CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Exactly, you'd think they'd just answer the mail from the OP. Must be a slow day in their lives.

aweisbach Loc: Omaha Nebraska

CHG_CANON is dead on. And for what it's worth, I have over 250,000 clicks on one of my D7200s, and over 150,000 on the other. I also use a D750, and prefer it over the D7200, ONLY because it has both a horizontal and vertical indicator available in Live View, where as the D7200 has only the horizontal. I shoot real estate, so that tool saves me time editing.

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

[quote=CHG_CANON]You guys keep this up, …………….

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Boris77

I have only read the first page of comments, which does not say what you photo or what you want take pictures of in the future. Assuming that you are happy with your present results, I find it disturbing that you only have one D7200? Once the price dropped for my preference I bought four alike. Each sits ready with a different lens. But the main purpose is that I can risk any body and lose or destroy it, and still have a camera I am familiar with for the important photo events. So far one camera is dying from rain; at my age my plan will work. BUY ANOTHER D7200!
Boris

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Wow…. Sounds boring to me. My opinion. Inside the box thinking works for you…. An artist uses many brushes.

Boris77

....but needs to use at least one of them well to be recognized.
I have over dozen functioning digital cameras with plenty of variations, but only one model I trust enough to use when I have promised pictures. Works well for me and my clients.
Boris

yorkiebyte Loc: Scottsdale, AZ/Bandon by the Sea, OR

Ahh!! Shooting Pro demands that! I understand your point completely now (Retired Pro here)! Props to you Amigo!

jcboy3

It's still not clear why you want to upgrade your camera.

Nor is it clear what you want to do about lenses; do you want to be able to use them, how many are FX vs DX, are you going to want new lenses?

So, in general, these are the typical upgrade paths:

Nikon D500 - PRO: faster frame rate and focus, better for action. CON: uses the Nikon Pro interface for software and accessories.

Nikon D850 - PRO: lots more features, great for FX lenses, enough MP for DX lenses. CON: uses the Nikon Pro interface for software and accessories, not really that good for DX lenses

Nikon APS-C Mirrorless - No Nikon mirrorless APS-C camera features in body stabilization or provides full support for typical mirrorless features. I don't recommend any of them.

Nikon Z7II - PRO: Lots of mirrorless features including stabilization, enough MP for DX lenses. CON: Expensive

Nikon Z9 - PRO: Lots of mirrorless features, great for action, enough MP for DX lenses. CON: uses the Nikon Pro interface for software and accessories, expensive, large and heavy.

If you want the best in mirrorless APS-C cameras, then look elsewhere: Canon, Fuji, Sony. You may be able to adapt your lenses to Canon or Sony, but you will want to upgrade to native lenses as well.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

By "Pro interface for software and accessories," what are you talking about? The 10 pin connector on the front of the camera? What makes you think that is a disadvantage? The professional user interface of these cameras is actually the best reason for moving to one of them.

DoyleY Loc: Worland, Wyoming

I updated from a D7200, which I still have, to a D850. Call it GAS if you want. I had been wanting to go full frame for awhile and since many are jumping on the mirrorless bandwagon, D850's are available at some very attractive prices.

My D850 has a low shutter count and unless I have a strong GAS attack should last me for years to come. Something to consider though is lenses if you go FX. Something else to consider is computer limitations. The D850 files are huge compared to the D7200 and I suspect many newer cameras are the same. I knew this all going in but was willing to make the jump so now I will upgrade my computer. Something I needed to do anyway.

The learning curve for me wasn't so sharp going from the D7200 to the D850. Mirrorless? One day perhaps if I decide to. For now I'm satisfied but we all know that can change. 😀

jcboy3

It’s a change, so new accessories would have to be bought. And new user interface learned.

JJS Loc: SE Michigan & SW Florida

Seriously?!?!? And yet he recommends that the OP hang onto his crop sensor Nikon. You just don"t ge it do?

neillaubenthal

Could be true…in which case it makes his frequent posts to that effect even more just trolling. You’re right…all of us are full of ourselves occasionally…but he’s the extreme outlier.

neillaubenthal

Go ahead…justify your trolling to yourself…it’s quite all right with us. I no longer give any regular feedback to your posts…I had to turn down the gain on the BS detector so that only serious ones make it past…