I can understand XQD for the D5, but not the D500 so much. If you're going to shell out £6k for a body then £100 for a card is nothing, but for us 'normal' folk £100 is extortionate for a card
I'd be sticking SD cards in a not having the speed.
Feedback looks OK no bad reports.
Oh is it one XQD and one SD, and not like the D5 where you choose dual slots of one or the other type of card (albeit CF rather than SD)and not having the overflow/backup
It is conventional DX 1.5 crop but also has a 1.3 in-camera crop like other bodies.
Correct ... D5 is optional XQD or CF for both slots, the D500 has different slots so needs different cards for each slot.
That's what I thought Gramps, I thought it would be worth confirming after the confusion on the previous page.
Hmm, odd that iMO.
Struggling to see why/when this would be useful?Lighty up buttons too
You reckon it'll be that easy Bill?
I can't see it personally, I think it'll be a 'process' that takes a bit of time
Well yeah, but your fingers automatically go for the buttons without having to look so I'm not sure when I need it and not sure if having things light up would bug me, like the D750 screen does when it automatically switches on when you change ISO.
The light up buttons are great in bad light or night photography.
Maybe, I'd have to try it for myself I guess. Can't say I've ever struggled with my D750 and wished buttons lit up though
I'm guessing they're only subtly lit which would be OK I guess
You will probably have an option to turn them off, like the 'beep'.Maybe, I'd have to try it for myself I guess. Can't say I've ever struggled with my D750 and wished buttons lit up though
It doesn't do it on the fly by my understanding. You have to focus using liveview and then the correction is stored, at least that's how I understand it
Yep I use single point AF 99.9% of the time but it's AF spread that's important to me rather than the number. For example if I'm taking shots of runners I like to have the AF point on the face obviously, but when shooting portrait even if I select the outer points they're not high enough in the frame so either the people are smaller in the frame than I'd like, or you chop their legs off to get a closer shot
Obviously though the wider you go the more points you need to fill in the gaps for those folk who use tracking. 123 is overkill though 
I like the way the Photography Life report on it starts, "If it works..."
What camera do you use? 3D tracking works pretty well on my D750, although it's not perfect as when you track runners it tends to jump to their torso rather than tracking the face, which I initially select.
I bet there's a lot of us sucked into the hype and get one - well I'll wait a short while to hear the reviews from people here I trust rather than some of the reviews on the net that claim they "buy" their own gear and have no special loyalties so please donate
I guess it depends how big they are in the frame. According to the Nikon bumf when you use 3D tracking it registers colours so if the background is a similar colour or the subject is small in the frame you may not get the desired results. Well they word it something like that anywayEvery camera I've had has been the same, though I've only used it for BIF ... it never tracks the bird but always bounces around the screen finding other things to latch onto
After rushing out and buying the D750 at launch I'd advise anyone to wait at least 6 months after launch before buying a Nikon cameraWell I can't wait
But it is not a £2k body, it's a £1729 body. Atm The same as the D300 and the D300S were. The 7DII was £1600 when it was released. That it can currently be had for £1100 makes the D500 look expensive, as does the D7200 for £888. (originally £940) That is Nikon's fault for taking so long to bring out the camera.
Hopefully lives up to expectations.
