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The Right Order of Things-DX first, then FX?
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<blockquote data-quote="lokatz" data-source="post: 650616" data-attributes="member: 43924"><p>Hi Dave,</p><p></p><p>In a private message, you asked me how well the D90 did for me and why I switched to the D7100. Hope it's ok to make this public - I thought others might benefit from this discussion, as well.</p><p></p><p>Two factors made me switch: sensor resolution and AF speed. As far as sensor resolution goes, I generally think some of us photographers go over board with how important it is. Few of us ever print very large sizes, and I still have some very nice shots taken with my D90 and printed at 24"x36" or so where I can't find any flaws because of the resolution being too low. IMHO, 12 megapixels are enough for most pictures. The only reason I wanted higher resolution was the ability to crop more when desired. I do quite a bit of wildlife and bird shooting where it is usually difficult to fill the frame, so cropping on a D7100 leaves a lot more resolution than it does on a D90. The same is true for street photography and other shooting situations where you don't have the time to compose the shot exactly the way you want it - you'll often want to crop afterwards, so more resolution is your friend.</p><p></p><p>AF speed does not really matter in landscape or architecture work, but with street/people/wildlife/..., it matters big time. The D7100 is quite a bit faster in focusing than the D90 is; the D7200 is again a bit faster, though by a smaller margin.</p><p></p><p>To the most part, other differences between the two bodies really didn't matter to me. I never use the effect modes on the D7100, the programmable user modes are a bit of a convenience but in my view don't make much of a difference, and I don't shoot higher than ISO 3200 with the D7100 anyway, so the fact that you could push it further really does not matter (though the slightly lower noise at high ISOs is nice). There are surprisingly few differences in other specs between these two, and none of them are big enough for me to care much either way.</p><p></p><p>Did I get what I expected? Absolutely as far as resolution goes. 24MP are just fine for me now; in fact, the 21MP on the D500 I later added are plenty, but the D90's 12MP just were not enough.</p><p></p><p>As far as AF speed goes, the step was big but not big enough for me. That's because in wildlife shooting, the difference between the D500 and the D7100 is possibly even greater than the one between D7100 and D90, so the D7100 still left me a bit disappointed in that department. Today, my D500 always gets the long lens; the D7100 does everything else and I am still very happy with it. With the subjects you listed, the step from the D90 to the D7200 may be just right, though, so this could be a don't care.</p><p></p><p>Lothar</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lokatz, post: 650616, member: 43924"] Hi Dave, In a private message, you asked me how well the D90 did for me and why I switched to the D7100. Hope it's ok to make this public - I thought others might benefit from this discussion, as well. Two factors made me switch: sensor resolution and AF speed. As far as sensor resolution goes, I generally think some of us photographers go over board with how important it is. Few of us ever print very large sizes, and I still have some very nice shots taken with my D90 and printed at 24"x36" or so where I can't find any flaws because of the resolution being too low. IMHO, 12 megapixels are enough for most pictures. The only reason I wanted higher resolution was the ability to crop more when desired. I do quite a bit of wildlife and bird shooting where it is usually difficult to fill the frame, so cropping on a D7100 leaves a lot more resolution than it does on a D90. The same is true for street photography and other shooting situations where you don't have the time to compose the shot exactly the way you want it - you'll often want to crop afterwards, so more resolution is your friend. AF speed does not really matter in landscape or architecture work, but with street/people/wildlife/..., it matters big time. The D7100 is quite a bit faster in focusing than the D90 is; the D7200 is again a bit faster, though by a smaller margin. To the most part, other differences between the two bodies really didn't matter to me. I never use the effect modes on the D7100, the programmable user modes are a bit of a convenience but in my view don't make much of a difference, and I don't shoot higher than ISO 3200 with the D7100 anyway, so the fact that you could push it further really does not matter (though the slightly lower noise at high ISOs is nice). There are surprisingly few differences in other specs between these two, and none of them are big enough for me to care much either way. Did I get what I expected? Absolutely as far as resolution goes. 24MP are just fine for me now; in fact, the 21MP on the D500 I later added are plenty, but the D90's 12MP just were not enough. As far as AF speed goes, the step was big but not big enough for me. That's because in wildlife shooting, the difference between the D500 and the D7100 is possibly even greater than the one between D7100 and D90, so the D7100 still left me a bit disappointed in that department. Today, my D500 always gets the long lens; the D7100 does everything else and I am still very happy with it. With the subjects you listed, the step from the D90 to the D7200 may be just right, though, so this could be a don't care. Lothar [/QUOTE]
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