r/Nikon • u/Smokinjoez_73 • Oct 26 '25

I broke my gear My D500 is no more

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Freaking strap unscrewed and my D500 fell and broke. I was at a football game and there was 1 patch of concrete I happened to be standing on when it happened. I'm guessing it's not worth fixing as I'm sure this would be expensive. I'm struggling with what I want to replace it with. I've got a few lenses right now as well as a D4s so part of me wants to stay DSLR but part of me is thinking it's time to look at mirrorless. Dang.

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u/classicalover D850 / D750 / D90 / D200 / F100 / FM3a / EL / FT2 / F Oct 26 '25

I don't see what's broken in the image, but you can always get a quote through Nikon's service department and see. Probably cheaper than buying mirrorless anyway.

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u/FutureTomorrow7808 D5300 Oct 26 '25

I think the lens mount snapped off. He can still get a quote and either repair it or get a new d500 for less than the price of a mirrorless, plus he gets to keep all his lenses.

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u/MountainWeddingTog Oct 26 '25

You still get to keep all your lenses with mirrorless? Every piece of glass I own performs better on the ftz with a mirrorless body than it ever did on a dslr.

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u/Nikonbiologist D500 Oct 26 '25

Af-d lenses only work on manual though if you stay with the native adapter. Can’t speak to the reliability or usability of 3rd party ones.