D610 or D7200 which one ?

i am going to buy dslr. but bit confuse for model..

if i buy D610 then i will take tamron 24-70 2.8 vc ( with my maximum budget )

if i buy D7200 then i will take kit lens 18-140mm

so guys which i will buy for portrait shoot, baby shoot and family shoot.

I'd go for the D610. Better image quality and ISO performance.

Of both, the D610 is the better cam -quality wise- but if the lens will do well in your preferred situations you'd have to ask someone else.

The Tamron is a great lens for what you are interested in. Would work well off either camera, but the 610 is the way to go if you want full frame and can swing the cost. I was not very impressed with my 18-140 when I used it on my 7100.

I also would recommend the FX D610 if you feel you can afford it! It would be better for your uses than a DX D7200!
If you were shooting birds and macro, the DX can be handy with the crop sensor. But what your shooting the FX D610 would be just great!

I think you need to ask yourself what will I use a new DSLR for? Do you do more portraits? More Landscape shots? More wildlife/bird shots? Both are excellent camera bodies, but each has a designed use to suit the potential photographer's needs. Also, what additional lens do you own/ Are they all compatible with either new camera body? Last, but not least is the budget to buy a new camera body now, plus what you may need to purchase for on going upgrades to your equipment. If you decide you need bigger, better lenses down the road take that into consideration now. Also both create very megapixel files, do you have the capacity on your current computer to process theses large memory eating files? Just some food for thought before you buy.

I will play the devil's advocate here.

If you don't know which one you need or want, how do you think we can?

Will this be your first dslr? If yes, then I'd recommend the D7100 with the 18-140 PLUS the 35 1.8 and the 50 1.8. Then you invest your time learning some photography post processing software.

A camera is just a tool to help you produce images. You can make great pictures with about just any camera like you can make great drawings with any kind of pencils...

You could even buy a second hand D90 or D300 and it could take you quite a while to grow out of them as they are very good cameras with which you can learn.

Since we don't know what your experience with photography is you should NOT take our advice too seriously (even my own ).

Good luck and happy shooting.

Welcome to the forum

Oh I missed that! Welcome to nikonites! I hope you'll enjoy it here with us!

D610 with 24-70 VC

or D7200 with sigma 18-35 ART.

I'm assuming this will all be for personal use and "portrait" doesn't mean you have immediate aspirations of shooting others. With that said, speak to most portrait photographers and they'll tell you that 70mm on a full frame camera is barely a minimum focal length for a good looking portrait. Many use a 70-200mm as their portrait zoom, but that's not going to cover you for your baby and family shots.

So, with that in mind, and given that this is your first DSLR, I strongly recommend the D7200 and 18-140mm. It gives you the effective focal length a 27-210mm would on the D610, so it's going to allow you to shoot just about anything you want. Good lens, great camera. Go with that, learn and save for better glass. You don't need FX to do great portraits, even commercially.

Basically, here is my take on the situation of your dilemma. You speak to people in the store, they will tell you what they would shoot with. You, don't know ISO from Auto on a DSLR. You take to internet to get opinion, (refer back to store). Get same answer, refer back to internet. You, end up with an expensive piece of equipment that you will never use.

If this is the scenario, you are going for... then say what your experience with any SLR would be. Whether or not you understand the workings, and are willing to invest some time in learning how to compose and process the images. A camera regardless of make, model or megapixel will do the same thing. So imagine a real mechanic posed with a problem on a vehicle. Would you rather deal with a person that rationally repair the problem based on the issue at hand and be able to work around and diagnose to the root of the problem, or deal with the person that replaces everything (costly repairs) until they get to the problem.

Same idea. If you have no idea what you are doing, the latest or better tool (FX/Full frame vs DX/APS body sensor/Full frame glass vs DX glass) will not make you an experienced or better shooter. If you are going to try and maximize your purchase, go for the D7XXX and more glass vs a harder stretch of D6XX and one lens.
Greater options yield better rewards.
Think about that when you are making your purchase.

J-see said:

I'd go for the D610. Better image quality and ISO performance.

Of both, the D610 is the better cam -quality wise- but if the lens will do well in your preferred situations you'd have to ask someone else.

