Nikon D5100 Low noise at high ISO is 1,183 ISO wht about Nikon D3200?
DxOMark test gives the D3200 a higher overall score than the D5100 and D7000 (same sensor)! Second highest overall score for a APS-C sensor, question now is will it make it into a more advanced body?
Hi Folks,
I just got back from Hunts Photo in Melrose, MA. The staff were excellent, my compliments.
I've got a D40x right now and I took my 40mm Nikon micro prime lens with me. I shot 2 shots inside of Hunts with the same lens on three cameras, one macro shot and one distance shot within the store. I shot with the D40x, the D3200 and the D5100.
Much to my amazement the D3200 came out on top with the best clarity of the lot.
I then took my SD card home and did some additional pixel crawling and I could clearly see that the D3200 has by far the best resolution of the lot, about twice that of the D40x and about 25% better than the D5100. I felt that the macro shot looked quite similar in all three, however the distance shot clearly had way more resolution and clarity as i zoomed further in.
I expected the D5100 to come out on top, but it didn't. I think I'll be upgrading to the D3200.
My advise to anyone interesting in the D3200 is to do as I did, get a few shots from your old camera and few from the new one with the same lens and of the same subjects.
Does it have HDR like the 5100, no. Does it matter, I don't think so. Do you have all the additional options of the 5100, no, do you need them, you judge. At the end of the day I just was crisper/sharper pictures. I don't even care about it's HD movies, I just want to shoot photos.
Xwing
@D5100Shooter
Higher MP may actually be useful for other users, especially the newbies. You'll know why at Nikon D3200 vs D5100 vs D3100 vs D7000 vs Canon T3i
HI, I am completely new to the DSLR world i used to love my old pentax as a kid and couldnt be kept out of the dark room. however, i have recently decided to get a DSLR as i still love photography and love nikon, had an F5 and still a lot of lenses. i was dead set on the D5100 think it looks perfect for me as not a novice but a bit rusty goood price good features, just seen the d3200 and i am now not so sure. is it worth paying extra for the d3200 when the prices of the d5100 you can get for around £400 with 18-55 lense?
Nikon D3200 vs D5100 - Our Analysis
Take a look at that. The only real benefit that the 3200 has, is that the pictures will have better resolution - well of course they will, it is a 24MP camera. Other than that, the 3200 does not really have any sort of wonderful advantage over the 5100.
Lets face it guys n gals.... is there a bad camera out there ? The quality of todays sensors is outstanding. It would make far more sense to choose a camera for its feature set and build these days. If you want higher image quality I would suggest spending money on better glass.
HI, I am completely new to the DSLR world i used to love my old pentax as a kid and couldnt be kept out of the dark room. however, i have recently decided to get a DSLR as i still love photography and love nikon, had an F5 and still a lot of lenses. i was dead set on the D5100 think it looks perfect for me as not a novice but a bit rusty goood price good features, just seen the d3200 and i am now not so sure. is it worth paying extra for the d3200 when the prices of the d5100 you can get for around £400 with 18-55 lense?
I agree 200% with you on this one. Plus, some people will spend weeks shopping around, looking at reviews, specs, then they get a camera and will not spend time reading the user's manual, learning basic photography nor to learn rudiments of post processing.
I've been told once by a Nikon rep: "camera bodies come and go, but lenses stay".
Ansel Adams produced wonderful photos with cameras that were made of wood and cloth. His equipment could never compete with either the D5100, D3100, or the D3200, yet his results are far better than most of us could ever hope to produce. I think there should be less reliance on the equipment and more attention paid to the eye of the beholder.
If you are a technical photographer, then the pixel differences, etc, may make a difference in your career. But, if you are like me, you just want to create a photo that people will look at and say, "Wow."
And when that happens, I'm willing to bet my camera has very little to do with their expression.