Nikon D500 announced with 20.9MP and 10fps!!!

[Øivind Tøien]

Any word on when the D510 will be released?

/Bill

Assuming you mean D500: "The D500 will be available from March at a cost of around $2000" according to the DPReview announcement.

[Jan Anne]

The product page for the MB-D17 grip is up as well: http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/power-packs/mb-d17-multi-battery-power-pack.html

[Bjørn Rørslett]

D500 suffers from the same "Canonesque" melt-down first seen on the D4 and later, unfortunately, repeated with D4s and now D5. The finger support provided by earlier models when you shoot in portrait mode is diminished due to the outline shape of the finder, as it is less set off from the camera than for D3/s/x and suchlike models. Adding the dedicated grip might improve handling although it makes the camera significantly bulkier.

However, in numerous other respects, the D500 is a major breakthrough and I'm really looking forward to put the camera through its paces when my review sample arrives.

[PedroS]

 

What else?

My next for sure...

[WGHalvorsen]

Assuming you mean D500: "The D500 will be available from March at a cost of around $2000" according to the DPReview announcement.

No, I actually did mean the D510--the replacement model to fix the problems in the D500.

/Bill

[David H. Hartman]

What is the knurled button shown on both the D5 and D500 close to the AF-ON button? Does anyone know? Is there a place one can download a user manual for the D5 and D500.

Dave

[Bjørn Rørslett]

No, I actually did mean the D510--the replacement model to fix the problems in the D500.

/Bill

A bit early for that, isn't it? Only pre-production D500 units exist ...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

What is the knurled button shown on both the D5 and D500 close to the AF-ON button? Does anyone know? Is there a place one can download a user manual for the D5 and D500.

Dave

The "joystick" is a programmable control. You can alter certain camera settings on the fly with it. They told me yesterday but I was hit by information overload in conjunction with too much excellent white wine to recall now ...

[Øivind Tøien]

Can it be disabled?
With its proximity to the AF-On button I could easily imagine problems with accidental activation when wearing gloves or mittens. Even the multi-selector has that problem; when I wear thick mittens I tend to lock it to prevent the focus point from ending out in the periphery...

[Bjørn Rørslett]

A default disabling method that usually works: epoxy glue...

[Øivind Tøien]

 
I was thinking about something more temperature selective... 

[ColinM]

Thank you to Ovind for finding this:

http://www.ishootshows.com/2016/01/05/shooting-impressions-on-assignment-with-the-nikon-d500-and-sb-5000/

Todd Owyoung has shot Nikon for years, so not everyone might view him as having an unbiased view. However this report is based on real-world usage last Autumn.

There are several images posted, sadly I couldn't find any details of ISO settings etc.

A couple of quotes caught my eye:

"how does the new 153-point system work in the real world? Shooting with the Nikon D500, when ambient light conditions called for ISO 12800 and above, the AF of the D500 crushed it, even with moving, low contrast subjects in dim lighting (AKA live music photography). When I photograph musicians, they are almost in constant motion — rocking back and forth, moving up to a mic stand to sing and then shifting back to shred — and this kind of action often happens in very low lighting. A typical show might require an exposure of ISO 6400 at f/2.8 and 1/500, and in this type of lighting, AF has to perform or you go home without the shot. The Nikon D500’s AF nailed these kinds of challenges with ease.

I shoot almost exclusively in AF-C, and I found that the D500 new AF module and algorithms are as good as anything I’ve ever used and better. Nikon’s AF has always been excellent and one of the reasons I have always used Nikon DSLRs, and the D500 only improves on this legacy."

and

"In particular, the new 153-point AF system is class-leading, and I think that this, combined with the 10 FPS continuous shooting rate, are going to be game changers for any photographers who chase decisive moments."

[Jan Anne]

Now that Nikon isn't hesitant anymore to bring the D5 speed and capabilities in a smaller form factor I wonder if we can also expect a true followup of the D700 based on the D500 and with the D5 sensor, man oh man what a camera that would be with a price somewhere between the D500 and D5.

[Bjørn Rørslett]

I thought you had found eternal bliss with your Sony partner(s)?

Must admit the D500 tempts me a lot.

[Wannabebetter]

A default disabling method that usually works: epoxy glue...

Screw the glue! I'm going to hold out for the "Apollo" variant, or what by then may well be referred to as the D510 Mars Lander. Its distinctive feature will be all the superfluous, over-sized METAL controls actuators, knobs and such. There will even be an app for attaining the seriously retro-cool D100 like image. Carl Zeiss will be clamoring to get limited edition, manual focus lenses made of depleted uranium alloys and iridium glass to market in time for the first Olympic games scheduled to be held in Pyongyang. I will finally purchase a beat-up, used D3x with 1.999k actuations [sic] on it for a paltry 75€. Someone on a yet to be determined web site will muse how great a camera "the Mars" could have been, if only the designers listen to enthusiasts and implemented a film loading capability.

Life is good! Upon careful, independent evaluation last night, I've come to the preliminary conclusion that the D500 might just exceed all expectations in its potential, skewed largely toward greatness. Even if it takes a bit of glue, or white wine, to affirm that!