Bill P

Something I've never heard:
"I sold my 20MP camera and got a 24MP camera. Boy my photos look better!"

photogeneralist Loc: Lopez Island Washington State

With some exceptions, so long as you stay within a lens mount system, a good lens will be semi permanent in your equipment quiver while the bodies characteristically come and go more often. $$ spent on good glass yield better return than $$ spent bodies.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

The D7200 is being sold at its lowest price that I can remember. $700 new and $629 for a refurbished one. I believe lenses are forever, until you sell your old one and buy a better lens. Most Nikon lenses work well on a Nikon DSLR body. And are preferred by many Nikon users. But, there are some good lenses in Third Party. Tamron, Sigma, and Tokina. Check out their prices and reviews. You could find one to your liking. Good luck.

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amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

The Tokina 100mm macro will be manual focus only on D3000-series and D5000-series Nikons. I was going to suggest it, too... for it's lower price... until I remembered that. In the Nikon mount, the Tokina lens doesn't have an in-lens focusing motor. It relies on one in the camera body, which only the D7000-series and higher Nikon models have.

USUALLY, lenses make a lot more difference than the camera they are used upon. Nikon D3200 and D7200 use the same 24MP sensor, so there's not going to be much, if any difference in image quality. The differences would be more direct access to controls, a fancier AF system and faster frame rate, as well as better build and sealing for weather resistance with the D72000. Hard to say if these would really translate into "better images" though.

Is your 70-300mm the DX "kit" version without VR? If so, maybe you should upgrade that lens instead. Stabilization is MUCH more helpful on longer focal lengths. Maybe you should look a the Tamron or Sigma 100-400mm. Both of them are stabilized and another 100mm of telephoto reach might come in real handy for birds and more distant critters. Between the Sigma and the Tamron, personally I'd buy the Tamron. It costs a little more, but it can optionally be fitted with a tripod mounting ring (sold separately) and I'd want that on a 100-400mm.

Add a set of Kenko Macro Extension tubes ($130) and you can use your telephoto lens for close-up, near macro magnification work too. Keep your 40mm for higher magnification work, until you can trade it up to a longer lens like the 85mm or 105mm Nikkor.

jlward1946 Loc: kingsport tn.

I have a d7200 for sale ask 550.00 dollars the shutter count. 789.

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

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aellman Loc: Boston MA

I think it's a much simpler matter than other posters have indicated. Is there anything your camera DOESN'T do that you need. Are your images of good quality? If your answers are No and Yes respectively, you don't need to upgrade. Save your money. Every dollar you don't spend is the equivalent of tax-free income.

Boris Ekner Loc: From Sweden, living in Guatemala

Better/sharper lenses are always to prefer to better camera bodies.

Look at Tokina 100mm f/2.8 Macro. It is considered one of the sharpest available and at a very reasonable price. You’ll find them used on eBay from $255, or new from $335.

Tokina 100mm Review:
https://www.lenstip.com/index.html?test=obiektywu&test_ob=21

lamiaceae Loc: San Luis Obispo County, CA

augieg27 Loc: Central California

I have exactly the same gear and am happy. The 18-200mm is my one to go and traveling lens.