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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 456532" data-attributes="member: 24285">I went back and forth on this DX-FX debate last year when I wanted to upgrade from my D5100.&nbsp; In my case I was weighing the D7100 vs D610.&nbsp; The D610 won the debate in my head.&nbsp; The deciding factor was when I was in the camera store with both cameras on the counter in front of me, picked up one, and then the other.&nbsp; My dearly beloved wife of 39 years says to me &quot;don't settle for less than what you really want to save a few dollars&quot;.&nbsp; That did it.&nbsp; the D610 went home with me.Would the D7100 have served me well - absolutely - to the point I'm considering adding a D7100 to my collection at some point when funds will allow.&nbsp; As for FX Glass -&nbsp; yes that costs as much as the camera and more - if you let it.&nbsp; I have since bought my first lens that was over a grand (24-70 2.8 Tamron).&nbsp; And have a couple of bits of FX glass in the $500-600 range.&nbsp; But much of my collection came in far less.&nbsp; If you are willing to use vintage glass (the new DSLR's can give old glass a new lease on life) and if you are willing to go further and try manual focus - you can get some dang fine glass for a lot less.&nbsp; Most will not have silent wave motors or VR or other new tech but they with a little skill you can coax some brilliant images out of these old bits of glass using new tech camera. It is not an easy answer.&nbsp; Best I can say is I went FX last year and do not regret it one little bit.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 456532, member: 24285"] I went back and forth on this DX-FX debate last year when I wanted to upgrade from my D5100. In my case I was weighing the D7100 vs D610. The D610 won the debate in my head. The deciding factor was when I was in the camera store with both cameras on the counter in front of me, picked up one, and then the other. My dearly beloved wife of 39 years says to me "don't settle for less than what you really want to save a few dollars". That did it. the D610 went home with me. Would the D7100 have served me well - absolutely - to the point I'm considering adding a D7100 to my collection at some point when funds will allow. As for FX Glass - yes that costs as much as the camera and more - if you let it. I have since bought my first lens that was over a grand (24-70 2.8 Tamron). And have a couple of bits of FX glass in the $500-600 range. But much of my collection came in far less. If you are willing to use vintage glass (the new DSLR's can give old glass a new lease on life) and if you are willing to go further and try manual focus - you can get some dang fine glass for a lot less. Most will not have silent wave motors or VR or other new tech but they with a little skill you can coax some brilliant images out of these old bits of glass using new tech camera. It is not an easy answer. Best I can say is I went FX last year and do not regret it one little bit. [/QUOTE]

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