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<blockquote data-quote="aroy" data-source="post: 643757" data-attributes="member: 16090"><p>Unless the more expensive bodies have some feature that is crimping your style of photography, I see no need for investing in features that you will never use, except for GAS. If you are happy with D3100 controls and have never felt the need for more buttons/wheels/card slots, then unless you shoot liveview at odd angles (D5xxx series), you can stick to D3xxx series. Compared to D3100, D3300 will give you better IQ due to no low pass filter and 24MP images. If you use the built in flash then D3300 is better as the D3400 has lower power flash, else D4300 for marginally lighter body and longer lasting battery. The sensor is practically same in both these bodies.</p><p></p><p>I shoot for the pleasure of it and have plenty of time to use menu to change settings. I have had the D3300 since 2014, and like it much better than my son's D300; which I used before that; in spite of D300 having more focus points and faster AF. Which is not of much use to me as I always use single point AF (90% centre) and Aperture Priority with fixed ISO. Most of my setting changes are Aperture 99% of the time and ISO 1% of the time and that too for longer duration.</p><p></p><p>Based on my use, when I change, I will goo for FF body to get wider shots with wide lenses (and better low light performance), as long as it is as simple and as light as the D3xxx series. (No LCD, no 2nd card, Single wheel, fixed screen).</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>ol</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aroy, post: 643757, member: 16090"] Unless the more expensive bodies have some feature that is crimping your style of photography, I see no need for investing in features that you will never use, except for GAS. If you are happy with D3100 controls and have never felt the need for more buttons/wheels/card slots, then unless you shoot liveview at odd angles (D5xxx series), you can stick to D3xxx series. Compared to D3100, D3300 will give you better IQ due to no low pass filter and 24MP images. If you use the built in flash then D3300 is better as the D3400 has lower power flash, else D4300 for marginally lighter body and longer lasting battery. The sensor is practically same in both these bodies. I shoot for the pleasure of it and have plenty of time to use menu to change settings. I have had the D3300 since 2014, and like it much better than my son's D300; which I used before that; in spite of D300 having more focus points and faster AF. Which is not of much use to me as I always use single point AF (90% centre) and Aperture Priority with fixed ISO. Most of my setting changes are Aperture 99% of the time and ISO 1% of the time and that too for longer duration. Based on my use, when I change, I will goo for FF body to get wider shots with wide lenses (and better low light performance), as long as it is as simple and as light as the D3xxx series. (No LCD, no 2nd card, Single wheel, fixed screen). ol [/QUOTE]
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