The new D500: the long awaited professional crop body from Nikon!

I nearly missed it in all the D5 news (in fact, the info I initially received from Nikon only mentioned it in a link; the news was too fresh to get included), but Nikon yesterday also announced a new professional breed DX (APS-C crop sensor) DSLR. Not the D400 everyone was hoping for, but something even better: a D500.

The specifications for this camera are quite astonishing, and truly make it a professional grade camera: 20.9 MP sensor, ISO 100 – 51,200 (extendable to 50 – 1,638,400), 4K Video, 153 AF points (same as D5), 10fps, 200 image buffer etc.

Suggested retail price: € 2369 (NL, inc. 21% VAT), $2000 (US, ex VAT)
Availability: March 2016

Here are some more specs:

• Lens mount: Nikon FX
• Sensor: 20,9 MP, DX (23,5x15,7mm)
• ISO: 100 – 51200 (extendable to 50 – 1,638,400, yes, 1,6 million!)
• Resolution: 5568 x 3712 (effective)
• Storage: XQD & SD/SDHC/SDXC
• AF: 153 points (99 cross-type, same as with the D5!)
• Frame rate: 10fps
• Video: 4K 3840x2160p 30fps
• Display: 3,2 inch LCD Touchscreen
• WiFi: Ja
• Battery: EN-EL15
• Weight: 860g