Hey,
about a month ago, I bought D3100 with a kit lens as my first DSLR. It is fine, however, as I am studying about photography, I feel the urge to sell it (I have the opportunity to sell it for the same price as I bought it) and buy D7000. There are several reasons, less or more serious:
1) I feel that having a larger and metal body would be great as I have kind of big hands and I found it is not that hard to hit something with your camera while walking.
2) I'd love to have second LCD screen as I am often shooting in agressive sunlight and I can't see much in my viewfinder.
3) From what I heard, D7000 has a kind of harsh learning curve...which is something I totally LOVE! I love to fight for my results because the joy of finally aquiring them is a photoorgasm.
4) It's obviously a great camera.
5) As pathetic as this sounds - I hate D3100's shutter sound and LOVE D7000's one.
As I am aware I am not even close to outgrowing D3100, I enjoy any activity more if I have a great piece of equipment in my hands. I know I'll have to do the final decision myself, But I would be very interesting in what your opinion on this matter is.
about a month ago, I bought D3100 with a kit lens as my first DSLR. It is fine, however, as I am studying about photography, I feel the urge to sell it (I have the opportunity to sell it for the same price as I bought it) and buy D7000. There are several reasons, less or more serious:
1) I feel that having a larger and metal body would be great as I have kind of big hands and I found it is not that hard to hit something with your camera while walking.
2) I'd love to have second LCD screen as I am often shooting in agressive sunlight and I can't see much in my viewfinder.
3) From what I heard, D7000 has a kind of harsh learning curve...which is something I totally LOVE! I love to fight for my results because the joy of finally aquiring them is a photoorgasm.
4) It's obviously a great camera.
5) As pathetic as this sounds - I hate D3100's shutter sound and LOVE D7000's one.
As I am aware I am not even close to outgrowing D3100, I enjoy any activity more if I have a great piece of equipment in my hands. I know I'll have to do the final decision myself, But I would be very interesting in what your opinion on this matter is.