Nikon D5200 or D7000 ?
Discussion
So, my Olympus gear is gone and I need to replace it with something new.
I've got £700 burning a hole in my pocket now for a new camera.
As much as I'd like a D7100 they are still too pricey, and I don't really want to buy a used one.
What do you reckon to the D5200 or the D7000?
The 5200 has the 24mp sensor and the 7000 has to make do with 'only' 16mp.
Has anyone got any experience of either of these?
I can get the D7000 with the 18-105VR lens for £649, and I'd probably push the boat out and get a 50mm f1.8 to go with it.
The 5200 is available with the 18-55VR lens for £485 but you can claim back £50 from Nikon meaning it comes in at around £200 less than the D7000.
Penny for your thoughts?
I've got £700 burning a hole in my pocket now for a new camera.
As much as I'd like a D7100 they are still too pricey, and I don't really want to buy a used one.
What do you reckon to the D5200 or the D7000?
The 5200 has the 24mp sensor and the 7000 has to make do with 'only' 16mp.
Has anyone got any experience of either of these?
I can get the D7000 with the 18-105VR lens for £649, and I'd probably push the boat out and get a 50mm f1.8 to go with it.
The 5200 is available with the 18-55VR lens for £485 but you can claim back £50 from Nikon meaning it comes in at around £200 less than the D7000.
Penny for your thoughts?
I have a D7000 and it's a fine camera. I'm sure the D5200 is too.
You can ignore the pixel count.
D5200 has no internal focus motor, so older lenses won't autofocus. It also has no top LCD which I refer to all of the time. What it does have is a swivel screen which might appeal.
Either will produce great shots for years to come.
You can ignore the pixel count.
D5200 has no internal focus motor, so older lenses won't autofocus. It also has no top LCD which I refer to all of the time. What it does have is a swivel screen which might appeal.
Either will produce great shots for years to come.
The D7000 in my opinion would be the better choice (I have one and love it) but I'd buy it without the lens. Get the body and then take your pick from a whole bunch of lenses that are better than the 18-105VR. Pick up an 18-55 for less than £100 and it will be sharper... The D7000 will also autofocus on the nifty 50mm 1.8D which is an excellent lens for the money too.
Well, I am in the same boat as you. Money for a new Nikon DX burning a hole in my pocket.
I *was* considering the 7000 as the studio shots on DP review looked very very similar, and the much better features of the d7000, like bracketing, non cpu lens metering, autofocus screw, etc are attractive. However I was at a party this weekend and shooting alongside someone with a 7000, and swapping lenses with them to even the test out, and my humble little D3200 was beating it so comprehensively I completely changed my mind. The metering was inferior on the D7000. The screen was inferior. The white balance was wrong on the 7000 more often. The high ISO performance was inferior. I could pull more detail out of the shadows with the D3200. The skin tones were better. Shot after side by side shot in the real world, with the same lenses, the D3200 took a better picture.
The d3200 electronics and sensor are clearly a generation ahead of the d7000, and the D5200 is and D7100 are miles ahead, with an extra half stop of iso performance and 20% sharper than the d3200
So I have switched my sights to a 7100. What is stopping me pulling the trigger ? Two things - since Nikon brought out the D810 the D800 prices have crashed, and bit more saving would get me a D800. Secondly, I expect the D9300 to be announced around September, and I expect the D7100 will follow the same pattern.
If £700 is a hard limit, HDew has grey market imported backed by UK company warranty d7100's for £689 pounds, internet reviews seem to rate them highly........although grey market items worry me.
I *was* considering the 7000 as the studio shots on DP review looked very very similar, and the much better features of the d7000, like bracketing, non cpu lens metering, autofocus screw, etc are attractive. However I was at a party this weekend and shooting alongside someone with a 7000, and swapping lenses with them to even the test out, and my humble little D3200 was beating it so comprehensively I completely changed my mind. The metering was inferior on the D7000. The screen was inferior. The white balance was wrong on the 7000 more often. The high ISO performance was inferior. I could pull more detail out of the shadows with the D3200. The skin tones were better. Shot after side by side shot in the real world, with the same lenses, the D3200 took a better picture.
The d3200 electronics and sensor are clearly a generation ahead of the d7000, and the D5200 is and D7100 are miles ahead, with an extra half stop of iso performance and 20% sharper than the d3200
So I have switched my sights to a 7100. What is stopping me pulling the trigger ? Two things - since Nikon brought out the D810 the D800 prices have crashed, and bit more saving would get me a D800. Secondly, I expect the D9300 to be announced around September, and I expect the D7100 will follow the same pattern.
If £700 is a hard limit, HDew has grey market imported backed by UK company warranty d7100's for £689 pounds, internet reviews seem to rate them highly........although grey market items worry me.
SheriffAds said:
Get the body and then take your pick from a whole bunch of lenses that are better than the 18-105VR. Pick up an 18-55 for less than £100 and it will be sharper...
thats not what the tests seem to say...
http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare/Side-by-side...
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