Nikon, later model better design
Feb 9, 2021 14:25:56 #
trinhqthuan
Loc: gaithersburg
From L to R: Nikon D300 (2008), D7100 (2013), D750 (2014)
Top view window is smaller with later models.
Layout convenience:
D300: One hand to change Mode(M,A,S). I use M 95% of time so I don't get much from this mode setting. Exposure compensation. AF-on. Meter. AE-lock
Two hands to set WB, ISO, Quality ( I wish ISO is on the right so I can change from auto ISO to manual with one hand.
Since I shoot raw most of the time. Dedicate WB, Quality buttons are not much useful for me)
D7100: One hand to get exposure compensation. Metering. AF-on (assign AE-L). Cannot assign Video button to ISO control
Two hands control Mode (M,A, S... U1, U2) and shutter release pattern(S, C...)
D750: One hand to control metering. Exposure compensation. ISO (assign Video button). AF-on (assign AE-L button)
Two hands control Mode (M,A, S... U1, U2) and shutter release pattern(S, C...) Same like D7100
Top view window is smaller with later models.
Layout convenience:
D300: One hand to change Mode(M,A,S). I use M 95% of time so I don't get much from this mode setting. Exposure compensation. AF-on. Meter. AE-lock
Two hands to set WB, ISO, Quality ( I wish ISO is on the right so I can change from auto ISO to manual with one hand.
Since I shoot raw most of the time. Dedicate WB, Quality buttons are not much useful for me)
D7100: One hand to get exposure compensation. Metering. AF-on (assign AE-L). Cannot assign Video button to ISO control
Two hands control Mode (M,A, S... U1, U2) and shutter release pattern(S, C...)
D750: One hand to control metering. Exposure compensation. ISO (assign Video button). AF-on (assign AE-L button)
Two hands control Mode (M,A, S... U1, U2) and shutter release pattern(S, C...) Same like D7100
Feb 9, 2021 14:39:17 #
I am stuck with my D7100 for the foreseeable future if only because of the economics...
Feb 9, 2021 15:11:35 #
Feb 9, 2021 15:12:33 #
larryepage
Loc: North Texas area
joecichjr wrote:
I am stuck with my D7100 for the foreseeable future if only because of the economics...
The D500 has switched the locations of the ISO and Mode buttons as you are requesting. I thought I didn't like it at first, but it is a real improvement. Same new layout on the D850. Everything else is mostly similar to the traditional professional layout. The other cameras in your photo have the "enthusiast" user interface, which is significantly different and has also been maintained pretty consistently over the years, even back to the time of the D300 and D200.
Feb 9, 2021 21:05:25 #
I love yhe way my D500 controls are laid out. I have control of iso metering f stop shutter and auto focus modes without removing my eye from the view finder. Expisure compensation should also be added to the list.
Feb 10, 2021 00:28:10 #
joecichjr wrote:
I am stuck with my D7100 for the foreseeable future if only because of the economics...
It's a good camera. Does it still take good pictures? I still use my D7000 for wide angle photos. Nothing wrong with it except the mode selector dial is a bit loose.
Feb 10, 2021 06:57:29 #
Me too. But I consider my 7100 far more capable than my human level of photography. I would love to have an 850 but in reality I can't even use all of what the 7100 provides. My feeling is that a good photographer can make a super, sellable photograph with only a 3 megapixel point and shoot camera. I am not even close to one of those.
Feb 10, 2021 08:08:20 #
Feb 10, 2021 08:51:16 #
I started with a D40x, moved up to a D3100, then a D5100, which my wife prefers, and now I have a D7100. I think that's the last camera I will ever need, unless something happens to it. It's more than I will ever need.
Feb 10, 2021 08:52:32 #
trinhqthuan
Loc: gaithersburg
joecichjr wrote:
I am stuck with my D7100 for the foreseeable future if only because of the economics...
me too, I am happily stuck with Nikon old gears , old glasses. I love to move up mirrorless, but that 're all enough for my hobby.
Feb 10, 2021 09:10:52 #
trinhqthuan
Loc: gaithersburg
joecichjr wrote:
I am stuck with my D7100 for the foreseeable future if only because of the economics...
Yes the D7100. I did not know what I missed until I got my D750. I can assign the video button to control ISO with my D750. That is so convenient to shoot, eye on subject, change ISO without leaving the view finder.
Feb 10, 2021 13:37:37 #
SouthShooter
Loc: Southern USA
My first DSLR was the D40 and I still have it. I moved up to the D7100 and love it. It does everything I need and more.
I’ve read several “expert” reviews hailing the D7100 as Nikon’s best DSLR. Many pros use it in fact.
But that, like most everything else, is subject to taste and opinion.
I’ve read several “expert” reviews hailing the D7100 as Nikon’s best DSLR. Many pros use it in fact.
But that, like most everything else, is subject to taste and opinion.
Feb 10, 2021 13:43:05 #
SouthShooter
Loc: Southern USA
I totally agree. A pro can do wonders with the most basic equipment. Spending big bucks on fancy cameras and expensive lenses will not make anyone a better photographer. The camera only captures the image in the way you tell it to. Learn the basics of photography first then build up your skills on that.
Feb 10, 2021 14:12:59 #
kenArchi
Loc: Seal Beach, CA
I only see a D7500 at b&h. Probably a newer camera.
Would it be more approved than the D7100?
Would it be more approved than the D7100?
Feb 10, 2021 14:26:35 #
trinhqthuan wrote:
From L to R: Nikon D300 (2008), D7100 (2013), D750... (show quote)
The comparison between the D7100 and the D750 are probably more valid. The D300 was a pro-level camera, and it would be more relevant in a comparison with a D500, D800/810/850.
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