Help me chose my upgrade please

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Hi all

I own a Nikon D90 with the following Lens
Tokina 11-16
sigma 120-400
Nikon 35mm
Tamron 90mm
I want to upgrade the body and have been looking into the D600, I don't know if this is my best option due to my lens being DX.
I don't really want to sell my lens as they have cost a small fortune over the last couple of years. I know i won't get back what i paid! I like them all to lol
Would i be better off with the D7100?
Your opinions welcomed
Mick
 
Possibly sell a couple of lenses to fund a solid fx lens that should see you through most of your day to day shooting? Like a 24-70 or something along those lines.

The problem with the d7100 compared to the d90 is that in my opinion it's more of an update than an upgrade, admitted its an update of 2 camera generations.

Bear in mind the d600 does have a crop mode for use with dx lenses at a cost of resolution.

What do you tend to shoot? I noticed you have a long zoom lens there which might suggest that sticking to a dx body would be advantageous for the extra reach.
 
Hi and thank you for you reply.
I shoot lots of subjects, Mainly my marine fish tank using the Tamron 90mm Macro lol.
But i do like Nature, Landscapes etc
Here are a few samples of what i like to photograph















Thank you for your help :)
Mick
 
faddius said:
Possibly sell a couple of lenses to fund a solid fx lens that should see you through most of your day to day shooting? Like a 24-70 or something along those lines.

The problem with the d7100 compared to the d90 is that in my opinion it's more of an update than an upgrade, admitted its an update of 2 camera generations.

Bear in mind the d600 does have a crop mode for use with dx lenses at a cost of resolution.

What do you tend to shoot? I noticed you have a long zoom lens there which might suggest that sticking to a dx body would be advantageous for the extra reach.
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Are you off your head? The d7100 is miles ahead of the d90 in everyway. Id say get the d7100 and keep you lens setup.
 
Im in a similar position to you too with regards to upgrading. I put a post up a second ago about whether to go for a D7000 or not from a D90 or hold off and go full frame.

The macro shots are good. I have a Tamrom 90mm Macro too. Im still getting used to focussing correctly and trying not to scare the insects away with it haha.
It's a great lens however and very sharp with the detail it picks up
 
Ken Rockwell (Like or loathe him) compares the 600 to the 7100. Bar the laws of physics re reach and the one stop better (or worse) depth of field difference, there is little in it unless you print billboards size. I sit on the fence and always wonder.... as FF is out of my price point for a while. It's the same as the 70-200 f2.8 or f4 debate. Head says f4 lighter, heart says manly f2.8. Wife says "you have to be kidding"....
 
barratt1988 said:
Are you off your head? The d7100 is miles ahead of the d90 in everyway. Id say get the d7100 and keep you lens setup.
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This is why I said "in my opinion", you may think its an upgrade, I do not, it's a simple case of differing opinions, but as my opinion seems to upset you in some way, I'll explain why its my opinion.

I compare the D90 to the D7000 / D7100 as all of them have two control wheels for slightly easier manual control whereas the D5100 and D3100 etc. lost one so to me is more directed towards users who use auto mode or any of the semi auto modes. Other than updates (big and small) to the hardware and software inside, what big upgrade do any of them bring over the others?

Yes, its got more MP and a better AF system, better than the D7000...which in turn had more MP and a better AF system than the D90...which incidentally was phased out when the D7000 was released...because it was updated in the form of the D7000...which recently was updated in the form of the D7100...

I have a D7000, the D7100 to me is not an upgrade, it is an update that will give me some more MPs and better AF. If I wanted to upgrade that body, I would be looking along the lines of a D300 or an FX body.

Of course, the OP is free to spend his money however way he likes. If it were me, I'd possibly look towards FX, for most of your example photos you don't need hugely snappy AF except perhaps for birds, but you may appreciate a shallower DoF, a wider field of view and better low light capabilities in particular for your marine life photos.

That said, a D7100 and your current lens set up will serve you well if you want to go that route - but I'm unsure exactly how advantageous the D7100 will be over your D90 when looking at your photos. Double the resolution will be useful for crops but the D600 has 24mp as well and if you went for a D700 I believe it has around the same resolution as you already have in the D90.

I have a D700 and D7000 and I have to admit, the D7000 rarely gets used now, predominantly just for situations where the extra reach of a DX sensor is needed, even though it has more MP and I *think* it has snappier AF. You can google all the arguments about DX vs FX, but when I use the D700 it just feels better, images are clearer further up in the ISO range, viewfinder is brighter etc. It just feels nicer, hence why when I pick up a camera, my hand always drifts towards the D700 first. :thumbs:
 
Hi all

After lots of thought i decided the D7100 was best suited for me, I didn't want to part with my lens and the crop factor is in my favour.
Not had much time to play with it, But just popped out into the garden quickly with my macro. I can see a huge improvement compared to the D90,

Really looking forward to getting to grips with what it can do!
Thank you for all your opinions
Mick
 
I love it :) a massive improvement on the D90 in my opinion, Still getting to grips with it if i'm honest. Here is another i have just taken.
 
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