PeaktoPeek wrote:
Once you go FX its hard to go back, or something like that. Still looks like a good camera, though.
I cant agree with this. I recently picked up a d7000 and love it. Often surprises me, and I often find I like the files as much or more than my D700. Maybe because its different, i dunno, but I really enjoy the camera. And have used it for some paid work recently.
love the files right out of the camera. It's not replacing Full frame but rather complimenting it.
Tete wrote:
I cant agree with this. I recently picked up a d7000 and love it. Often surprises me, and I often find I like the files as much or more than my D700. Maybe because its different, i dunno, but I really enjoy the camera. And have used it for some paid work recently.
love the files right out of the camera. It's not replacing Full frame but rather complimenting it.
This makes sense if you are going to have 2 cameras, for sure. I don't have a need for 2 bodies at this point, so I am more than content with my D600. If I were to get an additional body in the future, I would be hard pressed to not get something like a D800E -- just to use for landscapes alone.
Getting sick of d300s users complaining.The D7000 smoked a d300s in image quality/dynamic range and resolution..I have had the d7000 out in many rain encounters from my boat to bike riding in the rain to 100's of hours on the kayak..hiking where the camera was soaking wet without an issue.If the d7100 is a step up from the d7k.. it is leaps and bounds above the d300s.I have shot all of them.The end image quality is all that matters to me.Let it go. Doug M
Doug Maclean wrote:
Getting sick of d300s users complaining.The D7000 smoked a d300s in image quality/dynamic range and resolution..I have had the d7000 out in many rain encounters from my boat to bike riding in the rain to 100's of hours on the kayak..hiking where the camera was soaking wet without an issue.If the d7100 is a step up from the d7k.. it is leaps and bounds above the d300s.I have shot all of them.[B]The end image quality is all that matters to me.[B]Let it go. Doug M
It may matter to you, but it's not always about IQ. I had the D7000 and yes it has a nice sensor, but for me the handling/layout I did not like and prefer the D300s. I'm fine with the IQ of the D300s and think it's great. I for one could not really tell to much deference between them anyway. The D7100 does look great, but for my needs the D300s will work better for me.
If you cannot tell the diffirence between the two? you lost me there.Resolution/dynamic range/ISO perfomance....If that is the case get a high end compact.Doug M
Doug Maclean wrote:
If you cannot tell the diffirence between the two? you lost me there.Resolution/dynamic range/ISO perfomance....If that is the case get a high end compact.Doug M
Doug Maclean wrote:
Getting sick of d300s users complaining.The D7000 smoked a d300s in image quality/dynamic range and resolution..I have had the d7000 out in many rain encounters from my boat to bike riding in the rain to 100's of hours on the kayak..hiking where the camera was soaking wet without an issue.If the d7100 is a step up from the d7k.. it is leaps and bounds above the d300s.I have shot all of them.The end image quality is all that matters to me.Let it go. Doug M
Doug,
When are you going to understand that it is not about you??
I love the ergonomics and controls of the D300s and can't stand the ergonomics of the D7x00 family. The D7x00 cameras are too small and lack certain features I need. Others clearly have many of the same issues. That's why I am waiting for the D400 or whatever they call it.
You like the D7x00 cameras? Goody for you. Use them and have fun with them. But don't presume to tell others what they should or shouldn't like.
When are you going to understand that it is not about you??
I love the ergonomics and controls of the D300s and can't stand the ergonomics of the D7x00 family. The D7x00 cameras are too small and lack certain features I need. Others clearly have many of the same issues. That's why I am waiting for the D400 or whatever they call it.
You like the D7x00 cameras? Goody for you. Use them and have fun with them. But don't presume to tell others what they should or shouldn't like.
Even though I checked "Still use wet plate," I'm in the "probably" camp. I'd rather have a d400, mainly for the 10-pin remote connection, but I will very likely buy a d7100. The camera will do 99% of what i want (I'm assuming I can hook a radio trigger to it for remote camera fire,) and I like the compactness. I want to get one before our summer trip, but first I think I'll replace my D5100 with a d5200. That will allow the price on the D7100 to hopefully settle down a little, and resolve any first run bugs.
na dont think i'll be buying a dx dslr again, next up will be a cx camera probably the v2 to go along with my d700, x100. an 800e would be nice but dont really need the res and was expecting perfect live view as half the time when i'm using a dslr now a days its on a tripod.
