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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 615617" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>I recently retired my D300 for a D7100. I did it in mind that that would be the last DX camera I needed for long distance Nature Photography. My D700 is still trucking along after over 5 years and I don't see a need to upgrade it any time soon. If I do I will probably get a D3X. High ISO is not an area where I tend to photograph so I don't need anything past that. It would be a waste to go with a D4 or D5 for me. </p><p></p><p>I agree with the author's assessment. Many cameras are getting "bloated" with high MP sensors. Honestly, unless you are going to do BANNER SIZED images, why do you need anything more than say 24 MP?? I have had billboards made from client work I did with the D700 and they look just fine to me. And for <em>REALLY</em> critical client work I toss digital aside and go to the <em>"gold standard"</em>, the Hasselblad, anyway. I think Nikon and Canon both are guilty of not listening to their consumers on what they want. They are still playing the MP game.</p><p></p><p>As for lenses, I have AI/AIS from 16mm fisheye to 600mm super telephoto and pretty much everything in between. My purely mechanical and <em>absolutely reliable</em> lenses will last me until I no longer want or am able to do photography.</p><p></p><p>As for camera phones replacing<em> REAL</em> cameras, well I will just keep my thoughts on that to my self so as not to offend any <em>"phone phreaks"</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 615617, member: 12827"] I recently retired my D300 for a D7100. I did it in mind that that would be the last DX camera I needed for long distance Nature Photography. My D700 is still trucking along after over 5 years and I don't see a need to upgrade it any time soon. If I do I will probably get a D3X. High ISO is not an area where I tend to photograph so I don't need anything past that. It would be a waste to go with a D4 or D5 for me. I agree with the author's assessment. Many cameras are getting "bloated" with high MP sensors. Honestly, unless you are going to do BANNER SIZED images, why do you need anything more than say 24 MP?? I have had billboards made from client work I did with the D700 and they look just fine to me. And for [I]REALLY[/I] critical client work I toss digital aside and go to the [I]"gold standard"[/I], the Hasselblad, anyway. I think Nikon and Canon both are guilty of not listening to their consumers on what they want. They are still playing the MP game. As for lenses, I have AI/AIS from 16mm fisheye to 600mm super telephoto and pretty much everything in between. My purely mechanical and [I]absolutely reliable[/I] lenses will last me until I no longer want or am able to do photography. As for camera phones replacing[I] REAL[/I] cameras, well I will just keep my thoughts on that to my self so as not to offend any [I]"phone phreaks"[/I] [/QUOTE]
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