DX upgrade
Aug 4, 2019 08:46:20 #
Jaackil
Loc: Massachusetts
foggypreacher wrote:
Hey there fellow UHHers! br I am shooting a Nikon ... (show quote)
So your logical upgrades are D7200,7500 or D500. D500 is a pro crop body and amazing. All 3 are great cameras. However I would say why upgrade? As in what can’t you d3400 do for you that the others will allow you to do? My suggestion is to wait until you actually have a need. Use your D3400 which is a very capable camera to develop as a photographer and explore where your photography takes you. Maybe it will be wildlife and sports which would lead you to the D500. If it’s landscapes you are really going to want a full frame body. You are taking lots of pictures of houses now maybe you end up in real estate photography. The point is hold off on upgrading till you actually have a need and reason which will lead you to the correct upgrade. Otherwise you could upgrade to a body that will fall short of your needs.
Aug 4, 2019 08:46:50 #
The d 500 will be a nice update. You will see and feel the difference alone you don’t have to open the “menu” for certain settings certain lenses will feel different too. Did you try to “shoot” a flying bird with the 3400? Than you know the pain.....
Aug 4, 2019 09:10:50 #
JeffL wrote:
Now that is one of the absolutely dumbest responses I have seen on UHH! Just because you are a cellphone fanboy doesn’t mean that other opinions are invalid. Climate change will make your opinion moot as the earth suffers cataclysmic change and we die. Random shootings are only acceptable if you a member of the do-nothing Congress.
It has taken 50 years to get where we are now, has absolutely nothing to do with the Congress (well a little but not the most). If you want to know where the blame lies, just looking in the mirror will give you the answer.
Aug 4, 2019 09:13:42 #
foxfirerodandgun
Loc: Stony Creek, VA
D7200. It will be more camera than you would ever need for what you have indicated you plan to in photography for now. I have oneand love it.
Aug 4, 2019 09:18:42 #
Brucej67 wrote:
Ridiculous, let me see you shoot wildlife or BIF with cellphone cameras that match DSLR's or mirror less cameras.
At this point in technology, it’s not happening.
Aug 4, 2019 09:21:38 #
JeffL wrote:
Climate change will make your opinion moot as the earth suffers cataclysmic change and we die. Random shootings are only acceptable if you a member of the do-nothing Congress.
Exactly!
Aug 4, 2019 09:24:22 #
rjaywallace wrote:
Snobs and deniers! You are the same folks who say there is no climate change and swear daily random shootings are acceptable in America.
You really need to lighten up. People who take part in this forum are interested in photography and photography equipment. Maybe you should be on a cell phone forum. Your remarks are not helpful, but if they make you feel superior about yourself, Have fun.
Aug 4, 2019 09:29:46 #
CO wrote:
The Nikon D3xxx and D5xxx series cameras have a pentamirror viewfinder. If you go to a D7xxx or above Nikon, you get a superior pentaprism viewfinder. The glass prism inside gives a larger, slightly brighter view through the viewfinder. I have two D500's. The view through the viewfinder is as large as my full frame D750. It really helps with composition. Another nice thing about the D500 is the joystick controller on the back.
Points Well-Made and worth consideration indeed. I didn't know this and thanks for the helpful hints.
Aug 4, 2019 09:30:49 #
gvarner
Loc: Central Oregon Coast
rgrenaderphoto wrote:
Oh B.S. Maybe for snapshots and, ugh, Snapchat. But not for Photography.
I’ve seen lots of good photography from cellphone cameras. Check out Emil Pakarklis on YouTube to see how it’s done.
Aug 4, 2019 09:32:22 #
My opinion, for what it is worth it, is that an upgrade is needed when the camera we are using lacks features we need in our photography. AF to give you an example or better noise performance come to mind.
I can tell you right now that a new camera will not make you or anyone else a better photographer. Cameras and lenses are only tools. A solid understand of the basics of photography combined with an artistic eye is what make those wow photographs, regardless of the gear in use.
Many people want to update to a sharper lens and I cannot remember a lens I used in the past that did not do its job when I did mine. Today's lenses are fantastic and I bet you know that from using your 18-55.
If you update make sure it is not because the camera is going to make you a "better photographer."
I can tell you right now that a new camera will not make you or anyone else a better photographer. Cameras and lenses are only tools. A solid understand of the basics of photography combined with an artistic eye is what make those wow photographs, regardless of the gear in use.
Many people want to update to a sharper lens and I cannot remember a lens I used in the past that did not do its job when I did mine. Today's lenses are fantastic and I bet you know that from using your 18-55.
If you update make sure it is not because the camera is going to make you a "better photographer."
Aug 4, 2019 09:34:33 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Sticking with Nikon, you have a choice of D7200 or... (show quote)
For a camera that supposedly has been discontinued, there are a whole lot of places that have them for sale. The D500 is the king of the APS-C cameras. I seriously doubt Nikon would discontinue them without having a better replacement in the works.
Aug 4, 2019 09:34:51 #
I was just in your situation myself. I knew I could benefit from a DX upgrade. I knew I would never be happy with anything less than the Nikon D500. At that point Nikon had just dropped the price on the D500, so I went for it. I got the kit which has a 16-80 f2.8 lens which I did not need, but I am really happy I got. I can’t believe how much I love that lens. I know the camera is just a tool, but this tool has changed my photographic life. It makes me want to take more pictures. Do yourself a favor and get the Nikon D500 kit
Aug 4, 2019 09:34:53 #
Aug 4, 2019 09:37:17 #
foggypreacher wrote:
Hey there fellow UHHers! br I am shooting a Nikon ... (show quote)
I think you have a great camera and lenses already. The D500 is a winner but I would save $$$ and go to FF and the D750 or 850 and FF lenses and just make the leap.......and never look back. Have Faith and you know how to do that. Good Luck.
Aug 4, 2019 09:41:51 #
SX2002 wrote:
I have a D7200 and a D500, both great cameras...if you budget allows, buy the 500... 
I second that motion.
Rent both.
Cell phones are incredible, but boring.
U got some cool lenses.
Pila
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