Looking to upgrade
curtisberleue
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Currently I have a Nikon d60 that really needs replacing. The body itself is quite limited, not to mention the fact that its over 3 years old, has many pixels out, etc.
First let me state that I want to stay with Nikon.
Now, what would everyone recommend? I thought I had it narrowed down to the D200 or D300, but looking at reviews and pricing, it seems like the d7000 is the way to go, both quality and price wise.... I feel like thats to good to be true though.
Thoughts?
First let me state that I want to stay with Nikon.
Now, what would everyone recommend? I thought I had it narrowed down to the D200 or D300, but looking at reviews and pricing, it seems like the d7000 is the way to go, both quality and price wise.... I feel like thats to good to be true though.
Thoughts?
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Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
I totally and I think of robustness as in sealing of the body also and since I am outdoors
so much I went D300 over the lower end offerings when I got mine......now they will be hitting the sales block real soon to help finance the next FF Pro body ... ...
Your other option would be to wait and see if a DX D400 materializes, which would basically (theoretically) be a DX version of the D800, with maybe (hopefully) D700-like high ISO performance up to 3200. (Which is more than enough for me!) ...However, I'm not hopeful for a DX D400 any time soon. And even if it did come, it'd cost about the same as a used D700. Which you should just get anyways, as long as you're not interested in video.
Good luck deciding!
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Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
Absolutely true. Full-frame and/or the D700 are a huge jump. It took me many, many years to save up for mine, even buying a well-used one.
And to be honest, with the age of the D700, and the limited video etc. features, it's probably still an equal amount of time to the next upgrade compared to getting a D7000 or D300s instead. I'd give any of those three cameras a 2-3 year satisfaction-span. Although the D700 would win for actual lifespan...
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