Suggestions, ideas and thoughts needed.

[grandpaw]

Looking for thoughts on my situation. I have a D600 and a D7000 with lenses for both FX & DX cameras. What I am trying to decide is if I should go totally full frame or just upgrade my D7000 to a 24MP D7100 so I will have the crop factor available to me with the larger Mega Pics for cropping or just sell all the DX stuff and go strictly full frame. All ideas and suggestions are welcome to help me make this decision. I NEED INPUT from everyone!!!! I do sell my images and frequently make canvas prints that are 2ft by 3ft in size and also sometimes make one picture into three big canvas panels to place on a wall for display. I'm trying to decide which way to go and need your ideas.

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[STM]

Were it me, I would ditch all of the DX stuff and use the money you make from the sale to add another FX body and/or get FX equivalents of the DX lenses I had. If you really miss DX and the crop factor down the road, you can always pick up a used DX body.

 

[Carroll]

Looking for thoughts on my situation. I have a D600 and a D7000 with lenses for both FX & DX cameras. What I am trying to decide is if I should go totally full frame or just upgrade my D7000 to a 24MP D7100 so I will have the crop factor available to me with the larger Mega Pics for cropping or just sell all the DX stuff and go strictly full frame. All ideas and suggestions are welcome to help me make this decision. I NEED INPUT from everyone!!!! I do sell my images and frequently make canvas prints that are 2ft by 3ft in size and also sometimes make one picture into three big canvas panels to place on a wall for display. I'm trying to decide which way to go and need your ideas.

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I am not even in the same Photography League as you, Jeff, however, here are some questions that I would probably ask myself, if I were in the same situation. (Which will never happen, I am sure...) :calm:

1. DX or FX...which system will do everything that you need to do?
2. If you sold your DX "stuff", perhaps you could upgrade your FX body?
3. If you could just take one camera to the most important event you have ever attended, which would you choose?
4. Which would you miss the most if some low-life stole all your equipment?
5. You have probably read much more than the below article...perhaps it will help if you have not.

Nikon D7100 vs D600

Hobbyist Recommendation:
There is no cure for NAS. Accept your condition, and get a 7100, *and* a 750. :saturn:

Jeff, I am glad you are on this forum. I enjoy your images, even though I don't click "like" on all of them. Your D7000 tips are teaching me to learn more about my camera, and I appreciate your efforts.

Good luck with your decision...

 

[Moab Man]

I shoot both the D600 and D7100. When I am shooting sports, the D600 can't compare in reach without a substantial monetary leap to attain the same reach on an FX body. When shooting portraits or in low light the D600 is king. I will always have a foot in both DX and and FX bodies. However, I will always keep both feet in FX lenses.

 

[singlerosa_RIP]

I also have the 600 and 7000. But all my glass is FX. I kept the 7000 as a backup and to use as a second body when I want to have 2 lenses ready to shoot. If my D7000 shot craps, I don't know what I'd get. The 7100 sounds like the most economical path and gives you the reach you enjoy with the 7000 plus additional cropping capability.

 

[Don Kuykendall_RIP]

Having both a D7000 and a D7100 I can tell you the difference is great. I don't think you would regret the D7100.

 

[Marcel]

Jeff, if I was you, I'd stick around with both formats. Seeing you do birds with the Tamzooka, you would loose too much if you went FX exclusively. If you want to upgrade, then the 7100 would be an IQ improvement over the 7000, just how much I don't know though since I've never used the 7100. Pixel count seems to lead us to more, but in real life, a good shot is a good shot, even with a bit of noise. I'd rather spend my money on travel to get these shots than on newer (read more pixels) that I'd stare at in my living room.
Opinions will vary from others and that's quite normal too. In the end, you'll be deciding.

Good luck and don't rush it, you're shots are fine as they are and they sell... Would you sell more with a new body? I sincerely doubt it.

 

[Krs_2007]

Jeff, for what it's worth, I shoot a ton of sports pictures and the 600 is fantastic at this point for me. The only downside is no second body, so I have been pondering adding one. At first I was leaning towards the 7100, but not in a big hurry just yet. The thing that concerns me is the buffer.

If nikon doesn't come out with a fix for that then I might pick up a 750 due the high ISO ability.

