d7100 buy or not ?

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JH Foto

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I have the opportunity to buy a d7100 at a very reasonable price, I know it would be a huge step up from my 5300 so my question really is, how much better is the 7200 than the 7100 is it still worth buying the older model...?


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Zeke_M

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I bought my D7100 because it can run the D lenses and has a better sensor than my old camera.
It has a few nifty features I like. And it's weather sealed. Up here in rainy Seattle that helps a lot.
The D5xxx cameras weren't considered because they didn't seem much of an upgrade from my D3100.
If the D7100 has a fault it's a tiny buffer. If you shoot a lot of RAW the buffer will clog up in a hurry.
I don't use the 6fps much so it isn't an issue for me.
 
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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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Chris@sabor said:
D7100 has more focus points, focus motor, weather sealing, more function buttons.
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Woodyg3 said:
Add top LCD, and the ability to fine tune auto focus to the feature list.
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And 2 SD cards so you have the ability to do RAW on 1 and JPEG on the other
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RAW on 1 and video on the other
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RAW on 1 and backup on the other (In case a SD card goes bad)
OR
Overflow. 1 fills up it goes to the 2nd one.

All useful at one time or the other.

But Chris and Woody hit the majority of the great points.

I shoot the D7100 as a backup or my wife shoots it as her primary but I have a friend locally that I shoot with that has the D7200. The D7200 has few extra features but for the price difference now I would buy the D7100. Not any IQ difference that I can see between the two cameras
 
Horoscope Fish

Horoscope Fish

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Adding to the list... The D7100 also has the magnesium alloy body and no OLPF/AA filter (sometimes less really IS more).

Having shot with a D7100 for a long time, and with the SO having shot with a D5300 for a long time, I can tell you I miss all the cool bells and whistles of the D7100 every time I handle her D5300. That being said, the D5300 images are strikingly good so I would not tell you to expect a big jump in image quality, per se. If it's a good deal on a good D7100 and you want the extra features (of which there are many) the D7100 offers, and the buffer limitation does not bother you (it never did bother me) I'd tell you to go for it.
 
Woodyg3

Woodyg3

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RE: D7100 vs 7200, I will say that for me, improved focusing and bigger buffer make the D7200 well worth the extra money. But that won't be the case for everyone, obviously. :)
 
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carguy

Senior Member
rampagex316 said:
I would get the 7100 because of the autofocus motor builtin to the body
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That, the manual controls, better ISO capability, battery life, LCD on top, AF points, dual card slots, weather sealing and the lack of the the Anti-Aliasing Filter are big pluses for the D7100 over the D5300.
 
Danno

Danno

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I think the jump to the D7100 D7200 for the reasons list above is a good deal. I really like the my D7200. It has been exactly what I was looking for. I like the feel and the flexibility. The buffer seems to suite me well also. For the kind of shooting I do it has not disappointed me... trying to catch birds in flight... and that is my struggle not the cameras.
 
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MaxBlake

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Just curious as to whether you pulled the trigger on this one, JH. One size does not fit all, of course, but there are plenty of good reasons to get a D7100/D7200.
 
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salukfan111

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There are wonderful lens you can use with the D7100, not the least of which is the 180mm f/2.8 and the TC-16a (modified for modern dslr). If you scout out and buy good used lens, a free D5xxx will be far more expensive in the long run than a D7100.
 
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