Hello everyone,
I am thinking of upgrading from my very reliable, but old, Nikon D300. I have considered both Nikon D7500 and D500. In terms of specs, they are both perfectly fine and would both be more than enough for me, I don't care about faster frame rate or better autofocus in the D500. However, I have some concerns in terms of ergonomics and more advanced software features.
My main concerns of the D7500 are these:
- I got used to almost never using the menus, since on the D300 I could do almost everything through buttons. The D7500 loses dedicated WB, autofocus and exposure mode buttons/selectors, among the others. How does it work?
- I am especially concerned about the back button focus. I know that the AE lock can be assigned to that function in some cameras, so I guess it will be the same on the D7500, however, on other cameras it becomes a pain to use. Is it the case also on this one?
- What other functions does the D7500 lack compared to the D500?
The only thing holding me back from the D500 is the higher price, so I want to understand whether the D7500 would work, or the trade-offs would be too much.
Thank you very much!
Filippo