I just found a great deal on a D7100 to use as a second body to go along with my D800. The reason is that in the month I've had the 800 I put 8000 cycles on it and at that rate in a year I'd have 100,000. So to take out on exploratory shoots I picked up the 7100 to use. My question is, will the quality be significantly less on the 7100? Also as I have all fx lenses will they also be less useful as the focal length will be different with the APS-C sensor. I'm just wondering if I made a bonehead purchase or not....Thanks all!
New D7100 to go with my D800
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8000 shots in a month is quite a lot. Are they all single shots, or long bursts?
It depends on what you want to use the D7100 for.
. If it is to check the lighting, it will work.
. If for composition, then it will not.
. If you are shooting fast action in bursts, it will be much better.
Regarding lenses, you will have less area on the sensor compared to the FX sensor. Framing wise it will be as though you are shooting with FL of 1.5 times, that is 35mm will give area of 50mm, 100mm of 150mm etc. This is a boon if you shoot with long lenses, but a bust if shooting with wides.
It depends on what you want to use the D7100 for.
. If it is to check the lighting, it will work.
. If for composition, then it will not.
. If you are shooting fast action in bursts, it will be much better.
Regarding lenses, you will have less area on the sensor compared to the FX sensor. Framing wise it will be as though you are shooting with FL of 1.5 times, that is 35mm will give area of 50mm, 100mm of 150mm etc. This is a boon if you shoot with long lenses, but a bust if shooting with wides.
No, it is not a bonehead purchase. Those are the two bodies I have and they complement each other nicely. Quality will not be an issue. Your FX lenses will work fine, just keep the 1.5 crop factor in mind and remember what that does to your FOV (does NOT affect focal length). I actually use my d7100 more than my d800 at the moment.
I started out with a D90 then upgraded to a D610 (still have the D90). No, it isn't a bad decision at all. At least you have the 14-24mm lens which is somewhat wide on the D7100. If you really need anything wider for it, you can always opt for a wider DX lens.
So what do you shoot that requires such a high amount of shutter actuations?
So what do you shoot that requires such a high amount of shutter actuations?
Mostly bursts for bracketing in case I wanted to experiment with HDR photography. I'm well aware of the focal length difference, but I simply could not afford another full frame camera so I wanted to get a nice DX that would have most of the features of the D800. As far as composition, I don't see how it would really hinder me and it might be good experience to be able to create on both formats.
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The D7100 just arrived and it's a sunny day, so I'm going to head out and try and see what I can do with it. My plan is to first familiarize myself with it and then use it for preliminary shoots and use the D800 for critical shoots and in places I know I will not be in again. Again, I consider these as tools and I simply want to use them as creatively as possible. Part of that process is technical and after that more creative as I improve my eye and post processing skills.
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Thanks for the input Steve. One question, Does the focal length difference appear in the viewfinder? In other words will I see the composition I frame e.g.. My 50mm is now a 75mm so will I see the 75mm as I shoot?
sonicbuffalo_RIP
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no.....your field of view may be around a 75 or so (I'm not the best in math), but you're still shooting a 50 mm. The only difference is the field of view. It's 1.5 on the D7100 as compared to a ff sensor. Is that what you are wondering?
I have both the 7100 and 800. I mainly use the 7100 when I want reach and higher resolution such as wildlife ( yes you get more resolution unless have long enough glass to fill the FX frame). The image quality on the 7100 is very good and if it was my only camera I wouldn't be unhappy. I only use FX glass on my 7100 such as my 70-200 for reach. I also use my 16-35 which goes from being an ultra wide on the 800 to a general purpose standard lens on the 7100.
If your taking 8000 shots in a month it's a bit over the top. At 30 secs per image to review in post it would take 66 hours. I suggest you slow down and save that shutter mechanism.
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If your taking 8000 shots in a month it's a bit over the top. At 30 secs per image to review in post it would take 66 hours. I suggest you slow down and save that shutter mechanism.
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Yes, you will see what you get. The FOV will be equivalent to a 75mm on the D800 but you will still have the DOF of a 50mm.
PaulPosition
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Yes, that's the beauty of a reflex camera.
(Edited to add : talking about the dx crop factor (1.5) here. I don't know about the d7100 special "crop-mode" (1.3) however, but I doubt it would show in the viewfinder...)
(Edited to add : talking about the dx crop factor (1.5) here. I don't know about the d7100 special "crop-mode" (1.3) however, but I doubt it would show in the viewfinder...)
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Yes, unless you use one of the in-camera crop modes (like the 1.3x crop mode that PaulPosition mentioned which gives you a total 2x crop).