Make sure this fitsby entering your model number. 1 of Nikon D7500 DX-format Digital SLR Body 1 of Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 35mm f/1.8G Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras
I started using Nikons DSLRs since 2004 when the D70 came out. I enjoyed that camera and took many nice photos with it. After using D7100, D5300, D60, D90, D610, and D7000, which I also used a lot, I debated if I should go for D7200. Interestingly, the timing of the D7500 was great. What attracted me was the touch screen, which I have on my Lumix GX85, and the it seemed to me that the image quality between D7500 and D7200 is negligible. I also like the higher weight than the D7100. For those who complain about the plastic body, it doesnt bother me one bit because I wanted to use this camera for my travels. Surprisingly, upon testing it, the jpeg image quality comes out of this camera is better than the D610, which has the full-frame sensor. Unless I plan to make giant prints, crop sensor is perfectly fine for me. I also like the dedicated ISO button next to the shutter on the top deck; its just easier for me. Just like all other 7xxx series Nikons, it also takes F/X lenses. I have tried the old 20mm F/X lens on this and the images came out great. The auto focus is just as fast as with D/X lenses. I will be using the D7500 for quite a while.
Tom C
5
My last Nikon was the D80, so the D7500 has many more features to learn and use. I am able to use my old Nikon lenses and switched to a wrist strap (see #1) and a protector for the back display (#2). I had to upgrade my memory cards (#3) so that they are faster and store more for video capture. Finally, I got a very portable and adaptable tripod which will work with my iPhone and D7500. 1) Camera Hand Strap - Rapid Fire Heavy Duty Safety Wrist Strap by Altura Photo w/ 2 Alternate Connections for Use w/ Large DSLR or Point & Shoot Cameras 2) Camera Screen Protector for Nikon D7500 ,MYECOGO Tempered Glass Clear Film 0.3mm 9H Ultra-clear for Nikon DSLR Camera(Nikon D7500) 3) Lexar Professional 633x 64GB SDXC UHS-I/U1 Card with Image Rescue 5 Software - LSD64GCB1NL6332 (2 Pack) 4) iPhone Tripod, Phone Tripod with Bluetooth Remote Control,Phone Mount Adapter,Gopro Adapter for iPhone,Smartphone,Camera,Gopro by Fotopro
Geppetto
5
I was amazed at the picture quality delivered over my nice but aging D7000. At first I questioned the need to pay for this upgrade. But after seeing the results, I am so pleased. The body is about the same but much lighter in weight. Autofocus is fast. Dont really miss the second card slot which is a big negative by many. I just bought a 64GB card and I never come close to needing the memory. I can see why professionals and wedding photographers miss the backup but they probably opt for the D500 for other reasons. Very happy Nikon customer.
Suranga
5
I had a D3200 for 7 years and it was rpthe time to upgrade. I Was comparing D7200 and D7500. Ultimately bought D7500, as I wanted extra features like wi-fi and Bluetooth. Superb picture quality. Critics says low performance in low light levels. But I am very pleased with the performance of this camera even under low light ( I am not a pro, but I know photography). Wi-fi helps to automatically download 2MB pictures to unlimited Nikon cloud space using my mobile phone, this is very important to me as I am sharing my pictures with my family and I dont need to worry about the size reduction of the images. Then I download all my pictures manually to a different folder in my computer. Overall very happy with the camera.
BluegrassFan
5
like you didnt know that already. Still early on for me, but so far, I would say Im most impressed with the low-light images. I wont bother posing any, since there are plenty of online reviews. But if you are already invested in Nikon lenses (like I am), and your last higher-end DX camera is over 5 years old, this seems to be a worthy upgrade.
KJS
5
Go-to body for telephoto wildlife work.
ecforman
5
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.
