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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted" data-source="post: 353309" data-attributes="member: 29753">As Jake mentioned, you are not comparing like with like.We take the D7100 which is at the top of it's game in the DX range against the D3300 which is as good as Nikon can make while hitting a price point. (I doubt Nikon make very much money at all on the D3300.) You compare that by taking the cheapest model in the FX range &amp; expecting to discount that by 2/3. I'm not sure how you came to that, but sit &amp; think about it for a few minutes.The biggest cost in a DSLR is the sensor, so any camera with an FX camera will be more expensive than a DX camera. From a marketing perspective, if you are charging over £1000 for a camera body, then you may as well pop on some extra features &amp; take advantage of the larger sensor. I also feel that there should be an obvious upgrade progression. So D3300 to D7100 to D610 to D810 perhaps. In that example, the D610 must appear to be a better featured camera than the D7100, otherwise the owner may not be tempted to make the very expensive switch at that price point.<a href="http://photographylife.com/nikon-dx-vs-fx" target="_blank">Nikon DX vs FX</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deleted, post: 353309, member: 29753"] As Jake mentioned, you are not comparing like with like. We take the D7100 which is at the top of it's game in the DX range against the D3300 which is as good as Nikon can make while hitting a price point. (I doubt Nikon make very much money at all on the D3300.) You compare that by taking the cheapest model in the FX range & expecting to discount that by 2/3. I'm not sure how you came to that, but sit & think about it for a few minutes. The biggest cost in a DSLR is the sensor, so any camera with an FX camera will be more expensive than a DX camera. From a marketing perspective, if you are charging over £1000 for a camera body, then you may as well pop on some extra features & take advantage of the larger sensor. I also feel that there should be an obvious upgrade progression. So D3300 to D7100 to D610 to D810 perhaps. In that example, the D610 must appear to be a better featured camera than the D7100, otherwise the owner may not be tempted to make the very expensive switch at that price point. [URL="http://photographylife.com/nikon-dx-vs-fx"]Nikon DX vs FX[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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