With that said I don't think the high ISO ability would be an issue for you, so if I were you then I would get the 7100, unless you want to sit on the sidelines with me to see if nikon does come out with something.

I won't wait long, so if nothing comes out or is announced by May or June then I might just pick up another current body. I will be traveling to NY next summer for a baseball tournament and don't want to make the trip with one body, so I have a few months to wait.

It's a tough decision for sure.


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[J-see]

I have been thinking about ditching the D3300 and going completely full with the D750 but for bird close-up or macro shots the DX clearly has the advantage.

 

[Scott Murray]

Jeff, if I was you, I'd stick around with both formats. Seeing you do birds with the Tamzooka, you would loose too much if you went FX exclusively. If you want to upgrade, then the 7100 would be an IQ improvement over the 7000, just how much I don't know though since I've never used the 7100. Pixel count seems to lead us to more, but in real life, a good shot is a good shot, even with a bit of noise. I'd rather spend my money on travel to get these shots than on newer (read more pixels) that I'd stare at in my living room.
Opinions will vary from others and that's quite normal too. In the end, you'll be deciding.

Good luck and don't rush it, you're shots are fine as they are and they sell... Would you sell more with a new body? I sincerely doubt it.

I agree with Marcel keep both, I wish I still had a DX for my wildlife shots.

 

[hark]

I also have the 600 and 7000. But all my glass is FX. I kept the 7000 as a backup and to use as a second body when I want to have 2 lenses ready to shoot. If my D7000 shot craps, I don't know what I'd get. The 7100 sounds like the most economical path and gives you the reach you enjoy with the 7000 plus additional cropping capability.

My main camera is the D610 but my D7100 has its place. Specifically the D7100 will excel with macro and telephoto shots. That's an advantage of DX because you won't need extension tubes or cropping like you possibly would need for comparable macro and telephoto shots on FX. Like singlerosa, I also only use FX glass.

 

[Deezey]

Mmmm.....if I could I would drop DX and pick up a D810. Won't lose much over the D7000 in crop mode....and the D810 can do so much more.

Just what I would do....

 

[Michael J.]

Looking for thoughts on my situation. I have a D600 and a D7000 with lenses for both FX & DX cameras. What I am trying to decide is if I should go totally full frame or just upgrade my D7000 to a 24MP D7100 so I will have the crop factor available to me with the larger Mega Pics for cropping or just sell all the DX stuff and go strictly full frame.

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To makle a decisiion or to give an advice is all about knowing the reason why this came up in your mind, what are you missing?

 

[Marcel]

Mmmm.....if I could I would drop DX and pick up a D810. Won't lose much over the D7000 in crop mode....and the D810 can do so much more.

Just what I would do....

Yes, but you can buy 3 D7100 for the price of 1 D810...

 

[grandpaw]

To makle a decisiion or to give an advice is all about knowing the reason why this came up in your mind, what are you missing?

I sell larger prints and with the 16mp images if I have to crop much it can cause problems with bigger prints.

 

[Deezey]

True. But if you are going strictly FX....and would no longer have a second body....why not a D810. Given I don't know the OP's budget or whatnot. But if going full FX...its what I would do considering I have the D610 and the D90....

 

[hark]

I sell larger prints and with the 16mp images if I have to crop much it can cause problems with bigger prints.

This is helpful info to know. So you use the D7000 but crop some of its images? If you upgraded to another FX body, how much cropping do you think you might do because if you are already cropping the DX photos, you might need to crop an even greater area on an FX photo to make it comparable to a DX image. What about upgrading to longer lenses instead?

 

[grandpaw]

This is helpful info to know. So you use the D7000 but crop some of its images? If you upgraded to another FX body, how much cropping do you think you might do because if you are already cropping the DX photos, you might need to crop an even greater area on an FX photo to make it comparable to a DX image. What about upgrading to longer lenses instead?

I have the Tamron 150-600mm lens.

 

[hrstrat57]

As one who recently built my dream kit of D300/D700 but also considered a D7100/D610 combo I would do a D7100 upgrade were I in your shoes....

The D7000's still fetch decent prices and sell easily on my local Craigslist and should provide you with a nice downpayment on the D7100 which is currently dealeo as a refurb on Nikon website.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Do you see a need for FX as your sole system or are you without realizing it getting caught up in the next step is all FX scenario,the different formats are different tools only you know which tools you use.