Отзывы о Фотоаппарат Nikon D7100 Body

I'm just a noob, but a serious noob. I also own a D5100. I'm not going to go into details why I think it is an awesome DSLR because someone else probably already stated all those reasons. I didn't buy the D7100 hoping for better image quality vs the D5100. Both have similiar image quality and impossible to tell apart. Some said, the D7100's high ISO performance isn't that great vs the D5100. It's actually slightly better, but not by much according to my tests. Keep in mind you're viewing a 24mp vs 16mp too.Tested the D610 before making my choice to go with the D7100. The D610 isn't a bad camera, but can't stand all the focus points cluttered into a tight space. The D7100 also seem to focus faster too with the same lens (50mm F/1.8). If i were to go full frame, i would skip directly to the D800's. Personally I think the D7100 is better than the D610 and D700. I do mostly daylight photography, so paying extra $$$ for low light performance isn't worth it and it's not like the D7100 sucks in low light anyway. I get usable/good pictures up to ISO 3200.Only a few thing I don't quite like about this DSLR.****The ISO button cannot be programmed to another button. when using a light lens, it's not so bad, but when using a heavy lens like the 70-200 F/2.8, it's tough.EDIT: 4/9/14 After 1000 shots, about 20-30 small spots appeared across the whole frame at F22. I almost never shoot pass F8 (portrait photographer only), but this sort of bothers me. My D5100 doesn't have this problem after 6000 shots. Please comment if you have this problem too.

Each of my upgrades from the D40x to D90 to D7000 resulted in major improvements in speed/handling and low light performance.A little less so from the D7000 to D7100, but still worth pursuing if the following reasons matter to you. Otherwise, the D7000 remains a fantastic camera and a great bargain.* The low light focusing is significantly improved. Where the D7000 would just cycle back and forth, the D7100 usually locks on reliably. 51 vs 39 focus points doesn't get me too excited.* Haven't run the tests yet, but no back-focusing so far.* The resolution of the 24mp sensor without the OLPF is simply fantastic at low ISOs.* Some better channel separation on the stereo mic would have been nice, but performance is adequate overall. At least I don't have to lug around that separate mic anymore. The cabling on the outside of the camera is a PITA.* I would reckon the low light performance is better by around a half stop in absolute terms. But the grain is finer and smoother, so where I would stop at 3200 if possible on the D7000, I am going to 6400 on the D7100 without feeling too dirty. Family pics, not pro stuff. Things deteriorate pretty rapidly after that.GRIPES* My first copy had a bad left mic channel. There seem to be some other QA issues reported here, so I would STRONGLY recommend checking out all the camera functions ASAP after receiving your unit. 2nd copy has been fine so far *knocks wood*.* Still haven't figured out how to do Auto ISO on the movie setting. Adjusting manually for now. Guess I should read the manual.Otherwise, I feel right at home with D7100, having used the D7000 since shortly after its release.I was considering the D600 heavily as well, but decided to stick with DX because I LIKE the 1.5x crop factor -- it gives a little extra reach and you're using only the sweet spot of FX lenses. I also wanted the stereo mic and did not like the whole D600 oil spot issue. Will see how the D7100 sensor holds up.I was going to wait for the D400, but wanted to have the best possible pics for a major family vacation. Pretty happy with the purchase so far.The 24-70/2.8 stays on my camera 95% of the time. Man I love that lens.I use the 70-200/2.8 sometimes for sports. CRAZY sharp lens, but a beast to handle.On a side note, the way Nikon handled the whole comfort women uproar was disappointing and infuriating. They totally caved to the imperialist pigs. Really made me want to jump to Canon, but they did eventually hold the exhibition after a court order. I also really dislike the Canon ergonomics.[...]

