Thanks Bjorn,
I already enjoyed the weekend with the D5, even if it this sample was not mine.
The familiarity with the existing Nikon bodies facilitated much to get immediately decent results. The learning curve is pretty fast because it is so low.
I do think (no evidence, just thinking) that the D500 will have a few things of benefits in common with the D5. I could imagine that the exposure meter might be as stable as with the D5. The balanced WB measurement could be similar. The measurment might be the same, but I don't know if the D500 sensor has an identical color reproduction curve like the D5. If they are based on the same sensor architecture, then this would be simpler to achiieve. If the sensors are of fundamentally different architecture, this could lead to a different color reproduction vs. the D5 (not saying that either is better. Just different).
With more D5's now coming to users, I'd love to see then the broader perspective of use cases outside my type of photography this camera is capable of.predecessor
While the innovation period for the D5 was approx 2 years (since the D4s was launched), the D500 has the potential to demonstrate much more improvement as a package. The D300s would probably be the closest predecessor from a DX "package" perspective, with the D7200 being a valuable benchmark for sensor performance.
Only a month to go (hopefully) and we will know more about the D500.
rgds, Andy
PS:
I am sorry for not spending all the time with test charts etc.
While on tour with the D5, I was sometimes distracted - or shall I say "intrigued" - by the smell of delicious cheese. Like here. Please see what a D5 cheese snapshot looks like
(Taken from NEF with NX-D, lifted shadows slightly by +10, no further pp, resized to 1920x1280)