Anyone who uses the kit lens isn't goibg to notice the limitations it has compared to pro glass in the short term. They do need to offer a kit option to first time bargain lookers getting their first dslr.
Besides, Nikon makes excellent kit lenses compared to the competition.
I will buy it - have also a nice D7000 at present - why:
1) without AA-filter, the little brother of D800E
2) better AF performance than a D600?
3) if same sensor as in D5200 excellent video-performance (better than all FX Nikons...)
4) Thanks to crop factor optically better than a light-eating teleconverter
5) small for everyday walk-around cam
6) therefore perfect companion to a D800E
From what I read it's a new sensor than the one in the D5200.
Looks like this will be the camera I finally upgrade my D300 to. I wasn't impressed by the D600 as I don't want to switch to FX because everything becomes more pricey then. I wasn't taken in by the D7k either, just no wow factor that would make me want to swap.
But with a proper solid and sealed body and 24MP and good HD video I think I could like it.
Anyone know if it will automatically adjust the WB when using the solid gels with the SB-910?
firewireguy wrote:
Anyone know if it will automatically adjust the WB when using the solid gels with the SB-910?Nikon says it's compatible with the Advanced Wireless Lighting system when used with the SB-910, SB-900, SB-800 and SB-700 with lower flashes used as remotes.. Not sure what exactly that entails, since I don't have experience with any of those.
There is no question that the D7100 is a nicer camera than the D7000. The ONLY issue IMHO is the fact that they used the same buffer as the D7000, but because of the larger file sizes, the number of images that the buffer can hold is abysmal at 6 14bit RAW images.
If I was in the market for a new body and didn't already own the D7000, then I think it is a good choice. However there is NO WAY I would buy this since I already have a D7000. The cost/benefit to replace a D7000 just isn't worth it IMHO. I'd recommend people go full frame before they waste $$ to upgrade from the D7000. Either that or wait another copy of years until the D71000 replacement comes out. By then the D7000 will really be long in the tooth and an upgrade might be worth it.
I will take my d7000 down to my local camera store and shoot shots side by side with the d7100.compare resolution and noise as well as a few other tests then put them up on the puter side by side.
I did this with the d600 and cropped the shots to match the d7000 and realized it was not for me.If i see a big improvement I will get it.If a d400 comes out will do the same with the d7100 compared with it. Doug
Doug - that's a great idea! I was just going to wait for reviews to come in and make sure there were no issues (dust, oil spots, etc) and if they were positive, jump on it. Side-by-side comparisons would be the coup-de-grace in the decision making process. Thanks!
Hey here's something I've been wondering. I use a D5100 to good effect, even for sports. It's just for kids sports nothing mission critical. I find the 11pt AF to be fine and usually focus/recompose anyway. But I want a mid-level body for lens compatibility and external controls. Now I feel I should have bought the D7k first.
So I'd like to know, how exactly does one take advantage of the 51pt AF system. I wonder if I'd even use it to full effect. I was trying to decide between a D300 second-hand and a D7000. Now there's the D7100 fruit hanging out there! It has the AF system I wanted at a lower price and good-enough features. It just seems like the D7000 should be plenty.
Besides which, if I'm going to spend $1200 on a new body I may as well get a D600 refurbished for not much more.
I have used nikon cameras and for many years. Each new generation has been better than the previous. Two and one half years ago I I sold a d90 for two hundred dollars less than I paid for it and bought a new d7000. The d7000 has been excellent. Much more than I hoped for. Two days before the d7100 was announced I sold my d7000 for exactly two hundred dollars less than I paid for it. As soon as it was announced I pre-ordered the new d7100. I figure my rate of cost for having the d7000 was eighty dollars a year. The d7100 is cutting edge new technology and will have great value when the next generation arrives. I could not even think of not ordering the d7100. This is what coined the phrase "A No Brainer" !
Walter