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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 400713" data-attributes="member: 9240">What, pray tell, are you using on your D5100 if you have to build your lens stable from scratch?!&nbsp; Having shot with them both, and having shot wildlife in particular, I will emphatically tell you (while avoiding hyperbole) that the D7100 is a step and then some above the D7000 due to the increase in pixels (more pixels per bird), lack of OLPF (increased sharpness), and improved high ISO noise (I can shoot birds at ISO 3200-6400 where I wouldn't go past 1600 on the D7000).&nbsp; On your budget (which likely precludes waiting for the next DX camera which supposedly eliminates the small buffer issues of both cameras) I would call jumping on the D7000 at that price foolhardy because it's a compromise of quantity over quality.&nbsp; If you're not opposed to it, I'd highly recommend jumping on a refurbished D7100 (<a href="http://www.adorama.com/INKD7100R.html" target="_blank">Refurbished Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera Body, Black - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A 1513 B</a>).&nbsp; I've been using mine rather exhaustively for over half a year and had zero issues with it.&nbsp;&nbsp; And at $700 it leaves you some $$ for a lens or two since it seems you may not have any.&nbsp; I would recommend the new 18-200mm over the combination of those two, though it might set you back a little more (about $450 for a refurb), but it's a better lens than both of them and will keep you from swapping.&nbsp; Or get yourself a used 18-105mm for about $150 and save up for a good wildlife lens, because 200mm will not cut it for that.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 400713, member: 9240"] What, pray tell, are you using on your D5100 if you have to build your lens stable from scratch?! Having shot with them both, and having shot wildlife in particular, I will emphatically tell you (while avoiding hyperbole) that the D7100 is a step and then some above the D7000 due to the increase in pixels (more pixels per bird), lack of OLPF (increased sharpness), and improved high ISO noise (I can shoot birds at ISO 3200-6400 where I wouldn't go past 1600 on the D7000). On your budget (which likely precludes waiting for the next DX camera which supposedly eliminates the small buffer issues of both cameras) I would call jumping on the D7000 at that price foolhardy because it's a compromise of quantity over quality. If you're not opposed to it, I'd highly recommend jumping on a refurbished D7100 ([URL="http://www.adorama.com/INKD7100R.html"]Refurbished Nikon D7100 DSLR Camera Body, Black - Refurbished by Nikon U.S.A 1513 B[/URL]). I've been using mine rather exhaustively for over half a year and had zero issues with it. And at $700 it leaves you some $$ for a lens or two since it seems you may not have any. I would recommend the new 18-200mm over the combination of those two, though it might set you back a little more (about $450 for a refurb), but it's a better lens than both of them and will keep you from swapping. Or get yourself a used 18-105mm for about $150 and save up for a good wildlife lens, because 200mm will not cut it for that. [/QUOTE]

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