Of course it isn't a low light lens but there comes a point when you can get the shot at f6.3 ISO 6400. I've tried that with my D7100 photographing badgers and it's pushing it too far and IQ is really degraded. If I'd have had a D750 my results would have been better, reach wasn't an issue as the badger came very close, the images were just extremely noisy. Sure a f2.8 lens would have been better still but we've got to make the most of what we've got.
D7100 - D750 conundrum?
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Of course it isn't a low light lens but there comes a point when you can get the shot at f6.3 ISO 6400. I've tried that with my D7100 photographing badgers and it's pushing it too far and IQ is really degraded. If I'd have had a D750 my results would have been better, reach wasn't an issue as the badger came very close, the images were just extremely noisy. Sure a f2.8 lens would have been better still but we've got to make the most of what we've got.
singlerosa_RIP
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I agree with everyone else on keeping the 7100 for birding. I got the 200-500 in September and shot it on my 750 and 7000. A crop on the 750 had better IQ than non crop on the 7000 so I bought a 7200 to replace the D7K. Kinda like an expensive 1.5 teleconverter for all my lenses, plus no anti-aliasing filter.
The 750 is not a better camera than the 7100, in fact even the 810 does not have the pixel density of the 7100. Check out this review https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM__yBZYTbM
Dont get hung up on pixel density,high density is both good and bad,pick one that suits your subject matter,with me and wildlife its MPs for landscape its other things its DR.
The 7100 is on sale from Nikon for $799 right now, and it is a better camera than the 750. If you think that a filter in the camera is going to turn a 150-600mm cheap full sunlight only lens into a better lens, it just aint gonna happen. Get a second 7100, a it really does have higher pixel density than even the D810 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM__yBZYTbM The review is spot on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LM__yBZYTbM Yes the 750 is different ad this is why the 7100 is a better camera. In fact, unless you really need full frame, the 7100 also has a higher pixel density than the D810. Nikon D810 vs. Nikon D7100 - Sensor Comparison
You are wrong,but ime bowing out now before i lose my rag and get banned,you choose a camera to suit your picture taking,your not taking into account or dont understand the other factors.
Now if I were choosing a new camera, the only choice is the D810, for me at least. That said I post crop to some degree nearly all of my photos, thus the full frame camera offers me little in picture quality, as the extra MP in the 810 are on the edges that often get cropped, and as said the 7100's sensor has more pixels per millimeter than the D810 anyway. It's true, and not everyone knows this. I shoot wildlife typically, for a portrait photographer that has time to move a certain distance for his subject, it's a different story.
Gosh darn it. Where were you when I sold my D7100 to buy the D750. Now I have to sell my D750 to buy back the d7100...:cower:
Let me put it another way, since I'm not the best at explaining the differences between the models!
I would say the D750 is a better camera for it's designed purpose than the D7100 is for it's designed purpose! I own the D7100 and I would rather give it away for free, than to sell my D800E! Lol The D7100 is a great camera, but it is only different than the FX models, not better! For a landscape or as mentioned a portrait photographer, the FX wins hands down! But for subjects that require reach, the DX comes into it's own, shining bright for it's affordability for this purpose!
But a FX can do very well too at reach, but costs much more for lenses long enough to compare with DX reach! But when even in reach, due to compensating lens, the FX will out shine the DX due to the abilities of the larger sensor!
This is just my opinion, but I firmly believe it is right! But regardless, people should buy whatever version makes them happy, no matter what the reasons! Lol
I would say the D750 is a better camera for it's designed purpose than the D7100 is for it's designed purpose! I own the D7100 and I would rather give it away for free, than to sell my D800E! Lol
The D7100 is a great camera, but it is only different than the FX models, not better! For a landscape or as mentioned a portrait photographer, the FX wins hands down! But for subjects that require reach, the DX comes into it's own, shining bright for it's affordability for this purpose!But a FX can do very well too at reach, but costs much more for lenses long enough to compare with DX reach! But when even in reach, due to compensating lens, the FX will out shine the DX due to the abilities of the larger sensor!
This is just my opinion, but I firmly believe it is right! But regardless, people should buy whatever version makes them happy, no matter what the reasons! Lol
That's ok. I made the mistake, now I have to live it. How else am I gonna learn?:encouragement:Hey, no problem buddy! I'll be glad to trade your D7100 back for your D750! Lol