Bought mine in 2014 and it was always a dependable workhorse. It became a backup, but I find myself grabbing it over the newer full frame because it just feels like an old friend. It has never let me down and come in clutch many times.
You hit the nail on the head with the old friend reference. It just feels like my favorite film camera with super powers. I hardly have to think to get the results that I'm looking for.
Yes I agree with your comments as I just love my D7100 even though I have a D500....I tend to use the D7100 for walk around photography & use a Tamron 18-270mm lens on most of the time..... just a great easy to use camera... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊
Great video. Very informative. I purchased the D7100 body in excellent A+ condition from KEH last week. I paid $350.00 shipped to my door. After being away from photography for 30+ years, I am building my knowledge base back up from watching videos like yours. Thank you for sharing! Ken M.
Thanks Ken. I have been using the D7100 as a professional rafting photographer for the last few years and it's great. I love it for wildlife and events as well. I have been doing a lot of musicians in low light and I find myself wanting something a little newer for that.
@@Joel-your-photo-troll Thank you for your response. I subscribed to your Channel. I look forward to seeing future videos that you create and what new camera gear that you should choose!
I just bought this camera €250 used, without a lens. I already have the D3100 with 3 lenses, so it's not a problem. I don't care if it's 10 years old, it's a great camera for a bargain price.
Have owned mine since it first came out. Had to save up for months to be able to afford it and still have it and still use it to this day. I need to pull the trigger and buy a d800/810/750 I would love to jump into full frame after all these years. I’m mainly a Fujifilm user lately though
It has a flash, which can be used when taking portaits under harsh sunlight. I have a z6 and d700(bought used cheap). I am still thinking about juat going back to d7100. Or the just the z6. Dont know.
I've owned one for years as well, and agree that like many DSLRs now, it is a great, affordable alternative to more contemporary and far more expensive mirrorless Nikons. But I do disagree about the rear screen. Its low resolution made me worry for a long time that my images were poorly focused, or it was a defect ... until I read that it is indeed a low-res screen. Now that I know, I am at peace with it.
Aaand it has the focus motor inside! I really love my 7100- it's now my 2nd body next to my D3s, and in many ways it is "better" than the D3s... sort of lol
@@Joel-your-photo-troll I loved the sensor on the D7000. I hated the AF system & the finish. My D90 was better in both regards, which is why I was pissed. I felt Nikon took two steps forward & six steps back with the D7000. It's a pity, because the sensor in that D7000 was that good
I never owned a D 90 but I did wear out two D 70s both with more than 300,000 actuations. I had the D 7000 for about two weeks, decided that I needed the 24 MP and all of the other little things that the D 7100 offers.@@alwynsmit3546
Some time ago I had a Nikon D5600 (which I LOVE) and now I have a Sony A6000 and a friend of mine asked me why I changed if I liked the Nikon so much? The answer is misinformation, and everyone says that DSLRs are old and that it is better to go to mirror them as soon as possible, although it is not true. The same friend of mine told me if I wanted to change his nikon D7100 with a tamron 17-50mm VC lens and with a side grip, in terms of price (Argentina) it is more expensive than the sony, and since I have a 70-300mm lens from when I had the D5600 that I couldn't sell, I don't know what to do, currently the Sony A6000 in Argentina is around 450-500 dollars, and with luck the 7100 sells for 1000, but between 750 and 800 is a quick sale, and the lens is expensive also, and I don't have other Sony lenses (Expensive) In short, you don't have to think too much about cameras, I think that if it has between 20 and 24 megapixels it's already an excellent camera, it doesn't matter if it's from more than 10 years ago or more current like the D5600
There are so many different kinds of shooters out there. Some people set everything up in advance, and some people whip the camera out and start shooting. For the price,( $350 US used) it's hard to beat the D7100 for autofocus performance and frame rate. The D7100 kicks ass with the 70-300VR.
I’m in some sort of dilemma. Would you advise to go for a camera with high specs and miss out on the wifi/Bluetooth feature (Nikon D7100) or go for lower specs but get the wifi/Bluetooth features (Nikon D5300) ? I intend to use the camera for wedding photography and state functions. A friend was asking me not to pick the D7100 because it doesn’t have the wifi feature however, I can’t stand missing out on all the good features the camera offers in exchange for wifi .
If Wi Fi is that important to you, it seems that you need the 5300. I'd say the D7100 is more for action, sports, wildlife and news. You don't really need it for weddings and such.
I am surprised you care about the info button. Theres very little that shows up on the main display, which is not also shown on the top LCD. Most of the features you are talking about really things that should draw somebody to this particular camera. I should think you would be over having anybody seen selections by the time you're ready to graduate from a D3x00. Crop mode is usually more or less useless, since everything that it will do for you can be done in post-processing anyway. The 7100's real selling points are the two card slots (SD cards are after all notoriously unreliable), the in-body focus motor (you won't find that on a lower end model) that enables you to use very high quality older AF and AF-D Nikkor lenses that are surprisingly inexpensive used, the fact that there is a dedicated top LCD (don't need to waste the battery life or your eyes at night using the main LCD to see the basics), and the dust and weather resistance. I bought mine in 2013 when it had just come out. It's one of my favorite bodies. Its also somewhat more critical of lenses even than my D850, since the pixel pitch on the APS-C size sensor is so high.
I use this camera for a rafting company, so the pictures are not edited. Out of the camera is it. Personally, I usually use the top screen or the viewfinder to get my information , but when I need to show someone else what is going on, I like to use the big screen for that.
