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sleist said:To be honest, Nikon's line up of cameras is a confusing mess right now. The most professional feature set in a DX body has a 4 year old 12 mp sensor. The entry level offering has a 24mp sensor. The D300s should be replaced, but when the replacement is announced, it will be months to before anyone can get one. No one knows for sure if it will be DX or FX ...
If you have $3000, get the D800 - you'll be waiting a while and you'll need another couple thousand for lenses..
If you have $1200, get the D7000 - but that has the same sensor as the D5100. If the D7100 is announced next, then you kind of wasted some cash.
If your have/want to spend $1800-$2000, there is no really good upgrade that won't have you either wasting money or compromising.
The D700 is $2199 but is impossible to find. A great camera, but you'll need new glass which has you spending $3000 on a 4 year old camera - may as well get the D800 at that point.
You could buy used, but even the D300s used is still too pricey. There's nothing to replace it with yet if you own one (or you're on the D800 wait list).
As a D90 owner looking to upgrade, I'm standing pat until I see what shakes out over the summer. Hopefully it won't die or get stolen.
If I had a D5100 right now, I would enjoy it and wait.
My 2 cents.
sleist said:To be honest, Nikon's line up of cameras is a confusing mess right now. The most professional feature set in a DX body has a 4 year old 12 mp sensor. The entry level offering has a 24mp sensor. The D300s should be replaced, but when the replacement is announced, it will be months to before anyone can get one. No one knows for sure if it will be DX or FX ...
If you have $3000, get the D800 - you'll be waiting a while and you'll need another couple thousand for lenses..
If you have $1200, get the D7000 - but that has the same sensor as the D5100. If the D7100 is announced next, then you kind of wasted some cash.
If your have/want to spend $1800-$2000, there is no really good upgrade that won't have you either wasting money or compromising.
The D700 is $2199 but is impossible to find. A great camera, but you'll need new glass which has you spending $3000 on a 4 year old camera - may as well get the D800 at that point.
You could buy used, but even the D300s used is still too pricey. There's nothing to replace it with yet if you own one (or you're on the D800 wait list).
As a D90 owner looking to upgrade, I'm standing pat until I see what shakes out over the summer. Hopefully it won't die or get stolen.
If I had a D5100 right now, I would enjoy it and wait.
My 2 cents.
sm4him said:I have a D5100 and really no advice on upgrading; the advice to 'wait and see' seems about as good as any, really.
I'm hoping that however things shake out, something will come along over the next year or so that will make so that I can buy a used D7000 for a great price.
On another note:
An 'armature' is the rotating coil or coils of a dynamo or electric motor.
An amateur is someone who engages in a given activity as a pastime and not a profession.
Since 'armature photographer' seems to be a ludicrously specific field, I am guessing you are actually the latter, an amateur.
Sorry, I know it was probably just a simple case of mis-typing, but I just couldn't help myself.
Possibly the best advice I've heard so for Nikon upgrades, put my wait for a 2nd hand D700 in perspective.
sleist said:To be honest, Nikon's line up of cameras is a confusing mess right now. The most professional feature set in a DX body has a 4 year old 12 mp sensor. The entry level offering has a 24mp sensor. The D300s should be replaced, but when the replacement is announced, it will be months to before anyone can get one. No one knows for sure if it will be DX or FX ...
If you have $3000, get the D800 - you'll be waiting a while and you'll need another couple thousand for lenses..
If you have $1200, get the D7000 - but that has the same sensor as the D5100. If the D7100 is announced next, then you kind of wasted some cash.
If your have/want to spend $1800-$2000, there is no really good upgrade that won't have you either wasting money or compromising.
The D700 is $2199 but is impossible to find. A great camera, but you'll need new glass which has you spending $3000 on a 4 year old camera - may as well get the D800 at that point.
You could buy used, but even the D300s used is still too pricey. There's nothing to replace it with yet if you own one (or you're on the D800 wait list).
As a D90 owner looking to upgrade, I'm standing pat until I see what shakes out over the summer. Hopefully it won't die or get stolen.
If I had a D5100 right now, I would enjoy it and wait.
My 2 cents.