Nikon D7100

[arthurking83]

All manufacturers will advertise the best numbers to make the product look better than it may really be.

Nikon state that in the specs that the viewfinder coverage is 95% both vertical and horizontal (D5200). Overall tho this adds up to a tick over 90% for the entire frame.

95% sounds a lot more marketable than 90%(total area) .... which it really is.

For some this may not be an issue, and of the few fellow Nikon owners I know with these types of cameras, they've never complained about it.

But I tended to do so with my D70s, which was also this supposed 95%. As I was predominantly a landscape chasing type, one of my main priorities was to frame the scene without the need to crop, at all ... not even the annoying millimeters or so that I used to get with the D300 as well on the horizontal axis.
So even the D300 only has 99.9% coverage according to the viewfinder, which when compared to Liveview would sometimes leave a small obstruction on one of the sides(Landscape orientation) that was not seen via the viewfinder.

So far the D800 is showing true 100% in both vertical and horizontal coverage. Haven't actually looked for any discrepancy tho.

A D5200(to me) would only ever be a fun camera to use. Too many limitations compared to what I like to have at my fingertips.
Of course I've never actually used one, my closest experience with a D5200 has been with the D5100 in terms of body type and a D3200 in terms of 24Mp sensor.

Nikon's timing has to make you wonder tho. Why'd they release this camera with this sensor so far down the track given that the sensor is already available in lower end cameras.
Surely they must have tweaked it considerably more than a simple omission of the AA filter given that it's now more than a 1 year old design!
And now that their marketing strategy has taken a turn, of course there is every chance that a higher end D300s replacement is still in the works too.
Nikon don't usually reveal the origins of their sensors, so there is every possibility that it may be different in specification to the D5200 sensor.

[Epoc]

Bit of a shame they haven't upgraded the buffer capacity from the 7000. Mad BIF shooters may be a bit disappointed.

[arthurking83]

The buffer capacity has come up in another forum too, and I think there may be more to it than simply the buffer size.

you still get the same buffer capacity if you're OK with shooting in 1.3 crop mode, and with that ever so slightly more, apparently 11(D7000) vs 12(D7100) shots fills the buffer at 12bit lossless compressed.

So you still get the same 15Mp and buffer size, with the option to go with the full 24Mp on the D7100.

But this may also be a readout(or write to card) issue as well, not just the buffer size. Until D7100's find their way into the hands of testers, we don't know.
As it stands, there is no info as to how quickly the buffer clears once it's full. What's the point in filling a larger buffer with more data that just takes an excruciating long time to clear?

Alternatively, maybe because of this same sized buffer, Nikon do have plans for a more potent Dx camera in the wings(D400)
That is, the only APS-C camera with the same frame rate performance as it's major competitor in the Canon 7D, is still the D300s! Basically a 6yo camera that is (realistically)behind the eightball by todays digital image standards.

[Epoc]

Yes real world, hands on experience will be the only judge. I have to say, I'm excited by this camera and can't wait for its debut. Might be another 7 series Nikon to add to my collection

[Jorge Arguello]

In paper, reading specifications, sometimes there is not much difference. When the camera is used then small difference tend to become noticeable differences.
I have just 4 months with the D7000. I don’t have plans on getting the D7100 but I reckon that is very appealing camera.
I agree D7100 has features that people were asking.
Enjoy the great camera range we can find now.

[wolffman]

Looks good to me. I now want a different camera I can't afford to get until the d90 dies which still doesn't look like happening any time soon
Huge screen
Slow motion Video
250 sync
Ais lens metering
Better af
Even further reach
It's all good

[manohartvs]

Has anyone purchase a D7100 yet?

[soixant]

To an old fella who has trouble holding my gear steady, this 7100 will require me to buy a sturdy tripod to go with the afs 300 lens which to my understanding will be 15mps at 600mm. All I'd need then is for the wrens and their little relations to sit still for a while. Have to save up for this one.

[MattNQ]

Wandered into a few shops today hoping for a play with one. Maybe too early in the piece up here in the colonies??
JB Hifi in townsville apparently not special enough - "only our concept stores down south are getting them". $1900 for body only
Harvey Norman apparently had theirs delivered, but none out on display. Around the $1600 mark body only
Next door at Camera house...none on the shelf, no promotional guff out yet...and nobody was interested in even asking if I needed help...so I left.

[Sar NOP]

The DXO site has just published the test of the D7100 : no big differences compared to the D7000 in term of IQ, except for the DR. The high ISO performances are not as the same level as those from the D600 or D800. The test also shows that the D7100 has a different sensor from the D3200 and D5200.
IMO, the D7000 still is a great DX camera for its price (new or second hand).