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Nikon D7100 body review
Nikon D7100 is a very interesting camera, it is a fresh breath of air among cameras Nikon DX Series. An absolutely new one with a standard lens came to me to review the Nikon D7100 Nikon 18-105mm 1: 3.5-5.6G ED Nikkor VR AF-S SWM DX IF Aspherical. This review provides information on the camera itself. Nikon D7100 body.
Nikon D7100 rear view
Matrix Nikon D7100
Nikon D7100 uses a 24.7MP sensor, only 24MP is effective, which allows you to take pictures of 6000 * 4000 pixels. Sometimes they indicate a size of 24.1MP, but these different numbers 24.7, 24.0, 24.1 do not matter, anyway, the picture is created using 24.000.000 pixels, so I will talk strictly about 24MP. Most likely, the Nikon D7100 uses the same matrix as the Nikon D5200 и D7200. A complete list of all used sensors (matrices) on the Nikon central control center can be viewed here. True, due to the different matrix body kit and different processing of the output signal, in the end we can get a different image. Now megapixels you won’t surprise anyone, and they are not always so useful, I advise you to look into my section Battle of Megapixels.
The main feature is not 24MP matrix, but lack of an optical low-pass filter in front of the matrix (OLPF - optical low-pass filter, LPF - low-pass filter). Speaking very roughly, the absence of an OLPF filter will help to squeeze the maximum sharpness out of the lens and get the maximum details in the photo. I wonder why the camera was not called Nikon 'D7100E' after Nikon D800E.
The camera can use ISO 100-6400 and expand its value to ISO 25.600 (ISO HI2). There is no great benefit from ISO Hi1, HI2, it is also strange that the Nikon D7100 does not use ISO 50 (Lo 1) how to do it Nikon D600, D610, D800, D800E, D4, D4s an extra ISO stop would be nice. Nikon D7100 works very well with ISO auto control function and can independently select the desired shutter speed for each lens. In automatic mode excerpts for the Auto ISO function, 5 steps can be set for fine tuning, from a shorter automatic excerptsup to a longer automatic excerpts. You can also set the range of the automatic ISO, for example from ISO 800 to HI1.
Another hallmark of the Nikon D7100 is dotted white balance in live view. The function is very useful and you need to get used to it. In Live View, just select white balance PRE, hold down the WB button and wait for the yellow rectangle to appear, moving the rectangle, you need to set it to the point at which measurement will be performed white balance. To measure in this selected zone, you need to press the shutter button, while the camera will not take a picture, but only take a measurement BB.
This is how two cameras look like - Nikon D7100, Nikon D5200 with similar matrices
Nikon D7100 Focus System
Nikon D7100 uses an updated focus module Advanced Multi cam 3500DX with 51 focus points, 15 of which are cross-shaped. Rumor has it the Nikon D7100 is small Nikon D4. Do not believe it. Although Nikon D4 and Nikon D7100 use 51 focus points, they have different focus modules. Nikon D7100 uses Advanced Multi cam 3500DX, While Nikon D4 - Advanced Multi cam 3500FX. The difference is that Nikon D4 can focus with F / 8.0 lenses using 11 points, and the Nikon D7100 using only one point. I have written in more detail about the focus modules here... Still, Nikon D7100 has a paper focusing module that looks better than Nikon D300, D300s, D3, D3s, D3x, as it can work with dark F/5.6-F/8.0 lenses with a single center focus point. To put it bluntly, the D7100 should focus better in poor lighting conditions. In fact, I did not notice much difference.
It's very nice that the Nikon D7100 good viewfinder coverage with focus points, same as Nikon D300, D300s. And most importantly, when working in 1.3x mode, coverage with focus points becomes simply wonderful. Even Nikon D2xs cannot boast of such a high-quality coverage of the focus area in its High Speed Crop mode. In fact, the quality of tracking moving objects in focus, the ability to compose a frame, etc., depend on the coverage area with focus points.
Nikon D7100 performs very well in dynamic focus area selection mode. In this case, 9, 21 or 51 focus points can be used. I advise you to play around with these modes. Another important method of autofocus is the 3D tracking function, which is very useful for shooting objects moving in the frame. 3D tracking works in tandem with the metering system exposurethat can recognize the type of scene being shot and improve the performance of the auto focus system.
Nikon D7100 has fine tuning of focus. You can also set the priority of the focus mode for AF-C, AF-S, in more detail about focus adjustment on Nikon cameras you can find here. Of course, the Nikon D7100 has a built-in focus motor that allows you to use a bunch of lenses AF type.
Optional Accessories for Nikon D7100
Crop mode 1.3x
The Nikon D7100 came up with one tricky mode of operation. You can shoot using the entire area of the sensor in the normal DX mode (24 x 16 mm), or you can select the crop mode 1.3 x (18 x 12 mm). In 1.3x mode EGF lenses equals FR multiplied by 2. For example, if you install fifty dollars on the Nikon D7100 Nikon 50 mm f / 1.4G AF-S Nikkorthen EGF becomes equal to 100 mm. This is logical, because 1.5 x 1.3 \u1,95d 2 (approximately 1.3). This mode can save some money for those who like to shoot from afar. In XNUMX mode, you can take pictures 4800 by 3200 pixels (15.3MP)That is enough even for serious post processing. Personally, I liked the mode because of the increase in the coverage area with focus points and the increase in shooting speed up to 7 fps. By the way, this mode also works when shooting video.