Bought this on a lightning deal as an upgrade to my D90. Have been extremely pleased so far. Some improvements over the D90 which I've been pleased with:* The controls are easier to operate. In particular, I like the two user modes that allow you to save common settings. Each mode saves the shooting mode (P, M, S, or A) as well as most of the shooting menu configuration, and settings are restored each time you return to the mode unless you save and overwrite the values.* It shoots faster in continuous high speed mode.* There's two memory card slots.* Dynamic range is improved. This has been particularly noticeable in the amount of shadow detail I'm able to pull out from RAW photos.* Higher ISO settings are handled well, with less visible noise. The noise is also finer grained, so there's less loss of detail, and it cleans up quite well in DxO.* The display is nicer.* Auto-focus is significantly improved with many additional auto-focus points, a button to allow you to control AF behavior with the command dials (instead of having to dive into menus), more control over the dynamic auto-focus modes (such as selecting the number of points to use), and the center auto-focus point functions down to f/8.* There's no low pass filter, which provides for finer detail in photos. While this makes it more susceptible to moire, I have not noticed any in the photos I've shot with it.* It's at least partially weather sealed - though I haven't put that to the test yet.* Movie mode now allows for continuous auto-focusing.

Owning the D7000 I was loving this great rig but moaning the focus issues. I was ruining more shots than I was keeping. Positioning myself to capture great sports action only to be thoroughly disappointed with focus points everywhere but where I wanted. I researched and experimented with every setting and lens combo I could muster to correct my issues. Constant disappointment every time. Controlled situations were fine on my D7000. Love the color, handling and creativity. And I have good results with good light, stills, general shooting. I will send it to Nikon for a checkup. But - I was done with our love affair and considered another body to snuggle with. Then I bought a Nikon D7100. Things changed overnight. I felt younger. I looked better. I was happy. The sun shined everyday. My pictures look great. No, change that to fantastic. I am constantly shooting events in crappy light and not by choice. It is where the work is. But now, I fear no evil for I am shooting clear, sharp, pure color saturated, great skin toned images of Nikon awesomeness. I am now on the sidelines running from 20 yard line to 40 and back to goal. Howling with glee knowing I am getting every damn shot crisp. I can now crop a huddle shot with breathtaking closeup detail. Nailing it shot after shot. Halftime break ? Not me. I am capturing the best color shots of marching bands, sharp colorful uniforms, flutes, tubas, you name it, I ain't missing nothing. Now the problem is; when do I get a bathroom break.Got a grand and a few Nikon lenses already, do yourself a favor and get a Nikon D7100. Now go out and shoot all those weird events you never thought you could cover. You will see great results and know exactly what I am talking about. Go get um.

I have owned the camera for about 7 months now. It is a phenomenal DSLR! I have worked my way up through the Nikon 3100, 5100, and now I am absolutely loving the D7100. The thing is packed with features that are extremely useful and make for a perfect introduction to professional-level ideas and concepts, such as the built-in intervalometer to make time-lapse really easy. Its essentially a pro-featured camera which I love, but still includes a few simpler options for my wife who prefers point-and-shoot simplicity. I had been upgrading every two years, but will be keep this model for quite a bit longer. The reviews online are predominantly very positive, with the D7100's small buffer being the only real negative mark. It can slow the # of frames taken in a certain amount of time, but it is only a problem for a small subset of scenarios (shooting full-size RAW @ 6 frames per second, for example). A high-speed memory card and a few quick settings adjustments and you can get past that problem pretty easily, with negligble effect on image quality. i highly recommend this DSLR...

