tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post4847742767802386948..comments2024-03-18T01:15:17.741-07:00Comments on Better Family Photos: The Nikon D7100 Alternative I Chose360 Rumorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-3260241220045576432013-04-27T22:59:42.066-07:002013-04-27T22:59:42.066-07:00Wise choice putting your money on the lens. The 70...Wise choice putting your money on the lens. The 70-200 is indeed great as long as you dont mind the size, weight and price. Nicely complements your other lenses. Congrats!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-86615145272586833432013-04-27T09:18:05.868-07:002013-04-27T09:18:05.868-07:00I have D7000 and have 2 kids as well..I looked at ...I have D7000 and have 2 kids as well..I looked at D600 and D7100 for possible upgrade and to track my kids better (swimming and basketball) I decided to keep my D7000 and get 70-200VR2 instead. Awesome awesome sharp versatile lens for sports and portraits too. Weight and bulk is not an issue especially when used with a blackrapid strap (RS-7). The 70-200 compliments my 17-55 f/2.8, Tokina 11-16 and my 50 1.4g. Xeriz Barcarsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15013821902688252842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-15788243076253771422013-04-22T01:16:56.142-07:002013-04-22T01:16:56.142-07:00Hi Cb. Thanks for your feedback!
About your ques...Hi Cb. Thanks for your feedback!<br /><br />About your question, I think you honed in on two of the biggest factors. I would say that neither the D600 nor D7100 are exceptional when catching subjects like kids who move unpredictably. TBH, when my kids are moving fast and I'm using a wide aperture, I'm just rolling the dice and it is hard to get critical focus with either the D600 or D7100 in that kind of situation. Therefore to improve my chances of an acceptable shot, I have to use a narrower aperture when I'm trying to catch them while moving. Plus, if they are moving quickly, I usually have to use a higher shutter speed for sharpness. Both of those factors usually mean that I need to push the ISO higher (or use flash). So I would give the edge to the D600 (I estimate 1.5 stops advantage vs the D7100). But the D7100 is no slouch -- its high ISO performance just as good as the D700/D3 when resized to 12mp. I hope that helps!<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-43408181343104448082013-04-21T22:58:28.562-07:002013-04-21T22:58:28.562-07:00Really liked your detailed review of D600.
I am t...Really liked your detailed review of D600.<br /><br />I am trying to buy a camera for indoor portrait photography of my toddlers with available light ...I have a D5000...Trying to figure out which would be a better upgrade D600 Vs D7100.<br /><br />This is a big challenge for my D5000...moving subjects in low light...<br /><br />I have a 35mm f1.8 but I don't like to shoot too wide open since the DOF is too shallow...<br /><br />It appears like D600 has better High ISO but D7100 has better AF coverage....<br /><br />Which one would you recommend for my needs?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03186969505857236035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-77117674887816298732013-04-16T07:05:38.839-07:002013-04-16T07:05:38.839-07:00I've started to peruse the articles, thanks so...I've started to peruse the articles, thanks so much for posting such a nice and thorough collection -- I'm getting more and more motivated to improve my game. <br /><br />If I look through the most mesmerizing photos I've taken -- the ones I can lose myself in (e.g. http://www.flickr.com/photos/djandzoya/8654084056/in/photostream) -- they almost all have just the right DOF (at least for my beginner/novice taste). Of course though, who knows how many great shots I've missed because I didn't want to lug my D80 (which isn't a particularly large or heavy DSLR) to the park/farmer's market/etc. If you could look into my future and let me know if I'll get more/better shots because of the portability of a camera versus the versatility of a camera, that would great :-)<br /><br />DJ DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663666581956794874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-90872868106362385262013-04-15T13:17:00.506-07:002013-04-15T13:17:00.506-07:00Hi DJ! Glad you find the blog helpful! Please ha...Hi DJ! Glad you find the blog helpful! Please have a look at the index on the top right corner to see articles that you may be interested in.<br /><br />About your question, it used to be that I would only recommend Canon or Nikon because 3rd party support for the other makers was too weak.<br /><br />Now m4/3 is a viable system with plenty of users. In addition, the contrast-detection based autofocus system of m4/3 cameras I tried used to be too slow but in newer cameras has advanced to the point where it is actually faster and more accurate than Canon and Nikon's phase detection for its DSLRs. So, if I were to start all over again the answer would be a lot more complicated. <br /><br />I started thinking about it and there are a number of variables that need to be considered. My short answer is that for me, because I like shallow DOF, I want a full frame system. But if shallow DOF was not as important (or the m4/3 DOF is shallow enough) and m4/3 has the kinds of lenses that I'm interested in (they do), then I might consider m4/3 instead for the AF reliability and for the portability. But before I would do that I'd like to try out the OM-D first.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-19301423952876475262013-04-15T12:50:54.454-07:002013-04-15T12:50:54.454-07:00Thanks Erol. I appreciate you letting me know abo...Thanks Erol. I appreciate you letting me know about your perspective as a D5100 owner. I have not had a D5100 but I have had the D90, which has similar AF system, and I can say that the D300 and D7100 has much better AF indeed.<br /><br />Best regards,<br />Mic360 Rumorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01173469932778454315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-2084647170967905002013-04-15T06:45:12.952-07:002013-04-15T06:45:12.952-07:00I'm a newcomer to your blog, and am so happy t...I'm a newcomer to your blog, and am so happy to have found it -- I have two young kids and am the family photographer for our larger family get-togethers, so your posts are particularly helpful to me.<br />Related to the topic on hand, if you were to remove your current Nikon lenses from the equation do you think you'd come to the same conclusion regarding your camera purchase? What if this were your primary camera (with a similar budget), would you make the same decision? Just curious to know. (My motivation for asking is that I'm looking to replace my D80, and, while I have some okay Nikon lenses, the only one that would hurt to leave behind is the 50mm f/1.4).DJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663666581956794874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2361251099864607419.post-62136888725286649942013-04-15T01:53:18.974-07:002013-04-15T01:53:18.974-07:00Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
In my opinion y...Thanks for sharing your thoughts!<br /><br />In my opinion you decided for the right one.<br />Just a comment to the d5100 as I'm on Nikon too.<br />The auto-focus system of the d5100 would also not make you that happy.<br /><br />I figured out that when using fast lenses and your subject is near to the lens (e.g. head and should with a 35mm) you can’t simply focus directly on the eyeball. The focus will be off most of the time. At least in my tests (my d5100 does not have a back- or front focus problem). You need to focus on the eyelash to have this autofocus system focusing more reliable. Well this is not realistic in my case. My main subjects are my kids. Maybe when the sleep it would work…-;)<br /><br />This is the main reason why the d5100 does not work for me as the one and only camera. Too bad. I really like the pixel quality of this little handy camera. Well I still have it with me, but only when I use slow lenses where the focus plane is not paper thin.<br />My next one will be the d7100 which also has the Mult-Cam 3500DX which I really love from my old d300.<br /><br />Best regards, Erol<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043208277528484487noreply@blogger.com