1.3x mode the inactive area does not darken in the viewfinderfor example in the camera Nikon D2xs in the high speed crop mode, the inactive area is darkened, this increases the usability of such a cropped mode. To start the 1.3x crop mode, just press the INFO button and select DX <-> 1.3x there.
Two brothers - Nikon D7100, Nikon D7000 with 18-105 VR lenses
Nikon D7100 Speed
The camera can shoot at a speed 6 frames per second, the predecessor had the same speed Nikon D7000. But there was an opportunity expand the shooting speed to 7 frames per second in 1.3x mode.
Attention: 7 frames per second in 1.3x mode is only available when shooting in JPEG or RAW 12 bit, only 14 fps is available in RAW 6 bit mode.
Attention 2: in normal DX mode, 6 frames per second is only available if RAW 14 bit mode is turned off. If you shoot with RAW 14 bit quality, then the maximum speed is only 5 frames per second.
In total, with the best image quality (RAW 14 bit, RAW 14 bit + JPEG), the shooting speed is lower than that of Nikon D7000 with the same settings. Where is the world heading?
In general, this speed will be enough for almost any situation. 7fps is pretty good, but still not 8fps like older models Nikon D300, D300s, D700.
Nikon D7100 with battery pack and 16-85VR lens
Buffer
The buffer at the camera is small. With one memory card, if you turn off all additional functions that improve the quality of pictures, such as
- Active D-lighting
- Auth. distortion management
- Under. noise for lengths. exposure.
- Under. noise for high. ISO
- Auto ISO
That in JPEG mode is placed in the buffer
- 9 shots, JPEG L optimal quality
- 12 shots, JPEG L size priority
- 12 shots, JPEG L optimal quality in 1.3X mode
- 15 shots, JPEG L size priority in 1.3X mode
- about 4-5 JPEG pictures L Optimal quality with all additional functions switched on at maximum at ISO HI2
RAW:
- 6 shots, 14-bit, lossless compression
- 7 shots, 14-bit, conventional compression
- 7 shots, 12-bit, lossless compression
- 8 shots, 12-bit, conventional compression
- 7 shots, 14-bit, lossless compression, 1.3x mode
- 8 shots, 14-bit, normal compression, 1.3x mode
- 8 shots, 12-bit, lossless compression, 1.3x mode
- 10 shots, 12-bit, normal compression, 1.3x mode
- 5 shots, 14-bit, lossless compression, DX RAW + JPEG L quality priority
- about 3-4 snapshots, 14-bit, lossless compression when all additional functions on ISO HI2 are turned on to the maximum
It turns out that the maximum buffer can hold in RAW format only 10 shots, and with the best shooting quality '14 -bit, lossless compression '- the buffer contains total 6 shots. Due to the fact that the pictures are very heavy, the camera after 6 pictures in RAW (NEF) format will not take the next frame until it writes at least one picture to the memory card from the buffer. With my ADATA SDHC 32GB class 10 card, the camera pauses for a long time while shooting. I checked if using two memory cards, this does not save the situation with the camera stopping during serial shooting. In order to maximally prolong burst shooting, you should use the fastest memory cards, or shoot in JPEG.
RAW files with 14-bit color depth, lossless compression in DX mode weighs up to 40MB. Unlike professional cameras, such as Nikon D300s - Nikon D7100 cannot use uncompressed RAW format. For huge, heavy files on the camera, you can find two nests for cards of type SD, SDHC, SDXC UHS-I... You can set up work with cards for:
- Overflow. When the first card is filled, recording is made on the second.
- Reservation - the same picture is recorded on both cards. Very useful for capturing very important events, where you need to ensure that the data is not lost in any way.
- Record RAW on one card, and JPEG files on another. Just a convenient feature.
Nikon D7100 shows off its super performancewhich he gets through the EXPEED 3 image processing system. Roughly speaking, EXPEED 3 is the processor that does all the calculations in the camera. But in fact, this EXPEED 3 cannot squeeze out 6-7 fps at 14-bit color depth. If EXPEED 3 is as good as they write, then I could have worked hard and removed this limitation without spoiling the overall good camera performance.
It's strange for me that Nikon cannot normally solve the speed problem with 14-bit color depth, this problem is still very acute in models Nikon D300 и D300s, forcing them to work at a snail speed of 2.5 frames per second. And then she migrated to Nikon D5300, D5500 и D7200.
Nikon D7100 with 18-105 VR side view. Plugs for different connectors on the camera.
Shooting, metering system, turn-on speed
Can be shot at shutter speeds from 30 seconds to 1 / 8000 withit’s good that the Nikon D7100 has no stripped down excerpts in 1/4000 s, which is set to Nikon D600. The camera shutter must work at least 150,000 cycles - pretty good for an amateur camera. Also, Nikon D7100 uses independent control of the mirror and apertureThis allows a very small shutter lag. The lag is only 0,052 s... Unlike many cameras, the Nikon D7100 may not lower the mirror to capture the frame in Live View - it will simply release the shutter. In other cameras, for example Nikon D90, D700 responsible for controlling the mirror and aperture general mechanism, which operates in a standard cycle and the Live View should always lower the mirror, only after which shooting can be performed.
