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As a photographer, I find that every couple of years I need to upgrade cameras to keep up with the rapid advancement of technology. Last year I purchased a Nikon D7100, and immediately fell in love with it. The D7100 is a brilliant 24.1Mp powerhouse that can cover both the basics, to the more advanced camera functions.The shutter speeds span an impressive range, from Bulb to 1/8000. The camera's lowest and highest standard ISO's are 100, and 6,000, but Nikon also has built in high range ISO sensitivities, which can max out at 25,600. The meter features a 2,016 pixel RBG sensor, which does an excellent job for exposure metering.The camera has plenty of uses for both experienced and novice photographers. In my experience with the camera, it has always been best to run the camera on full manual control, unless dealing with active motion shots, such as you would find in sports.As with most dSLR's, there is a level of fall-off for novice photographers, and while this camera shoots well on auto-features, using the camera's adjustable functions will always provide a better picture. One of the other reasons to shoot in full-manual, is that the auto-focus speed is rather slow. If you will be shooting faster shots, using the auto-focus to set the initial focus is alright, but then its best to turn that off so you can maintain a fast shooting speed.This camera's ISO allows it to deal with dark rooms quite well; attaching it with a very low aperture lens, you can essentially take a picture in absolute darkness.The camera is also capable of shooting in 1080HD. The video function allows you to film while also taking stills, a useful feature if you need to check focus, or capture stills to reduce post production work. The downside to filming with the camera, is that the built in microphone is not the strongest receiver. The sound that it records is usually too quiet, and not of the best quality. If you do want to film sound, I suggest attaching a separate, more powerful mic to the camera's easy to reach port.As a nature photographer, I spend a lot of time in the bush without a tripod. The camera is pretty robust, but that also means that it's heavy (about 3lbs with a lens). It can be uncomfortable to hold at odd angles for long periods of time. I like the size and weight, but for someone just stepping into the world of dSLR's, this is something to stay mindful of.The lens (the 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-S DX VR ED Nikkor Lens), is alright for what it's worth. A good starter lens, but the thing surely isn't perfect. The aperture doesn't go as low as I would like, and the auto-focus is, as I mentioned earlier, a little slow. A good lens will usually cost more than the camera itself, which is why for a start into the world of SLR's, the accompanying Nikkor lens will do until you get your feet wet.The +/- function on the camera are a little confusing, as they are reversed in comparison to previous models. I have been using this camera for over a year now, and I still haven't gotten used to it.A disappointing aspect of the camera that I have noticed, is that the monitor does not do a great job expressing the actual lighting and contrast of a photograph. Often the pictures will appear lighter than they actually are, which can result in some frustrating post-production work.I can't speak for much post-production (which effectively cuts me out of RAW), as I tend to dislike the need for heavy editing. I have little to no experience with Photoshop, and most of my touch-up is done in GIMP. This dislike of post-production work has led me to make great use of the camera's dual memory card storage, which is nice to stuff with a couple of 32g cards and never worry about running out of space.Overall, the camera is an impressive piece of equipment, and I have enjoyed the upgrade from my old p90. Having so many controllable functions means that the camera's shooting capabilities will last much longer, as one progressively learns more about photography. While I wouldn't recommend this camera to someone who has no experience with manual photography, it is an excellent step into the world of digital SLRs.

I had to make a major decision before buying the D7100: FX or DX. I have been dithering for quite a while and have a hodge podge of Nikon lenses. FX lenses include the 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/4.0, and a TC-14E II teleconverter. DX lenses include the 10-24mm and the 85mm VR micro. My belief is that DX was the right way to go for me because 1) good DX cameras produce superb photos, 2) I can buy less expensive lenses because the pretend focal lengths are larger, 3) only the sweetest part of FX lenses (their centers) will be used, 4) DX camera bodies will remain less expensive, and 5) my default print size is only 13"x19". This introductory paragraph is not to convince you that DX is the right way to go but to explain why I bought this camera instead of a D600 or D800.Let me start by saying that I love this camera! Nikon managed to do a few stupid things that I'll mention below but let's talk about the positives first. The shutter release - including focusing, VR, and metering - is so fast that it's hard to press just half way to lock readings. I'm sure there is some shutter lag but I couldn't measure it. Focus is spot on with all my lenses and I have not used the capability to do individual lens adjustments. Other positives as reported by most other reviewers: camera feel (solid); good controls; sensible blend between menus, buttons, and dials; viewfinder setup and image size; etc.I have read some other reviewers that say this camera isn't very sharp. Not so! If you have moved up from a 10-12 megapixel to this one, you can be fooled as I was. I typically pixel peep in photoshop with the image at 100%, i.e., one picture pixel per one monitor pixel. You are looking at a much smaller piece of real estate in this mode when you have twice as many pixels per unit area and that means that you are looking at smaller, less contrasty details. Remember, manufacturer's MTF curves pretty much measure contrast as an approximation to sharpness. Of course the pictures look "oh my god" sharper when you print them since they have twice as many pixels per unit area on paper.I shoot 14-bit raw images with loseless compress and rarely use the 1.3 crop mode though I've mapped crop mode to one of the external buttons. Warning, the full-sized raw files are 25-30 megabytes and that means you can only store about 35 files per gigabyte of hard disk. So make your plans carefully before buying your next large pixel-count camera. Further, photoshop 16-bit psd files from D7100 images take 137MB on disk. I think that I would have bought a less capable camera if I were not shooting raw and running a 16-bit post process. Raw and 16-bit processing are not snobbery, rather they allow me to make up for virtually every type of error at picture-taking time except bad focus, bad subject selection, and excessive camera shake. That for me is the big advantage of digital photography but the D7100 or any other large pixel-count sensor makes you pay in disk storage.Now lets talk briefly about a few snafus. SubjectDistance is a standard Exif parameter and used to be generated in all Nikon DSLR images. ApproximateSubjectDistance is not a standard EXIF parameter but D7100 firmware generates it instead of SubjectDistance! Why is that bad? Three reasons: 1) photoshop will not display the field, 2) ViewNX 2 - Nikon's own software - dosen't display this nonstandard field either, and 3) Nikon support staff will not comment on whether or not either, neither, or both software and firmware will be repaired. The simplest way to recover the information is to load the sidecar file created by photoshop into a text editor and search on "distance" and read a fractional number. I can also convert that distance from metric if I like using a pencil or a calculator. Only a diseased mind could cause such nonsense.Another snafu reported by many in these reviews is the smallish memory buffer that limits rapid shooting. Memory is really cheap - I'd guess that for a two dollar bill, four times as much memory could have been included. I almost never use multiple shot modes or bracketing; rather my problem arises when my shutter finger gets itchy. This is a rarely occurring issue but the symptom of an outrageously dumb parting decision.I have rated this camera 5 stars in spite of these silly design flaws. However, I'd pay money to enter a raffle to paddle Nikon suits who impose these decisions. (The other manufacturers are just as lame.) It's a great camera, impressive in so many ways. Picture quality is great and the camera is capable enough to allow top-notch image capture despite a huge number of tough environmental conditions.

