I've tried M43 which I liked, but it just seem a little too small for me (I shoot wildlife, landscapes, and macros mostly). I really thought long and hard about a D600 or even an 800 ( I spent about $2K on photo stuff this year).
But in the end Nikon spoiled me with the D7000. A perfectly sized camera for me, and while I still love and use my D200 it was just a little too big. I've used the D7000 since it first came out and love it as a camera. I'm a two camera shooter and knew it was time to replace the D200 because I also do a lot of video and the 7100 was getting good reviews over at DVXuser.
But I waited until I could get a refurbished D7100 for a good price ($900) & 6 mo. warrenty. For almost 7 years I was happy with the D200, until I got the 7000 to replace my D70. Size and video became real issues. After imaging two months with my D7k/D71K combo, I have to say I probably won't buy again for another 5 or 6 years.
As good as the 7000 is, the 7100 IMHO a better camera. Matched with Prosumer glass (12-24, 80-200, 300 afs f4, and the Tamron 90 macro) I've been amazed at the quality of images from the 7100. For landscapes bigger is better and I'm loving the 51 pt. focus with the 1.3 crop for wildlife.
As the pro's in the Zacuto Shootout and recently Tom Hogen said, if you can't get a good image with a current camera, you can't blame the camera. Lots of new cameras out now, but in my opinion the D7100 is still the value leader, and add some good Nikkor glass and well I really love my current stuff and it will be a while before I'm in the market for any new equipment.
I'm where I was when I had just gotten the D200 to go with my D70, and those cameras lasted me for 5 years. Given how much better the 7k/71k are, I think it will be a long time before I buy another body. If you own one and you think it the best Price Value camera going tell us why.
But in the end Nikon spoiled me with the D7000. A perfectly sized camera for me, and while I still love and use my D200 it was just a little too big. I've used the D7000 since it first came out and love it as a camera. I'm a two camera shooter and knew it was time to replace the D200 because I also do a lot of video and the 7100 was getting good reviews over at DVXuser.
But I waited until I could get a refurbished D7100 for a good price ($900) & 6 mo. warrenty. For almost 7 years I was happy with the D200, until I got the 7000 to replace my D70. Size and video became real issues. After imaging two months with my D7k/D71K combo, I have to say I probably won't buy again for another 5 or 6 years.
As good as the 7000 is, the 7100 IMHO a better camera. Matched with Prosumer glass (12-24, 80-200, 300 afs f4, and the Tamron 90 macro) I've been amazed at the quality of images from the 7100. For landscapes bigger is better and I'm loving the 51 pt. focus with the 1.3 crop for wildlife.
As the pro's in the Zacuto Shootout and recently Tom Hogen said, if you can't get a good image with a current camera, you can't blame the camera. Lots of new cameras out now, but in my opinion the D7100 is still the value leader, and add some good Nikkor glass and well I really love my current stuff and it will be a while before I'm in the market for any new equipment.
I'm where I was when I had just gotten the D200 to go with my D70, and those cameras lasted me for 5 years. Given how much better the 7k/71k are, I think it will be a long time before I buy another body. If you own one and you think it the best Price Value camera going tell us why.