Measurement exposure based on 2016-pixel RGB sensorsame as cameras D600, D7000, D5200. In more detail about measurement exposure can read here. The camera can easily work with non-chip lenses, for example, with old AI-S lenses or with Soviet lenses. You can configure the soft key to quickly select a lens from the list.
With one battery charge, the camera can easily squeeze over 1000 shots. The number of photos that can be obtained on a single battery charge depends on many factors. By the way, the EN-EL15 battery itself is exactly the same as that of Nikon D800,D800E, D600, D610, D7000.
У D7000 there was a cover for the display :)
Video
In normal mode, you can shoot with a maximum quality of 1920 x 1080; 30p, 25p, 24p or 1280 x 720; 60p, 50p format H.264 / MPEG-4 AVC. It is important that in 1.3x mode you can shoot video with quality 1920 x 1080 60i, 50i... You can choose high or normal video quality. It's also nice that the Nikon D7100 has a built-in stereo microphone. In AF-F focus mode, continuous focus tracking is available when shooting video, tracking focus works just awful, When recomposing an AF-F frame, it often does not respond at all. Recording video on a DSLR camera with auto focus is a very unpleasant task for me, it’s better to use manual focus when shooting a video.
To shoot video, you must set the Live View lever to 'camcorder' mode. Recording is done using the red button next to the shutter button. It is possible to record video via HDMI to an external device without video compression, and work via HDMI with a large TV while Live view is on. There was no HDMI cable in the package, I really wanted to, but could not test this function to the level of its convenience.
In the manual control mode of the camera 'M', shooting video with manual control is available excerpts and ISO. Exposure can be set from 1 \ 30 to 1 \ 8000 seconds. When shooting a video, you can immediately change the ISO value. It is convenient to shoot video in manual mode and the Auto ISO function is on. In P, A, S modes, you can shoot video and make corrections exposure for video using the '+ \ -' button on + -3 ev In other scene modes, correction exposure not available.
Attention: while recording a video do not change aperture value, which will be filmed, therefore, you need to set the aperture value before turning on Live View.
Display, housing
Nikon D7100 has a new display with 1.229.000 points and measuring 3.2 inches (8cm). The number of dots on the display of the Nikon D7100 is even higher than that of the Nikon D4 / D4s, D800 / D800E, D600 / D610. It is also very important that the display itself is made on the basis of an RGBW matrix. Prior to this, the display matrix was manufactured using conventional RGB pixel technology (red green blue - red, green, blue). The new technology allows for better display of information in bright light.
New matrix on the display Nikon D7100
The display of the Nikon D7100 turned out really шикарный. But the display does not have a protective cover, such as Nikon D90, D700, D7000.
That's not all, the new Nikon D7100 uses information display in the optical viewfinder. Now bottom info bar glows white, not green, new organic EL technology has improved the perception of information in bright shooting conditions and reduced the 'brakes' of such a display in cold weather.
Indicators of a new type based on EL are shown in yellow
The case at the camera is half done magnesium alloy. The case has special rubber seals. The most important thing Nikon D7100 has weather and dust protection, it is alleged that camera security is no worse than D800, D300s. The camera is pleasant to the touch, well assembled. The front and rear control dials are rubberized. The camera has a comfortable grip. In severe conditions, I did not test the camera :), but for complete dust and moisture protection, appropriate lenses are needed. I don’t know where to look at the list of dustproof or waterproof Nikon lenses.
Housing Nikon D7100. Yellow seals for weather and dust protection
Weighs a 765g camera with a battery.
Sample Photos
All photos were shot on a Nikon D7100 and lens Nikon 85mm f / 1.8D AF Nikkor. Photos without processing, on-camera JPEG Fine L, VI, only reduced to 3 MP and data imprinted EXIF. Here is the original ISO 6400 image (VI, matrix metering).
Useful Features and Functions
- Active D-lighting, automatic control of chromatic aberration and distortion. True, these functions reduce the number of frames in the series, although the official website says that EXPEED 3 copes with this.
- Optional monochrome display for quick camera use. The display has a green backlight, the backlight is turned on using the camera's power button.
- HDR with different levels, you can set Moderate, Normal, Amplified, Super Amplified and Auto level. The camera takes two pictures in a row and combines them into one.
- For lovers of photo processing and shooting with various interesting filters in the Nikon D7100 installed a whole bunch of them. There are even two effects for shooting video.
- For easy camera setup without extra efforts, there are special automatic modes, such a set: Portrait, Landscape, Child, Sport, Macro, Night portrait, Night landscape, Party, Indoors, Beach, Snow, Sunset, Twilight (almost a saga :)) , Dawn, Pet Portrait, Candlelight, Flower, Autumn Colors, Products. I am often asked if a level camera is suitable for a beginner Nikon D7000, D7100 - I answer that it will do, now you understand that it will be easier for a beginner to shoot with such a huge set of automatic modes.