To put the review into some perspective, I upgraded to the D7100 from a D3100 after having it for 18 months. The main reason I made the move was that I was shooting in full manual and wanted the extra controls, the extra focus points, the internal motor, the low light capabilities and a better screen. I will first discuss the positives about the camera very briefly and mainly focus on what I perceive as the cons, as the cons are probably most useful to those considering making a new purchase.Pros: Image quality is superb. Much better than the D3100 and the D3100 was good. I would say the image quality is professional caliber. Focus is blazing fast. The internal motor makes the lenses focus a lot faster. Low light is outstanding, much better than the D3100. You can take a good photo, hand held in nearly complete darkness. You can photograph things at night better then your eyes can see. There is a button for everything and you have a lot of control. The camera has a really nice grip and feels solid. The display is amazing, absolutely bright and sharp. That better screen alone is reason to upgrade, as the D3100 had a terrible screen.Cons: There are some awkward controls that you should be aware of this.1) The user's manual is not user friendly. The cameras functions are very different then the D3100. Prepare to invest time in learning the controls and setting up the controls. Be prepared to buy Douglas Kosterman's Nikon D7100 Experience unless you are upgrading from and D7000 or D600, as this a different camera from the D3100. For $1200 why can't Nikon give some decent instructions?2) The controls and menu are not intuitive. Unless you use this camera daily, you will not remember how to use the buttons or menu controls. I would not advise this camera to a first time DSLR user who will only use it occasionally. Stick with the D3200 or 5200 which are easier to use. I have not used a comparable Canon or Pentax DSLR, but there must be a better way to set up a camera than this.3) The ISO button is in a bad location: The ISO button, image quality size button, and white balance button are all bunched together on the front of the camera. If you accidentally press the image quality or WB button and then hit the command or subcommand dial you will accidentally change it. You will not notice this until you download your pictures and find out that they are screwed up. Both of these happened to me. The command dial changes the ISO and the subcommand dial changes it to and from Auto ISO. The subcommand dial also controls the F-stop. When you are shooting full manual you are constantly adjusting ISO, F-stop and shutter speed. After changing the ISO, if you don't remember to take your thumb off the ISO button you will accidentally change to Auto-ISO when you try to change the F-stop. This happens to me all the time.4) The autofocus button is in awkward location on the front on the camera.5) The Video controls are not intuitive and it takes some time to learn how to take a video. You have to set the ISO, aperture and shutter speed, so this takes getting used to.6) There may be autofocus problems: The focus is very fast but not always accurate. Even when you are using spot focus, I am not always sure that it picks up what you are focusing on if it is a busy seen. No problems focus in low light though.7) The Fn button cannot be assigned to ISO. On the D3100 the Fn was defaulted as the ISO button and it was terrific. The Fn can be assigned to about 18 things, none of which is ISO. The Fn button is the natural choice for ISO, not on the front of the computer.8) The grey card setup is complicated and you will have to refer to the manual often. The manual is an inch think and will not fit in your camera back. The grey card is such an important function that it should be easy and intuitive.9) There is no panorama function. Why does my IPhone 5 have panorama and this doesn't?10) The mode dial has two unnecessary locks on it. There is little chance that you will inadvertently turn the mode dial, yet it has two locks. There is about a 100% chance that at some point you will inadvertently press some other button that is all over the camera and turn the command dial, mess up your shot and you won't know about it until you download the pictures.11) Battery life is only fair, buy extra batteries.Update May, 2014.After recently purchasing an Olympus EM-10, I can tell you that the D7100 is now obsolete and a dinasaur. I have dowgraded by rating from 4 to 3 stars. Amazing what can happen in less than one year. Compared to the EM-10, the controls on the D7100 are downright awful and Nikon should be embarrassed that they did not come up with a better design in the first place. The mirorrless cameras have come so far that if Nikon and Canon does not come up with a comparable competitor they will likely both be out of business in the next decade. That is how good the new mirorrless cameras are.

Having been a heavy user of the Nikon D100, D200, and D300s starting around 2002, I watched waited in anticipation for the new Nikon D300s replacement as the Nikon DX flagship camera. When the Nikon D7100 was introduced, I followed the discussion as to whether it was or was not the replacement. Frankly, amid purely speculative rumors of a D400, I remain unsure. However, the D7100 is clearly a contender for the position (and with a 1.3 crop factor sensor versus the 1.5 of the D300s).First off, it is important to note that while there are sometimes issues with first production runs of cameras, many of the issues I researched were unusual in comparison to number of units sold. Many reported issues such as sharpness are simply from people who may be buying equipment that exceeds their skill level. For example, as you increase pixels and gather more data, proper steady hand-holding techniques become critical and the camera is less forgiving. This is why I advise people I give classes to seriously consider not jumping into advanced gear. While improper focusing and hand-holding issues may be barely evident on a D300s (12mp), they are very evident on a D800 (36 mp). Regardless, it is important to take every review with a "grain of salt." Even my review.I am a freelance part-time professional photographer and my review is in that context. Many full time pros are very hard on their gear. I am not. Nevertheless, I found the build quality of the D7100 on par with my D300s, just smaller, lighter, and arguably more ergonomic for smaller hands. Pro's will definitely opt for the grip. Though it will probably not matter to many D7100 buyers, the D7100 is not built with the same magnesium alloy frame of the D300s though it does incorporate partial alloy in critical areas. Like the D800 and D300, the D7100 is weather sealed. Neither of these features is likely to sway someone looking at the D7100 nor should it. Camera use cycles (not life cycles) are estimated around 2-4 years. That means at this level of camera purchase, it is likely the purchaser will keep the camera for that duration; a duration that more or less coincides with Nikon product release cycles for this class of camera (DX format). The D100 was released in 2002, the D200 in 2005, the D300 in 2007, the D300s in 2009, and now the D7100. Though the D7000 was released in 2010, no one considered it even a possible successor to the D300s unlike the D7100, which appears a contender in this regard. Based on all this information, it appears likely that users will ditch their camera models well before issues of build quality come into play. At most, resale value may be affected.The D7100 is a multimedia convergence device and builds on that strength. It blurs the line between still image and video art. In fact, I recently recommended this camera as an all in one solution to an organization that was starting up its public relations department and needed to capture massive amounts of video and still images. Nikon's 24 mp DX format CMOS sensor in the D7100 avoids the use of a low pass filter and thus improves sharpness (with proper technique) with "usable" (subjective term I rarely shoot beyond ISO 200) ISO to 6400 with perceptible noise issues beginning to develop around ISO 1600. There are significant improvements to focusing and speed processing through the use of a 51 point focus system and Expeed 3 processing (2016-pixel RGB evaluative sensor)- a significant improvement over the D7000 (many reported focusing speed issues). The D7100 also incorporates 15 cross type sensors for horizontal and vertical contrast detection. Significantly, and perhaps what most aspiring film producers look at most, the camera provides 1080p video in a variety of formats with an array of scalability (jacks, external monitors, HDMI out, WU-1a Wireless Mobile Adapter, etc..). Since video is not my area of expertise, I will rely on other reviewers to report their experiences. My short experience with testing the video yielded professional results very quickly. I just can't deal with amount of processing time needed at my computer.In the area of still photography, usability and end products were exceptional. First, the D7100 viewfinder utilizes a high-contrast OLED display for much improved viewfinder clarity at 100% coverage (the LCD is is also slightly larger). Focusing was fast and dead on (my 80-200 2.8 locked on with laser precision). As I said before, the D7100 has much improved focusing and processing speed as well as AF tracking with face priority (which, I rarely use). This might also be influenced by the elimination of the low pass filter in front of the sensor. My low light comparison tests to the D300s put the focusing speed at about the same or just slightly slower. The elimination of the filter also provides greater ability of the sensor to resolve image detail. However, using cheap lenses will offset against the D7100. In my tests, this was ex

