Upgrade from D7000 to D750

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Hi all, first post.

Firstly I just enjoy taking pictures I'm just an amateur and don't sell or try to make money from my pictures.. It's purely a hobby, but I do like decent equipment.
Currently a D7000 50 f1.8D 85 f1.8D 70 200 f4 and 300 F4 afs all Nikon and also the Tokina 100 f2.8 macro and also a few dx lenses including the DX 35mm f1.8 and Tokina 11-16 f2.8.

I enjoy taking photo's of my family and days out and taking time with my photo's. ( drives my wife mad )
I don't do sports or need the 'extra reach' which a DX format camera gives and know about the crop factor which I wouldn't get with the D750. I'm not particularly interested in FPS or video or buffer size
Just toying with the idea of upgrading to the D750 and was wondering if the upgrade is really worth it.
I did originally think about the D810 as it doesn't have the OLPF but it a lot more money and also file size is bigger.

Do you think it will make a good upgrade rather than say the D7100 without OLPF. Will I spot the difference??? After all it is quite a bit of cash.

I have found that the D750 has the OLPF although the d7100 and D5300 don't. Why would Nikon not remove it in the D750 like they have in the D810? Will they remove it in the D750 upgrade later that they will no doubt release as soon as I buy one
I realise I will have to buy another wide angle lens .
I was thinking about the 16-35 F4 or 18-35 but that one doesn't have VR.

Sorry for the massive first post

Thanks for you input
 
Hello and welcome to TP.

You've provided a lot of information in your post, but not the one vital piece which will unlock the whole question for you. It is this: What do you need/want to do, that you can't do with your current kit? I'm sure the 750D is a better camera than the 7000D in many ways, but if you aren't hitting the limits of what the 7000D can do - and there's nothing whatsoever in your post to suggest that you might be - then an upgrade would be a waste of time and money. Your photos wouldn't be any better and you'd just get to the situation where you're asking yourself whether what you really need is the D810, or the D900, or whatever else is just around the corner.
 
All the technical crap aside, if you want it and can afford it, buy it. Do you really need the car you drive that does 140mph, no, you did want it so you bought it.
 
An OLPF or lack thereof is not a reason to buy a camera - it has been shown in many many tests to make b****r all difference unless you're printing at mural sizes. Even then, all the modern cameras without an OLPF are so high resolution it really doesn't matter.
 
Gary Coyle said:
All the technical crap aside, if you want it and can afford it, buy it. Do you really need the car you drive that does 140mph, no, you did want it so you bought it.
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Lol, Great analogy!
 
The D7000 and D7100 are both excellent cameras, I've had both and still have my D7100.

The OLPF isn't something to worry about either way IMO. People feared that the lack of it would result in moiré but that didn't happen, but apart from that it's often difficult to notice which one has it and which doesn't.

If you have the money and the desire to go FX then the D750 is a great choice, but the D7000 is still an excellent camera. I'd still have mine were not stolen. What do you want from the D750 that you don't get from the D7000?

Also, you don't necessarily need to get a new wide angle, the camera will detect a DX lens and act accordingly.

As Gary said, if you want it and have the money, buy it. Someone asked me to justify buying something the other day and my reply was simple, "I wanted it, I can afford it, I bought it".
 
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Hi thanks for your thoughts.

The OLPF is just something that I picked up on when reading various articles, but not something I am going to obsess with. I was just curious that's all.

I don't think there isn't anything I can't do with my d7000 I just thought that with an upgraded sensor I would get better clarity in my images. I have fine tuned my lenses and use a tripod when necessary.

I feel like images could be sharper with an upgraded camera. I do have some half decent lenses as well so I guess to some extent I have done the upgrade glass bit already.

I know it's unrealistic in viewing at 100% as the 100% portion if enlarged along with the rest of the image the overall picture would be massive.

So basically what I am asking is with the same image with both cameras and same lens E.g 50mm on a tripod and photographing the same thing say a portrait , same aperture same ISO and same FOV by moving the D750 forward, would the overall image have more clarity with the D750.

I know I don't need it but I would like it if it's worth it overall.

Cheers
 
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Images from the D750 should be cleaner than the D7000 yes. It should also have less noise at higher ISOs and wider dynamic range at higher ISOs too.
 
Just4fun said:
So basically what I am asking is with the same image with both cameras and same lens E.g 50mm on a tripod and photographing the same thing say a portrait , same aperture same ISO and same FOV by moving the D750 forward, would the overall image have more clarity with the D750.
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Realistically? If the light is half decent, you probably won't notice any difference. In poor light the better ISO sensitivity of the new camera will have an advantage, and if there's a lot of contrast then the 750D's superior dynamic range would help. But (without having seen any of your work) I'd be willing to bet that spending some time improving your lighting and post processing skills would do far more for your images than spending money on a new camera will.
 
O.k. thanks. I think I may just stick with what I have then if I'm not going to notice much difference in sharpness and clarity. I do use lightroom and usually add some sharpening along with a few of the other sliders.

Thanks for your help
 
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