- Ability to use the booster MB-D15. Can connect the Nikon D7100 from the network using an EH-5b AC adapter with an EP-5B connector.
- I like very much shooting mode locks on the control wheel. Some write that this interferes with quick access to different shooting modes, but in fact this is a very useful function. Very often you can accidentally knock off the shooting mode, for example from 'A' to 'M', which can lead to a bunch of defective photos. I really missed such a blocker on my Nikon D90.
- Outputs for an external microphone, USB, HDMI, 3.5 output for headphones. Another connector for controlling the camera.
- Flash Nikon D7100 can remotely control other external flash units. You can read more in the section Nikon CLS. Nikon D7100 also supports fast synchronization with external flash units, in more detail here. Minimum sync with the built-in flash is 1/320 s.
- The camera can work remotely using the WR-1 module or the WR-R10 + WR-T10 kit, which use radio control. WR-1 allows you to remotely control almost all the functions of the camera. I did not use this device, but it should be something interesting. Also, the Nikon D7100 can use the WU-1a adapter to transfer files and control the camera using devices based on iOS, Android. And you can also use the UT-1 module to transfer data from the camera using WLAN (wi-fi). And finally, you can use the GP-1 / GP-1A to record GPS data for each shot. In short, they made a lot of new trinkets for the camera, now the main thing is to deal with them all.
- The virtual horizon in Live View and in the optical viewfinder. True, you need to try to turn on the virtual horizon in JVI.
- Interval Timer Shooting multiple exposure.
- Of course, the camera has a matrix cleaning system.
- Nikon D7100 has 3 programmable buttons, only the functions that can be hung on them are not very useful in operation.
- In RGB view mode bar charts You can view the histogram for any selected image fragment.
- You can set the center button in image review mode to quickly enlarge the image. This is a very, very useful feature. I advise you to turn it on. This is done using the f1 setting -> View mode -> Zoom on / off. -> desired magnification. The same can be done for fast Live View zoom. In shooting mode, I advise you to set the button to 'Select center. focus points. ' (the third trick is in this article).
- Bracketing exposure, white balance и ADL.
- The camera uses a pentaprism with special enlightenment in the optical viewfinder. Coverage of the field of view is 100%.
- Quiet shooting mode 'Q'. And modes for U1, U2 for convenient customization of the camera.
- The easiest method to remotely control the shutter is to use the remote ML-L3. The camera has two remote control infrared signal receivers, front and rear.
Camera wheel and new 'I' button
Nikon D7100 Personal Impressions
The camera is great, but still I expecting an heir Nikon D300s with its full magnesium body, 8 fps, and a bunch of fine useful little things, as a result received a very good upgrade Nikon D7000. Because Nikon D7100 is still namely an amateur camera. It is very strange that the Nikon D300s are not debited, but they also do not replace it. Users Nikon D300, D300s are forced to either go full frame or go down to level D7100. The same situation is with Canon, where the advanced 7D can not be replaced with a new APS-C camera. Apparently, a serious plot is being prepared against photographers who want to use the highest quality APS-C cameras.
Nikon D7100 is an amateur camera, this indirectly confirms the location of the camera on the official sites
The division into classes is not only a convention, but also a huge number of subtleties, about which it is sometimes very difficult to write, but which with experience become very useful and felt in practice. Therefore, be extremely careful which camera to buy.
In general, the situation with the choice of a good advanced Nikon camera has become more acute. Of the new advanced Nikon cameras, I personally see a dilemma - either Nikon D600 / D610 with its full frame and 39 focus points in the center, or the Nikon D7100 with a cropped matrix, but with an excellent focus system and a bunch of small buns. Personally, I believe that the D7100turned out very pretty, with fewer claims than Nikon D600. And if earlier the issue of switching from D300 / D300s on the Nikon D7000 was controversial, now the D7100 should not disappoint owners D300 / D300s (though disappointing though).
UPD: many do not like the color in Nikon D7100 pictures, especially skinton (skin color in portraits). There is a specificity with color.
To whom there is little information, I advise you to look at the reviews (part in English):
- Classic review from DPreview
- Wikipedia no surprise
- The camera scored 83 points on DXO
- Here comparison on snapsort.com with the D7000 и comparison with D7000 on dxo
- Key features on the official website nikon.ru
- Noise test here и here
- Official Nikon video camera presentation
- Немного about D7100 from Kai Wong
- Lovers of boxes - froknowsphoto
- Photo examples at low ISO from the official site
- Others one reviewer
- И Ken rockwell did not pass Nikon D7100
It looks like a Nikon D7100 with a standard (whale lens) Nikon 18-105mm 1: 3.5-5.6G ED Nikkor VR AF-S SWM DX IF Aspherical from the delivery
Prices for modern Nikon cameras in popular stores can look at this link.