I picked up the body three days ago, as an upgrade to my D90 - I was particularly interested in the weather sealing, how it performed without an AA filter, and some of the goodies that filtered in from the prior model, like the dual SD slots.Coming from the D90, this is simply an astounding upgrade in terms of image rendition, range, light sensitivity, and performance... but it takes spending some quality time becoming familiar with it to truly appreciate it.If you are the sort of person - like me - who simply starts tweaking things in advance without really testing them, then you can easily make things difficult for yourself. Case in point: 51 AF points. Coming from the D90, where I had 11, this seemed to be a really good thing, and it CAN be, in the right scenario. However, if you blindly set it to use 3D tracking without considering your subject, the sheer density of the focus points combined with certain subjects can lead to a lot of focus-shifting back and forth. The solution to this is to either use pure auto focus (and I know you purists are shaking your head already at that one, I know I was at first), change the AF mode to AF-S, or use less focus points. I suspect if I had just left the focus as it shipped, I wouldn't have seen any issue at all.Much of what is new to me, like the custom modes, won't be new to somebody coming from the D7000, so I won't go into detail on those. It does feel that this has become the definitive DX camera to track action - sports and wildlife in particular, given the new crop mode (which is of no use to me) and the aggressive focus tracking. But there's plenty in there for other shooters as well, and the extra resolution and light sensitivity is never a bad thing. What this really means is that this camera really has two types that will be particularly interested in it... If you are looking to shoot action affordably, this is your new camera. If you are an experienced user looking for the most advanced DX format Nikon has to offer at this time, this is also your camera. However, if you are a novice, or if you are not willing to spend some time tuning it to how you work, this may be too much camera for you.It also seems like many of the enhancements were for movie modes - and I'm a stills guy, so I can't speak to those. Technically, I'm sure it's amazing.From an image resolution standpoint - there are two things that may give a false impression that this camera doesn't perform as you would expect. The first: Sharpening is set extremely low by default, so the first time you zoom in to 100%, you are probably going to have a question or two. Dialing up the sharpness fixes that quite nicely if you are a sharpness junkie. The second: Your own technique. And by this, I mean knowing what aperture to shoot in, really knowing how to be steady, knowing how to release the shutter without adding rotational motion - There are a ton of factors that could affect this. So if you are still aren't happy with the sharpness after dialing it up, set your camera in aperture priority, dial it up to 8 (or whatever is optimal for your lens, but 8 is a safe bet), set it on something heavy, check your focus in live mode, and use a timer release mode. You will quickly see where the problem is, and unless you have a really awful lens, I'll take the odds that it's NOT the camera that is the problem- This thing is SHARP. It is only limited by the lens and the operator.Now, for those of you worried about moire, I have some good news for you: I've been shooting repeating patterns - pinstripes, grid textures, you name it - trying to create moire. I have yet to succeed... I'm sure it's possible, but I haven't been able to coax it out yet. Point is - it will take some effort to make that happen, and I don't think that should factor in your decision.My gripes are incredibly minor. The new "i" menu screen is laid out very intelligently and greatly eases camera operation, but it also just about makes the "info" button redundant - I'd rather have had the ability to hit "i" or "info" twice - once to show info, the other to open the menu - and have the ability to remap the additional button to something else.Quiet mode, well, isn't very. Probably not distinct to this model over any other Nikon SLR with quiet mode, but I was expecting more.And why did Nikon take away my ability to toggle on the info screen along with the LCD backlight?These are minor gripes, and I'm hard pressed to come up with anything. I've seen people complain about the buffer size, but I just shot 32 full-size JPGs at full speed before it started slowing down as I was writing this. There may be some focus issues for some people, but for me it was technique along with camera settings. I've been looking for things to criticize, and it's just not that easy. What I have is a truly significant upgrade that has astounded me with its performance, and is an improvement in every way from the already strong D90 I was comin

***UPDATED 3/18/13 TO INCLUDE SOME MEMORY CARD BUFFER BENCHMARKS IN MEMORY CARD SECTION***This review is aimed at people who are relatively new to photography (~couple years), as I am in the same boat. There will be much more thorough reviews on Amazon for people who are already serious photographers, written by people who are actually serious photographers.General Impression:A wonderful upgrade from my D5100 after 2 years of heavy use. This camera is obviously aimed at a different person than the D3x00 or D5x00 series as it offers quick access to advanced features without having to go through tons of menus.Construction/Feel:This camera feels like a series camera. Coming from the all plastic D5100, this thing is built like a tank. It is noticeably larger than my old camera, which is due to the fact that it has more knobs and wheels.Controls:One of the main reasons I wanted to upgrade from an entry level dSLR was so I can quickly change settings without having to hunt through menus to do so. This camera fits the bill very well and has a few major upgrades from my point of view. Fistly, the U1 and U2 settings are invaluable. Being able to have a group of settings stored such that I can revert back to them by turning one knob is major. Several times in the past I have been trying to compose one shot only to have a completely different shot appear that required different settings altogether. This takes a while to do on the more entry level camera and has been very annoying. Something that may not seem that important but I love already is the depth of field preview button. I enjoy being able to see what the aperture setting will actually look like without having to take a shot and review on the LCD. The final feature that I love are a collection of buttons/knobs/wheels that allow me to change things like shooting mode (continuous, timer, etc), AF mode, ISO setting, etc without having to get into a menu. I haven't quite committed their location to memory but once I do I won't even have to take the camera away from my face to make the changes. Again, this section here is really the reason I wanted to upgrade and I am not disappointed.Auto Focus:The 51-point AF on this camera has been a dream to use. I almost always keep the camera set to single point servo autofocus so I can select the point I want it to focus to. As long as you have some contrast, it is very quick and accurate to focus. A big positive in this camera over the lower level ones is that it DOES have a built in AF motor which means it will autofocus on lenses that do not have a built in motor. I do have the Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 which lacks a motor, so I was stuck manually focusing it on my previous camera. I notice this camera has a much faster focusing speed compared to the D5100 and also is able to focus in low light better, I believe its supposed to be a 1 stop improvement.LCD Screen:I do/will miss the rotating/articulating screen the D5100 had. I can understand why on a semi-pro/prosumer camera they would remove it (it could fairly easily break off and does seem like somewhat of a gimmick), but I mainly enjoyed it because i could turn it around to protect the screen while transporting. This screen is definitely a better quality though and shows much more information.Noise:Wonderful sensor, great signal to noise ratio. With my D5100 I would start to see things go down hill around ISO1600-3200. With this camera, I will be bumping that setting up to 6400 which gives me 1-2 stops of slack to play with. A little noise reduction in editing software makes the images completely usable. Very happy with the noise. I'm guessing the full frame bodies do a better job in this category, but this camera does all I need it to. Also, still waiting for Lightroom to update their camera compatibility.Image Quality:I'm not a pixel-peeper nor do I have the extensive experience to really discuss the image quality. It takes good pictures if I compose good pictures.Battery Life:No complaints. I have gotten a couple hundred shots off and still have half battery life. I do expect to buy another battery at some point for times when I might be taking a couple thousand shots over a weekend.Memory Card:I enjoy being able to put two SD cards in here and plan to always use them in the backup mode (in case one should sheet the bed). VERY IMPORTANT, BIG DEAL HERE: The memory you put in is very important. From my D5100 I had a few Transcend 16 GB Class 6 SDHC Flash Memory Card TS16GSDHC6E. When I got the D7100, i felt the camera was not shooting as fast as it should. I then bought one SanDisk Extreme Pro 32 GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Flash Memory Card 95MB/s SDSDXPA-032G-AFFP and would like to explain the results of my tests. So i set up on a tripod the same shot with each card at 14bit RAW uncompressed, as many as the camera take in 30 seconds. The only difference was the cards. The results are astounding and are not a typo. I got 68 shots with the sandi

