Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR (Body Only)

Buy it! super DURABLE ! Fell down 3X !!! and it still worked! 1st drop: while getting out of the car, it slid out of the bag and -aaargh! -bounced on the cement driveway. Luckily, it worked/shot good. Then, when I turned it over to my buddy who wanted to test it during a BBQ, it slipped out of his oily hands and dropped on the floor! OMG! but luckily, it still worked!!! Gosh! what a relief. After the BBQ, for some unknown reason, it again slipped out of the bag and bounced for 3rd time on the driveway! OMG! but again, luckily it still worked. and No scratched! (pls see pix) btw , I re-started this old hobby a couple of weeks ago and got this. When I stopped 2015, I was already familiar using Nikon D7000. I saw the D7100 and saw it had better video capability and was affordable, so I got it. I expected a rundown used cam, but it was alright - even at 45K shutter count. Plus , Durable too! Its focus seems better than my old D700. Overall, having fun with this Nikon D7100. HTH, Thanks.

I had to make a major decision before buying the D7100: FX or DX. I have been dithering for quite a while and have a hodge podge of Nikon lenses. FX lenses include the 24-70mm f/2.8, 70-200mm f/4.0, and a TC-14E II teleconverter. DX lenses include the 10-24mm and the 85mm VR micro. My belief is that DX was the right way to go for me because 1) good DX cameras produce superb photos, 2) I can buy less expensive lenses because the pretend focal lengths are larger, 3) only the sweetest part of FX lenses (their centers) will be used, 4) DX camera bodies will remain less expensive, and 5) my default print size is only 13"x19". This introductory paragraph is not to convince you that DX is the right way to go but to explain why I bought this camera instead of a D600 or D800. Let me start by saying that I love this camera! Nikon managed to do a few stupid things that I'll mention below but let's talk about the positives first. The shutter release - including focusing, VR, and metering - is so fast that it's hard to press just half way to lock readings. I'm sure there is some shutter lag but I couldn't measure it. Focus is spot on with all my lenses and I have not used the capability to do individual lens adjustments. Other positives as reported by most other reviewers: camera feel (solid); good controls; sensible blend between menus, buttons, and dials; viewfinder setup and image size; etc. I have read some other reviewers that say this camera isn't very sharp. Not so! If you have moved up from a 10-12 megapixel to this one, you can be fooled as I was. I typically pixel peep in photoshop with the image at 100%, i.e., one picture pixel per one monitor pixel. You are looking at a much smaller piece of real estate in this mode when you have twice as many pixels per unit area and that means that you are looking at smaller, less contrasty details. Remember, manufacturer's MTF curves pretty much measure contrast as an approximation to sharpness. Of course the pictures look "oh my god" sharper when you print them since they have twice as many pixels per unit area on paper. I shoot 14-bit raw images with loseless compress and rarely use the 1.3 crop mode though I've mapped crop mode to one of the external buttons. Warning, the full-sized raw files are 25-30 megabytes and that means you can only store about 35 files per gigabyte of hard disk. So make your plans carefully before buying your next large pixel-count camera. Further, photoshop 16-bit psd files from D7100 images take 137MB on disk. I think that I would have bought a less capable camera if I were not shooting raw and running a 16-bit post process. Raw and 16-bit processing are not snobbery, rather they allow me to make up for virtually every type of error at picture-taking time except bad focus, bad subject selection, and excessive camera shake. That for me is the big advantage of digital photography but the D7100 or any other large pixel-count sensor makes you pay in disk storage. Now lets talk briefly about a few snafus. SubjectDistance is a standard Exif parameter and used to be generated in all Nikon DSLR images. ApproximateSubjectDistance is not a standard EXIF parameter but D7100 firmware generates it instead of SubjectDistance! Why is that bad? Three reasons: 1) photoshop will not display the field, 2) ViewNX 2 - Nikon's own software - dosen't display this nonstandard field either, and 3) Nikon support staff will not comment on whether or not either, neither, or both software and firmware will be repaired. The simplest way to recover the information is to load the sidecar file created by photoshop into a text editor and search on "distance" and read a fractional number. I can also convert that distance from metric if I like using a pencil or a calculator. Only a diseased mind could cause such nonsense. Another snafu reported by many in these reviews is the smallish memory buffer that limits rapid shooting. Memory is really cheap - I'd guess that for a two dollar bill, four times as much memory could have been included. I almost never use multiple shot modes or bracketing; rather my problem arises when my shutter finger gets itchy. This is a rarely occurring issue but the symptom of an outrageously dumb parting decision. I have rated this camera 5 stars in spite of these silly design flaws. However, I'd pay money to enter a raffle to paddle Nikon suits who impose these decisions. (The other manufacturers are just as lame.) It's a great camera, impressive in so many ways. Picture quality is great and the camera is capable enough to allow top-notch image capture despite a huge number of tough environmental conditions.

