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OccAeon wrote:
I think that you get what you pay for with either the D7000 or the D7100 - both are great (I own both).
The D7000 is an excellent camera. Other than the resolution, the sensor is much better than the one on the D7100 in my opinion - the dynamic range is higher, and you don't get banding in shadows. I also find that the colors come out nicer by default in Lightroom, but I'm not sure why that is (and I am sure that it can probably be adjusted). I like having the built-in plastic screen protector, which the D7100 lacks. The D7000 also has a spot on the dial for remote control mode, whereas on the D7100 you have to dig into the menus.
On the other hand, the autofocus is clearly better on the D7100, and it has a locking mode dial, which fixes probably the biggest problem of the D7000. The D7100 also gains a way better Auto ISO system that accounts for zoom length, and that can be turned on/off with the front dial. The D7100 has a 3-second exposure delay mode, which is super handy (and has pretty much eliminated my use of mirror lock-up). It also has a slightly nicer OLED viewfinder display. It supposedly has a better rear LCD screen, but I can't tell the difference in practice (they both pretty much suck in sunlight). One other nice thing about the D7100 is that the layout matches the newer and higher-end cameras like the D600/D610 and the D800/D810 (including the all-powerful "i" button, recently added to the D810 to great fanfare, which does . . . practically nothing.)
As far as build quality, I think that they are probably identical, and you are just as likely to get a good or bad D7100 as you are to get a good or bad D7000. ...Show more →
While my D7000 was at Nikon getting repaired/butchered/damaged I bought a D7100 and I have been using it exclusively down here in SC for flowers, dragonflies and BIF's. I am loving it....just not the buffer when shooting RAW. When I got my D7000 back before I left it I almost had a nutty. I reset all of the custom settings and I will now have to send it back and demand it get's fixed this time. In a nutshell.....whatever they replaced made the camera operate in a manner which is unusable. I am very mad about it because before it got sent it I enjoyed using it...all my lenses were spot-on and no strange hue/color cast like I am seeing in all of my images now. Very disappointed to say the least. I WILL NOT pay to have it fixed again!
***Sorry for the rant....I just think Melville sucks!
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