Nikon D7500 coming

[ahsanford]

Nikon's 80D-killer is apparently en route:
http://photorumors.com/2017/04/07/nikon-announcement-next-week-new-d7500-dslr-camera-expected/

...looks like a lot like a D500-lite, which I'm sure will delight the Nikon crop users, but if they drop the D500 sensor in there, it would actually be a 4 MP drop from the 24MP the D7100 and D7200 had.

Has a sequel / mk II / next version of an SLR line ever gone down in resolution?

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[ajfotofilmagem]

I think we're unlikely to see a D7500 with less resolution than D7100 / D7200.
However it could be called D400, being a replacement of the old D300S.

 

[ahsanford]

I think we're unlikely to see a D7500 with less resolution than D7100 / D7200.
However it could be called D400, being a replacement of the old D300S.

They skipped he D400 and just jumped to the D500. I see this as a straight D7200 replacement.

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[9VIII]

Even I might be tempted to get something with a D500 sensor, that thing basically has no downsides...
...Other than that it's stuck on a Nikon body.

 

[SteveM]

Though I use a mklll and a MklV for weddings, I also own a D7200 - the true 5 stop ISO invariance is incredible, I hope they use a sensor which retains that feature.
Though I use 580 and 600 flash units on and off camera, the little pop up flashes can be a life saver when you wish to travel light with high quality, Nikon dropped the pop up from the D500, I hope they don't for this.
I doubt I'll buy one, happy with what I have.
(Ps, the opposite zoom directions of Nikon and Canon is really annoying - I prefer Canon)