Ever feel ashamed about your D3100?

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aroy

Senior Member
The only reason I like higher MP sensors is the scope they have for extensive cropping. In my case most of the time a crop does the job of a macro lense! Otherwise for normal shots even a 10MP is over kill.
 
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traceyjj

Senior Member
The D3100 is currently my daughters camera, but when she "inherits" my D5100 for her college studies, and I get my full frame camera, I will have the D3100 as back up :)
 
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gqtuazon

Gear Head
I'll keep my reply short and based it on actual experience as a new photographer when I had my D80. I felt inferior when someone brought their D90 and i tend to just keep my camera in the bag.

Fast forward, this is more of a psychological issue since I am more eager to talk to other photogs and offer my help on how to use their camera.
 
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mikevill

New member
Not in the least. I absolutely LOVE my D3100. I have used it all around the world and I have gotten magnificent pictures with it.

I particularly like the second glances it gets from people because the camera body is red. :D
 
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JackStalk

Senior Member
Someone is always going to have better gear than you. I felt really inadequate shooting a First Communion with my D3200 when some rich lady hired a guy walking around with a D4/70-200 setup. It blew me away the type of money people spend because he had to be charging her a bundle for that. I bought my D3 shortly after and I'm perfectly happy with it. A lot of people notice and comment on it, but that's what Gaffer's tape is for :encouragement:


I'm a super tech head with all of my hobbies, and I like to have high end equipment with everything I do. I've never once bashed someone for having an entry level DSLR, they still take excellent pictures.
 
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Geoffc

Senior Member
Spare a thought for the D800/E owners. I went on holiday recently with one of the best cameras Nikon make and when I return it's defunct as a result of the 810 release and no longer takes decent pictures.

The only plus side is that I no longer have to explain why my pictures all look rubbish.


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gqtuazon

Gear Head
Geoffc said:
Spare a thought for the D800/E owners. I went on holiday recently with one of the best cameras Nikon make and when I return it's defunct as a result of the 810 release and no longer takes decent pictures.

The only plus side is that I no longer have to explain why my pictures all look rubbish.


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LOL! That is the latest comment from KR now that he has the D810 and highly recommends it especially if you buy it from his sponsors.
 
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Nero

Senior Member
Jak said:
Haha, I do the Ken Rockwell thing and budget the rest of my life so I can open up my wallet for fun stuff (cars/DJ equipment, cameras)
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But unlike him you probably know how to take decent pictures. ;P

I'm the same way though, photography is pretty much the only thing I spend money on most of the time.

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Nero

Senior Member
gqtuazon said:
LOL! That is the latest comment from KR now that he has the D810 and highly recommends it especially if you buy it from his sponsors.
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Lol which one? He only has links to several dozen of them. XD

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SkvLTD

Senior Member
Wouldn't say shame really, but I did feel disappointment when I reached my 5100's cap for what I wanted to shoot at the time. When taking pictures becomes a struggle to compensate for your equipment's low capabilities, fun starts to drain down the pipe.
 
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JackStalk

Senior Member
SkvLTD said:
Wouldn't say shame really, but I did feel disappointment when I reached my 5100's cap for what I wanted to shoot at the time. When taking pictures becomes a struggle to compensate for your equipment's low capabilities, fun starts to drain down the pipe.
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I even silently complain to myself that the D3 only has a 25,000 max ISO while the D3s/d4/d4s can run 100/200/400 thousand at the high end. Then when I think about it, you really never need more than maybe 12,000 unless you're doing something insane. Fifteen years ago even 12,000ISO was unheard of. I would love to have a camera that completely sees in the dark, but it's not practical for me.
 
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SkvLTD

Senior Member
Jak said:
I even silently complain to myself that the D3 only has a 25,000 max ISO while the D3s/d4/d4s can run 100/200/400 thousand at the high end. Then when I think about it, you really never need more than maybe 12,000 unless you're doing something insane. Fifteen years ago even 12,000ISO was unheard of. I would love to have a camera that completely sees in the dark, but it's not practical for me.
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Haha, as long as that 12k is noise-free (not grain, noise noise) then I'd have to agree.
 
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mac66

Senior Member
WeeHector said:
Do you ever feel ashamed when you admit to people that you only have a D3100?

I must admit that I adore telling people I have an entry-level, general public camera that is the cheapest Nikon DSLR you can buy. I just love the look on their faces when they see the macro photos I have taken with it. I am a reverse snob and I love my D3100.
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It's like fishing. My eldest son bought me a nice graphite fly rod a number of years ago. On one of our trips, he noticed I brought along my 25 year old fiberglass rod. "What did you bring that old thing along for? He asked. "Because I know how it casts, and I catch a lot of fish with it!"
 
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patrick in memphis

Senior Member
You can give a dummy a 3000$ camera ....it doesn't mean they are good photographers......man I should add that to my signature...lol.seriously a good photographer understand the basics of composting and could make a great photo with a 50$ camera........hence my large collection of parts...lol
 
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