Upgrading from D5500

microkid

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Hi I replaced my long serving D200 a couple of year ago with a D5500. My thinking was as the technology moves on so quickly, I would try and keep the cost down, and the D5500 seemed to be a good compromise between cost and good handling with its touch screen but...

There are a few areas I just can't get on with

1... Moving between metering modes in the heat of the moment takes too long, to open menu tap on screen etc... especially in bright light. D200 had a separate dial for this.
2... Moving between focus modes - same as above
3... No dedicated aperture control
4... Viewfinder not bright enough

Which Nikon DLSR would best alleviate these issues, whilst still being - shall we say - cost effective.
 

Danno

Senior Member
D7200 has those features. Those were the things that I was looking for when I upgraded and I have not been disappointed. I went from a 3200 to the 7200. The viewfinder was seemingly brighter as well. I shoot manual and it is nice to have everything there and not have to go to the menu to change it.
 

Bikerbrent

Senior Member
I went from a D200 to a D7200 and find it meets all of my needs. Best bang for the buck DX camera and many even say best all-around DX camera period.
 

Horoscope Fish

Senior Member
Hi I replaced my long serving D200 a couple of year ago with a D5500. My thinking was as the technology moves on so quickly, I would try and keep the cost down, and the D5500 seemed to be a good compromise between cost and good handling with its touch screen but...

There are a few areas I just can't get on with

1... Moving between metering modes in the heat of the moment takes too long, to open menu tap on screen etc... especially in bright light. D200 had a separate dial for this.
2... Moving between focus modes - same as above
3... No dedicated aperture control
4... Viewfinder not bright enough

Which Nikon DLSR would best alleviate these issues, whilst still being - shall we say - cost effective.
One of the seven-thousand series bodies, really, is the only logical route; unless you consider the D500 "cost effective".

The primary difference between Nikon's "enthusiast" level five-thousand series bodies and its "prosumer" seven-thousand bodies are the very features and control sets you're asking about: better OVF (using a prism vs a mirror) and more external control over basic functions such as metering, focusing and exposure. Simply put, the seven-thousand bodies have these feature sets while the five-thousand series bodies do not.

All that being said, I too would point you toward the D7200. The D7500 is a more recent release but I think Nikon nipped enough important features from the D7500 that it takes a backseat to D7200. Just my opinion, of course.
 
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hark

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As the others have said, the D7x00 bodies use the wheels like your D200. A long time ago, the D90 also used that type of technology. The D7000 was the direct replacement to the D90. And subsequently the D7100, D7200, and D7500 also followed suit. Unfortunately the D7500 only offers one card slot.

The D3x00 and D5x00 series use menus to change settings. The D7200 would be a really good improvement for you.
 

Woodyg3

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I will second Paul's recommendation to check out the D7500. It has a few features that might make it appealing to you. You can't go wrong with the D7200, though.
 
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