I have owned the Pentax K5, the Nikon D3100, and the Nikon D700. I still have my D700 (love that camera), and after selling my Pentax K5 (loved that one too but needed better auto-focus for sports) I wanted a crop-sensor body for kids' sports which I could use my Nikon lenses with.I tried the d7000 out for about 2 weeks. It severely back-focused. With that camera, about 1 out of 10 photos were "keepers" so I sent it back and decided to wait and see what the next Nikon release would be.When the D7100 came out I knew I would be buying it - aside from the small buffer size it looked like it had all the right specs for my needs. I purchased a copy locally about 3 weeks ago and gave it a try. I used a Nikon 80 - 200mm 2.8D lens for indoor sports and found that in the artificial lighting of the indoor sports arena the focus was frequently "off", and my resulting photos were very noisy and "soft". I tried my Nikon 85mm 1.4D, a Nikon 35mm 1.8, as well as a few other lenses in a variety of lighting conditions and found that the camera had very inconsistent metering. I felt like I was fiddling constantly to try to get the correct exposure even in more than adequate light. I sent the D7100 back too...Last week I decided to give the camera one more try and purchased a second body from an online retailer. So far it looks like this second body has none of the obvious issues of the first, and I am very happy with the images I am getting from it. The low light performance is not as good as expected (still a lot of noise and some banding from ISO 1600 and above), and the higher resolution of the sensor does not necessarily translate to better photos except under certain conditions - but ultimately it offers a nice complement to my lower resolution full-frame camera. The focus is fast and accurate, and when used in adequate lighting it does most of what it sets out to do and is capable of producing exceptional images. I will still use my D700 for portraits, low light (and indoor) sports, but will likely use the D7100 for family snapshots, walks with kids, landscape shooting and outdoor sporting events.That being said, if Nikon would offer a full frame camera just like the d700 with the added U1 & U2 settings, 20 - 24mp resolution and a DX mode for sports (and no oily sensor problems) I would ditch both of my current cameras and buy that one instead!

This camera is nothing short of amazing. First off, you almost double sensor resolution. Unless you have a very pointed reason too - the heck with JPEGs. Shoot RAW. Second, I put two 64 GB SD cards from Amazon in the camera and they worked flawlessly. Here's the exact name of it:SanDisk Extreme Pro 64 GB SDXC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card 95MB/s SDSDXPA-064G-AFFPTo see the data and not just listen to people ramble, goto Nikon's own web site and compare the D7000 to the D7100. Go to this link:[...]Then navigate to Nikon Products --> Digital SLR Cameras and compare the two models.By the way - that D7000 is a nice piece of gear. So nice, I gave to my son rather than sell it used at some super low price.Here's three tips for you:1) When you buy a lens, buy a Nikon FX lens that just so happens to work on this camera too. That way when you do eventually upgrade to full frame someday, you'll have your cake and eat it too. But do your homework. Amazon makes it very easy to see if that trick works. All I buy are FX lenses for my D7100. No regrets. But make sure they work on your new D7100 first, of course.2) Four fantastic learning materials also sold on Amazon areNikon D7100 Instructional DVD by QuickPro Camera Guides (2013)Nikon D7100 Beyond the Basics DVD by QuickPro Camera Guides (2013)Blue Crane Digital Nikon D7100 inBrief Laminated Reference Card (zBC553)Mastering the Nikon D71003) Consider joining this user group if you get the camera:[...]and no - I get nothing for saying that!Finally - if you're sitting on the fence - get this camera. It's wonderful. Frankly, Nikon should have named it the D7900 or something like that. It's a big upgrade in my opinion.Joe

Waited a long time to save up for this camera. Finally the kit came out with the 18-140 lens combo and that was the ticket! To top it all off, I was able to time my purchase so amazon was awarding 4% cash back, giving away a camera backpack and a good 32GB sandisk SD card (not the normal generic amazon SD card) so financially it all was a blessing.As for the camera, I came from a D300. The D7100 is very much an upgrade both in image quality and in operation. Menus are intuitive, buttons are close to the D300's so that I didn't have to learn much, but there is a lot of additional functionality that just adds to the operation to make it easier to use and produce more keeper photos.Body is a little lighter and smaller than the D300 so that is actually a blessing since I don't want to lug around all that weight anymore. Everything fits great in my hands.The lens is exactly what I wanted for a walk-around lens. Covers all the focal lengths I normally use and the VRII allows me to get away with the slower apertures. (When I want to do really critical imaging in low light with faster shutter speeds, I still have my 17-55 so all is good. Highly recommended for the photo enthusiast (although with the release of the D3300, someone who can wait may want to wait until the photokina to see if Nikon releases a D7200!) I'm just glad I got this for Christmas for myself so I could capture all those moments during the holiday season.

