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Jan 20, 2023 05:59:01   #
jlg1000 Loc: Uruguay / South America
 
gdbrede wrote:
Thanx,
You are right, I have 25000 shutter count now, and the d7200 has been a good camara,
there is a lot of life in it ,
whatever my reason for upgrading is, just curious on what next upgrade should be,


I'll share my experience... I upgrade very seldom, often when the tech i own is desperately outdated. My last three jumps were from a Nikon P510 to a Sony RX100 and then to the A7C... It took about 15 years.

Each new camera I bought had four user experience stages:
1) absolute amaze and pleasure
2) frustration because not being able to get the results I wanted
3) hard learning, studying and practicing
4) extracting every last juice drop of the gear.

I believe you are at stage 2... It is of uttermost importance that you go trough stages 3 and 4 before you consider to upgrade your gear.

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Jan 20, 2023 06:10:46   #
SkyKing Loc: Thompson Ridge, NY
 
gdbrede wrote:
I am looking to upgrade from my Nikon D7200,
Anyone care to share thoughts?
thx


…moving up to an FX camera seems like the “logical” next expense…?

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Jan 20, 2023 06:39:15   #
billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
 
gdbrede wrote:
I am looking to upgrade from my Nikon D7200,
Anyone care to share thoughts?
thx


If your doing sports or wildlife, a D500 would be an upgrade. Otherwise it would be a waist of money for you to move from your D7200.
And if your doing sports or wildlife use GROUP AUTO FOCUS as your main focusing system.
Good luck and keep on shooting until the end.

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Jan 20, 2023 06:56:41   #
delottphoto
 
I am a working professional photographer. I work with four D7200 cameras. I prefer to put money in my pocket than spend it on great new equipment. www.delottphoto.com

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Jan 20, 2023 07:25:29   #
tcthome Loc: NJ
 
You want to, do it!

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Jan 20, 2023 08:04:58   #
sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses do you shoot? Like what subjects do you shoot? Like what format JPEG / RAW do you shoot? Like how much do you want to spend? Like why do you have GAS?

The UHH community is mostly populated with a bunch of retirees with more time and money than sense. Keeping up with this bunch of Joneses is a fool's errand. If you let the UHH community spend your money, nothing you have will ever be good enough to their standards.

Digital cameras are plenty good enough now, especially anything released since the resolution standard reached 24MP across the industry. You should be worrying about what you can do with your camera, not whatever newest model anyone else is bragging about. Unless your 24MP DX camera is physically broken, it's more likely than not you have not exhausted all the capabilities and possibilities of this model.
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses d... (show quote)


Well said CHG_CANON!

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Jan 20, 2023 08:18:57   #
mikeroetex Loc: Lafayette, LA
 
gdbrede wrote:
I am looking to upgrade from my Nikon D7200,
Anyone care to share thoughts?
thx

Don't let all the curmudgeons dissuade you if you want to upgrade. Most of them would still be driving Model A Chevy's and Ford Fairlanes if they could. The D7200 is a fine camera. But you want a Z7 or Z7II.

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Jan 20, 2023 08:19:16   #
agillot
 
I used to be at the film era a pentax shooter since the 70 s . About 7 yrs ago , i ended up with a nik D 300 12 mp and the 2 kit lenses that came with it , those where used from a friend that went with a D 7100 .About a year ago , i receive the D 7100 in the mail with a note that said enjoy , i had moved to TX from calif . He went mirror less nik .I at time use the 7100 , but 90 %of the time i grab the older D300 . I think it is just a better built camera , yes heavier .So in this case it is not a upgrade . I dont notice much of a difference from 12 to 24 mp .

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Jan 20, 2023 08:22:03   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
It used to be easy when there was a D7000, D7100, etc.

Some decisions:
Crop of FF?
DSLR or mirrorless?
Nikon?
$$?

I like my D750, but I also have the Zfc and the Z6 II. I'm not going to pick a favorite out of that group, but if I had to make a recommendation, it would be the Nikon D6 II. My one regret is that it doesn't have a pop-up flash because I use that very often on the D750.