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Conclusions:
Nikon D7100 - best advanced amateur DX camera for 2013 (at the time when I write a review about it). Nikon D7100 in 1.3x mode has best viewfinder coverage with focus points, does not have a low pass filter and can accelerate to 7 frames per second. Here's what's new in the Nikon D7100:
- New 3.2-inch display with 1.229.000 dots of the new RGBW type
- Spot metering white balance in real time via live view
- New WR-1 radio remote control, new MB-D15 battery pack
- New UT-1 Wireless Fast Data Device
- The new Advanced Multi-CAM 3500DX focus sensor is the first Nikon DX camera to focus with 'dark' lenses up to and including F / 8.0.
- New mechanism for separate mirror and aperture control
- The new 1.3X framing mode, which also works in video mode (before that, among DX cameras, something similar was only in Nikon D2x, D2xs)
- New i-button control (in addition to the Info button)
- The first DX camera without a low pass filter
- New organic EL display for the optical viewfinder (instead of Transmissive LCD)
In general, it turned out to be a good camera. If there is money, then as an advanced amateur Nikon DX camera recommend Namely Nikon D7100, perhaps in the choice will help here is such an article.
Material prepared Arkady Shapoval.
Does it make sense to upgrade the Nikon D90 to the Nikon D7100? I use the AF-S DX 18-105 whale lens and a 35mm fix with it. I often use the camera on trips. It attracts a more protected body and the number of pixels, as I often make slide shows from photos with different effects and movements.
But another question is more tormenting, commercial: the question of changing the camera will sooner or later arise anyway. And I worry that next year I will have to give the D90 in general for a penny. And now the D90 can still be more or less sold at a good price, report money and buy the D7100.
BETTER SHOT YOUR PHOTO APPARATUS WILL BE SELLED AS I FIVE YEARS, THEN EXCHANGE FOR GREAT FOR Copecks.
d 7100 = UTNikon d40 or d3100 or 5100 differences, no picture quality is also the same. I’m taking a month every day for 1000 pictures of akb holds 200 pictures with or without an external flash. In lava mode, probably 50pcs. Akb in 3100 held 600pcs. it is clear that the screen of high quality on the screen is three times brighter and three times sharper than at 800. but on the computer it is the same. I think why I didn’t take 3100, although if 610 shit it would fly by 610 10 UAH more. output 000.d40.d60.d3000.d3100. d5200.d5300.d7000.all one and the same on the 7100 machine all the pictures are just awful worse than the d3100. and at 40 the norm. here and the whole difference. clearly speak without ales go filter yes with pixels 7100 and 24 it should have been clearly 14 times better. Take Senon Canon Kenon you see one name for yourself shit. Japanese assembly because the price is twice as high as Nikon. I was glad that I was only 100 when I moved from soap box to all the photos and if you switch from 40 n to 40 then it’s shit. I set the lens to 7100 for 7100 UAH, then the quality became better but crap when the photo took a lot of saturations. What kind of output is this one from 6000 UAH and hard work in Photoshop to make the picture brighter more colorful. hemorrhoids however. and don't bet mine words of doubt, I am a professional photographer making 10000 pieces of pictures per year.
Roma. If you put a tin can on any camera, the result will be the same. In this you are right. And if there are still problems with vision ... Do you plan to buy expensive but high-quality lenses? Then, apart from D40, it is not necessary. By the way, why D40 and not D50? The D50 has a screwdriver, but the matrix is the same.
Oh my God
I gave my Nikon D 5100 almost for nothing with all the junk for 15000 rubles. and do not regret it. I bought Nikon D 7000. An excellent camera.
Then it makes sense to do so.
And I want to switch to Nikon d7100 from Canon 60d. I don’t know if I’m doing right. Tell me Arkady!
Kai Wong says the 7100 is the best crop available today. In comparison, 70D and d7100, I saw it on YouTube. That is, he is better than the newer model from Canon. And then Soviet lenses without an adapter can be used. I have 7100, I am satisfied.
http://snapsort.com/compare/Canon_EOS_60D-vs-Nikon-D7100
If this is important to you, take Nikon. Or good glass on the canon. I took Nikon. Very satisfied! About shake and so on, garbage.
IS THERE ANY SENSE TO CHANGE 7000, FOR 7100 ????
Better go to full frame then.
I can not decide on the choice of camera and optics. I am currently shooting on a Nikon D50. Of the optics there are 16-85VR, 70-300VR and 50 / 1,8. Already reviewed a bunch of Internet resources. I want to purchase a camera crop or FF. There are several options:
- D300S + Nikon 17-55 / 2,8 (this bundle is very much praised - AF works well and quickly). Only an outdated matrix guards. How much noise will there be at high ISO?
- D7000 + 17-55 / 2,8 How good is the AF here - 39 points versus 51 and the matrix noise compared to 300s.
-D7100 + 17-55 / 2,8 (24-70 / 2,8) ??? the same indicators are of interest. I recently downloaded the full sizes of the bundle 7100 + 24-70 / 2,8. As it was not inspired - the noise is noticeable already at ISO 200 !!!
-D600 + 24-120 / 4 OR 24-70 / 2,8 (??? many reviews on the internet about the problems of this glass with a zoom mechanism)
I would like to hear feedback from specific owners of these cameras.