Having finally retired I was in the market to pursue my life long passion for photography. Obviously being retired I quickly came to the conclusion that although I wanted to get the biggest and best bang for my buck...I'm on a fixed income now. I researched several camera manufacturers and various models that each offered (Narrowed my search to Nikon and Canon). When I finally decided that the Nikon D7100 would best fit my wants/needs I proceeded to look for the best price. A package was advertised about a month before Christmas that I was quite impressed with but wasn't sure that I was prepared to pay the price for it. After further searches for the best price available I quickly came to the realization that the package was as good a deal as I would get. When I went back to Amazon the package was no longer available. I continued searching for the same package price for several weeks but was unable to find it anywhere. Finally, about a week before Christmas, I went back to Amazon and low and behold the package was once again available. At that juncture I did not hesitate for a single second. I purchased the Nikon package and thus far have absolutely no regrets. The Nikon D7100 is a remarkable piece of engineering and has met all of my expectations and beyond.

I bought a 80-400, G Series lens and a D7100 body for taking bird pictures. This combination gives me 120-600 35mm equivalent. It replaced a Canon SX50HS (~$500) once I knew my recent interest in birding would continue. The pictures aren't as good as the Canon (24-1200 35mm equivalent). I contacted Nikon, sent them some pictures, and got a response that "I should increase my depth of field". I don't think they really looked at the pictures. The selected birds on gravel or grass so they could see everything was out of focus. Also, I should be able to focus on the bird with the f5.6. I thought I might not be holding it steady even though I could hold the Canon steady with greater zoom. I increased the shutter to 1/4000 of a second, no change.This can only be serviced by Nikon, in desperation, I went to a local camera repair that specializes in Nikon. I currently have the battery out, waiting a few weeks for the camera to go back to factory settings. Then I'll take some test pictures requested by the repair shop. He will look at the pictures, test different lenses on the body and different bodies on the lens. If it is determined that there is a problem, he'll send it to Nikon. I will have to pay for his services to get Nikon to fix this under warrantee.If I can't get it working right, I have no choice but to put it into the back of a closet and swallow my $4000 loss. I am retired on a fixed income. This was my only chance to own a really good camera.

Having purchased the D7000 last year I really debated that expense of a new body after only having that one less than one year. Glad I did. While it has some issues, focus is not as quick as I had hoped (may be lens-based), overall the camera produces excellent images that lend themselves well to cropping for composition and subject enhancement. The 24MP sensor is the key that this body is built around and it is very crisp, so crisp that I have to be very careful to hold the camera steady even with image stabilization. Shake will be very evident if you are a grab shot type of shooter. Give your self time to steady down and focus and you will get quality images that you will be proud to show others. The additional 1:3 crop mode is great for sports as it puts the image area almost entirely under the 51 point focusing system. The buffer is more than adequate if you are shooting JPEG's as I do, especially for sports. I have ripped off 8-10 shots with no sign of slowdown do to buffer capacity filling. As I don't usually shoot RAW, I can't speak to the buffer issue when shooting that way.Check out my uploaded images for some samples from this body.Handling is excellent for my small hands. Everything falls to hand with ease and is so similar to the D7000 that the small differences are easily overcome. I like the lock button on the mode dial. I have unintentionally changed modes on the D7k and been frustrated that shots didn't turn out the way I had planned, not with this. I would have liked a protector over the rear screen but as it is supposed to be made of 'gorilla glass' ( Used on tablets and smart phones) it seems, so far, to be impervious to marks or scratches. Having had the body for a month, (Apr 17-May 15th 3k+ images) I can say I am more than pleased with image quality and overall handling. A 50% increase in sensor resolution doesn't hurt either. Wish I could rate it at 4 1/2 stars for the minor issues I have had. If you are a DX format shooter looking to upgrade your body, you could scarcely do better. For an excellent review on technical aspects of this camera check out DPReview for their review of this body. They give it an 85% score.Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR (Body Only)