Look for refurbished or used - MPB and KEH. I got one of my Zs through a Nikon sale.

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Jan 20, 2023 08:23:08   #
Jack47 Loc: Ontario
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses do you shoot? Like what subjects do you shoot? Like what format JPEG / RAW do you shoot? Like how much do you want to spend? Like why do you have GAS?

The UHH community is mostly populated with a bunch of retirees with more time and money than sense. Keeping up with this bunch of Joneses is a fool's errand. If you let the UHH community spend your money, nothing you have will ever be good enough to their standards.

Digital cameras are plenty good enough now, especially anything released since the resolution standard reached 24MP across the industry. You should be worrying about what you can do with your camera, not whatever newest model anyone else is bragging about. Unless your 24MP DX camera is physically broken, it's more likely than not you have not exhausted all the capabilities and possibilities of this model.
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses d... (show quote)

You are part of the UHH community and just because you have no sense that doesn’t mean the rest of us doesn’t.
You are the most insulting of all UHH members and maybe it’s time you took a break from here. If you dont have
Anything to add to the conversation then shut up and go away.

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Jan 20, 2023 08:23:42   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
Jack47 wrote:
You are part of the UHH community and just because you have no sense that doesn’t mean the rest of us doesn’t.
You are the most insulting of all UHH members and maybe it’s time you took a break from here. If you dont have
Anything to add to the conversation then shut up and go away.



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Jan 20, 2023 08:26:57   #
Jack47 Loc: Ontario
 
mr spock wrote:
Your advice is dead on. Having said that it must be a terrible burden to be the smartest person in the room. You accusing someone of bragging is truly the pot calling the kettle black.


👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

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Jan 20, 2023 08:27:21   #
larryepage Loc: North Texas area
 
agillot wrote:
I used to be at the film era a pentax shooter since the 70 s . About 7 yrs ago , i ended up with a nik D 300 12 mp and the 2 kit lenses that came with it , those where used from a friend that went with a D 7100 .About a year ago , i receive the D 7100 in the mail with a note that said enjoy , i had moved to TX from calif . He went mirror less nik .I at time use the 7100 , but 90 %of the time i grab the older D300 . I think it is just a better built camera , yes heavier .So in this case it is not a upgrade . I dont notice much of a difference from 12 to 24 mp .
I used to be at the film era a pentax shooter sinc... (show quote)


The user interface of the D300 (and D500) is miles ahead of that on any of the consumer-level Nikons. They are a joy to use. Neither sports nor wildlife required to make that true.

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Jan 20, 2023 08:35:12   #
sheldon minsky Loc: iron mountain michigan
 
CHG_CANON wrote:
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses do you shoot? Like what subjects do you shoot? Like what format JPEG / RAW do you shoot? Like how much do you want to spend? Like why do you have GAS?

The UHH community is mostly populated with a bunch of retirees with more time and money than sense. Keeping up with this bunch of Joneses is a fool's errand. If you let the UHH community spend your money, nothing you have will ever be good enough to their standards.

Digital cameras are plenty good enough now, especially anything released since the resolution standard reached 24MP across the industry. You should be worrying about what you can do with your camera, not whatever newest model anyone else is bragging about. Unless your 24MP DX camera is physically broken, it's more likely than not you have not exhausted all the capabilities and possibilities of this model.
You need to say more. Like why? Like what lenses d... (show quote)

Wow. Three paragraphs and the word Canon was not mentioned once. Congratulations Paul.

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Jan 20, 2023 08:38:18   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 
delottphoto wrote:
I am a working professional photographer. I work with four D7200 cameras. I prefer to put money in my pocket than spend it on great new equipment. www.delottphoto.com


That's the difference between a pro who has to earn a living and someone doing photography for fun. A pro needs tools that get the job done. A hobbyist wants tools that are new and fun. I could still be shooting with my D90, but as new developments come along, I sell the old and buy the new.

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