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<blockquote data-quote="D'Grump" data-source="post: 776033" data-attributes="member: 49504">Bought my first SLR (a Minolta SRT-101) while I was in Vietnam in 1968. Later I upgraded to a Minolta Maxxum 7000 with a data back and used that one hard until I decided to go digital. I was tempted to stay with Minolta, but they had merged with Konica by that time, and I never liked Konica to begin with. Debated between Canon and Nikon, and finally decided that Nikon was the “brand that all others are measured against”, and bought a D70 with a 18-70 kit lens. Took a lot of pictures with it, and when the D7100 came out, I just had to have one. Got mine with the 18-140 kit lens and just kept right on going. The D7100 felt a little small in my hands, so I got a grip for it, and now it just feels like an extension of my hand. It’s getting a little long in the tooth about now, and the plan is to get a D500 if they ever come back in stock, and maybe 2 more lenses like a 105 macro, and a short tele, and I should be all set. I don’t feel the urge/need to upgrade to mirrorless, so the D500 will most probably be the last camera I buy. Love Nikon equipment, but some of the decisions they make leave me baffled!Andy</blockquote>

[QUOTE="D'Grump, post: 776033, member: 49504"] Bought my first SLR (a Minolta SRT-101) while I was in Vietnam in 1968. Later I upgraded to a Minolta Maxxum 7000 with a data back and used that one hard until I decided to go digital. I was tempted to stay with Minolta, but they had merged with Konica by that time, and I never liked Konica to begin with. Debated between Canon and Nikon, and finally decided that Nikon was the “brand that all others are measured against”, and bought a D70 with a 18-70 kit lens. Took a lot of pictures with it, and when the D7100 came out, I just had to have one. Got mine with the 18-140 kit lens and just kept right on going. The D7100 felt a little small in my hands, so I got a grip for it, and now it just feels like an extension of my hand. It’s getting a little long in the tooth about now, and the plan is to get a D500 if they ever come back in stock, and maybe 2 more lenses like a 105 macro, and a short tele, and I should be all set. I don’t feel the urge/need to upgrade to mirrorless, so the D500 will most probably be the last camera I buy. Love Nikon equipment, but some of the decisions they make leave me baffled! Andy [/QUOTE]

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