After experimenting with many cameras, from M4/3s to DSLRs (see my review of D5200), and looking around quite a bit, I decided to make the jump and go for this big boy. I never thought I would buy such a camera but I made the jump.My main criteria for the purchase was the praised AF system for moving subjects and the easy access to camera controls. I come from the EPL1 and had been fiddling quite a bit with aperture, ISO, etc. and ultimately wanted more direct control. The D7100 requires you to know what you are doing so I have spent some time learning about proper techniques by reading a few books, blogs and magazines (and taking quite a few pictures).Ultimately I would have preferred something smaller and less heavy because I follow a kid around quite a bit...but I decided to go for it in order to get the best tracking-AF possible for a camera under $1500.I also would have preferred a better liveview AF but I am becoming acquainted with taking pictures mostly with the viewfinder (which is better anyway). Liveview shooting is, however still relevant is some tricky situations.So if you put the effort do you get better pictures and a lower rate a missed pictures? Yes you do.Pros- Fast and (mostly) accurate AF in good-to-ok light when shooting through the viewfinder- Excellent picture quality- Easy access to basic controlsCons- Some noise comes up quite early in the picture (IS0 640)- slow liveview AF compared to viewfinder AF (sometimes it would come handy when taking pictures on the fly or in tricky positions)- Taking a video requires pushing three buttons in default settings and camera output is merely ok (this a picture-oriented camera).An annoyance but not too bad: if you shoot raw the camera buffer fills up after taking 5 pictures. Too few for burst shooting. Just shoot JPEG for better performance.Unlike the D5200 I won't complain about the lack of touchscreen because this camera provides easy access to controls. In addition, one rarely uses the screen with this camera because most of the info you need is in the viewfinder and the top LCD panel.

I had been looking at purchasing a D7100 for a while now. When I saw that they were now including the 18-140mm lens, I was ready to buy. I was really happy when I saw that Amazon had it in their stock. I always prefer to buy from Amazon because I feel protected if something should go wrong, Unfortunately, something went wrong.The camera arrived on time. The shipping box was in great shape. I opened the box and started following the quick-start guide... charge the battery, attach the strap, install the lens and memory. I was ready to go.When I tried to take a picture, I noticed that the viewfinder was out of focus. No problem, I thought. I'll just turn the viewfinder diopter adjustment wheel. When I went to adjust it, the wheel would not turn. I applied more pressure and got it to turn one click. I kept playing with the wheel, hoping that it would loosen, but it's defective and worthless to use to adjust the diopter. So, back it goes.Luckily, I bought it from Amazon. They deserve kudos for their customer service. The downside is that Amazon is out of stock and will only offer a refund. I wanted a replacement, but they have none, so I have to purchase it elsewhere.One star for Nikon's lack of quality control. 5 stars for Amazon Customer Service.Update, 12/17. Purchased another D7100 from San Jose Camera. The diopter wheel, while still a bit hard to turn, was better than the first one. SO far, I love this camera. Time will tell

Using D90 from 2009 and got this on Jun 2013 (only 4 yrs for expensive gears :( )Still its a gr8 upgrade from D90, Got Nikon 70-300mm vr2 with this one and a used Nikon 16-85mm VRCONSAs others said the Zoom in and Out reversal is bit annoying till I get used to that but OK button zoom helps a lot.Few options are different from D90 but most are same and I wish the Remote control ON/OFF is combined with Multi / Timer Delay / Remote shots.Sometime the shutter button will not click if flash is on (Disabled Red Eye / Pre flash and works fine now) but I loose that feature with that delay. Nikon should not have turned on that feature by default (if not atleast shutter should be released quick)DOF and Fn button are reversed (from D90) but still customizable so I am goodMissing LCD screen protectorTried W1ua wireless connector with android app, I feel that is a useless feature with lots of improvements needed to call it as a feature. (Spending 70 buck for that transmitter does not pay its worth) - looks like a college project.PROS--------Like the 51pt focus though I did not played around all the modes of AF.Time lapse feature is a long waited feature for me.U1 and U2 modes are good use when traveling and visiting places that has exhibits Indoor and outdoor.Video features are better compared to D90, but still few bugs (others have mentioned) - I did not have time to play with this feature muchDual SD card slots comes handy for long trip and serious shoots as backup.Built in flash range is good and does not get blocked by standard zoom hoods.Info button is nice to have and much useful in video mode. and to get extra features like Horizon, grid etc.Can recommend for users whom does not mind spending more.for budget users get D7000 for much cheaper with few trade offs that you can live with.AAF removal does not seem to be a deal breaker for me.File sizes will be bigger so better get more storage (ext HDD) :)

