED VR 24-70 1:2.8E lens. It will be a high priced start, but I think, this will make endless combinations and many following purchases redundant.

[willnicholson]

I am not a pro nor claim to be, more so amature and all I can say is the D-500 is one bad ass camera and so easy to use. The layout of the buttons is right where you need them, the touch screen is awesome and most of all it is so fricken fast. Using Tamron glass, 18-240, 12-300 and 150-600. I do not do a lot of portrait more so fast action sports, wildlife and general shooting and this bad boy is not a disappointment. My last DSLR was a D-60, yes it is an old one and what an upgrade the D-500 is. If you are like me and want to make sure you get the bang for the buck, this camera is well worth the 2k. Love this camera and know it will give me years of great use. Snap Chick, I can not thank you enough for doing all your reviews, your advice goes a long way and your videos have taught me a lot about photography. You rock lady.

[chankane]

So far, it's been overlooked. But the D500 along with the wireless trigger and flashes is AWESOME! Wish someone would do a YouTube video exploiting the potential and possibilities of it!

[carlwolfe]

Hey Snap Chick! At 6:52 you mention that you wish you were able to reconfigure your D810 to have the same ISO button placement as your D500 & I may have a solution for you! On my D810, I assigned the record button to change ISO sensitivity. In the menu, under controls at f13, you can set it to ISO! So if you press the record button while shooting, you can change your ISO with the rear dial and then also change the ISO to auto with the front dial! Hope this helps!