The camera is amazing for the price. The 51 point AF system is a dream. Its accurate and can be navigated quickly. Being able to hit the "OK" button to return back to center AF point is also a plus. When taking photos you can use the "OK" button to very quickly check focus and then the command wheels to scrub through faces. Its speeds up the process so much. As for the files I have not even bothered with jpeg, shooting in RAW the whole time. Thus far the images are crisp and clear. I have no problems with the lack of AA filter. On the contrary the images coming from my lens are sharp as a tack! I shoot with Sigma and Nikon and have had no problems with lens compatibility, back focus or front focus. I have shot a few weddings with it since buying the camera. The battery life is a little shorter but I had back up batteries ready (as you always should) and was able to swap out only one time in the shoot. To resolve the problem I am going to pick up the grip soon. But keep in mind that I was shooting a wedding and was firing off lots of images. If you are a weekend warrior the battery life is more than enough. The back LCD screen is clear and big. It lacks the typical cover that Nikon usually places on them, and there is no real indication of why. Or even if the new screen is gorilla glass or what. So far I have no scratches but its still very new. This is not a deal breaker but an odd break from the traditional. Button layout is typical Nikon. I do like that they have modified from the D7000 and now mirror the D600. Its very easy to have a D600 as a primary shooter and use the D7100 as a wonderful second camera body. 1.3 crop is the best thing you never knew you didn't have. i find myself reaching for it all the time. Take my 70-200 lens. While its a bit of a pain to figure out the focal length just bear with me. The normal crop factor for the camera is 1.5 (DX) then you can crop down again to the 1.3. The takes the (200mm) x (1.5) x (1.3) = 390mm. The easy way to remember this is almost double your focal length with in crop mode. So a nifty 50mm becomes a 97.5mm and so on. The cost for this is that you go from 24MP down to 16MP. While you will have to weigh out this cost on your own terms, I can tell you that i could care less. For what I shoot and my clients 16MP is just fine. A D7000 is my second body anyway. :) But the ability to instantly grab a little more zoom pays off in dividends of shots not missed and gear not having to be carried. Speed is enough for me. The larger image size (24MP) means that your burst can suffer. I was shooting a large wedding and as they walked back up toward me I started to fill the buffer. It was not a huge deal and didn't stop me from getting all the shots but coming from my D7000 and D600 I was spoiled being able to rattle off shots. Again after I established my limit I was able to stay in it and didn't have the problem any more. But if you shoot fast then you will want to take that into consideration. The video is good. if you crop down you can shoot in 60 FPS. mehh. I will be honest. this is not something I use a lot. I bought my Nikon to take photos and some times I will shoot short video clips but these are rare and often not good enough to make it into a final presentation for a client. You can't change the f/stop when in live view mode which is kind of weird and people are saying it should be corrected in a future firmware update. So far its been a mehh thing for me. There is a lot more I could go on about with the camera. But this is turning into a book. Overall there are some shortcoming with the file speed and ability to quickly modify your settings in live view but for the cost, you will not find a better deal. If you can take the plunge and get it then you will not be sorry. you will have you a camera that will be relevant and powerful for many many years to come.

