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Nikon DSLR Cameras
D7100
Your favorite, most-used D7100 feature(s)?
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<blockquote data-quote="STM" data-source="post: 620555" data-attributes="member: 12827"><p>When I retired my aging D300 for a D7100 a month or so ago I also got a microprism/split image screen for it. I did the same for my D700 when I got it several years ago. The screens in DSLR's are fine when you are using AF lenses but they fall pretty short in most cases for manual focusing unless your subject has a bright specular highlight. This is not meant to be a slight on them, it is just what they are designed to do. The rangefinder/focus indicators on the D700 and D7100 are ok if the light levels are high but they are slow to react, are not particularly fine in their discrimination. Many times when my focusing screen says the subject is in perfect focus, the focus indicators say it is not and the focusing screen is right. When the light levels fall they both are next to useless because they will only work at EV's at which AF is designed to work. Our eyes are much better than the AF modules in these cameras in low light, especially when using fast primes like I do. A microprism or split image screen works a whole lot better in low light than the AF modules and is far more discriminating.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="STM, post: 620555, member: 12827"] When I retired my aging D300 for a D7100 a month or so ago I also got a microprism/split image screen for it. I did the same for my D700 when I got it several years ago. The screens in DSLR's are fine when you are using AF lenses but they fall pretty short in most cases for manual focusing unless your subject has a bright specular highlight. This is not meant to be a slight on them, it is just what they are designed to do. The rangefinder/focus indicators on the D700 and D7100 are ok if the light levels are high but they are slow to react, are not particularly fine in their discrimination. Many times when my focusing screen says the subject is in perfect focus, the focus indicators say it is not and the focusing screen is right. When the light levels fall they both are next to useless because they will only work at EV's at which AF is designed to work. Our eyes are much better than the AF modules in these cameras in low light, especially when using fast primes like I do. A microprism or split image screen works a whole lot better in low light than the AF modules and is far more discriminating. [/QUOTE]
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