Nikon D500 Wildlife Photography - How to Click Super Sharp Photos?
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- Nikon D500 is a super powerful camera for bird, wildlife, and action photography. In this video, I teach you all the crucial settings on the Nikon D500 camera that you need to know to click super sharp images. The Nikon D500 holds its place even in a world of mirrorless cameras, and many of the settings on the Nikon D500 are the same even on Nikon's mirrorless cameras.
So let's take a look at settings such as autofocus modes, release priority, metering, exposure, and even corrections in Adobe Lightroom that will help you improve your photography by leaps and bounds!
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I enjoyed your video Girish, thanks for taking the time and sharing your experiance.
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
Very nice, well explained video. I’ve had my D 500 for over two years and I sure wish I had seen this at the beginning.
Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it 😊
Thank you for creating this! really helpful! Using this camera for the first time in bhigwan! :)
All the best!
Extremely good.. very nice explanations. Best wishes Girish !
Thank you, Mahesh, for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. I appreciate it
Thanks for the information & guidence. 👍
You're welcome! Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. I appreciate it ☀️
Indeed the d500 with the AF-S NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR do a great job ! it will probably be my future goal
All the best to you!
@@TheOpenImage thanks you too 🙏🏼
Good info ! I've been shooting the exact same setup .... but with different settings, so i'm looking forward to re-shoot birds to get (hopefully) different results.
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it. Looking forward to seeing your results 😀
Very useful video ! I have an old d500 and a 70-300 kit lens
Thanks. I'm doing this 2-hour "Introduction to Wildlife Photography" workshop tomorrow on Zoom www.girishmenon.com/wildlife-photography-courses-for-beginners-bird-photography-workshop-lessons-classes-tips-webinar
I do it from time to time 😀
Super stuff...so much to learn
Thank you!
Thanks, Girish! Very good presentation! You use settings something similar what I use on my D500, AF-S 70-200 mm for sports shooting!
Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it 😀
The camera is so good that I purchased a brand new one as a backup. The best autofocus system ever built by Nikon. BIF? there's nothing better out there. I do have the Z9 and the Z800 PF. The D500 locks into autofocus in a snap of a second and does not let go for the rest of the tracking, even when you have a busy background behind the BIF. The Z9 is not as good and still lacks behind the D500 on that matter. I wish Nikon launches the D7 with autofocus sensors spread all over the viewfinder. theMulti-CAM 20K 153-point AF system fits the width of the D500 frame. That is the difference to the D5 (has the same autofocus module in it) which I purchased brand new and sent back. You have to put your BIF on the center all the time and when you try to recompose like I do on the D500 the D5 loses focus. There's not enough sensors spread to do that. I have heard that the Multi-CAM 37K autofocus system on the D6 it's even better. However, Nikon insists on having the sensors in the center of the frame. No, it did not spread 1.6X to the side like they say. Tell me about "funny" marketing from Nikon... Remember when they have made a big splash about the Z6 and the Z7. LOL what a failure at the time! The sensor distribution on the D6 has the same "scale" compared to the D5. It's not enough. Had they spread more sensors into the frame like the D500. I would've moved to the D6 in a heartbeat. Hopefully they will realize that the Multi-CAM autofocus system is superior to reading pixels on a mirrorless sensor and will not kill the DSLR pro line. They have registered the "Names" D7, D8 and D9 when they launched the D6. Let's see what happens. Meanwhile, let's have fun!
Good explanation. Nice photo work too
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great tips -- thank you
Thanks for watching and commenting. I appreciate it 😀
Amazing picture. Am sorry am only appreciate the picture only cuz i don't have the camera. However, your work is nice and please keep it up.
Thank you so much for watching my video and appreciating my pictures. Hope you come back again 📷
Nice and beautiful video....
Thank you!
Simple explanation 👌👍
Thank you 😄
Good teaching
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My d500 can only read my cfexpress card if NOT fully inserted -- if I fully insert it says err. if I leave the door open and the card not fully inserted it works?
You may have to show it to a service centre and get it repaired
great video and some good tips. Where did you get your bean bag?
Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it. The bean bag is available on Amazon 😊
Im in the market for a camera to replace my Nikon D7000. Ive never owned full frame digital, I shot film for 10 years before digital. I absloutely despise electronic viewfinders. Should I just buy the D500 and be done with it? I love photographing wildlife and especially birds. I make money photographing cars and dogs mainly. Thoughts?
Only the top-of-the-line mirrorless cameras suit wildlife photography, and they don't come cheap. Middle and bottom-of-the-line mirrorless cameras aren't cheap either, but are useless for birds and wildlife.
The D500 is still a relevant choice, but you'll have to acquire it from the used camera market as Nikon have discontinued it.
The D500 is not a full frame dslr. It's a crop sensor camera.
thank you sir
So nice of you
Do you use Back Button focusing?
I do try it from time to time but eventually go back to the default way 😃
Thanks for the explanation ! Should I do the same setup with a 150-600 sigma sport ?
Yes. Thanks for watching and commenting on my video, I appreciate it 😀
And what about the sigma 150-600 sport ? Should I keep the same setup ?
@@user-pw3rt2fk5m Yes
Thank You
You're welcome 😀
Excellent. Do you ever use auto-ISO + manual?
Auto ISO + Manual doesn't give me good exposures for prints, so I don't use it. Thanks for watching and commenting, I appreciate it 😊
I jus got my D500. I cannot find where to set it for AF-C instead of AF-S. Can you help please?
You have a little button on the camera body around the lens mount, close to the button that you press to mount and unmount the lens. Press that and turn the dial at the back that you use to change the shutter speed 😀