m3SIQ5UYC44FK4 / mo1WD2M8TAS9PVM Length:: 5:12 Mins***UPDATED REVIEW TO REFLECT ADDITIONAL USE***As a happy D7000 owner for more than two years, I immediately upgraded to the D7100. Rather than rehash all of the camera specs in this review, I'll focus on what has changed vis-a-vis the previous camera.NEW 24.1 MEGAPIXEL SENSOR, 1.3x CROP MODE, NO AA FILTERAlthough I didn't really care about having more megapixels, there are advantages. The most obvious is cropping and the 1.3x crop mode is a nice feature if you are into bird & wildlife photography. The crop mode delivers an in camera crop that essentially discards pixels around the outer perimeter of the image (instead of a 6000x4000 DX image, the camera captures a cropped 4800x3200 image). Because the resulting cropped files are smaller (about 16 megapixel) the cameras gets a slight boost in frame rate to 7 fps. There are focusing advantages as well, since all 51 focus points cover almost the entire frame of the image. Nikon has worked wonders with the 24.1 megapixel sensor, delivering amazing resolution detail while keeping noise in check. The noise that appears in higher ISO images has a grain quality that's more pleasing to my eye than previous Nikon cameras I have owned (YMMV). The removal of the AA filter is icing on the cake, placing this camera in the company of the D800E (which merely canceled its AA filter - the D7100 deletes it altogether). The new crop mode, combined with enhanced sharpness, were key selling points to me. After extensive use of the D7100, I'm happy to report that the camera is SHARP SHARP SHARP. (And did I mention that it is SHARP?) I was never 100% pleased with the sharpness of images coming out of my D7000, but this new camera is amazing in that department. Whether this performance is the result of the deletion of the AA filter, I do not know - but I know the camera is sharp.NEW WEATHER-SEALED BODYThe camera feels great in my hands, solid and substantial without being a brick. The body is now fully weather sealed (reportedly to the standard of the D800) and the button layout changes are logical and well thought out. I like the new "i" button - it's a cinch to change key camera settings, especially toggling the image area between DX and 1.3x crop modes. Nikon has tweaked the ergonomics nicely, with the larger thumb rest and raised "OK" button control pad. The LCD screen is 3.2", larger, brighter, and higher resolution than the D7000 screen. ALL of these changes are subtle but significant improvements. Note also that pressing the "OK" button during shot review zooms to a 100% review of the image at the focus point, allowing you to pixel peep on the fly - a great feature that will become essential once you start using it.51 AUTOFOCUS POINTSThe AF is improved as well, with a whopping 51 AF points (that extend edge-to-edge in 1.3x crop mode). The camera focuses quickly and (for the most part) accurately.COLORI'm liking the color captured by the D7100 better than that of the D7000 (and its Sony sensor). It's warmer and more organic to my eye.VIDEO UPGRADESI shoot a lot of video, so I'm happy about the new frame rates (including 60P). The new location of the movie record button, next to the shutter release, makes sense. I'm particularly happy that we now have a headphone jack on the camera. Sure, we don't always use the in camera audio, but it is nice to be able to monitor it now if necessary. The camera LCD display now sports audio level indicators, too.POSSIBLE WEAKNESSESThe sharp 24 megapixels demand better lenses and better technique to get the results you want - is that a weakness? In other words, the ceiling of performance is higher with the D7100, but you will need the lens and technique to take advantage of it.The buffer could be larger - this will be the Achilles Heel for some bird shooters. By limiting the buffer, Nikon has left the door open for a true D300 replacement to slot above this camera in the lineup. For me, the many considerable upsides of the D7100 outweigh the buffer issue.I'm not a big fan of the new locking control dial (I never had problems with the old dial) but it works fine - it just slows down operation a bit, and I worry that it may break. Just a minor quibble: the shutter sound is different, perhaps a little louder, than the D7000 shutter.CONCLUSIONBrilliant camera. Nikon has dialed up the D7000 in every area you would expect, and a few you would not expect. The D7000 is an outstanding camera, but the D7100 offers improvements across the board. Better weather-sealed body, better ergonomics, more resolution, better color, more AF points, no AA filter, a 1.3X crop mode, a headphone jack, 60P frame rate, on screen audio levels. And did I mention that it is SHARP SHARP SHARP?The D7100 is the best DX camera to date.

