Is there a reason to upgrade dslr?

[hamlet]

It is never easy to answer this question, because different people buy cameras for different reasons.

Most people really needing an upgrade do not ask, they know it, and they know what they want. So to me the question itself is a good indicator that the upgrade is not needed.
I tried to have a look at your pictures to see where your photography is at the moment. I am at a loss here, because all I found was one picture of a sinking boat. You have never posted in the Galleries section, even in Just for Fun. I apologise if I missed your photos, but I just could not find anything.

So I can only draw two opposite conclusions here:
1. Your TFP portfolio, that consist of one picture that I found, does not suggest that you need to upgrade.
2. If I take all your posts into consideration, it indicates that you are very much into a photo gear. If that is the case then yes, buy a new camera, you will have a lot of fun.

If it is not the case, why not forgetting about upgrades and starting to post your photos in the galleries? In that case the fun will last much longer than the pleasure of owing a new gear.

I'm not sure where you looked? Here are all the things i've uploaded: hamlet Gallery - The Photo Forum Photo Gallery

))) when I looked at the Gallery before writing the post, there was 0 photos. Go figure.. My bad. ))

Alright. I had a look. I believe there is no need to upgrade as yet.

Yeah, if you click on gallery it won't give you anything for some reason. But before you say anything, the flaws in these pictures are becoming more apparent to me. My focus, lighting, dof angle are all over the place. With every picture i take these things become more apparent to me. Hopefully in a couple of years i'll put out better pictures with more practice.

 

[sashbar]

I'm not sure where you looked? Here are all the things i've uploaded: hamlet Gallery - The Photo Forum Photo Gallery

))) when I looked at the Gallery before writing the post, there was 0 photos. Go figure.. My bad. ))

Alright. I had a look. I believe there is no need to upgrade as yet.

Yeah, if you click on gallery it won't give you anything for some reason. But before you say anything, the flaws in these pictures are becoming more apparent to me. My focus, lighting, dof angle are all over the place. With every picture i take these things become more apparent to me. Hopefully in a couple of years i'll put out better pictures with more practice.

I promised to myself that with me it will always be "Photorgraphy first, gear distant second". I believe that it is the right approach. I just think that if you ( me, they, everyone) start thinking less about what gear to add and more about how to take a better picture, the progress will be much much faster. And in the end it will be more satisfying.

 

[hamlet]

))) when I looked at the Gallery before writing the post, there was 0 photos. Go figure.. My bad. ))

Alright. I had a look. I believe there is no need to upgrade as yet.

Yeah, if you click on gallery it won't give you anything for some reason. But before you say anything, the flaws in these pictures are becoming more apparent to me. My focus, lighting, dof angle are all over the place. With every picture i take these things become more apparent to me. Hopefully in a couple of years i'll put out better pictures with more practice.

I promised to myself that with me it will always be "Photorgraphy first, gear distant second". I believe that it is the right approach. I just think that if you ( me, they, everyone) start thinking less about what gear to add and more about how to take a better picture, the progress will be much much faster. And in the end it will be more satisfying.

I'm always thinking about how to get better pictures when i'm either out on the field or in lightroom, today i was just curious about gear.

 

[TheFantasticG]

Unlike Derrel, you rarely have anything constructive to say. Your posts (ive seen) are distractions and of no importance to whatever discussion is ongoing.

I have plenty of constructive things to say. I just don't sugar coat them. <Ahem!> . I'm not mean, I just like to "keep it real" and I don't post like I know WTF I am talking about when I don't. Your posts have not justified a worthy discussion, to be honest. I think one of the above posters is right that it is simply about the gear to you, thus far at least. That's fine. But don't go spouting in threads like you've been around the block (I.E. Hundreds of hours behind the camera and editing) and have the bruises to show it when it is painfully obvious you haven't.

Unless you've spent many dozens of hours on multiple forums that I frequent then you have seen very little of what I post. Have you even bothered to look in the macro section? Incase you didn't know they is a macro section... I've posted many tens of dozens of pictures in there. Some good, some bad, but at least I post up what I have shot. Not to mention, pretty proud of how far I have come in the last three years.

Don't worry your little gear-soaked head, Hammy. As soon as I get back to a PC with the ability I will be adding you to the ignore list so I won't have look at these silly threads anymore.

 

[astroNikon]

So more for the convenience factor is what you're saying? There is no real practical reason to upgrade.

Sometimes I think you post to intentionally troll people.

How do you speak in such absolutes? That's what you did by saying "There is no real practical reason to upgrade." All it does is show your real ignorance of what higher level bodies offer to even the average shooter. What you should have said was, "There is no real practical reason for me to upgrade." As that would have been an accurate statement. Now with the post from Derrel and others you shouldn't be as ignorant.

Unlike Derrel, you rarely have anything constructive to say. Your posts (ive seen) are distractions and of no importance to whatever discussion is ongoing.

Ouch.

If you believe an upgrade is unnecessary for you, then you are right. Don't upgrade to anything.

But others are putting in their general comments about upgrades.