For a long time I shot on Nikon D40. And recently switched to the D7100. Unfortunately, I was not satisfied with the camera. The feeling that the camera is soaping. At first I thought that I did not get into focus or shake. But after the tests with a tripod and a remote control, I realized that the camera was to blame. I shoot at 50 / 1.8 This lens on the D40 gives the perfect picture!
I already decided that I got such a device - defective. But after looking at the photos from this review, I see that in your photos the situation is not a bit better: (What is the reason? And why is everyone praising the “super” sharpness of this camera ??
PS: the photographs in your D40 review are also significantly sharper than the D7100.
Most likely, the blame for the large pixels is Nikon D40 :)
You think? But it seems to me that this is not only the case. On D40, I like the color rendition more. I know that in these cameras (D40 and D7100) there is a different type of matrix. It seems that the CCD matrix in the D40 will still be better than the matrix in the D7100.
PS: is there anyone else who does not like the soapiness of the picture from the D7100? Or am I really tidying up (spoiled with a D40 camera :)
When I changed my old D50 for a brand new D7000, I was also completely disappointed with the picture quality from the new camera. And when I put the 16-85 lens on the old man, my disappointment with the purchase knew no bounds. My first thought was to return the D7000. Now I’m probably already used to it, but it is possible to change the D7000 to the D7100 without extra investments, which I will use. And I still sometimes use D50, and don't even consider selling it - I like it.
I tell you exactly - the reason is in the detail of the picture. The matrix allows you to make a more detailed picture, and therefore the requirements for the resolution of the lens increase, i.e. it becomes visible what was not visible due to the small number of megapixels on the d40. I had the same problem - 17-35 2.8 worked fine on the d700, but when I bought the d800 I noticed that the lens had a back focus at 17mm. I wound it back to the d700 and made sure that in fact there is back focus, but due to the small number of pixels, this was simply not noticeable at 700k.
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Reduce frames from 7000go to 6mpx, and see.
With 3100 or 7100, the same soap, lens 50 1,4, when I screwed it on 3100, I experienced delight-sharp photos from 2-2,8, soap on 7100, until I learned to freeze like a praying mantis.
Let me add :). Today I watched a video review of one very famous Spanish wedding photographer Fran Russo (I live in this country). I can bring a video, though it is in Spanish. language. So, he does not speak very well about Nikkor 50 1.8, which can be said badly. It has 28, 35, 85mm 1.8G lenses. Maybe in your case the lens problem ???
Good all the time of day. Faced the following dilemma. It was the end of my d90, which served faithfully for many years. I choose a replacement for him between d7100 and d600. In principle, crop is enough for all my tasks, but the proximity of the full frame is very attractive, although the price difference is still noticeable. I photograph for myself from optics a couple of fixes remained. Which device do you recommend? Thank you in advance.
Good evening, Arkady. Please advise which one is better to buy a D7100 or D300s camera. Video does not matter. I shoot more reports, but the old D70 is very eroded, and there seems to be enough light, there are evening reports, but I’m completely silent about that. I want to buy a new one, the D300s are a little expensive. Thanks.
Take D 7100 and you will not regret it.
Good afternoon! Please advise. Now I am shooting on D3100, it is planned to buy a new device, I choose - D7000 or D7100, and here is the dilemma - is it worth buying D7000 - the model is far from new?
Take 7100. There is a 1,3 mode in which the crop is taken away. from 1,5 to 2. It is written here, video with stereo sound - believe me, this is important and the dd is large.
“Is it worth buying the D7000 - the model is far from new”
Is the 7100 new? )))) They were developed almost simultaneously. I wrote my opinion at the end of the forum with a detailed explanation. In 7100 ponte more than good.
A new focusing system, which, with a pixel less than 4 microns, is not needed for it.
As for stereo sound, you will be surprised, but this is profanity and nothing more! ))))
If you put two microphones side by side, then this is not stereo sound, but two-channel mono will be! Here is something similar. The advantages of the camera over the 7000 are relatively small and it is extremely problematic to use them. Filmed video of both that and that. There is virtually no difference.
The camera is experimental.
Good day !!! I am very interested in this model, but I have a question - in this review you have all the photos with shutter speeds no longer than 1/160 - it happened so or shoot at shutter speeds of 1/80 (considering that the Nikon 85mm lens f / 1.8D AF Nikkor) difficult due to shake?
it is already obvious to even the most diehard apologists that the top crop segment is dying, being supplanted by a cheap budget full frame.
the only way to maintain sales is to lower the crop price.
Nikon offers a $ 500 (!!!) discount on his top-end Nikon D7100 18-140mm VR DX camera, while VN gives an additional 4% credit for the next purchase and gifts for $ 92.
http://vmirefoto.blogspot.ca/2014/02/nikon-d7100-18-140mm-vr-dx.html
Absolutely fair! I cherished a year that I would buy 610 or 7100 and yesterday I bought a 7100 + 17-55 bag, tripod, microphone, external 2-flash 32gb and 64gb for ROW and video, I breathe 710 and that 96k. That's why I didn’t take 610, I’d definitely leave for 200k!