This camera is almost perfect. At the very end of this review I will explain why this camera is not perfect.VIEWFINDERThere is a nice sized viewfinder on the back of the camera. It is NOT a touch screen. It does NOT swivel out.PICTURE QUALITYStunning. I took some images on the lowest camera setting and the pics still looked good, it was as if I could put my hand in the photograph and pull out the people. The images had a 3D look.LENSI purchased this camera with the 18-140mm and 55-300mm lens. The 18-140 lens will do about 95% of what most users will need. The lower end is great for wide angle shots and the upper end is awesome for portrait work. It's nice to have the 55-300mm lens but on a daily basis, 18-140 is sufficient.SENSORThis is a DX sensor (23.5mm x 15.6mm) which lets in a lot of light. Light is what a photo is made from. The next best sensor, for all intense purposes, is a full frame sensor. This DX is more than adequate for most individuals. If you are not sure of which sensor size you need then the DX is perfect.MEDIAThis camera has two SD slots and can take SD, SDHC, and SCXC cards. Mine came with a 32gb SD card.WIRELESSMy camera came with the WU-1a wireless adapter. The adapter works ok, I just wish it was built in instead of having it dangling on the side of the camera.BATTERYPlease buy and extra battery. I am only getting about 400 images off a charge.FLASHThe built in flash offers red eye reduction as well as other features.USER MANUAL - SHOULD YOU READ IT?Don't do it. This manual will have you jumping all over the place. Instead I recommend the book Mastering the Nikon D7100 by Darrell Young. Although the included Nikon manual is less than desirable, the camera is still excellent.NEGATIVE - WHY THIS CAMER IS NOT PERFECTThe only negative of this camera is that it does not include an option to place a date and time stamp (date imprint) directly onto a jpeg file - for those of us who want that option it is major. You can imprint the date and time if using a pic Bridge printer which equals useless. The work around is to buy a software program, either [Easy Batch Photo] or [Batch Photo]. Both of those programs work on the Mac (not sure about the PC). If buying software is not an option AND you want the date imprinted on your jpeg files then I recommend purchasing the Nikon D5200 instead. The later will give the same photo quality as the D7100. FYI: the images will have the date listed on the EXIF data but when you print the images you will need to hand write the date or use one of the software programs I mentioned above to have the date printed. Why is this feature so important to me? I am heavy into genealogy and I want to document the date the photo is taken. Although everything NOW is in the present tense, 50 years from now the images will be in the past tense. I have a family photo taken in 1906 and one taken in 1917. I know the year because it was written on the image. I would like to do the same for my descendants. Nikon, please offer an update to include this feature. If it is an option then those who do not want it can just turn it off.Final thoughts, this is a great camera and I definitely recommend it. But if I had it to do all over again I would NOT buy it because there is no date/time stamp option.

After eight years of shooting with the D-80 it was becoming evident that I needed an upgrade. When I realized an entry level Nikon DSLR with a kit lens was producing better images than my D-80 with prime lenses I knew it was time to wish my old workhorse a fond farewell. I will be honest, when the box arrived I was actually a little nervous. I am nothing more than a hobbyist who dabbles in some portraiture and the odd project, however I do spend a lot of time behind my camera and take considerable pride in my photos. I was nervous because frankly bells and whistles do not excite me nearly as much as being able to produce a sharp image without much fuss - until the D-80 I was still using my old Contax 139 Quartz and have always been afraid of the technology. Let me just say - the transition from the D-80 to the D-7100 was a breeze. No I haven't figured out half of the features on the D-7100 and no I am not interested in half of the features of the D-7100. What I AM interested in is being able to take photos and adjust shutter speeds, apertures ISO etc without too much trouble. I have been pleasantly surprised to find that not much has changed - I can still toggle my focal points - now I have 51....yay....I can still compensate exposure values with camera on my face - I can still scroll through shutter speeds and apertures - everything is pretty much the same in those regards - five minutes after the charger said the battery was ready I had my 50mm lens on and was snapping shots of the dog - the exposure meter is twice as accurate as the D-80 and when lighting is tricky the 1/3 step bracketing is a breeze - the real shocker came when I took a look at the images on the big bright screen - tack sharp and noise free - and with the iso set to auto in dim incandescent lighting I was actually realllllly shocked to see that these images were shot in 6400... wow - anything over 800 in the D-80 was almost unusable - this is a treat! And the white balance was as close to perfect as I have seen - makes me tempted to shoot jpeg for a while and save some fiddling in post. Obviously 6400 is higher than the norm and for photos that find themselves anywhere other than FB or Instagram or in prints will be treated with lighting and lower ISO's - however even at 6400 I have very usable - very sharp images that are more than acceptable for sharing family photos with friends etc.No back focus issues at all - even on the two Tokina lenses I like to use - an 11-16 2.8 and an old 28-80 Pro ATX 2.6 (Angelieux) . I took the 50mm off and put the 80-200 2.8 on and wow - just wow - I haven't seen images this sharp since the old contax had a CZ parked on the front with custom film processing. I am actually blown away.I cannot speak for someone who has upgraded every two years when the latest and greatest arrived on the scene - there are likely some nit picky annoyances for folks who have the time to fiddle with every feature. I can however say that if you hate to let go of an old reliable and have the chance to get the D-7100 body with some decent to high quality glass, you will NOT be disappointed - at all.So, the D-80 got relegated to warming the bench, a great back up for sure, but likely will see very little action... the fact that I parked a crappy old kit lens on the front and stuck it in my storage box should tell the story quite well enough.

Just to start off with, this camera is fantastic! I had been using the Canon 1100D since Christmas 2011, and bought this in July 2013 after I had come to the conclusion I had pushed the limitations of the 1100D too far, and wanted an upgrade.At first I was looking at the Canon 6D, then D600 and then came onto this new D7100 whilst doing my research. I was at the time just documentating my Year with photos and videos, however, I found that the 1100D, no matter how trusty that thing was, couldn't keep up with the parties, low-light concerts, sports, however, it did do the job. So these were the things I was looking for in the camera.One of the grabbing selling points of the camera was the 51 Auto-Focus points and the "1.3x Crop Mode" along with the potential of 7fps (in crop mode). However, when I finally got the camera, I realised I only really used the center focus point. But coming from the sub-par low light 1100D, this focus point is all that is needed. I am able to focus in near pitch black with the kit lens (18-105mm f/3.5-5.6) and it would be in focus. This is even without the focus assist light, which for me is now redundant (but I do keep it in my own menu, in case I do actually need it). No more missing shots, because people think that the "focus-assist flash" on the 1100D was actually the photo.I am more than comfortable in pushing ISO up around the 3200 mark without needing to worry about heavy noise reduction as well, especially if you can't use a flash, however I would highly recommend good glass (even if I don't have any yet, I'm planning on it). If you are thinking about extreme low-light videography (since VR, VC, OS won't do much to reduce shutter speed for video), the new "Sigma 18-35mm 1.8" and this camera would be one amazing wide-angle zoom combination on a budget, especially if you can't 'quite' afford a D4 with 24mm f/1.4.For sports, which is something I like photographing, and now want to get into wildlife, this is where the 51 AF points come into their own. I always use the crop factor for sports, and though other reviewers "chop" off body parts or miss bits because of it, it's mostly because it does take some time getting used to it. In the crop mode, the 51 AF points literally cover the whole frame, apart from the top and bottom, which would only be able to fit another line of AF points in anyway. I'm not too familiar with the Dynamic 51 points and so I'm still getting used to it, but in the meantime the 3D Tracking mode seems to do the job pretty nicely.This camera has astounded me in many ways, however there are a couple of things I would like to point out.1. There seems to be more noise than there should be even at low ISO's (400, 800) - not too much of a problem, noise reduction + good glass.2. Can't change aperture in Live-View, especially a pain if you changing apertures whilst switching between photo and video modes.I can easily turn a blind eye when you look at the camera holistically. You get an amazing package for the prize, and have already taken close to 20,000 photos in about 4 months.Though I highly recommend getting this camera, do be realistic when considering what camera to buy. The D5200 will do pretty much everything this will do, albeit just not quite as good, or have the controls, but image quality (the big thing at the end of the day) is basically the same. And then you can spend that money saved either on better glass or even a little holiday somewhere. On a slightly more exaggerated level, though you may be able to take some very nice shots in your backyard, the person that went to France who got a slightly lesser camera and gear, will still have nicer pictures and memories.

