MagicMark

I've been shooting with Canon for over 30 years now and I'm considering a "cropped sensor" DSLR by Nikon.

I was wondering...

What's the difference between Nikon's d5200 sensor and the d7200 sensor?

and...

Does the 7200 have a vari-angle screen?

Thanks in advance for the input! :)

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

As a long time Canon user may I ask why? I am always curious.

http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Products/Digital-SLR-Cameras/index.page
- some sites predict the release of the D7200 in 2016

John Lawrence

I'm sure you'll get lots of excellent feedback here. You can also google 'Nikon Store' and go on their site. It gives you the specifications for each of their cameras along with customer reviews. Speaking just for myself, I've been shooting With Nikon cameras and lenses for forty years and love them.

MagicMark

I still love my Canon cameras but I recall (while I was going to college) that Nikon boasted about making their own glass for their lenses. Canon never replied to that Nikon Advertising. Canon never stated that they made their own glass (or even who does make their glass). So, I've always felt Nikon had better optics (whether or not that's actually true).

I HAVE noticed that Canon's images are a little on the "amber" side (the JPEGs anyway) but ever since they came out with newer processors they have been making improvements on that problem.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

I think you mean the D7100 as Nikon does not make a D7200.
The D5200 and D7100 share the exact same Toshiba 24MP sensor. The D7100 has considerable better build quality, weather sealing, internal AF drive motor and double SD card slots. The D5200 costs quite a bit less and has a flip-out LCD screen.
In the past two months I have taken 5 Canons in on trade for Nikon bodies, at least 8 Nikons in on Newer Nikon bodies, and yet to have a customer inquire at all about trading a Nikon in on a Canon body. That says a lot to me as I offer a full line of both brands for sale and rent. Every Canon body in my store except the 6D has been acquired through trade-in on Nikon products.

MagicMark

Wow. That DOES say a lot about Nikon and Canon.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

You can probably find a lot of techical details by clicking into the camera models graphically displayed at this wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nikon_DSLR_cameras

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

Nice! I just looked up the Canon version. Neat.

This may help too http://snapsort.com/compare/Nikon-D5200-vs-Nikon-D7100

Gitzo Loc: Indiana

I must be getting further out-of-date than I realized! (I didn't even know a D-7200 was "out yet"?) (are you sure you don't mean 7100 ?)

I'm not knocking the 5000 series bodies, but you need to consider.....there's not a HUGE price differential between the 5000 series bodies, and the 7000 series; there IS however, a significant difference in "build quality", AF, and if I'm not mistaken, the 5100 & 5200's lack an internal focus motor; this is no problem if all of your lenses have internal motors, but it can be a huge bummer if you have an older lens that has no motor.

All in all, unless you must have the smaller size of the 5000 series bodies, I think you'll be very glad you spent the extra bucks to go with the 7000 series body.

Gitzo Loc: Indiana

Just read this after posting; Ordinarily, I never get into the "Canon Vs Nikon" argument; I still have my first 35mm SLR film body, an old Canon F-1; I love that camera, even today, and I haven't shot a roll of film in over 10 years. Now, I could list half a dozen reasons why I prefer Nikon D-SLR's over Canon; having said that, I can assure you of one thing; there is NOTHING wrong with the optical glass in Canon lenses! I'm pretty sure any independent camera "expert" will agree with me when I say, of all the reasons to choose between Canon and Nikon, the "quality" of their optical glass is at the very bottom of the list of things to worry about!

I was thinking the same thing MT Shooter posted, but I hadn't read his post prior to posting my first reply. And I've been hearing exactly what he pointed out for quite a while now; Canon is losing more business to Nikon by far, than Nikon is to Canon. As far as "better optics" is concerned......they BOTH make some superlative lenses, and they BOTH make some "consumer grade" lenses which are "OK", considering what you pay for them. As far as Canon's "white" lenses ? It has been a great marketing "gimmick", (if you're "into" gimmicks, (I'm not)

Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA

Canon makes excellent cameras and lenses.
That said, welcome to the 'Dark Side!'

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

It's not true.

Canon makes their own glass also.

Both makers make great lenses, some "not so great" and some "what were they thinking?" lenses.

Unless you just want to switch and feel like a change, or if the ergonomics or features of one brand over another thrill you more, there's no reason to jump from Canon to Nikon.

RustyCardores

We have both systems here and I have to say (with the exception of an ultra wide zoom) that the current crop of Canon glass offers a better range and better quality than the Nikon's.

TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ

Just to throw another wrench in the works.....in the beginning of digital cameras there was the discussion about who would build the best ones....would it be the camera makers of the past or the electronics companies !?
Now years later it would seem an arrangement exists and pieces and parts are shared !
With so many new models coming out all the time it is a pain in the ass to figure out who makes and assembles the best stuff!
Thank you, thank you very much. 8-) :thumbup:

Radio

Hey From my Newspaper days i still have my SHIT HOT NIKON F 3 HP TITANIUM SPEED GRIP ,BULK LOAD DATE BACK FOR B & W, AND A MORE MODEST F 3 HP TITANIUM, SPEED GRIP TRADITIONAL BACK FOR SLIDES. they are still excellent cameras!!