I just received this camera. I have a D7000, and bought this D7100 as an upgrade/second camera. It arrived today. Upon taking the camera out of the box, I noticed three dirt spots on the top and side of the body (odd), and there were two small scratches on the LCD display. Clearly, this camera has been handled, it's not new out of the box. I was going to 'just live with it', but after I charged the battery, and turned on the camera, I noticed the autofocus system was not working. No autofocus capabilities at all; completely dead. I have a been a Nikon camera owner for many years. It's the first time I experience such an issue with any of my Nikon gear. I read online about quality control issues at Nikon. I didn't believe it until now. I still want the camera so I requested an exchange rather than a return. I hope the replacement is actually brand new, and works 100%. If not, this could be the end of my Nikon gear ownership days. Quite disappointing!! Nikon, if you really are experiencing quality control issues, may I please suggest you 'DO' something about it sooner than later?!!!UPDATE!!!I received a replacement camera today (outstanding customer service; thank you again Amazon). Looking at the packaging of the replacement camera, it is absolutely clear that the first camera I received was not brand new. The replacement camera still has the plastic cover on the LCD display, the other one did not. The packaging is unopened, unlike the other camera and there are no dirt stains on the replacement camera. I am charging the camera's battery now. I will test the camera later today to confirm it is defect free.

I'm an amateur photographer and the the Nikon D7100 is pricey so I had to think hard about buying it (especially since lenses and other add-ons run the price up pretty fast). I've only had it one day but I'm extremely pleased with it; it has exceeded my expectations. Here's one test I've done in some detail. I was sick of low light performance by my previous cameras (grainy pictures, slow shutter response, basically worthless performance). First evening I had the D7100 I went out in the fading twilight and shot in a nearby public garden (the camera was set on Auto and with no flash). The pictures were superb. The shutter response was instantaneous. The camera took soft autumn colors that my eyes no longer could see in the twilight. Later, inside, I shot a test picture in a dark room with just a bit of light coming in through an open door behind me. My eyes could only see the vaguest of shapes of furniture and walls. The camera took a picture mostly in grey tones that showed all the objects in the room clearly. Again it was set on Auto with no flash so I didn't have to do anything complicated to get the result. The most interesting thing is the room has a wall hanging that is red and the picture showed the wall hanging clearly red. I don't know what owls or cats see in the dark, but this camera is more like an owl or a cat than a human when it is shooting in low light. I'm excited to learn more about what this camera can do.

After spending few thousands dollars on body and various lenses (35MM 1.8, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8G, 135mm f2.0 and 18-200mm), I must say that am very disappointed.I have nearly 4000 shots in various modes(indoor/outdoor/w flash/wo flash/low key) and only handful of them are truly sharp. I changed focused points to 9-points/single point and tried all other focus servo modes and result has not changed. I mostly take pictures of my toddler which is in motion so I thought the issue is action. But I have taken more than 300 image recently from stationary object/subjects like my daughter on the high chair and the result is not any different. To compare, my 8MP Olympus can produce sharper images from a stationary objects under same conditions than this camera. One last thing is AF-fine tuning which I have not tried yet, but I believe a high-end consumer camera like this should be able to perform out of the box with no need of fiddling with AF. Overall I am very disappointed and advise against this model.Edit: To clarify further, I have used tripod to take pictures of stationary objects as was recommended by some friends in this forum with similar results. The images of high contrast or textured objects gain more focus than the centered smooth and neutral colored objects. This is very big issue since camera is set to center focus with single AF point.