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Hello ! I wanted to consult you, looked at the forum thread about the owners of D610, decided to write in a personal so as not to inflate the branch. I recently owned a D5100 but sold it - the focusing system did not suit - when shooting flying birds - well, so I start to deal with the subject well, and I plan to shoot landscapes - I need sharpness - I start working with stocks. Now at a crossroads, I think what to take - on the one hand, the D7100 is good at dd and you can pull out anything, but on the other hand, megapixels are scary - I have little experience as a photographer - so I look at the D610 - a device for the pros, if you have time, tell me what to buy. Tell me for my purposes, the D610 will work? My glasses are: AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f / 3.5-5.6G ED VR II; AF-S NIKKOR 105mm f / 2.8G Micro VR IF-ED and AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f / 1.8G Obviously some DX lenses - but will the shots be better than cropped ones? As I understand it, the focusing system of the D610 is not so hot ?! Compared to the 7100, there are 51 points and on the 610 there are 39 - and filling only in the center - will this affect the focusing speed when shooting pigeons? And when shooting a subject, will I lose quality? I heard somewhere that it is better to shoot a subject with a crop than a full frame.
Hello. Please advise. I tested nikon d5300 18-140, and nikon d7100 18-105 (I didn’t torture the seller, in an amicable way it would have been necessary to shoot from 18-140 too). I like the picture of the 18-140 lens more: it is sharper, but slightly darker. I liked the photos more in the 7100, but it is heavier (I am a girl - the difference of 250 grams is felt on the raised hands. Advise which is better to take. I haven’t dealt with a DSLR yet: I am very pretentious about the picture quality. I don’t have the opportunity to change the camera: every 3-4 years 40000 is a lot of money for me, I would like not to regret anything and not bite your elbows for several years Please tell me: nikon 5300 18-140 or nikon 7100 18-140 (105) or your version? More I'm leaning towards 7100, but I'm afraid it will torment me with weight.And I don't know which lens: I can't stand the blurring - it's still not worth 10000!
I watched how many times I watched girls rush about in the park, taking off weddings, with fifth marks with televisions to the edge and felt great. I have Nikon 3000 and 7100, I like both, I don’t really feel the difference in weight.
Probably already decided and bought something, interesting and what? I am delighted with 7100 + 50 (1,8).
Is there any analogue of the Nikon 7100 in the picture - easier and cheaper? 5300 and 5200 not to offer - colors and clarity are more like 7100. I can see the difference between amateur and 7100 from the photo (the colors are softer, the picture is more voluminous and more pleasant)
3300
I saw approximate shots from 3300 - they are darker than 5200 much
I guess this is not about the camera.
Tell me, please, is there any point in switching from D80 to 7100? Thanks.
Well worth it. Moreover, it is better not to go over, but to buy more. As a studio camera, the D80 is still good thanks to its matrix. There are no high ISOs and rate of fire, as there is no video and life view. So d7100, of course, will expand your capabilities dramatically.
I myself have a d80 and comparing it even with a simpler d5100, I see how much the latter tolerates the overstatement of ISO better, shoots faster and so on. Now in the secondary market the price for d80 will be in the amount of 5-7 thousand. Does it make sense to refuse an excellent studio carcass for the money. In addition, when outings in nature it is also pleasant and useful to have two cameras. On one telephoto, on the other standard zoom. I myself occasionally take the third ph canon, with a fast fifty dollars. It turns out, without changing the lenses, I can take a picture of literally everything that I need. Although, however, more often too lazy to carry too much.
Here, everyone must decide for himself whether he needs it or not. If money allows, then of course it makes sense.
Do not listen to reviews about the allegedly soapy d7100 - bullshit or hands from….
On a manual 50mm 1.4 nikkor Pre-AI and aperture of 8, the sharpness is such that it already rings, at 1.4 it is difficult - the grip is small, but still, if it hits, everything is ok.
And there is not "soap", but the noise is higher!
Rearrange your 50mm 1.4 nikkor on the D7000 or the same D90 and you will see the picture no worse, but better by noise!
Good day! I shot more than 60 thousand frames with my first DSLR d5100. It's time to grow further. The park of optics covers all focal points from 17 to 300. There is even a Helios-81H))) In general, I have outgrown d5100, there is not enough ultra-fast sync and 1/8000 exposure. Originally wanted d7100 carcass. But now in this ocean of opinions I am completely confused. Maybe all the same d7000? There is another unpleasant problem for me as a photographer. I have encephalopathic tremor - my hands are trembling. And I will never be able to hold the camera with an iron grip, freezing the statue. (((Stubs and short shutter speeds save. But won't this become an insurmountable obstacle on the way of 24 megapixels? The stirring there, even theoretically, should greatly spoil the sharpness. The noise of the matrix is so I worry, all the same, to get a sharp shot I have to raise the ISO higher. Unfortunately, I can't afford FF. And I'm not a pro, but an amateur, I shoot for myself, friends and family. A variety of subjects. Now the torment of choice. Please tell me, given my tremor problem.
There is no point in taking the D7000 for one simple reason: a terrible autofocus system. Because of her, you have to fight with the camera, and not enjoy the process of filming. The D7100 is a completely different matter and “correcting errors”. It is impossible to make claims to this camera. Yes, there are certain “bottlenecks” like the buffer size, but if there weren't, it would compete with more expensive ones, so this is just positioning.
