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BSPhotog wrote:
This is really good to read. From the specs when it was released, I suspected that the D500 could be a pretty badass wedding camera and it is great to hear that it really performed.
As someone who shoots both FX & DX bodies for all of my work, I think getting over the stigma of a slightly smaller sensor is the first step to appreciating how the camera performs. The additional depth of field can really be useful at some times of the day as well.
One shortcoming that is not to be overlooked is lens selection. Nikon has a handful of dedicated DX lenses. The 35 f/1.8G DX is a no brainer and there are some third party f/2.8 & 1.8 zooms that work well and give good image quality. Of course you can use your existing stable of FX lenses, but many tend to loose some of their "magic" around the edges, the areas not covered by a smaller sensor. This may be polarizing, but my 35/50/85/105 primes are completely different beasts on FX versus DX. If you shoot stopped down often or don't like any vignetting on your lenses or want completely sharp crisp image from center to the corners, then you'll feel the opposite about using only the sweet spot of the larger glass.
The D500 looks like a pretty stacked camera. I'm excited to try one out sometime. ...Show more →
The D500 is also likely going to be Nikon last DX flagship camera for at least the next 5-6 years. Who knows what happens then. So it's stacked probably for that reason.
The specs look outstanding now, but it won't in the next few years when the D6, D900 hits the market. That's life.
Right now, it is a near perfect camera. I take good care of my cameras, but I would be worried about the moving LCD getting caught in something and snapping off. The fact that we've never heard of anyone doing this with the d750 tells me I'm shortchanging how strong it really is.
Again, and I'm going to beat this like a dead horse. The feel you get when holding this camera is PERFECTION. This is easily, not even close, the best feeling non-gripped Nikon body ever made. Period. End thread, no room for discussion. lol.
All the buttons are exactly where you want it to be. Everything feels solid and robust. This is a pro spec camera and it's decisions like this that make me continue to shoot Nikon.
As far as lens. The 10-24 DX is awesome for weddings for those group moments and venue shots. I would follow that up with the Sigma 18-50 1.8.
If I was shooting D500 x 2, one would have the Sigma 18-50 and the other would have the 85mm 1.8 for my telephoto needs.
I think the low light abilities of this camera and that Sigma 1.8 constant aperture 18-50 is going to be a killer wedding combo.
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