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Thank you so much for your reply

rwdflynavy said:

The Tamron is a great lens for what you are interested in. Would work well off either camera, but the 610 is the way to go if you want full frame and can swing the cost. I was not very impressed with my 18-140 when I used it on my 7100.

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Bill16 said:

I also would recommend the FX D610 if you feel you can afford it! It would be better for your uses than a DX D7200!
If you were shooting birds and macro, the DX can be handy with the crop sensor. But what your shooting the FX D610 would be just great!

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SteveB said:

I think you need to ask yourself what will I use a new DSLR for? Do you do more portraits? More Landscape shots? More wildlife/bird shots? Both are excellent camera bodies, but each has a designed use to suit the potential photographer's needs. Also, what additional lens do you own/ Are they all compatible with either new camera body? Last, but not least is the budget to buy a new camera body now, plus what you may need to purchase for on going upgrades to your equipment. If you decide you need bigger, better lenses down the road take that into consideration now. Also both create very megapixel files, do you have the capacity on your current computer to process theses large memory eating files? Just some food for thought before you buy.

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mikew said:

Welcome to the forum

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Bill16 said:

Oh I missed that! Welcome to nikonites! I hope you'll enjoy it here with us!

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rocketman122 said:

D610 with 24-70 VC

or D7200 with sigma 18-35 ART.

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Thank u guys. it really help me for take decision

Marcel said:

I will play the devil's advocate here.

If you don't know which one you need or want, how do you think we can?

Will this be your first dslr? If yes, then I'd recommend the D7100 with the 18-140 PLUS the 35 1.8 and the 50 1.8. Then you invest your time learning some photography post processing software.

A camera is just a tool to help you produce images. You can make great pictures with about just any camera like you can make great drawings with any kind of pencils...

You could even buy a second hand D90 or D300 and it could take you quite a while to grow out of them as they are very good cameras with which you can learn.

Since we don't know what your experience with photography is you should NOT take our advice too seriously (even my own ).

Good luck and happy shooting.

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thanks for reply.

actually i was semi pro before. for fashion shot. but last few years i am totally out of photographer world. no idea where is going hardware and trend etc. i know what is FX and DX . i used before DX and FX too. but now i don't have any gear even. so i pick one DX and one FX which can be meet my budget but it for personal family use not for professional. most wife will use. she is new for dslr

BackdoorHippie said:

I'm assuming this will all be for personal use and "portrait" doesn't mean you have immediate aspirations of shooting others. With that said, speak to most portrait photographers and they'll tell you that 70mm on a full frame camera is barely a minimum focal length for a good looking portrait. Many use a 70-200mm as their portrait zoom, but that's not going to cover you for your baby and family shots.

So, with that in mind, and given that this is your first DSLR, I strongly recommend the D7200 and 18-140mm. It gives you the effective focal length a 27-210mm would on the D610, so it's going to allow you to shoot just about anything you want. Good lens, great camera. Go with that, learn and save for better glass. You don't need FX to do great portraits, even commercially.

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you are correction . mostly i pick 610 caz of lens issue. say like 24-70 2.8. this is type f2.8 lens don't have for DX (only one have as i remember ). in future may be buy 70-200 2.8. . i will need 2.8 lens caz of bokeh and faster issue

biju said:

thanks for reply.

actually i was semi pro before. for fashion shot. but last few years i am totally out of photographer world. no idea where is going hardware and trend etc. i know what is FX and DX . i used before DX and FX too. but now i don't have any gear even. so i pick one DX and one FX which can be meet my budget but it for personal family use not for professional. most wife will use. she is new for dslr

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Ah, then get the FX. And if you can a 35, 50 & 85 prime combination. You can find these in the D instead of AF-S and they might cost less than the 24-70. But a 24-70 is a nice tool to have.

The D7200 is a beast of a camera, but if you can swing the D610 and 24-70/2.8 price starting off the bat, do it. I might suggest also adding in a 85mm prime for portraits, but that's optional.

I also have the 24-120/f4 which I like quite a bit. That might be a good compromise if you need more reach than the 24-70, and the aperture difference from 2.8 to 4 is acceptable.

Either way, howdy and welcome to Nikonites!


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Another vote for the D610

I'll second Charlie's recommandation for the 24-120. The IQ is not that far from the 24-70 and with the 610, going up with iso is not a problem.

Good luck and welcome to this site!