Nikon fans will definitely be happy, because the Nikon D500 finally
launched in March 2016. The D500 is a DX-format DSLR with pro-level features
that gives photographers nimble handling, speed and extreme processing power in
a compact and lightweight body. Nikon D500 has a 20.9-megapixel DX-format CMOS
sensor and powered with new EXPEED 5 image processing engine. The D500 has the
ability to capture striking 4K UHD video at up to 30p (3840x2160), as well as
Full HD (1080p) video at a variety of frame rates. This new camera also
equipped with built-in Wifi and NFC.
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| Nikon D500 sample image: cameratimes.org |
Canon also launched the EOS 80D in March 2016, so that the Nikon D500 will
have direct competition from the 80D. Whether they can compete head to head? It
will be interesting to be discussed or debated in photography forums on the
Internet. By the way, let's look at some important aspects of the D500, so that
we get more detailed information.
According to cameralabs.com the
D500 is also the long-awaited successor to Nikon's previous high-end DX body,
the D300s, launched a considerable six and a half years ago. The good news is Nikon D500 significantly improves every
aspect of the D300s, and there is a lot of improvement, as desired by the owners
of Nikon. The D500 features an enhanced level of robust build quality, offering
the same amount of rugged weather sealing as the Nikon D810.
Nikon D500 key
specs:
Effective pixels: 20.9 million.
10 FPS with AF and AE tracking — fastest Nikon DX camera ever.
79-frame buffer at these speeds, even in 14-bit uncompressed raw (with a
fast enough card).
153 AF points that are rated down to LV -4 (full moonlight on sand).
Tilting Touch Screen
ISOs to 51,200 as regular ISOs,
expandable to ISO 1,638,400 as "HI +5."
4K video.
Can shoot stills during video.
"SnapBridge" Bluetooth scheme to get your images moved around
automatically.
Wi-Fi and NFC.
Kenrockwell.com also mentioned that Nikon D500 has more AF points than ever
before, but you can't select them all. You have only 55 selectable points, even
if there are a claimed 153 AF points hidden somewhere. On the D500’s DX format
sensor, the 153-point AF array fills the frame from side to side, letting users
flawlessly track and lock-onto subjects from the edges of the viewfinder.
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| Nikon D500. Image: nikontransfer.com |
If you already have a collection of Nikon lenses that still your store,
then you will be pleased to have this new DSLR camera, because there is a focus
motor in the D500, so it works with every AF lens made since 1986. Nikon D500
is fitted with the same AF system as the Nikon D5, the Multi-CAM 20K AF sensor
module, with a separate dedicated processor for AF function.
I believe, among the enthusiast Nikon there must be very creative or make
creative photographs. As with Nikon D810A, then Nikon do not forget to install Picture
Control system. You can maximized this feature to create photo with this
fantastic creative mode such as: Standard, Vivid, Monochrome, Portrait,
Landscape, Neutral, Flat; selected Picture Control can be modified. The live
view AF system seems much faster and smoother than on past Nikon cameras, even
in quite low light.