I've progressively upgraded to this body via the D3200 and D5200. The jump from the D5200 to the D7100 isn't as dramatic as from the D3200 to the D5200, and possibly the new D5300 is the sweet-spot for value right now, but I am happy with the D7100.It is refreshing to have a lot more settings close at hand, courtesy of the many more physical buttons dedicated to them and the additional control dial.The viewfinder is quite a bit nicer - the image is bigger and brighter. It wasn't immediately obvious to me that it would really make that much difference, but after some time shooting with it, it grows on you. I suspect if I went back to the D3200 or D5200 now, I'd be pretty put off. It's still not very useful for precise manual focus, though - you need either a real focusing screen added after-market, or to use live-view. I hope one day Nikon gets with the program and adds focus peaking.Low-light performance does seem slightly but noticeably poorer than the D5200, though still good in absolute terms. In particular, the D5200 just has a way of hiding high-ISO noise to the eye, which the D3200 (with its large blotchy noise patterns) and the D7100 (with a sharper, more high-contrast high-frequency noise pattern) seem less adept at. Shooting RAW, at least. There does seem to be a quite visible improvement in sharpness, courtesy primarily of the missing low-pass filter, though you likely won't see the difference with kit lenses. I haven't yet decided if the increased sharpness outweighs the more noticeable noise (particularly in terms of whether you can be more aggressive with noise reduction and get a better final result - in theory this should be true).It's too early to tell how different the AF system is compared to the other models. It'd be awesome if it were as big an improvement as from the D3200 to the D5200 - the latter has a *much* better AF system (in terms of speed, accuracy and reliability) - but so far at least it hasn't wowed me. It certainly seems no worse than the D5200's, of course. I do occasionally use f/8-max-aperture lenses (usually because of a teleconverter), which the D7100 officially supports, but then the D5200 also supports them in practice in my experience, so I'm not expecting any difference there.It is heavy. The weight gain over the D3200/D5200 is quite a bit greater in perception than the spec sheet numbers would indicate. I do get tired using this body for an extended period, in a way I never had problems with on the lighter models. Even with a three pound lens on it, which by all reason should wash out the difference in body weights. I had hoped it would be a bit more comfortable with larger or heavy lenses because of a better balance, but alas I haven't actually noticed that in practice.I also find it a little more awkward to use than the D3200 or D5200, though possibly I just need more time to get used to it. In particular, I have a hard time using the front control dial for some reason. It's just somehow difficult to reach. I have fairly large hands, so you'd think the substantially larger grip of the D7100 would help for ergonomics - and indeed it's one of the reasons I upgraded to it - but so far, that's been a disappointment. Thankfully it's a lot more configurable than the lower models, so you can readily assign all important functions to the back control dial instead.In a nutshell, I think for most people you either know that you really want the D7100, and should get it, or you don't, in which case you'd be better off with the D5300.

This is my 4th DSLR. Before this, I had a Kodak DCS-460c, a D70, and a D80. The latter two are still very capable cameras as long as you're not too obsessed about pixel peeking. When it comes to actual images, I had a hard time finding fault with either. I just used the D70 to shoot some downhill longboarding this past summer, and the high flash sync helped me grab some pretty great shots in poor lighting conditions. In fact, I'd probably still be using it primarily if I hadn't dropped it about a year after buying it. I replaced it immediately (out of necessity) with a D80, which has been a workhorse of a camera (a year and a half ago, I figured out the problem with my D70 and fixed it myself, that's how I was able to use it again more recently).Anyway! All of this is to explain that I had a hard time finding a reason to upgrade to a newer body. I would love to have an FX body, because I built the bulk of my lens collection while shooting film and having my wide lenses actually be wide again would be great. I just couldn't justify the cost, though! However, once the D7100 hit, it was in a sweet spot in price and had 4x the resolution of my D70 and about 2.5x that of my D80 making it a significant upgrade. Put that together with its ability to meter with AIS lenses and it's purported high-ISO performance and it was just a matter of getting the money together.I had a lot of time to take some shots with it over the last half week or so and I have been very, very impressed with its fast focus and the quality of high-ISO images. With my previous bodies and their Gen-1 sensors, quality started to drop off rapidly after an ISO of 800. At 1600 the images weren't just undersaturated and grainy, they were obviously digital with streaks and strangely colored pixels. The D80 could be pushed to 3200, but why? It was mostly useless.On the D7100, though, I shot several images at ISOs over 3200 and often at 6400. One thing I noticed is that while "grain" does begin to become apparent at high ISOs, it looks a lot more like film grain than digital noise. Some of the monochrome shots I took at 6400 look more like 4-800 speed film. It's classy-looking noise, I suppose. It's definitely nicer looking than any 1600 or 3200 speed film I've ever shot on 35mm.Autofocus is also very fast and more accurate than it was with my older bodies. I was surprised at how quickly it focused and locked onto subjects with my 80-200 2.8 AF-S lens, and I never complained about it being slow on my older bodies. It's very snappy and accurate. With my D80 I'd often be frustrated with the low-light performance of my fast lenses (50mm 1.4 and 35 1.8) and actually wondered if my 35mm lens was actually defective. The focal plane was always a little bit off from where I'd wanted it. This hasn't completely vanished with the 7100, but I think there were only 2 or 3 images out of the several hundred I've shot so far that show evidence of the camera being a little confused about where to focus. That alone has made shooting far less stressful!Physically, the body is smaller than the D70 but larger than the D80. I don't have enormous hands, but I'm a bigger than average person (statistically). The D70 fits my hand perfectly. I had to get the grip for the D80 or else I felt like the camera was going to slip from my hand. My little finger just sort of flapped in the breeze while I was holding onto the gripless D80. The D7100 is in the middle of the two. I wish it were closer in size to the D70, but I do feel like I can grasp it solidly. I'll probably eventually get the MB-D15, but it feels slightly less crucial (though I already miss the vertical shutter release and controls).Over all, this is a very significant upgrade over my older DSLRs. Maybe if I had a newer one it would feel incremental, but this was definitely the body I didn't know I was waiting for for all of these years. The low-light performance alone is incredible for those of us who like to use available light; maybe high-iso images are grainier than they'd be with a D600, but I'd prefer to have the 51-point AF system from the D4 than worry about a little high-iso noise that actually looks fairly filmic. Some might disagree with me on that point and I might evolve in my opinion about the D7100's noise when speeds get over 2400 or so, but I'll worry about that later.