As for the shaking of hands - if the glasses are stable, Nikonon's VR - it should be good at saving you. By the way, I advise you to avoid Tamronovsky. It has its own story :) Well, 24 megapixels do not play a big role in this. Do not forget that you can always resize to a smaller side, but you will not be able to increase the size of the picture. In terms of noise, there are a lot of tests on DXO, DPreview, Imaging-Resourse, which clearly demonstrate that this matrix is the best that was on the crop. Well, maybe 5300 wins a bit, but there is already absolutely minuscule.
Therefore, if you are keen, if finances allow and there is a desire to get the best picture on the crop, feel free to take the D7100, stabilized glasses, a tripod with an ML-L3 remote control (or a Chinese analogue for $ 2 - it works the same way :)) and forget about your problem.
Thanks a lot, Aleksey! I doubted, but now decided. I'll take the D7100.
On the issue of the resolution of DX glasses. If you resize photos downscaled, without loss, won't that ringing sharpness that was lost due to the inability of the optics to resolve the sensor at 24 megapixels?
In my opinion, talk about “inability to resolve the matrix” is not weakly exaggerated. I have never encountered such a problem in practice. The minimum front-back focus on glass or hand shake gives a much greater effect. I advise you not to bother even on this topic.
Well, resizing with an adequate algorithm gives even greater image sharpness than what would come off the camera with the appropriate resolution.
All the same, I bought myself a D7100 yesterday. There is Helios-81N, with this carcass he appeared in a different light.
Exposure metering in conjunction with the set aperture is super! By changing the aperture value, rotating the ring changes the aperture value on the screen. After D5100, this is a very powerful witchcraft!
Well, are there problems with the "matrix resolution"? ))))
No special problems. With 55-300, it became a little more difficult to shoot without lubrication, despite the stub. Tamron 17-50 gives a sharp and detailed picture already from an aperture of 2,8 (in general, I got a good specimen, though I chose from 10 of them in different places). But Helios has a new life! Focusing manually and controlling aperture in A mode is now a pleasure. The camera selects the shutter speed itself. And the picture comes out great. Sharp, yet so soft.
By the way, I bought it with a whale 18-105. Something his sharpness is very so-so, even compared to 18-55. I also hung it on the D5100 - something is wrong with this glass. Can the lens be sent separately to the SC without a carcass if it was bought with a whale?
It's not as easy to shoot as it seems on TV. Well, the feeling of "micro-lubrication" can of course also be, if considered at 100%. If the picture is reduced at least to 16-20MP, then there will be no smears :) But this is so, extreme cases :)
You can check both the camera and the lens for front-back first. It is possible that the amendment and the camera. It’s better to do this on a target like SpyderLensCal, Google knows. You can glue this one yourself, as easy as shelling pears :) In general, it is best to hand over everything for adjustment, it does not take so much time if you contact the correct SC :) But you can also bring the lens separately. He needs himself and Nikon's warranty card with the seal of the store.
No, the carcasses are fine. D5100 was adjusted after purchase, it was BF. All glasses, including the 35-ku prime, focus on it perfectly. Checked for the target as well. Accordingly, everything is fine on d7100, except for its whale one. 18-105 and at d5100 gives soap. The detail is disgusting. At the far end, the BF is small every second frame, at 18mm it's hard to tell, the grip at f3,5 is too wide, and the MDF of this lens is quite large. Not really visible. I took pictures of my daughter on a sunny bright day. Tamron is 17-50 and this one is 18-105. Tamron delivers excellent sharpness and detail. 18-50 with the same frame composition gives soap and porridge in details. closing the aperture to f8 improves the situation a little, but at the far end with aperture of 5,6, everything is bad. At 18mm, everything seems to be not so sad, but having made an increase, you can see - the detailing is a mess. When focusing at infinity. And with a tamron at the same maximum focal length and aperture of 2,8 On the collar of my baby, you can count all the villi. I'll give it to the service - let them think what to do with it. He told me, by and large, unnecessarily. Wanted to sell, but who would take it like that?
So if it is on an official guarantee - of course hand it over to the service, let them adjust it. I think this will solve the problem. The lens itself is quite good: light, sharp. Well, yes, plastic, but also humanely worth it. As a "normal" universal zoom for walking - that's it.
It was necessary not to take 18-105, but 18-140, he is sharper. I also twisted and spun on my d7100 18-105, and I returned it to my friend, I did not like at least you crack.
For that money, you can already take some kind of aperture sigma or tamron. Nafig do not need a dark zoom so expensive.
But who on 7100, 40 mm 2.8 micro yuzal? Unsubscribe please. I really want to buy, but not to mind.
I answered you in the comments to the article about him :)
during carcass tests 7100 tried. IMHO, on the fully open aperture, nikkor 35mm f1.8 sharper than 40mm at f2.8. On covered holes are about the same. 40ki has a macro. So you decide in the end))) Hole 1.8 is not needed so very often.
Yes, Alex, thank you, I read it.
If you mean 18-140, then the last price I saw on it was 430 dollars. Not cheap of course, but not fatal. 18-105 in any case, not much cheaper.