The 5x00 series and below lack alot for Off Camera Flash,and quick at your finger tip features. These may not be important until you realize that you can get that picture much faster, rather than possibly losing it due to a few seconds. Even capturing that perfect sunrise/sunset where things are just "right" taking several shots with a couple setting because you can change super fast, versus having to traverse in a menu system and possibly missing that "perfect" shot.

and battery life .. I remember one of your threads was trying to get longevity from your camera. So no matter what you do with your d3200 you can get double or more that with the same effort on a higher end camera. Think of it that way. a certain effort put onto a better body will give you MUCH MORE with the same effort.

 

[astroNikon]

Yeah, if you click on gallery it won't give you anything for some reason. But before you say anything, the flaws in these pictures are becoming more apparent to me. My focus, lighting, dof angle are all over the place. With every picture i take these things become more apparent to me. Hopefully in a couple of years i'll put out better pictures with more practice.

You really live in a great place with great architecture - external and internal. It seems that you like to take those type of photos.
You have come along way since you first came to TPF
just stop dissing everything alot of people have to say.

you need to learn to be critical of your own work in order to understand what people are saying, then improving will come faster.

 

[hamlet]

Unlike Derrel, you rarely have anything constructive to say. Your posts (ive seen) are distractions and of no importance to whatever discussion is ongoing.

I have plenty of constructive things to say. I just don't sugar coat them. Suck it up , Snowflake. I'm not mean, I just like to "keep it real" and I don't post like I know WTF I am talking about when I don't. Your posts have not justified a worthy discussion, to be honest. I think one of the above posters is right that it is simply about the gear to you, thus far at least. That's fine. But don't go spouting in threads like you've been around the block (I.E. Hundreds of hours behind the camera and editing) and have the bruises to show it when it is painfully obvious you haven't.

Unless you've spent many dozens of hours on multiple forums that I frequent then you have seen very little of what I post. Have you even bothered to look in the macro section? Incase you didn't know they is a macro section... I've posted many tens of dozens of pictures in there. Some good, some bad, but at least I post up what I have shot. Not to mention, pretty proud of how far I have come in the last three years.

Don't worry your little gear-soaked head, Hammy. As soon as I get back to a PC with the ability I will be adding you to the ignore list so I won't have look at these silly threads anymore.

Good, then perhaps people can have a normal discussion without you having the need to "keep it real" and derail my whole discussion to some petty grievance.

 

[robbins.photo]

Yes. Buy the best and newest gear you can afford. Hell, go into debt for that matter. The girls will flock to you.

Aha! So that's what I'm doing wrong. Thanks Kathy. And now, off to Ebay to become a total chick magnet..

lol

 

[robbins.photo]

You really have absolutely no idea what a D3x or a D4 a 5D Mark III or a D800 brings to the party...

Umm.. balloons? Or maybe a nice pinata? It's not a party without a pinata, after all.. rotfl

 

[robbins.photo]

Ok, and now for the OP.

Hamlet, if the 3200 is getting the job done for you then great. I've got a 5100 myself and so far it's met my needs admirably. Eventually of course I would like to upgrade, I'd like to get something with better capabilities than I have at the moment. I'd love to have a D800 or something along those lines, I think the lowlight capabilites would be fantastic - but truth is I don't shoot enough stuff in low light to really justify the cost. I'd also be very happy with something in the D7100 / D7000 range. Having the control systems available without having to go through the menu, dual memory card slots, etc - all of these would be really nice features to have.

The point here is that the 3200 might suit your needs, for now. But other people have different requirements and as such a D3200 might not be enough to meet there needs. If it's getting the job done for you, great. But it's not the end all be all one size fits all camera for everyone.

 

[o hey tyler]

There could be things i'm unaware of, but so far everything boils down to having less of a hard time getting your shots, but certainly nothing that cant be done on a entry level camera.

Actually yes. Plenty that can't be done on an entry level body. You have significantly less control over your depth of field as well as worse ISO performance. Those are things with simply no, and I repeat NO workaround for. You can't improve your ISO performance and you can't temporarily change your format size.

 

[hamlet]

There could be things i'm unaware of, but so far everything boils down to having less of a hard time getting your shots, but certainly nothing that cant be done on a entry level camera.

Actually yes. Plenty that can't be done on an entry level body. You have significantly less control over your depth of field as well as worse ISO performance. Those are things with simply no, and I repeat NO workaround for. You can't improve your ISO performance and you can't temporarily change your format size.

The examples i've seen of the noise on higher models are unremarkable. However the dof is something i have no experience with on full frame, that could be genuine reason to upgrade.

 

[runnah]

I have yet to see you post any photos. I would suggest actually using the camera you have before your worry about upgrading.

 

[hamlet]

I have yet to see you post any photos. I would suggest actually using the camera you have before your worry about upgrading.

Have some bokeh on the house

 

[amolitor]

That could be a good reason, but the iso comparison on for example: d800 and d3100, the differences are unremarkable even @ iso 64k.

This is a wildly incorrect statement. Like, off the charts wrong. There's well over a stop of difference between the D800 and the D3100 sensors at any given signal to noise ratio. That is an immense difference.