Sapird
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Hi everyone,
I'm on the verge of buying a new camera, and after a long research have narrowed my options down to two cameras. I would love it if anyone who owns one of these or has made a decision between the two could share their thoughts with me.
I currently own a D3000 bought 5 years ago as an entry level camera, and I feel I have "outgrown" it. I'm looking for a camera that would give me more freedom, and will eventually produce sharper, better photographs.
I also own 3 lenses: 18-55, 55-200 and 35mm f/1.8 (all Nikkor), but intending on selling both zoom lenses and buying an 18-140 with the new camera I'll eventually choose.
The cameras I've been looking into are the D7100 and the D5300.
My use of the camera is quite general - a lot of portraits and landscapes (with a three month trip to the far east coming up, another reason to upgrade now), not so much macro, etc.
Budget - I can afford both cameras at the moment, and do not mind paying the difference between the two, as long as it's worth it (but if it's not, I would much rather keeping the money).
I'm leaning towards the D7100 because of the sensor, the AF system, quality of low light photography, and the ability to control everything within the camera with the buttons and the screen on top (also the removal of the AA filter got me interested, though I don't know if I'll be able to tell the difference).
The only things drawing me to the D5300 are the price and the vari-angle screen, which I've never used before.
One last thing to mention - I am not planning on buying another camera in the foreseeable future, so I would like the upgrade to be worth it (so that the new camera is significantly better than the one I currently have).
Thank you so much, sorry if that was too long, I would like to make a good, calculated decision.
I'm on the verge of buying a new camera, and after a long research have narrowed my options down to two cameras. I would love it if anyone who owns one of these or has made a decision between the two could share their thoughts with me.
I currently own a D3000 bought 5 years ago as an entry level camera, and I feel I have "outgrown" it. I'm looking for a camera that would give me more freedom, and will eventually produce sharper, better photographs.
I also own 3 lenses: 18-55, 55-200 and 35mm f/1.8 (all Nikkor), but intending on selling both zoom lenses and buying an 18-140 with the new camera I'll eventually choose.
The cameras I've been looking into are the D7100 and the D5300.
My use of the camera is quite general - a lot of portraits and landscapes (with a three month trip to the far east coming up, another reason to upgrade now), not so much macro, etc.
Budget - I can afford both cameras at the moment, and do not mind paying the difference between the two, as long as it's worth it (but if it's not, I would much rather keeping the money).
I'm leaning towards the D7100 because of the sensor, the AF system, quality of low light photography, and the ability to control everything within the camera with the buttons and the screen on top (also the removal of the AA filter got me interested, though I don't know if I'll be able to tell the difference).
The only things drawing me to the D5300 are the price and the vari-angle screen, which I've never used before.
One last thing to mention - I am not planning on buying another camera in the foreseeable future, so I would like the upgrade to be worth it (so that the new camera is significantly better than the one I currently have).
Thank you so much, sorry if that was too long, I would like to make a good, calculated decision.