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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 356986" data-attributes="member: 9240">Reflecting on my post I just want to say that the wording of it is direct, but should in no way be taken as if I think it was a stupid question to ask and it shouldn't have been asked until you knew everything you wanted to know.  What I am saying is that if we're not sure, and we're not 100% comfortable with making the decision on our own (something we know in our heads and hearts) then asking a bunch of internet geeks what they think isn't always the best way to get an informed opinion, particularly if you don't know how to filter.  There's a lot of good information here, and when it gets close to decision time if you're 51/49 on something and need a shove one way or another you can get that here.  But internet forums are long on opinion and often short on details, so dig deep on your own, and dig in many as many places as you can.  But also know, just because you do, you're still not guaranteed to make the right decision.  I let one feature (small buffer) cloud my vision so much that I opted for the D800 instead of the D7100 as a wildlife camera.  I wound up with a great camera that gave me massive RAW files that I was perpetually cropping in Lightroom (which doesn't trim file size) to get a 16MP DX image instead of 24MP's.  15 months later I bought a refurb D7100 and have only bitched about the buffer once in 4 months, and it's been my go-to street camera.  The D800 is literally on a shelf waiting for me to sell it (on the fence) while shooting with a D610 as my full frame.  But hey, I've only sold one lens in 4 years, and I regret that (28-300mm - wish I had it for street, which I didn't shoot at the time).</blockquote>

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