It's been a long time since I was intimidated by a camera, but much has changed since 2006 when Maria and I bought a pair of Nikon D200 digital SLRs.
I'd been hankering for a new camera for several months and, with the sale of my BMW K1200GT, I found myself with the funds to make a purchase. The D500 is the flagship of Nikon's FX digital SLRs and it very well may be the last camera I ever buy.
There are enough features to fill a 400-page user's manual, so I have plenty of reading before I can even consider myself competent with the camera.
The D200 is still more than adequate after 15 years - I shot photos with it for a couple of stories in the local newspaper last week and was pleased with the results. I may miss its simplicity, but the D500's features, including the ability to rip off 10 frames/second, are pretty seductive.
