matthewo
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Well I had been needing a secondary body for a quite some time. lets keep it short and sweet the d7100 fit the bill nicely for the offerings that Nikon has at the current time. already have a d800 that was my one and only body and love it.
On location at the dam again, and what better time to give it a try. after a few clicks and reviewing them in camera zooming in, it struck me, this may be a very good camera. using the 500mm with the d800 always seemed a tad bit short at times, then I do have a 1.7 teleconverter I use sometimes. but this d7100 and the 500mm for 750mm FX equivalent is pretty much perfect. I had not used a DX camera in a while with a 500mm lens. so using it without the teleconverter and still getting the nice 1.5 crop factor was great.
I was also surprised at how well it focused, I might even say better then the d800, also the pixel density is greater then the d800 as well, so with subjects at the same distance using the same lens, you will have more pixels on the subject using the d7100. I might even give the edge to the d7100 for sharpness, maybe not having the AA filter makes a bigger difference then I thought, really on images you may crop. having the d800 not the d800e this was something new to me.
obviously there are times were the d800 will still be better, when I can fill the frame easier with the 500mm and total 36mp resolution is possible. as well as the wider angle stuff. after using the d800 for about 2 years I got used to the 4 fps and was ok with it. I never filled the buffer, because it would have taken like 20+ shots at 4fps and that would have been way more then enough for any birds in flight. but the d7100 is a bit quicker with a slower buffer, so my first sequence was cut short by a camera that wouldn't take another photo after 5 or 6 shots, at first I thought something stopped working until I remembered I was not using my d800.
regardless these are small issue. overall for the price I am quite astounded how well this d7100 works with the 500mm lens, its quite amazing the detail that is resolved.
1) two egrets arguing over who should get this fish that is below them
2) egret jumping out of a tree, they perch in trees along the bank waiting for fish
3) heron flying towards me
4)another egret
5)another egret
6)heron grabbing a fish 50% crop I think
7)immature eagle perched in a tree, I hated that the branch was in the way, and all the other shots the head was behind the branch.
7)the egrets were chasing each other a lot. then the heron would chase them when they got a fish.
9) I just thought it was funny, the captain heron
10)this was shot with my d800 cause it was too close and I went and got my 70-200 out of the car. this little guy didn't even see us, we could have touched it, was so close. probably due to his one eye
On location at the dam again, and what better time to give it a try. after a few clicks and reviewing them in camera zooming in, it struck me, this may be a very good camera. using the 500mm with the d800 always seemed a tad bit short at times, then I do have a 1.7 teleconverter I use sometimes. but this d7100 and the 500mm for 750mm FX equivalent is pretty much perfect. I had not used a DX camera in a while with a 500mm lens. so using it without the teleconverter and still getting the nice 1.5 crop factor was great.
I was also surprised at how well it focused, I might even say better then the d800, also the pixel density is greater then the d800 as well, so with subjects at the same distance using the same lens, you will have more pixels on the subject using the d7100. I might even give the edge to the d7100 for sharpness, maybe not having the AA filter makes a bigger difference then I thought, really on images you may crop. having the d800 not the d800e this was something new to me.
obviously there are times were the d800 will still be better, when I can fill the frame easier with the 500mm and total 36mp resolution is possible. as well as the wider angle stuff. after using the d800 for about 2 years I got used to the 4 fps and was ok with it. I never filled the buffer, because it would have taken like 20+ shots at 4fps and that would have been way more then enough for any birds in flight. but the d7100 is a bit quicker with a slower buffer, so my first sequence was cut short by a camera that wouldn't take another photo after 5 or 6 shots, at first I thought something stopped working until I remembered I was not using my d800.
regardless these are small issue. overall for the price I am quite astounded how well this d7100 works with the 500mm lens, its quite amazing the detail that is resolved.
1) two egrets arguing over who should get this fish that is below them
2) egret jumping out of a tree, they perch in trees along the bank waiting for fish
3) heron flying towards me
4)another egret
5)another egret
6)heron grabbing a fish 50% crop I think
7)immature eagle perched in a tree, I hated that the branch was in the way, and all the other shots the head was behind the branch.
7)the egrets were chasing each other a lot. then the heron would chase them when they got a fish.
9) I just thought it was funny, the captain heron
10)this was shot with my d800 cause it was too close and I went and got my 70-200 out of the car. this little guy didn't even see us, we could have touched it, was so close. probably due to his one eye
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