My first D7100 came to me with two defects you will see mentioned with some regularity in web forums. When focusing on distant objects, autofocus, in any mode would indicate correct focus when in fact it was "front focused". The other defect was "oil on sensor". If I hadn't already been scrutinizing my images due to the focus problem, I may have missed this second issue. A series of translucent artifacts could be seen in each image. These will only be noticed in untextured, brightly lit areas of the image (like a cloudless sky). Unlike most dust seen on sensors, this is a permanent mark.* The dust removal feature, which normally works very well, does not remove these marks. Further, from reading forums it would appear home sensor cleaning also fails to remove them.Nikon support was disappointing. It seemed while discussing the issue with the technicians that they were unfamiliar with the camera. The most basic question left me on hold while they "researched" subjects that should have been part of their daily lexicon. Even discussing my issues with a technical supervisor I found he knew little respecting autofocus fine tuning as one example. In the end they would do nothing for me. It was clear the camera wasn't focusing and that there was spotting on the sensor. Days were wasted while they quizzed me on my knowledge of basic camera operation, suggested I was at fault, sent links to tutorials on basic usage, and sending me into the field to perform pointless tests. It was clear from first contact with them, the camera would only have to go back for repair anyhow.Nikon has no satisfaction assurance program and provides little more than an answering service for support purposes.Now the good news! Amazon was fantastic! After ten days of frustration with Nikon, one chat session with Amazon (Hazel H.) and I had the option of a full refund or replacement. I was very excited about the D7100 and most certainly wanted another! Amazon had a brand new camera cross shipped overnight air. I called late Friday and had a new camera the next afternoon! WOW, Nikon could learn a thing or two about customer service from Amazon!The new D7100 works very well, I am very pleased with camera. What you can take from this review is there is some chance you may get a lemon. But, after a week in the field with the new camera I feel it would be worth it (even if you have to get another sent to you). Just do yourself a favor, order it here on Amazon, and deal with them if needs to be returned. There's no one home at Nikon!*New information since originally reviewed -It is a small point, but after exhaustive research I have been convinced by experts in the field that "Nikon oil spots" can be removed with home cleaning methods. I stated earlier in this review that these spots were permanent and the problem could only remedied by Nikon themselves. This is simply not the case and I apologize for any inconvenience that this inaccuracy may have caused. However, I still feel that your "out of the box" experience should be better. Nikon could be more responsive (and sympathetic) to their customers and there should not be any oil flying around inside this camera! It is frustrating enough to have sensor cleaning issues due to dust that migrates onto the sensor during lens changes. But to have a built in filth dispenser mucking it up is unforgivable. I have, given Nikon's poor customer service, and the fact that my new D7100 already has a number of oily spots on the sensor, decided to lower my rating to three stars. Nikon has known about this problem for a long time and the D600 got many bad reviews for this same problem.

I own a Nikon D5000 with a couple of Nikkor lenses and an older Nikon Coolpix, both of which are phenoms. I bought the D7100 body because I wanted more MPs or bigger enlargement capability for wall art. My first impressions: It's way heavier and bulkier than the D5000, The dual card slots idea is a great improvement. Turn it on and snap a few times..., YIKES!! On Large picture size, this camera is a light hog and I can't stop aperture past F 11 except outdoors in bright daylight. The White Balance will not get me a white color, on ANY standard setting, based on the LCD monitor... white is either very blue, gray, or brown. I fiddle with ISO, white balance, and picture control for hours (days, actually) before I realize that most all photos do best set to Neutral picture control, otherwise the colors are blown out, mostly to the over-warm side. (The best part of this may be that the camera will turn silver to gold in High Key setting.) The one exceptional thing about Nikon for me has been the gorgeous flesh tones, this camera must be set to Neutral or Portrait modes otherwise faces look bubble gum pink. BUT...I have learned that the LCD monitor is not a good representation of actual color when displayed elsewhere, both a relief as well as an annoyance. I found most of the effects to be gimmicky, and many settings to be unnecessary if one edits in Photoshop anyway. It is cool to be able to shoot both in RAW and JPG on separate cards. Then, I tried video...OMG. The faster phase detection autofocus is disabled, making slow focus, and the thing sounds like the mechanical owl in the original Clash of the Titans. I did want to do HD SLR video, now am I going to be stuck doing static tripod mounted talking heads? We'll see. So far, the camera takes great pics but the white balance and light hogginess of it I can't quite get past yet...I hope to write a better review after more experience someday.UPDATE:I have to continue to state that this camera has issues, most of which are also mentioned in author written help guides, but I have learned to live with and work around most of them. I am now shooting only 100% manual in RAW only. I have given up on white balance, after using a white card and still not getting white, so I set the camera for "cloudy" for all outdoor shots and "flash" for any shots under incandescent, whether or not I use flash, and then try to adjust in Camera Raw / Photoshop. I have mostly given up on video, after I made an experiment during a bright noon-day snowstorm in which I could only get visible snowflakes at 1/250 shutter speed at aperture F4 at 55 mm. (At smnaller apertures the snowflakes looked like After Effects special effect rain with a slower shutter speed.) I have learned to "override" the camera's internal software, I want what I want, not what the camera thinks I want. It also became fatiguing carrying it around steep mountains at 8000 ft all day, as I found out yesterday. My advice is, try one out before you buy it, and put it through its paces to see if you like the way it thinks!

The camera is amazing for the price. The 51 point AF system is a dream. Its accurate and can be navigated quickly. Being able to hit the "OK" button to return back to center AF point is also a plus. When taking photos you can use the "OK" button to very quickly check focus and then the command wheels to scrub through faces. Its speeds up the process so much.As for the files I have not even bothered with jpeg, shooting in RAW the whole time. Thus far the images are crisp and clear. I have no problems with the lack of AA filter. On the contrary the images coming from my lens are sharp as a tack! I shoot with Sigma and Nikon and have had no problems with lens compatibility, back focus or front focus.I have shot a few weddings with it since buying the camera. The battery life is a little shorter but I had back up batteries ready (as you always should) and was able to swap out only one time in the shoot. To resolve the problem I am going to pick up the grip soon. But keep in mind that I was shooting a wedding and was firing off lots of images. If you are a weekend warrior the battery life is more than enough.The back LCD screen is clear and big. It lacks the typical cover that Nikon usually places on them, and there is no real indication of why. Or even if the new screen is gorilla glass or what. So far I have no scratches but its still very new. This is not a deal breaker but an odd break from the traditional.Button layout is typical Nikon. I do like that they have modified from the D7000 and now mirror the D600. Its very easy to have a D600 as a primary shooter and use the D7100 as a wonderful second camera body.1.3 crop is the best thing you never knew you didn't have. i find myself reaching for it all the time. Take my 70-200 lens. While its a bit of a pain to figure out the focal length just bear with me. The normal crop factor for the camera is 1.5 (DX) then you can crop down again to the 1.3. The takes the (200mm) x (1.5) x (1.3) = 390mm. The easy way to remember this is almost double your focal length with in crop mode. So a nifty 50mm becomes a 97.5mm and so on. The cost for this is that you go from 24MP down to 16MP. While you will have to weigh out this cost on your own terms, I can tell you that i could care less. For what I shoot and my clients 16MP is just fine. A D7000 is my second body anyway. :) But the ability to instantly grab a little more zoom pays off in dividends of shots not missed and gear not having to be carried.Speed is enough for me. The larger image size (24MP) means that your burst can suffer. I was shooting a large wedding and as they walked back up toward me I started to fill the buffer. It was not a huge deal and didn't stop me from getting all the shots but coming from my D7000 and D600 I was spoiled being able to rattle off shots. Again after I established my limit I was able to stay in it and didn't have the problem any more. But if you shoot fast then you will want to take that into consideration.The video is good. if you crop down you can shoot in 60 FPS. mehh. I will be honest. this is not something I use a lot. I bought my Nikon to take photos and some times I will shoot short video clips but these are rare and often not good enough to make it into a final presentation for a client. You can't change the f/stop when in live view mode which is kind of weird and people are saying it should be corrected in a future firmware update. So far its been a mehh thing for me.There is a lot more I could go on about with the camera. But this is turning into a book. Overall there are some shortcoming with the file speed and ability to quickly modify your settings in live view but for the cost, you will not find a better deal. If you can take the plunge and get it then you will not be sorry. you will have you a camera that will be relevant and powerful for many many years to come.

