can now download net/raw files, never used View NX2, will start to learn this software. I am also looking at lightroom, good thing I'm retired should keep me busy this weekend

I received an email direct from Adobe the end of February announcing the ACR 7.4 upgrade and the D7100 was definitely listed as a covered camera. I just checked the Adobe website ACR page and the D7100 has now been removed from that listing! What the hell????

I have brain lock and can't seem to understand the 2 p's I see in the program mode.I just got a d7000.I put it in program mode and as I start to go to different settings in that mode I see a "P" in the view screen.If I turn the command dial right or left a few turns (depending on light) I then see a "P*" with the astric symbol.Haven't got a clue about the 2 P's.Now while in the "P" mode I think I'm also doing another dopey move.While in the "P" mode I am looking through the view finder then I'll pressed the depth of field button to see how dark it is compared to what I acually see with the naked eye.If it looks dark I adjust the command dial re-check till the the light through the camera seems to be about the same as my eyes see when removed from the camera, put my eye back at the view finder and shoot.I have a feeling that this is not how it's suppose to be done.I think that the "P*" is saying I'm out of wack and need to re-group.Seems the more I read and change things on the d7000 the water just keeps rising up.

I maybe should have noted that if you intend to shoot in RAW Lightroom is the better choice. One reason is that you can apply standard presets upon import so you start out with a better image. Also Lightroom enables bulk processing through Synchronization which again is particularly useful.

Elements works fine with RAW images but you have to go through Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) to get to the Editor. That is good and bad. Good because it is automatic and also because ACR gives you many of the Editing features of Lightroom. Bad because it is an extra step.

I made a preset in Lightroom the converts all my imports to DNG format and provides camera like jpeg adjustments to the RAW imports so they start out almost usable.

Just bought the D7100 and have taken only a few pictures but the pictures seem sharper and the metering system seems to be more sensative to the different colors/temperatures of light. There are a few improvements over my D7000 that I know I'll appreciate like 5 shot bracketing, spot white balance, the mode lock, bigger and better LCD, and the 1.3 image area which will extend the reach of my 18-300mm lens from 27-450mm to almost 36-600mm at 17 megapixels.

I haven't found any problems yet with the camera but don't like the positioning of the tripod socket as it isn't in the middle of the body but slightly toward the back thus my l-bracket from the D7000 doesn't fit and my tripod plate extends beyond the back of the camera.

So far I'm thrilled with this new camera - overall the pictures seem sharper, brighter, more colorful and more detailed than what I shot with my D7000.