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D7100 "too much" camera to start with?
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<blockquote data-quote="crycocyon" data-source="post: 214565" data-attributes="member: 13076"><p>So here's my take. When I had a D700 my wife was bugging me to use it and I wasn't too keen. So I got her a D7000. I had at the time considered a D5100 but one thing I was concerned about was if she bumped it or dropped it a short distance. I wanted something a little bit more rugged and the D7000/D7100 have metal in the bodies and are weather-sealed like the higher end models. So I thought ok so if it gets a little wet by mistake or bumped around when she's having fun with her friends, then I don't have to worry as much about it. The bonus for me was that I got a pretty good back up camera to my then D700 and now D800. The focus is fast, exposure is amazing, and just overall the size and capability makes it a very rewarding package for more casual shooting. It was my wife's first camera ever and she wasn't a photographer apart from with her iPhone. I just put it in program or aperture priority and she does fine with it. She never consults the menu, for example, but gets very nice shots of her friends with it. I also got her a battery grip because my D700 at the time had one and she wouldn't settle for anything less than something like my camera, LOL. So there are my two bits....</p><p></p><p>Oh ya, and the D7000 had the internal focus motor and the D5100 did not and I wanted full compatibility with all AF Nikon lenses.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crycocyon, post: 214565, member: 13076"] So here's my take. When I had a D700 my wife was bugging me to use it and I wasn't too keen. So I got her a D7000. I had at the time considered a D5100 but one thing I was concerned about was if she bumped it or dropped it a short distance. I wanted something a little bit more rugged and the D7000/D7100 have metal in the bodies and are weather-sealed like the higher end models. So I thought ok so if it gets a little wet by mistake or bumped around when she's having fun with her friends, then I don't have to worry as much about it. The bonus for me was that I got a pretty good back up camera to my then D700 and now D800. The focus is fast, exposure is amazing, and just overall the size and capability makes it a very rewarding package for more casual shooting. It was my wife's first camera ever and she wasn't a photographer apart from with her iPhone. I just put it in program or aperture priority and she does fine with it. She never consults the menu, for example, but gets very nice shots of her friends with it. I also got her a battery grip because my D700 at the time had one and she wouldn't settle for anything less than something like my camera, LOL. So there are my two bits.... Oh ya, and the D7000 had the internal focus motor and the D5100 did not and I wanted full compatibility with all AF Nikon lenses. [/QUOTE]
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