While I'm hoping Nikon will release a D400, I couldn't resist trying out the new D7100. As a working pro who uses both FX and DX format cameras, my first impressions of the D7100 are very positive.My simple summary is that this camera is a bargain and that those already inclined to own the best the DX camera Nikon sells should get one.Having worked for years with the D300 and the D7000 bodies, my perspective on this one is influenced by what I think is good about those two popular cameras. I hoped that the D7100 would really improve in the areas of autofocus, shadow noise, and overall resolution/acuity. This camera has not disappointed me, and has even a few minor improvements I wasn't expecting.Of first importance, shooters of the D7000 will appreciate the big improvements in AF (you probably know how sketchy that camera is to focus, especially compared to the 51-point standard set by most older/current pro bodies). It's fast, accurate, and doesn't get fooled into moving if you recompose. On single focus mode, it simply acquires and holds where you want. And the tracking AF is on par with Nikon's pro standard. This is huge for me, since I love the quality of images the D7000 gives but hate the unreliability of its AF. Acquiring focus in low light seems a bit snappier and more accurate than even the D300.The resolving power of this sensor is unlike any DX camera before it. Because the D7100 doesn't have an anti-aliasing/low-pass filter on its 24 megapixel sensor, I knew it would be able to show a perceptible increase in resolving detail over the older D7000, and again I am glad to report it does - IF you use good glass, stopped down a bit, and process from the RAW files. My test shots captured with the Tokina 11-16 and Nikon 70-200 have blown me away. The acuity when zoomed in is night/day compared to the D7000. However, if you use mediocre glass then the only differences you'll notice are larger files and slightly better dynamic range.In DX images, shadow noise has generally appeared too stippled even at lower ISO values, rendering a texture that the FX sensors don't have at the same ISO's. The D7100 has definitely improved this. The texture gradient is more uniform and it reminds me of the D600 in this way. Although I haven't done tests above ISO 1600, the shadow textures are more uniform and pleasant (natural?) on skin than the previous DX cameras.Shooters familiar with Nikon's pro camera ergonomics will appreciate that the D7100 has added the quick magnification/zoom feature to the `OK' button on the rear thumbpad. It's great for snappy, quick inspections at defined zoom ratios to check for focus accuracy. This feature is nonexistent on the D7000 and the D600. I find it very handy and preferable to the +/- buttons.Speaking of the +/- buttons to the left of the LCD, I have no idea why Nikon reversed their positions on this camera. It's a small thing but still annoying.I'm still getting used to the new viewfinder display, so the jury is out.The two-shot HDR feature isn't what it should be since it doesn't align the images. I'd use the bracketing feature on a tripod and be done with it.I like that there's finally a lock button in the center of the program mode dial to avoid accidental switching, which happens too often on the D7000.The rear LDC screen is slightly larger and also a bit crisper to my eyes.The overall fit/finish is solid and secure. I have big hands so I only wish it was the same form factor as the D800 (hey Nikon, give us a D400 already), but at this price I'm not complaining.I wish Nikon could squeeze out better battery performance from their cameras, frankly, and the D7100 hasn't improved upon what has become normal for the past couple years.Sorry, but I don't mess with video so I cannot speak to this.As a still image camera (in the DX format) the D7100 has really set a new standard. Even though I'd buy a D400 if it came out tomorrow, there's nothing stopping me from enjoying the D7100 today as the best you can get. I feel that the price is low for what it is and can create. Highly recommended...

Since I had a Canon w. the speed-lite 430 II external flash, why switch brands, when moving to a DSLR? User Interface. G12 minimized the need to dig through menus will all of its dials & buttons. Canon goofed when they didn't do that with their APS-C sensor cameras. Want buttons & dials? D7100 or some of the Pentax DSLRs, but the later is weak on lens selection. (Want the Tamron 150-600 long telephoto lens. Too bad if you have a Pentax camera.)Any DSLR, just by having a larger sensor, will have better image quality than an advanced P&S (also have the Olympus XZ-1), so why else should you select the D7100 over another DSLR? Full-size optical view finder: See all of your composition, aperture, shutter time, exposure, focus point(s), and if in-focus indicator if you are focusing manually. Plus much less power consumption vs. the Live View on the LCD. Amazing how few DSLRs have a full-size OVF. And you can use it to compose w. the camera turned off.Other pros: Weather-resistant & great Live View on a large LCD display. D7100 has a fantastic auto focus system, and works better in Live View, compared to the OVF for static objects such as macro work & landscapes. OVF rocks for that snowy owl taking off, because its fast response time.Pictures are @ ISO 6400; even ISO 25,400 is not bad. Dynamic range is also excellent, because where I used to used to bracket with the Canon G12, don't have the need to take multiple exposure shots w. the D7100.Lenses & use: Nikon 70-200 f4, which was my first before I wised up & bought a walk-around lens; Nikon 17-55 f2.8. Both were intended for outdoors, but the later does well indoors without the flash. Landscapes are my favorite topic, but have used to the 70-200 to photograph birds. 96%+ shots are with either the monopod or tripod. Always shoot in PASM to create raw files (never .JPGs) processed by DXO Optics Pro; 'A' & 'M' over 98% of the time. (Never tested the scene modes or auto, so don't know if they work.)Cons: Internal flash should be off to the side, not directly over the lens. OVF has an optimum MF indicator; would be nice if Live View had the same. BIG ONE is the tiny buffer, which fills fast ... shooting smaller formats such as .JPGs helps, as does 1.3 crop mode, as well as a fast memory card (e.g. Sandisk Extreme Pro).Not for everyone: Shines would you take the time & getting the settings right, but a lower resolution P&S can do better in a pinch.Recommended accessories: Sandisk Extreme Pro memory cards, extra battery, Lenspen, microfiber cloths, rocket blower, good how-to book (Mastering the Nikon D7100, and great lens. Regarding lenses, rent 1st to see it's right for you & be prepared to return bad copies when purchasing.Bottom Line: No longer satisfied w. taking snapshots & want to do photography? Great camera to grow into.