Nikon D500 Review

Jim Decker · Issue 92, Sep/Oct 2016 · pp. 34–36

Products mentioned: Nikon D500, Nikon D300, Nikon D5, Canon 1Dx Mk II, Nikon D7200, Canon 7D Mark II, Tokina 10-17mm, Nikon 105mm VR, AOI UCL-09 Close Up Lens, Aquatica AD500 housing, Aquatica flip diopter holder

The D500 is Nikon’s long awaited update to the D300. With blazing shooting speed and Nikon’s first dive into 4K video, see how this camera performs in the water in our full review with images and video. This camera is pro level in every sense. The tough as nails build quality is designed to take whatever extreme conditions that you’re going to throw at it. Will it survive a total flood? No, but with the weather sealing it can stand quite a few splashes. The speed of shooting is very impressive. Shooting at 10 frames per second in RAW with a lossless RAW buffer of 200 shots puts this level performance in the category of the Nikon D5 and Canon 1Dx Mk II which have 200 and 170 shot RAW buffers respectively-but at around 1/3 of the cost of these flagship cameras. In the underwater world where getting the perfect shot with uncooperative subjects requires spur of the moment reaction times and …