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<blockquote data-quote="skene" data-source="post: 379776" data-attributes="member: 13155">Well before you drop your chunk o' change on that D7100... I'll play devil's advocate one more time and ask the more important question.Besides owning a D5100... what lenses do you own that go with it?&nbsp; While getting a new body with &quot;New bells and whistles&quot; may seem extremely tempting, it just will not make you a better photographer.&nbsp; With all of the mindset that it may be the better purchase, do keep in mind that if you play on the &quot;latest and greatest&quot; you will always be playing that ill game of catch up.The D5100 is not a slouch of a camera at all, and with better glass I'm very sure that it can play with the best of them.&nbsp; However if you say, you own a kit lens and maybe the 55-200 lens, and maybe that important 35mm F1.8 and that would be all to your gear bag...&nbsp; Then I would say your money would be better spent on better glass.&nbsp; Glass and the little rubbery thing behind it is what makes the shot.&nbsp; Not the camera.&nbsp; Unless you find that the camera is lacking in the photos that you take, is when you should replace/upgrade, as while you may think it would be that much better, if you still end up owning kit lenses you really gain nothing and are traveling sideways and not ahead.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="skene, post: 379776, member: 13155"] Well before you drop your chunk o' change on that D7100... I'll play devil's advocate one more time and ask the more important question. Besides owning a D5100... what lenses do you own that go with it? While getting a new body with "New bells and whistles" may seem extremely tempting, it just will not make you a better photographer. With all of the mindset that it may be the better purchase, do keep in mind that if you play on the "latest and greatest" you will always be playing that ill game of catch up. The D5100 is not a slouch of a camera at all, and with better glass I'm very sure that it can play with the best of them. However if you say, you own a kit lens and maybe the 55-200 lens, and maybe that important 35mm F1.8 and that would be all to your gear bag... Then I would say your money would be better spent on better glass. Glass and the little rubbery thing behind it is what makes the shot. Not the camera. Unless you find that the camera is lacking in the photos that you take, is when you should replace/upgrade, as while you may think it would be that much better, if you still end up owning kit lenses you really gain nothing and are traveling sideways and not ahead. [/QUOTE]

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