binary visions wrote:
Specs are nice, I just find it disappointing that this seems to kill all hope for a D400, which means a DX shooter has to settle for no 9-pin connector, no semi-pro build quality.
Dpreview says "Equivalent water and dust resistance to D800/D300S". That says something for the build quality.
They should have gone the Canon route and added another processor for increased FPS. I would take that over battery life.
I want to see how well the the 7100's ISO goes against the D700 haha! But really, this 7100 is crawling on me once I get my tax return!
I know this is a bit off track but how would the D700 go against this? I know it's FX vs DX, newer tech, etc but pretty amazed at what the 7100 has brought.
2of9 wrote:
I want to see how well the the 7100's ISO goes against the D700 haha! But really, this 7100 is crawling on me once I get my tax return!
I know this is a bit off track but how would the D700 go against this? I know it's FX vs DX, newer tech, etc but pretty amazed at what the 7100 has brought.
Night and day as far as pixel density is concerned. Plus the D7100 will have better DR thanks to newer sensor and processor but the iso performance will still lag behind. Ergonomics will be different as well. The D700 will feel much bigger and beefier in the hands.
VinnieJ wrote:
Dpreview says "Equivalent water and dust resistance to D800/D300S". That says something for the build quality.
Yes, they seem to have bumped up the weather sealing but I still feel as if the D7000/D600 feel cheaper in the hand. It's mostly aesthetic for me, just the way it feels - I don't have evidence to believe they are less hardy - but it matters when you're holding onto the thing for hours at a time.
This camera looks to have all the stuff I need in a DX body, but there are 2 things that keep me from it.
1) the buffer needs to be better for RAW
2) no AF-ON button. How hard is it to ad one, really? (yes I know the AE-L/AF-L can be programmed but when I had the D7000 the bridge of my nose was right over that button making it no go for me).
davidnholtjr wrote:
This camera looks to have all the stuff I need in a DX body, but there are 2 things that keep me from it.
1) the buffer needs to be better for RAW
2) no AF-ON button. How hard is it to ad one, really? (yes I know the AE-L/AF-L can be programmed but when I had the D7000 the bridge of my nose was right over that button making it no go for me).
+1
They got most of the rest of the spec sheet right, in particular the HSC and CAM3500, so it's strange that they didn't include an AF-ON button or a larger buffer if this is intended to be their flagship DX model. Maybe this is Nikon's way of keeping our hopes alive for a D400? I'll keep shooting my long in the tooth D300/D700 pair in the meantime.
