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<blockquote data-quote="JayD" data-source="post: 485413" data-attributes="member: 40428"><p>mikew, you are absolutely spot on, I would like to have a mixture of the specs from the D5*** & D7*** but unfortunately, thats not gonna happen. Some points to ponder.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The D5500 has these better specs (for my consideration) -</p><p>(1) The low light (ISO) capability of the D5500 is far ahead of the D7100 with the Sony sensor superior to the Toshiba sensor. Same for DR. Image quality (ISO + DR + Color depth) is supposed to be better with the Sony sensor. But does it actually translate much in actual photography since I expect I will not be printing.</p><p>(2) So far as weight & Size - I was very comfortable with the D3100, same goes with the D5500 in comparision with the D7100. I wish I could just use maybe just a 18mm 1.8 lens, if it was available.</p><p>(3) Expeed 4 vs the older Expeed 3 in D7100</p><p>(4) Slightly cheaper compared to the 7100</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The D7100 has these better specs (for my consideration) -</p><p>(1) Much better ease of use with the top lcd</p><p>(2) 51 focus points with 15 cross types vs 39 & 9. But I am quite used to using the center cross hair and framing. But how better is the Multi-CAM 3500DX in the D7100 vs the Multi-CAM 4800DX AF in the D5500 ?</p><p>(3) The live view LCD has higher resolution </p><p></p><p>Almost same in both the cameras -</p><p>(1) Both can do bracketing but the 7100 has max 5 vs the 3 in the 5500. I am getting a feeling that I will have to manually do bracketing even with the 7100 to get the best results - maybe, not sure.</p><p></p><p></p><p>D5500 specs that dont matter much to me - </p><p>(1) Tilt screen & touch screen is fine but I can do without them. </p><p>(2) Again, I have no use for Wifi.</p><p>(3) Dont need GPS.</p><p>(4) Better video at 60p.</p><p></p><p></p><p>D7100 specs that dont matter much to me -</p><p>(1) Body motor is fine but I will probably never use it since my lens collection will be all motorised and I dont want to carry too many lenses around, increases my holiday baggage.</p><p>(2) Weather sealing is fine but again I wouldnt take a chance in the rain.</p><p>(3) Dual SD Card slot - not a big deal for me</p><p>(4) Minimum shutter speed of 1/8000 vs 1/4000 - not a big deal for me</p><p>(5) Slightly higher frame rate</p><p></p><p></p><p>Now, does the D7100 three specs (specs which matter to me) translate into the extra cost ? I need a camera with easy photo taking functionality combined with better image quality (though I am absolutely sure, I wont be able to tell the APS-C camera if a photo was shown to me without the exif.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JayD, post: 485413, member: 40428"] mikew, you are absolutely spot on, I would like to have a mixture of the specs from the D5*** & D7*** but unfortunately, thats not gonna happen. Some points to ponder. The D5500 has these better specs (for my consideration) - (1) The low light (ISO) capability of the D5500 is far ahead of the D7100 with the Sony sensor superior to the Toshiba sensor. Same for DR. Image quality (ISO + DR + Color depth) is supposed to be better with the Sony sensor. But does it actually translate much in actual photography since I expect I will not be printing. (2) So far as weight & Size - I was very comfortable with the D3100, same goes with the D5500 in comparision with the D7100. I wish I could just use maybe just a 18mm 1.8 lens, if it was available. (3) Expeed 4 vs the older Expeed 3 in D7100 (4) Slightly cheaper compared to the 7100 The D7100 has these better specs (for my consideration) - (1) Much better ease of use with the top lcd (2) 51 focus points with 15 cross types vs 39 & 9. But I am quite used to using the center cross hair and framing. But how better is the Multi-CAM 3500DX in the D7100 vs the Multi-CAM 4800DX AF in the D5500 ? (3) The live view LCD has higher resolution Almost same in both the cameras - (1) Both can do bracketing but the 7100 has max 5 vs the 3 in the 5500. I am getting a feeling that I will have to manually do bracketing even with the 7100 to get the best results - maybe, not sure. D5500 specs that dont matter much to me - (1) Tilt screen & touch screen is fine but I can do without them. (2) Again, I have no use for Wifi. (3) Dont need GPS. (4) Better video at 60p. D7100 specs that dont matter much to me - (1) Body motor is fine but I will probably never use it since my lens collection will be all motorised and I dont want to carry too many lenses around, increases my holiday baggage. (2) Weather sealing is fine but again I wouldnt take a chance in the rain. (3) Dual SD Card slot - not a big deal for me (4) Minimum shutter speed of 1/8000 vs 1/4000 - not a big deal for me (5) Slightly higher frame rate Now, does the D7100 three specs (specs which matter to me) translate into the extra cost ? I need a camera with easy photo taking functionality combined with better image quality (though I am absolutely sure, I wont be able to tell the APS-C camera if a photo was shown to me without the exif. [/QUOTE]
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