I am kinda glad I waited. This looks very interesting. 24MP without the AA filter. I have the lenses to support that. They say it is not the same sensor as the D5100. Lets see how this all plays out.
Two23 wrote:
Even though I checked "Still use wet plate," I'm in the "probably" camp. I'd rather have a d400, mainly for the 10-pin remote connection, but I will very likely buy a d7100. The camera will do 99% of what i want (I'm assuming I can hook a radio trigger to it for remote camera fire,) and I like the compactness. I want to get one before our summer trip, but first I think I'll replace my D5100 with a d5200. That will allow the price on the D7100 to hopefully settle down a little, and resolve any first run bugs.
Funny, if I were starting from scratch and I had to have two bodies, it would be a D5200 for travel & landscapes and a "D400" for sports, action and low light.
OR, if I did choose to go one camera and was not so into sports/action, I would just go for the D7100. It looks like a great all-around DX camera ... nikon did a nice job with it with the exception of the buffer and the lack of a 10-pin connector.
I'm good with my D300 ... but it's going on 7 years old now and it will need to be replaced in another year or so ... I have time to wait for a D400.
I'd just upgrade the D5100 to the D5200 and wait for the D400 if I were you.
I missed far more shots fumbling through all the little buttons and wheels of my D90 than I ever did due to the sensor of my D300s.
I can change the settings of my D300s far more easily than I can a D7x00 (or D600 for that matter). I like the deeper buffer better (though I only rarely use it).
I'm glad the D7100 is nice - there are some nice improvements. But I won't buy one. I'm guessing most of the BiF and other core D300/s shooters won't either.
Actually, I'm pretty relieved - I have no desire to find the funds to buy a D400, and I can just focus on getting the most out of the camera already in my bag...
M635_Guy wrote:
I missed far more shots fumbling through all the little buttons and wheels of my D90 than I ever did due to the sensor of my D300s.
I can change the settings of my D300s far more easily than I can a D7x00 (or D600 for that matter). I like the deeper buffer better (though I only rarely use it).
I'm glad the D7100 is nice - there are some nice improvements. But I won't buy one. I'm guessing most of the BiF and other core D300/s shooters won't either.
Actually, I'm pretty relieved - I have no desire to find the funds to buy a D400, and I can just focus on getting the most out of the camera already in my bag......Show more →
I am just the opposite. I much prefer the control layout on the D7000 to the D200/D300. I find it very easy to adjust settings on the fly. Did you actually have a D7000 and spend enough tie to learn it? From what I know, the D200/D300/D700 uses pretty similar "little buttons and wheels" for the same functions.
Gregstx wrote:
I am just the opposite. I much prefer the control layout on the D7000 to the D200/D300. I find it very easy to adjust settings on the fly. Did you actually have a D7000 and spend enough tie to learn it? From what I know, the D200/D300/D700 uses pretty similar "little buttons and wheels" for the same functions.
I had the D90, though the controls concept/layout is pretty much the same, and to answer your question, "Yes." I was/am quite familiar and comfortable with the D90/D7000 control set. For example, changing metering modes, AF-point modes, etc are single switches on the D300s where you have to set them via pressing a button and spinning a knob to set them on the D90/D7000. I switch between single and multi-point AF a fair bit on the fly, and being able to flip that switch without looking is really handy. There is some of that in the D300s (just like all Nikon DSLRs), but less and for things that are less used (for me anyway).
Personally, I find the D90/D7000 handling a little fiddly and it gets in my way. Others prefer it and it works great for them. I was instantly more comfortable than ever with the D300s, despite coming from D70/D90 DSLRs and similar N60/N65 film cameras before that.
I don't think there is a right or wrong here - it is a preference thing.
looking here you can see the road map has been accurate so far. early summer release for D400 as suggested under nikon - also list a D4x as well.. hmmmm. ... interesting.. how about a D700x sunsofb!tches.
? you lost me there.Resolution/dynamic range/ISO perfomance....If that is the case get a high end compact.Doug M