I got the camera despite reading about the banding issue (horizontal lines in pictures). I felt that banding is only one factor and with all the improvements, I will still like the D7100. Also I have read that the banding only comes out if RAW pictures are pushed +3 EV or more, which I would obviously would not be doing.Wrong.Banding comes out randomly, even on JPEGs, if the Automatic D-Lighting is on (I always had this on on all the NIKONs I owned). I just don't like it as it is SOOO digital. Why should we have horizontal lines on the pic? Can not this be fixed? There are some ways to fix it in RAW (using Raw Therapee) but very complicated and does not work perfectly (and takes a lot of time)Otherwise, the camera is very good, but unfortunately, I don't want the banding so I moved to the D7000 (downgrade). Unfortunately, the D7000 focus is not very reliable (issue also widely reported). My D5100 focus much more reliably!!! (a note: this is not the AF fine tune on the D7000 - I did try and fine tuning does not help. To me it seems the focus is randomly off, not a clear back or front focus)Maybe I am just unlucky, but I feel I can not get the Nikon I love. I also have a D5100 and I think I like that camera a LOT - focus well and the pics are very nice - but that one unfortunately does not have the the customization options and other benefits of the enthusiast lineup such as the D7000 and D7100... And it does not allow me to develop as much as I wanted.I would love the D7100 either with the sensor of the D3200 or the D5100. This would be my dream camera.I was considering the D600, but the cost is much higher (and also the weight...). But maybe one day.I was also considering changing to Canon completely, but the sensor unfortunately is not at par with Nikon (it really isn't).The quest continues...

I have been a Nikon user since the 1960's, going back to the Nikormat EL 35mm. I jumped into the digital world and worked my way back to Nikon with a 995, then a D70 and most currently the D90 until I purchased this D7100. I am by far not a pro, or even a semi-pro, but just an enthusiast that enjoys taking photos and I like going out of the box and getting away from the Auto or point and shoot modes.After many weeks of swaying back and forth, reading all kinds of user and professional reviews, I finally made the decision to buy the D7100. I could not justify going full frame as the cost of the camera and investing all new lenses, was just not realistic. I don't do large prints that often. Mostly I do Meetups and just look for one day fun shoots. So the DX format is more than adequate for me. Yes, if you are a pro, or advanced semi-pro, you probably should be looking at a full frame model. But that is overkill for someone like me. Oh if I had more money than I needed, LOL, maybe then I would have gone full frame!!But this DX D7100 and the Nikon glass I have, I believe will do as much as I need to do with photography, at least for quite some time. There may be additional glass options I will add to my arsenal but I believe I have the basic body I will be able to use.I have to say, for someone moving up to the D7100 or first time users, I solidly recommend David Busch's full version of the D7100. I am about 1/4 through it but it is making the transition from the D90 much smoother and helping me utilize all the features available to me with this model. I want to avoid the Auto settings where I can and this books is super in my mind.Is the D7100 perfect? No, by no means. But this it isn't a D4 either, nor the cost of the D4!! For the money, is it worth the price? So far I have to say an emphatic YES!!!!

Well I bought the body only from Amazon Prime and received it on time but the package seemed to be open box.So I took one picture and run software where I can see all the meta info including picture counts.It showed 162 counts already. Ouch! That was my first luck.I needed the camera next day for some event so I decided to test it.Oh well, the camera had serious back focusing issue no matter how I change the setting to AF-A, C, S (single, d9, 3d, 51, etc.).I even manually adjust the focus length (I belive like -10) from camera setting but the focusing/image was just not acceptable.I ran some focusing tests and my old D40x delievered better (focused) pictures.So, I returned it and got the new one and wow! what a difference I can see on just first shot.Also I had to make sure this is new, so I took first picture and the meta info was showing picture count as 1. Yeah!I didn't even bother adjust the focust length manually.I upgraded the firmware right away and everything seems to be in good shape.Upgrading from D40x, this D7100 has just too many functions and delievers much sharper images even at low lights.Now I can even record HD 1080P with all my lenses.Even the shutter sounds better and faster.One downside I found was when recording 1080P HD movies (w/ live view only), sometimes the camera is having hard time autofocusing on objects with my Nikon & Sigma lenses. Maybe I'm still not fully understnading how to control, but I get better results focusing manually. And if I set it to autofocus, I can hear motor sound from lense when I playback on my pc. Hopefully NIKON can improve on that, but the overall quality of pictures & movies are awesome!I think I'm keeping this one.

This is so far an excellent camera, far exceeding my D90. I have had it less than a week, but the improvements are obvious. My Nikon 80-400 mm VR lens is really revealed at its best. Focus is fast and accurate. It works with my old AI-s lenses measuring exposure (but of course still manual focus). There are other advantages too numerous to outline here in this short review.It was disappointing that when I was ready to buy it was not available through Prime. B&H had a special that included a battery, camera case, and SD card for no extra charge. (Supposedly an $85 "value".) This meant that even paying extra for two-day shipping was compensated for.If you are thinking of upgrading your current camera this would be a good choice.

