Hi Barn Owl,
Thanks for your suggestions. Really looking forward to the ride over Sitgreaves Pass into Oatman. A friend told me about that and the burros. Taking a bunch of cards!!

Thank you all for your suggestions! Should be a great trip!

Taking a two week road trip on Route 66 from Chicago to L.A. Looking for suggestions from anyone who has done the trip for stops along the way and any must see photo ops!

Thank you all for your replies. I have made 20 X 30 prints with my D7000. They look fine. I have them printed by my local camera shop. They do a good job. After reading all the replies it seems as though some recommend upgrading to the D7200 while others say to stick with the D7000. If enough of you would have said that there was a significant difference between the two that would have made it easier to upgrade, but since that was not the case, I think I'll stick with the D7000 for now. thanks again for all of your replies!

Thanks. I kind of thought I knew the answer, but it's nice to hear it from others!

Thanks! That's reassuring. Happy holidays to you as well!

A little help please. I currently own a Nikon D7000 which I'm pretty happy with. I shoot mostly outdoors in decent light. Every once in a while I'll take some night shots using a tripod. I'm contemplating upgrading to the D7200 mainly because I want to be able to make larger prints (larger than 20 X 30) and the image quality theoretically should be better. Everything I've been reading about the D7200 makes a big deal of the better high ISO performance of the D7200. If I'm using a tripod for any night time shots, (non moving objects) how big of a deal would the better ISO be? I can still leave the ISO at 200 if using a tripod, and adjust shutter speed and aperture manually, so what's the big advantage of better high ISO performance if I'm not going to be using it? If I can make a significantly larger print with better image quality with the D7200 then it might be worth it to upgrade, other wise probably not. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks! That's a great answer!! Big difference between need and want!!

Thanks for the info. I spoke to my local camera shop and the guy also mentioned the removal of the filter. I think I'm going to wait a little to see if a 7200 comes out and if so what it offers. Then I'll make a decision.

Thanks for letting me know. I think I'm going to wait until the next one comes out, D7200? After reading several replies, that sounds like the best thing to do. If it was going to be a while until it does, then maybe the 7100 would be the way to go. but now, I think I'll wait a bit longer. Glad you like the 7100!

Thanks! Good idea to wait and see what the 7200 is all about.

After reading several replies and posts, it might be a good idea to wait until the D7200 or whatever it will be called comes out. It is tough to justify going to the 7100 if the next one is going to be even better.

Thanks.

Thanks for the reply and advice. Waiting for the D7200 or better sounds like the right thing to do.

Thank you for the information. I just called Nikon and spoke to them, and also called my local camera shop. The D7100 is definitely an upgrade over the 7000. So I guess it all depends on whether or not it's worth the extra $. As for a D7200, if there is going to be one, unless it's a significant upgrade over the 7100, it's probably not worth it. Like a lot of the posts say, better to wait a few years so that the upgrades will be worth it.

Hi, thanks for your reply. Before I went digital, I would occasionally blow pictures up to 20 X 30 from a 35mm camera. They looked great! I've been told that 20 X 30 with the 7000 might not look as good. I guess the best thing to do would be to try one to see how it looks. No sense in spending the money if it's not necessary. I certainly don't need any more bells and whistles!