D. Bank
5
Just a short review, more of a user experience. I bought the D7500 for a month long trip to Europe. I was replacing a D7100 that had some nagging problems that often left me less than satisfied (It had been dropped - and repaired - early in its life, but was never as good as I expected). Anyway, I filled 4-5 64 Gig memory cards on the trip, and I have to say that this camera is far better than my old one. The low light abilities are awesome, and on the few instances where I needed to take a picture hand held in low light with some depth of field, ISO 16000 was a very viable option. Not noise free, but better than ISO 6400 on the older camera. Other features that made the user experience better: I could easily transfer pictures to my phone - very important to my wife and convenient for sharing or posting to Facebook when traveling without a computer. The connection to the phone also meant that I could share the phones GPS with the camera and therefore get location tags on every photo. This worked very well, though it is possible that it negatively affects the phones battery - but my phone is old and it is hard to really tell. (I think the automatic download was more detrimental to the phone battery, and it took a little searching to figure out how to turn off automatic downloads for every photo). As for the camera battery, it was also good, though again, the automatic download seemed to affect it a lot, as did a lot of activity on the display. The tilting screen was useful to have, but not as useful as a fully articulating screen (like the D5300). The touch screen was awesome, and made it VERY easy to check critical focus and work with the menu - even with gloves on. I was in a cold weather environment, so I had gloves on much of the time. These gloves had something on each finger that would let it work with an iPhone, and therefore it worked just as well with he camera. I liked the feature where you could use the live preview and touch the screen where you wanted it to be in focus, and it would refocus and take the shot. I understand why people complain about the missing second SD slot, but as long as I carried a second card around, it was fine. I never made automatic backups anyway, and I can live without putting RAW on one card and JPG on the other. It would have been nice, but the other features are more important to me. The depth of field preview seems to be gone, and that is disappointing, but it is usually easy enough to take a shot and check depth of field and then take another. The exposure settings were a little more confusing to me, and I could not reliably determine if the camera tended to over or underexpose. I think I ended up using plus or minus 1/3 of a stop a lot of the time, and sometimes a lot more than that. Overall, I am very happy with the purchase. I might change my mind after reviewing the thousands of photos I took on the trip, but based on what I have seen, it is a definite upgrade!!
JB
5
I told myself I would use my D300 until the day it stopped working. Well, needless to say, when the D7500 was announced, it sounded like exactly what I was looking for in my next camera...even though my D300 is still running strong with 85k+ shutters. While the D500 is the logical upgrade (if you buy into the whole "pro" vs "consumer" marketing spin), its price makes the upgrade unattractive. The D7500 takes so much of what is great about the D500 and offers it in a more affordable body. At first, I questioned my upgrade, but after a week of shooting with the D7500, I couldnt be happier. Below are the pros & cons that I see based on my experience thus far, and attached is a vertical crop from a horizontal image I shot the other day. Pros: - a much appreciated upgrade in technology (sensor, ISO capabilities, auto focus, metering, video, etc.) - lighter and a more portable than my D300 - 8fps - ISO capabilities and noise handling are phenomenal - much more pleasing colors - quiet shooting mode is nice, and overall the shutter is much quieter - Snapseed and the ability to sync to my phone is awesome. While I dont plan to backup everything to my phone continuously, it is a feature that is going to be handy when needed. Also, when I tested the continuous backup, it worked flawlessly. - the tilt out screen is surprisingly useful considering I didnt expect to use it at all - Live view is much more useful Cons: - still cant get used to the top dial button that has two different levels to it. I can easily adjust the top dial (Auto, P, A, S, etc.) but the lower level dial (S, CL, CH, etc.) is much more difficult for me to change than how Im used to adjusting those settings on the D300. - while I appreciate the lighter camera, there is something I miss about feeling such a rock solid camera body in my hand, such as the D300. When you pickup the D300, you know its a serious machine and that itll last for years to come. However, when I pick up the D7500, its plastic body just leaves me wanting to know if itll hold its own and last 9 years like my D300 did. - its slightly shorter than my D300, and as such the right hand grip just doesnt quite feel the same. It feels a little more cramped than the D300 which fit my hand perfectly. - the battery seems to have slightly less life to it than that of my D300, but it is still reasonable. - when shooting video and focusing with live view, the camera seems to struggle with auto focusing at times, especially if youre using the touch screen to specify the focal point. Neutral: - many people are slamming the D7500 for only having a single memory card slot, but to me it doesnt matter. Im also no professional, but in the 10+ years of shooting digital SLRs with single slot memory, I cant say Ive ever had a card fail on me. To me, the card technology seems to have come so far that if you invest in a good, quality card, this shouldnt matter to you. - 4K video. Maybe Ill find this useful down the road, but I dont see myself doing a ton of this. - "Effects" such as miniature mode, toy camera, etc. These are fun, and are enjoyable in point in shoots. However, even in my point and shoots, I cant say they get much usage
Denys
5
I absolutely love this camera. I upgraded from a Nikon D5xxx and did not need the full blown capabilities of the D500. The D7500 was the perfect upgrade. I use a 128GB stick in it and I have set it up to my taste and Im taking pictures. I love the speed of the 7500 in continuous mode and the fact I can take a LOT of pictures of fast moving scenes without filling the buffer in a few seconds. The touchscreen is great, works really well and is very intuitive. I love that it also pulls out and you can use it for low shots or high (above the crowd) shots. The D500 sensor with its integrated AE is superb and provides all the power of the more expensive model in a sensibly priced model. I have no need for a second SD slot, and the camera fist my hands so well, a battery grip would just make it heavier and bulkier.
