Nikon Model #'s
Jan 14, 2014 00:25:11 #
Glider
Loc: Austin
With AA's or the D3 battery in the grip, it's 8-9 fps. On just the plain D70, you're right.
Jan 14, 2014 02:13:27 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
kb6kgx wrote:
True, most of us are not going to be giving our expensive cameras a beating every time we use them. But let me play stupid just for a moment. What is the reason for more focus points? I can understand needing more than 1, or 9, but 39 or 51? What kind of photography would I be doing where that is will be a factor?
More focus points means that the same area can be covered by smaller points, which gives you better control over exactly where the camera is focusing.
If I'm shooting portraits and the camera has 9 points, the point could cover both an eye and the nose, and I'm not quite sure which will be sharp. With 51 points, I know it is focusing on the eye. Maybe I'm odd, but I like shooting at f/2 and f/1.4, so the small difference in the focusing is visible.
When shooting sports, with AF tracking, the camera change the selected focus point as the subject moves across the frame. With more, smaller points, the tracking can be more accurate because the focal distance won't change as much as it would with fewer, larger points. And the gaps are smaller, so the subject doesn't get "lost" between points.
Jan 14, 2014 02:20:54 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Glider wrote:
The three digit DSLR's are not all less well built than the pro level bodies.
Are you really saying that your D800 is built as solidly as your D4? A Hummer is a beast, but if it runs into a tank, it's still going to lose. Doesn't the same apply to the D800/D4? I'm not knocking the prosumer bodies (I've only had Dx00 Nikons), but every time I've had a chance to hold a pro body, it just felt different. Maybe it's because my eyes had already glazed over? :-)
Jan 14, 2014 20:09:53 #
Glider wrote:
According to www.nikonusa.com, price of a D7100 is $1,199.xx, body only. Now maybe there is a better deal elsewhere, but other than cost, why would you stay with a cropped sensor if you could get a full frame sensor for close to the same money. You get versatility, better low light capability and more lens options. If you could buy a D700 for $1,200, the you could also buy a used but excellent 50mm f/1.8 for around $80 and you essentially have a D3 with a slower frame rate. No brainer!
You're making an assumption (erroneously btw) that everyone will find photographic nirvana by going full frame. I don't need or really want full frame, so it's not a no brainer for someone like me. And that's someone, who's very happy with crop sensor and the lenses I have for crop sensor. The D7100 I have is all the camera I need. It's likely more than I need, but I'm ever so grateful to have it none-the-less.
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