Nikon D500 vs D850?

[JerryF]

I shoot both the D850 and D500. Almost always grab the D850 except when I need to shoot fast moving birds handheld. And due to the spread of the AF points the D500 tracks just a bit better. The D500 shutter is a lot quieter as well if that's an issue with the wildlife you are shooting. They essentially have the same resolution but I would give the D850 a bit of an edge in low light.

 

[RichinSeattle]

Oops, meant min aperture.

No, you meant max (widest) aperture.

 

[Icarus]

You're right. I knew what I meant, just couldn't remember which it was. LOL

 

[VStammer]

Well, I have both a D500 and a D850. I my opinion, while they handle in almost the same way, they are totally different and mine I use for diferent purposes.
For studio work and work that requires large prints you cannot beat the D850. I disagree, however, with the comment that you can crop the D850 images and so you "have a D500 inside".
I use the D500 to photograph model aircraft in flight and the larger pixels means that the focusing is easier and I get more keepers. Last year I tried the D850 and just was not able to get enough keepers due to a tiny amount of camera shake. That's just me, I suppose but it means that I will keep both.

And, by the way, I also have a Df...

I agree. I too have both bodies and have found similar results where I seem to get more keepers with D500. I shoot long lens for birds mostly and have found in my experience the D500 to be more "forgiving" than my D850. No question the D850 has beautiful large files which I can crop the heck out of but they are not the same camera in my book. I still like them equally for different reasons. I just dont understand why if I already had a D5 I would also need a D850?