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Kerry Pierce wrote:
Cost would be the first thing. Second would be the viewfinder in DX mode, which I think is terrible to use, by comparison. A DX viewfinder is magnified, showing you the entire image to be captured, which makes it much easier to keep the AF point where I want it.
There's simply no comparison to the d300 as a speed camera. The d7100 is not as good as the d300, in that respect, nor is the body as good as either the d300 or d800, but it's still a much better DX camera. The d7100 gives you 24mp vs the 15.5mp of the d800 DX mode, giving a lot more pixels on subject. Properly configured, with fast SD cards, the d7100 is a fairly good speed camera.
Even the d7000 is a better DX camera, in most cases, simply because of the viewfinder issues. The d800 AF is better at times, but not enough to cause me to choose it over the d7000. But, that issue goes away with the d7100. Lastly, the cost differences are quite significant.
WRT the notion that Nikon won't make a d400 due to the small market, that's something that is blown away by the Df. If they were worried about market segment size, they wouldn't offer a Df.
As a side note, I think that they haven't offered a d400 because they want to sell FX cameras and don't want a high end DX camera taking away sales from the cheaper FX models. Assuming that the d400 would sell at or below $1800 US, the profits per unit on a d400 would not be as high as they are on any of the FX cameras, not to mention the fact that they would likely sell more lenses to new FX buyers.
Did I mention cost? Even the cheapest, used FX cameras cost more than any of the DX cameras, NIB. The difference is still significant when comparing used vs used prices.
I agree, the d7100 is an excellent value today. I just bought a refurb d810, for $2609. It's a nicer camera than the d800, in several ways, but at MSRP, I certainly wouldn't call it an excellent value.
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I actually meant to include the VF difference in my list of questions - I understand how crop lines on FX aren't great vs framing on a DX body - that would annoy me too. As for cost difference I think that's where a used D800 @ $1400 makes a lot of sense, at least for those comfortable buying used. I definitely agree that Nikon strongly prefers selling FX cameras, both for margins on the camera itself but also for FX lens sales.
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