What about Nikon D500 in 2020?

The picture quality of D500 is good, the only fly in the ointment is that it is a half-frame camera. Of course, I'm not discriminating against half-frame cameras. I just feel that shooting some scenes with a half-frame camera is a bit "wronged".

My first SLR is also a half-frame camera, which is the "dog's head d90" mentioned in the exorcist in the front row ... Sorry, I took a photo with the "dog's head D90" in the exorcist's mouth in the front row, and I was also shortlisted for the international photography competition, which was exhibited in Wangfujing Street and Tsinghua University Campus; The photo taken by the dog's head d90 was also published in China Photography.

Personally, I don't discriminate against half-frame cameras. Moreover, the half-frame camera has many functions and good picture quality. For example, this Nikon D500 is a high-end product in a half-frame camera. However, whether the equipment is bought correctly depends on what kind of subject the photographer focuses on shooting. For example, indoor portraits are also shot in narrow spaces, such as meeting minutes. -Half-frame cameras may not be able to capture everyone, but at this time, the advantages of full-frame cameras are obvious.

I know some people will say, no matter one person or many people, you should use a wide-angle lens to take portraits in a small room. What I want to say is that the focal length of the lens and the frame of the fuselage are two different things, and the focal length of the lens cannot change the frame of the fuselage. 14-24 lens is mounted on a half-frame fuselage, which is about 27-36. The frame is different, which belongs to "hard injury", and no matter how thick shoes you wear, you can't act as a height.

If you shoot high-speed pictures outdoors, the advantages of D500 are more obvious. Generally, telephoto lenses are mounted on high-speed moving pictures. Nikon's conversion is about 1.5 times, and the telephoto lens of 70-200 mounted on D500 is about 105-300. Moreover, the continuous shooting function of this camera is excellent, which is very suitable for showing high-speed moving pictures.

I've been using it for some time. Let me give you a brief answer. First of all, what I wrote here is my personal feelings, not a professional evaluation. D500 has many advantages, such as large 4K camera capability, small details, such as focus memory function of different composition modes, and so on. I won't go into details here. In short, for such a late answer, I feel that Nikon's weight is still quite sufficient.

In the long eight years, the former D300 users either upgraded to 1 digital body or switched to Canon 7D 1+2, because Nikon had a serious stall in the positioning of high-speed sports models.

Of course, some friends will turn to the no-reflex camp, but I believe that friends who have used Nikon's previous generation 5 1 point focusing system may not find a truly satisfactory successor to the no-reflex system.

So, I guess, there may be many friends like me who will return to Nikon camp because of D500, pick up 300pf or 200-500 or any telephoto lens I miss very much, and continue to bang.

To sum up, for me, D500 is one of the most important models released by the SLR camp last year, and for Nikon, it can be said to be the most important model in recent years. Because the appearance of D500 added a big hole to Nikon's product line, the whole product line was completely connected again.

At the same time, for Nikon, which has no good anti-reverse products, giving full play to the maximum strength of the super-focus system of SLR cameras, coupled with a strong lens group and many intimate details accumulated over the years, is a good counterattack against the anti-reverse camp.

As a non-anti-user, I still want to say that there are some things that mirrorless cameras can't do well now, and the appearance of D500 also hit the nail on the head.

If I hadn't overestimated it, D500 would have become a classic model like D700, which was proved by the rave reviews after it went on the market.

Seeing two unanswered answers, I also want to say a few words. The subject asked about buying Nikon D500 half-frame machine. One answer is that D750 is good, and it is probably understandable to accidentally write D500 wrong. The other one is really outrageous. Introducing D850, saying that D90 is a dog's head, is really a bit irrelevant.

Let's get back to the point. If you want to shoot birds, sports competitions or distant views, such as places where scenery photography is difficult to reach, wonderful distant views, big moon and big sun, D500 is a good choice. Moreover, due to the listing of Nikon's new machine, tariff reduction and time factor, the price reduction of D500 is inevitable. Although D500 is a half frame machine, its configuration is very high. The shutter speed is twice that of D750, reaching 1/8000s. Continuous shooting speed is second only to unique prefix in Nikon family. Like shooting machine guns, high-speed continuous shooting has excellent high sensitivity and powerful processor functions. Although the equivalent focal length is like a DX clipping picture of a full-frame machine, there are still differences. If the full-frame machine accidentally uses half a frame, it will be out of line, while the half-frame machine will not, because of the black edge. I'm going to buy a D500 with 80-400 mm nickel head for fun.

Personally, it depends on the equipment you currently have and the purpose of purchase:

If you are a novice and don't have any Nikon body or lens, it is not recommended to buy it. This model has basically been abandoned by Nikon.

If you already have Nikon's Quan Huafu high-end model and telephoto lens and want to try to shoot birds, you can still consider buying it, so that the lens at hand can get a longer focal length.

For professional bird shooters and sports enthusiasts, Canon with higher cost performance is recommended. Of course, if the budget is sufficient, Sony can also consider it.

Finally, for Nikon's loyal fans, the only Nikon model worth recommending at present is actually the D850, which is a very distinctive model.

In fact, if you want to buy a camera, the SLR Nikon d500 is a good choice. Many people are new to photography, and may not know what subjects they will choose to shoot in the future. At first, they thought it was good to take pictures of flowers and scenery, but they might like to take pictures of birds and sports. In this case, continuous shooting's speed and high sense are needed. Many people want to shoot birds or something because they bought a camera, because continuous shooting has to change cameras and waste money. Nikon d500 SLR camera is very good from continuous shooting to high sensitivity and latitude, even if it takes 20 million pixels, it is enough for ordinary families. So if you want to avoid detours, I suggest Nikon d500 SLR camera. After all, there is no reverse or micro-single technology is still immature.

Nikon D500 camera performs best in half frame. If you are an old hand, there is no problem in buying a D500 to shoot birds. If there is a lot of room for beginners to choose the camera Quan Huafu, the price of Nikon Z6 seems to be similar to that of D500! Nikon D750 should be much cheaper than D500. Why not choose Quan Huafu with the same or lower price? If the D500 is purchased by experienced photographers for special purposes, that is another matter.

If it's for your own use, not for work. D500 is the best choice. What kind of talk is not absolutely meaningful to this kind of users. Have a good time. Very cost-effective. Small D5. Here it is. Learning more and learning later is better than anything else.

I think so, too. Nikon D750 is a good camera, and continuous shooting is a bird-shooting model.