Since I had a Canon w. the speed-lite 430 II external flash, why switch brands, when moving to a DSLR? User Interface. G12 minimized the need to dig through menus will all of its dials & buttons. Canon goofed when they didn't do that with their APS-C sensor cameras. Want buttons & dials? D7100 or some of the Pentax DSLRs, but the later is weak on lens selection. (Want the Tamron 150-600 long telephoto lens. Too bad if you have a Pentax camera.) Any DSLR, just by having a larger sensor, will have better image quality than an advanced P&S (also have the Olympus XZ-1), so why else should you select the D7100 over another DSLR? Full-size optical view finder: See all of your composition, aperture, shutter time, exposure, focus point(s), and if in-focus indicator if you are focusing manually. Plus much less power consumption vs. the Live View on the LCD. Amazing how few DSLRs have a full-size OVF. And you can use it to compose w. the camera turned off. Other pros: Weather-resistant & great Live View on a large LCD display. D7100 has a fantastic auto focus system, and works better in Live View, compared to the OVF for static objects such as macro work & landscapes. OVF rocks for that snowy owl taking off, because its fast response time. Pictures are @ ISO 6400; even ISO 25,400 is not bad. Dynamic range is also excellent, because where I used to used to bracket with the Canon G12, don't have the need to take multiple exposure shots w. the D7100. Lenses & use: Nikon 70-200 f4, which was my first before I wised up & bought a walk-around lens; Nikon 17-55 f2.8. Both were intended for outdoors, but the later does well indoors without the flash. Landscapes are my favorite topic, but have used to the 70-200 to photograph birds. 96%+ shots are with either the monopod or tripod. Always shoot in PASM to create raw files (never .JPGs) processed by DXO Optics Pro; 'A' & 'M' over 98% of the time. (Never tested the scene modes or auto, so don't know if they work.) Cons: Internal flash should be off to the side, not directly over the lens. OVF has an optimum MF indicator; would be nice if Live View had the same. BIG ONE is the tiny buffer, which fills fast ... shooting smaller formats such as .JPGs helps, as does 1.3 crop mode, as well as a fast memory card (e.g. Sandisk Extreme Pro). Not for everyone: Shines would you take the time & getting the settings right, but a lower resolution P&S can do better in a pinch. Recommended accessories: Sandisk Extreme Pro memory cards, extra battery, Lenspen, microfiber cloths, rocket blower, good how-to book ( Mastering the Nikon D7100 , and great lens. Regarding lenses, rent 1st to see it's right for you & be prepared to return bad copies when purchasing. Bottom Line: No longer satisfied w. taking snapshots & want to do photography? Great camera to grow into.

This is a great camera to grow into if you are new to photography or just making the switch from a point and shoot or even upgrading to your first DSLR from a manual camera. I am making the switch from a manual camera (Nikon F2) to a DSLR after many years away from Photography. While the options this camera provides are a little overwhelming at first, i find great comfort in the ability to take the camera to a fully manual mode for everyday shooting while I adjust. It's funny, because while this is my first DSLR, I feel like I have had this camera much longer than I actually have thanks to the simple and consistent way Nikon lays out their controls, if you have owned a Nikon in the past, you will find the D7100 immediately familiar in many ways. There are plenty of places to review and compare the specs of this camera, so I wont go into them here, but I will tell you what I think is great about this camera. While it may be more camera than some people need, I am a fan of buying the best I can afford and simply grow into it, this saves money over the long term. I don't imagine I will ever need more than the 24 megapixels the D7100 provides. The camera is light but solid with a very well balanced feel, I never feel as though it will slip from my hand and the grip is comfortable, although it may be a bit of a stretch for someone with smaller hands (I am six feet tall with larger hands). The camera is quiet and responsive, the buttons provide solid tactile feedback, you can easily operate the D7100 in the dark. The LCD screen on the back is crisp and bright, it reminds me of the clarity of the retina display on Apple products. Coming from a 35mm film camera (full frame) to a DX (crop sensor) takes a bit of getting used to because the angle of view is much tighter. Even though I educated myself about the differences between full frame and crop, seeing it with your own eyes really drives home how different they really are. For example, I also purchased the AF-S Nikkor 50mm 1.4 G with the body instead of opting for the kit lense and what you see with the 50 mm with a crop sensor on Nikon is equal to a 75 mm lense since nikon uses a crop factor of 1.5 (50 x 1.5= 75). This makes for a tighter frame, definitely not a deal breaker by any means, but it is something you should be keenly aware of since it will affect which lenses you purchase and how you take your photographs. There are so many in camera options for the D7100, I highly recommend you RTFM and keep it with you as it will save you much frustration as you learn the equipment. Here are some of my favorite options: * single frame multiple exposure * exposure bracketing * intervalometer * dual card slot The only complaint I have is regarding battery life, it's a little too short for me. For example, I went on a photo walk recently and ended up taking about 200 shots, by the time I was done the battery was 3/4 depleted. Admittedly I have no basis for comparison, but it felt as though I was being limited by the battery life instead of my own will. Do yourself a favor and purchase a second battery to carry with you. They are relatively cheap but are infinitely valuable. I have only owned the D7100 for a month now so I have not been able to fully explore all it has to offer like the video capabilities. As I stated before, this will be a great camera to grow into.

