D7100 to D750?

Pebbleheed

Senior Member
I've been using a D7100 for a while now. I love it. It's the best camera I've owned so far in both canon and nikon.

I tend to do street photography, landscape and portraits. I currently own the Tamron 70-300 vc lens and the tamron 17-50.

The 7100 does a good job but I'm always envious of the shots I see from full frame cameras. I prefer the Bokeh effects of full frame that they seem to pull of with ease compared to what I can achieve on DX. I also like shooting wide glass and FX seems better for this.

I would prefer a bigger buffer than the 7100 has as occasionally it frustrates me.

I love the look of the D750. But it's a lot of cash. I'm in two minds. Do I sell the D7100 and get a D750 or keep the D7100 and get more lenses?

I know I'd have to change the 17-50 lens and would probably go for the Tamron 28-75 if I could find one (seems hard for some reason) to replace it.

I know ultimately it's down to my own preferences but I'd like to hear from others on this. Any thoughts?
 

Marcel

Happily retired
Staff member
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If you like street photography, you MUST have a 35 1.8 or the sigma 30 1.4. After using it for a while, I think you might be very happy with your current setup.
 

Pebbleheed

Senior Member
I toyed with the idea of the 35. It does look like a decent street lens. I just wasn't sure if I'd use my tamron over it.

I've read the 35 is poor with the bokeh, but potentially a good street lens.

The sigma is expensive but of course less than a D750.
 

Moab Man

Senior Member
Not something I would normally ever say as I love my D7100 more than my full frame because it fits more of what I shoot than my D600. However, I need to have both in my stable for my different photography needs. But, based on what you put down, I would really consider doing what you need to do to step over to the D750 if you're after the bokeh the full frame can do so easily.
 

BackdoorArts

Senior Member
Bokeh is more a factor of the lens than the camera - what you gain with the FX camera is one stop of Depth of Field. That contributes to bokeh, but is not in and of itself responsible for it.

Here's a shot I took with the D610...

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The reason I post it is that it was taken at f4.5 with a 24-120mm f4 (not a lens vaunted for its gorgeous bokeh). Crop that center section to DX size and you're still getting that bokeh with that lens at that aperture.

The D7100 is a great camera, and can hold its own until you start going into low light situations (it's still great for a DX camera, but can't hold a candle to the D610 and definitely not the D750 over ISO 1600). The lack of an anti-aliasing filter gives you great sharpness, so if you find the right glass you should be fine with what you've got and get bokeh out the wazoo.
 

Pebbleheed

Senior Member
Maybe a new lens would be the better option then.

I'd love a really sharp lens that produces some nice street shots with decent dof appearance and still maintains sharp images. I thought the best way to do this was the 750 but maybe not then?
 

singlerosa_RIP

Senior Member
I agree with Moab. I bought a D600 about 18 months ago to join my D7000 kit. Can't speak to the awesomeness of the 750, but FX will give you the bokeh and wide capability you're looking for. Good glass helps.
 

Pebbleheed

Senior Member
I agree with Moab. I bought a D600 about 18 months ago to join my D7000 kit. Can't speak to the awesomeness of the 750, but FX will give you the bokeh and wide capability you're looking for. Good glass helps.

If I was to go D750 what lens or lenses would you recommend with it based on what I was aiming for?
 
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