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I am starting to get more paid work, and i feel it is time to upgrade from my Nikon D7100, I will be keeping this however.

I don't shoot any sport so it is all wedding, birthdays etc.

I am feeling the call of full frame, the D750 in particular, i think this well serve me better in lower light. However, there is the new D500 with its new Expeed processor and AF abilities.

So, the good people of Talk Photography, talk to me, i just can't decide. :D
 
What lenses do you have and are you planning on keeping them?
 
Keep everything i have now, Nifty 50, Sigma 18 - 35 f1.8 Art, Sigma 17 - 50 f2.8
 
I've just gone from a D7100 to a D750, and the D500 was the biggest consideration...

I opted for the D750 because of the FX format, the reviews I'd read also indicated it was slightly better in terms of colour and low light performance (something that was a real bugbear with the D7100 - anything over ISO500 and you may as well forget it!), I preferred the feel of it in my hand - and the shutter release felt better too. It also has a built in flash (which I wouldn't use apart from as a commander) and despite all the hype and good press, the D750 has been more 'tried and tested' so I know what to expect.

You can still use all your DX lenses with it - when you look through the viewfinder there is a slightly smaller rectangle you can see which is the actual image, or just use live view which shows you exactly what you get.

I've noticed that my Mac has suffered slightly with the bigger file sizes - takes a little longer to load, but you'll get that with the D500 too.

I suggest you go and try both - take your own lenses and a memory card, go to a LCE and they'll let you go on a bit of a wander, download and view your images before making up your mind.

Hope this helps a bit! (took me ages to decide - something like 6 months!!!)

I have the sigma 2.8 17-50 - this is a DX format so you won't get the full benefit, but the 50mm should be fine
 
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I'd recommend trying both seeing which you're most comfortable with. If you have no preference then I'd say the D500 so that you can use your current lenses. You can use them on the D750 in DX mode but it's then only 10mp and it's awkward framing especially with moving subjects. Unless of course you want ultimate noise handling in which case go for the D750.
 
The D750 sounds more useful for what you shoot to me. The D500 will do a fine job too of course but I'm not sure you'd be gaining a huge advantage over your D7100. But then you've got the cost of lenses on FX which in all honesty is probably the most important thing to ponder right now as it will make a huge difference to the overall cost. Your 50mm will work well on the D750 though.
 
HopefulM said:
I've just gone from a D7100 to a D750, and the D500 was the biggest consideration...

I've noticed that my Mac has suffered slightly with the bigger file sizes - takes a little longer to load, but you'll get that with the D500 too.
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I might be being a bit of a thicko here but are the D7100 and D750 (24mp) file sizes not basically the same and the D500 a bit smaller (20mp)?
 
gad-westy said:
I might be being a bit of a thicko here but are the D7100 and D750 (24mp) file sizes not basically the same and the D500 a bit smaller (20mp)?
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Yep, both 24mp and both produce RAW files just over 30mb on average AFAIK.
 
For what you shoot i'd agree with Graham, the d500 is def' more for sports and wildlife, I upped to that from a d7200.
I had a d700 for 'people' type shots and it was great, I will be getting another after the new year, so I would assume the d750 will be what you need.
 
tom24 said:
For what you shoot i'd agree with Graham, the d500 is def' more for sports and wildlife, I upped to that from a d7200.
I had a d700 for 'people' type shots and it was great, I will be getting another after the new year, so I would assume the d750 will be what you need.
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Full frame is wonderful and I'd go that route every time
 
I think the D750 will be more useful for events and weddings where you might have to shoot in low light and where people are the subjects. If you're not doing sports or wildlife where the crop factor and extra tracking speed of the D500 will help, I reckon the D750 will be just fine.
 
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