My wife and I are both very happy with out D3200 bodies and selection of glass. We are in no hurry to upgrade, but as I subscribe to the "Gear for sale" forum here, walk into a lot of B&M shops, and check eBay daily, I want to be prepared if opportunity strikes, and not make an impulse purchase of gear that doesn't focus on our real needs, as opposed to bells and whistles we don't want or need.

Here's what I'd like to add:

Getting rid of the low pass sensor and improving low light performance. (That's actually number 1, 2, and 3...)

Don't want to go backwards in terms of the 24MP image, but don't really think 36MP is much of a practical improvement.

A "flip" screen would be nice on occasion, but not a deal breaker.

Here's what we don't want or need:

Touch screen
More buttons instead of menu choices (we can do fine with those available on the 3200)
GPS - We know where we've been.
Second card slot - we're more than fine with 32GB cards, using regular uploading.

I'm a little on the fence over WiFi - I suppose my wife would use it some, as she doesn't regularly carry a laptop, but I'm never far from a computer and uploading via cable or card is fine with me.

Price / value is a consideration; we're not affluent but fairly comfortable; however we have many, many things we'd rather spend money on than gear, including travel, printing/mounting, and some more travel. Not to mention spoiling our kids and grands.

Please don't bother to respond if you're only going to suggest full frame, either now or in the future. Similarly going mirrorless or switching systems. We've bought into Nikon gear and are very happy with the size/weight/IQ combination of this format.

We choose, deliberately, not to spend the amount of money required for overlapping bodies and glass for both of us in full format or a new system. My wife is retired and spends a lot of time (maybe a little too much IMHO ) visiting the grands, while I've got a 60 hour per week job without the ability to even use the five weeks of vacation I have anyway. So, no, retirement is not likely in my near term future, and getting ready to go FF ain't in the cards for now. Going to the "prosumer" level without going FF is also not really in our plans - we aren't working pros who have to shoot in bad weather or do long burst shooting. For the most part, our shooting is quite fair weather and leisurely and we're very happy with what we've got so far for lenses.

So I've read the reviews, looked at prices on eBay, and done side by side comparisons on the digital camera database (a GREAT resource, if you haven't used it yet). But I'm still a bit confused. D7200 has a lot of the bells and whistles we don't need, D5xx doesn't seem much of an improvement, and going up from the D3xx doesn't seem to offer any real advantages.


What does the hive mind of UHH think?

Andy

I noticed that too right away. The image doesn't appear to be straight, but since there is no true horizontal or vertical lines to compare to, its hard to be certain. It may be dead on. But, the image also appears to be very soft, probably as a results of the 75-300 lens which is considered one of the most mediocre in the Canon line-up. Luckily, its a long exposure intended to feel serene with a milky waterfall, so the lack of sharpness is less of an issue then it might otherwise be. As suggested by someone else I would offer to print it out, charge his co-workers for the cost of the print, and let them frame it themselves. I don't think the image is good enough to charge someone more than $150 framed.