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<blockquote data-quote="canoneosrebel425" data-source="post: 136191" data-attributes="member: 13715">As a happy <a href="http://2013-new-nikon-d7100-digital-cameras.blogspot.com/2013/04/1-best-price-nikon-d7000-dx-format-cmos.html" target="_blank">Nikon D7000</a> owner for more than two years, I immediately upgraded to the <a href="http://2013-new-nikon-d7100-digital-cameras.blogspot.com/2013/04/1-offer-nikon-d7100-241-mp-dx-format.html" target="_blank">Nikon D7100</a>. Rather than rehash all of the camera specs in this review, I'll focus on what has changed vis-a-vis the previous camera.NEW 24.1 MEGAPIXEL SENSOR, 1.3x CROP MODE, NO AA FILTERAlthough I didn't really care about having more megapixels, there are advantages. The most obvious is cropping and the NEW 1.3x CROP MODE is a nice feature if you are into bird &amp; wildlife photography. This in camera crop converts lens focal length into 1.95 times the 35mm equivalent. (Usually DX cams have a 1.5x crop - this mode delivers and additional 1.3x.) So a 300mm lens that would normally perform as a 450mm on a DX (APS-C sensor) body now performs as a 585mm.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="canoneosrebel425, post: 136191, member: 13715"] As a happy [URL="http://2013-new-nikon-d7100-digital-cameras.blogspot.com/2013/04/1-best-price-nikon-d7000-dx-format-cmos.html"]Nikon D7000[/URL] owner for more than two years, I immediately upgraded to the [URL="http://2013-new-nikon-d7100-digital-cameras.blogspot.com/2013/04/1-offer-nikon-d7100-241-mp-dx-format.html"]Nikon D7100[/URL]. Rather than rehash all of the camera specs in this review, I'll focus on what has changed vis-a-vis the previous camera. NEW 24.1 MEGAPIXEL SENSOR, 1.3x CROP MODE, NO AA FILTER Although I didn't really care about having more megapixels, there are advantages. The most obvious is cropping and the NEW 1.3x CROP MODE is a nice feature if you are into bird & wildlife photography. This in camera crop converts lens focal length into 1.95 times the 35mm equivalent. (Usually DX cams have a 1.5x crop - this mode delivers and additional 1.3x.) So a 300mm lens that would normally perform as a 450mm on a DX (APS-C sensor) body now performs as a 585mm. [/QUOTE]

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