By some miracle, my camera arrived in one piece and in working order. It's delivery was announced by a thud on my cement landing and the noise of a mail truck speeding away. No problem I thought, with a sturdy box and plenty of bubble wrap, the camera didn't feel anything. Or did it? The small rectangular box was torn open on one end revealing a single piece of bubble wrap loosely lodged in the outer box end opposite of the square inner Nikon box. There was no padding at all around the Nikon box itself. The fact that the camera initially passed all function tests that I put it through is a testament to its solid build. But what's the deal; was the Amazon packer drunk? I don't know.But the camera is extremely customizable, solid and a mean video tool that might even exceed D800 video. The 60i option is very smooth for movement, no noticeable strobing and it may mitigate some of the normal rolling shutter issues - still testing. One needs to allow for a more wide-angle lens for video shooting if in the 1.3X mode (the only mode that allows 60i), even though it is true 1080, you are effectively cropping in on the scene. I find the selectable single point auto focus to be almost as smooth as manual focus, the other high tech focus modes in LiveView have way too much searching focus action. Nothing screams "home video" like watching a video where the camera is zooming in and out of focus as it brackets to find the sharpest image - thankfully you don't get that in the single point mode. One half push of the shutter release and it locks the focus on that point, if you want to shift focus, you can move the focus box to the next point without altering the video until you half-push on the new point. Shift! I like it. Still testing the still image functionality but it certainly beats my old D90, sharpness, noise, larger image viewer - a long list. At this price point, you can't go wrong with this level of function. I wanted the D800 but after computing how long I'd be paying for it and the fact that I'm currently awash in DX glass, the total D800 operational cost was still a killer.

I think it's the best thing you can get for under $2000 and have room for lenses. Solid feature set, easy to learn and use, very flexible menu systems for a ton of customizations, and all of the buttons and switches are in comfortable spots for my quick adjustment needs.While for me, this is the best prosumer choice, I can't stop reading reviews from pros and having conversations with folks in the industry who want to get one for their high-end work.Sure it's a cropped lens, but I'm not doing any tourist photography that'll suffer. I paired it with a 35 mm DX Nikkor prime 1.8 along with a Tamron 10-24 wide-angle and took it to two weddings with a borrowed 85 mm Nikkor prime and SB 600 flash. Amazing photos, easy to learn with, and a very solid camera.A trip around the world this month found the battery to last at least a couple of days per charge, though I carried a spare and had to change it every 800-1000 photos.Don't get the kit lens if you're going to use it a lot. Get the body only and you'll appreciate choosing your own lenses. I learned a lot from the reviews on The Wirecutter.I love the dual SD slots, and have two 64 GB Sandisk cards in it (now my camera has more hard drive space than my laptop!). I'm using one for RAW and the other for JPG. I understand its overkill, but I'm still learning to compose shots and am trying to get better at weaning myself off of RAW while still learning how to do my editing in post.I love this body and how it feels in my hands over any Canons I've used, and it isn't as heavy as the really high end cameras that I can't comfortably take it with me. Fits in a comfortably small Crumpler bag with a few accessories and without breaking my shoulder.LOVE THIS CAMERA!

This is my first Dslr. So, please take my review with a grain of salt. The Auto mode makes it very easy to take pictures, but over time you will develop the to "compose" an image. I purchased a kit that included the 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6 and the body for only $1199 at a camera shop in Fairbanks, AK. What a steal! So far I have had a ton of fun learning how to use it. The camera turns on near instanaeously and the body fits rather well in my large hands. The weight is where it should be; it lets you know you are using a near prosumer camera. The images are crisp and detailed before any post-production in Lightroom 5. Battery life hasn't even come close to dying yet; most of my images are taken without the flash firing. I ordered an SB-700 speedlight, so I guess I'll never know the battery life with flash. I haven't tried shooting video yet. Overall, it's an amazing camera.