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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 274382" data-attributes="member: 9240">If the only reason you are thinking of upgrading is so that things will come out of the camera "better" with no other work, then you're going to be wasting your money as I suspect there are things you can do with the D7000 that will give you those results now, you just haven't done a deep enough dive into it to understand how to pull those things out.That said. I upgraded from the D7000 to the D600 (same sensor as the D610) and I will tell you that the dynamic range of this sensor is leaps and bounds beyond the D7000, while retaining much of the form and function of the camera, and not overwhelming you with MP's like the D800 (which I believe is a far more specialized camera than the D600 and the D4).  If you are shooting RAW then the differences should immediately be noticeable to you in your processing.  Images don't necessarily come out of the camera in a way that make you want to shout, "Wow!!", but as you start moving sliders in Lightroom/ACR you should immediately notice that you have far more image information to work with than you did with the D7000.  You should also see a marked increase in image sharpness, particularly when using ISO levels about 640.  But, as Glenn said, it's not magic.  It's a more refined tool, but you still need to understand what it does and how to make the most of it.  If you haven't done that yet with your D7000 then perhaps that's the proper first step.  There are some key differences when moving from DX to FX that you need to research and understand, because you are trading effective focal length for anything you gain.  So, if you're shooting landscapes, it may make all the sense in the world, but if you're shooting wildlife then you need to realize that everything in your field of view just got 33% further away.  You also need to understand the fundamentals of what makes a photograph.  Is bokeh "better"?  No, it's the same, because that's a function of your lenses.  But, you may be able to better manipulate the bokeh you have with the additional light information the D600 gives you - plus the switch to FX will effectively give you an extra stop's worth of depth of field on the same shot (i.e. you'll be shooting at 50mm on the FX body where you would have shot at 35mm on a DX).Bottom line, only you will know whether or not going to a D610 is really an upgrade or a call for help.  If it's the latter, perhaps you're better off investing some of that money now in some instruction to help you get the most out of the equipment you have.  Unless you can specifically articulate what it is that you find "lacking" in the D7000 then it's all just guess work - on our part and yours.  Understanding your equipment fully will help you get the most out of it now, which is how you'll know when you've run out of camera for your purposes.</blockquote>

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