I think it's the best thing you can get for under $2000 and have room for lenses. Solid feature set, easy to learn and use, very flexible menu systems for a ton of customizations, and all of the buttons and switches are in comfortable spots for my quick adjustment needs. While for me, this is the best prosumer choice, I can't stop reading reviews from pros and having conversations with folks in the industry who want to get one for their high-end work. Sure it's a cropped lens, but I'm not doing any tourist photography that'll suffer. I paired it with a 35 mm DX Nikkor prime 1.8 along with a Tamron 10-24 wide-angle and took it to two weddings with a borrowed 85 mm Nikkor prime and SB 600 flash. Amazing photos, easy to learn with, and a very solid camera. A trip around the world this month found the battery to last at least a couple of days per charge, though I carried a spare and had to change it every 800-1000 photos. Don't get the kit lens if you're going to use it a lot. Get the body only and you'll appreciate choosing your own lenses. I learned a lot from the reviews on The Wirecutter. I love the dual SD slots, and have two 64 GB Sandisk cards in it (now my camera has more hard drive space than my laptop!). I'm using one for RAW and the other for JPG. I understand its overkill, but I'm still learning to compose shots and am trying to get better at weaning myself off of RAW while still learning how to do my editing in post. I love this body and how it feels in my hands over any Canons I've used, and it isn't as heavy as the really high end cameras that I can't comfortably take it with me. Fits in a comfortably small Crumpler bag with a few accessories and without breaking my shoulder. LOVE THIS CAMERA!

To give some background, I started out with a D40 (entry level DSLR) back in 2008. Had that for a couple of years and felt it was time to upgrade. I went a step up in class to a D5100 in 2011. Really enjoyed this camera, it's abilities, and it's additional (manual) controls. Towards the end of this year, I decided it was time to upgrade to the next class and step into the D7xxx class. I decided on the D7100 because the D7000 was similar (in many ways) to my D5100, which shared the same sensor. As a side note, I don't feel that getting the newer version of a camera in the same class is an upgrade. Maybe if you waiting a 2-3 versions, but not the next one. There isn't typically that many features that would persuade me to go from a D7000 to a D7100 based off of my friends (2 of them own the D7000) and what I've read about the D7100. But, for me, the D7100 was the next logical choice. I'm not sure what I can say that hasn't already been written in previous reviews, so let me try from a different angle. I'll discuss some of the items that are not typically listed on a spec sheet or a comparison list: Larger camera (body) size isn't always a negative. We live in a world were small (and faster, of course) is typically better when technology is involved. But with cameras, especially for me and my larger hands, bigger is better. The mid-size D7100 just feels more comfortable in my hands compared to the Compact size of the D40, D3xxx/Dxxx classes of Nikons. The D7100 also has the ability to add on a (Nikon) battery grip for increased battery life and better ergonomics when it comes to taking portraits. The D7100 also has weather sealing, so if you like to continue some level of photography after the rain or snow begins to fall, this is a better option than the entry level classes. Another nice option is that the D7100 has the ability to mount a teleconverter to extend the range of the telephoto lenses. My recommendation is if you are new to photography or new to DSLR photography, the D7100 is probably not the best economical choice. It's relatively complex and many manual controls. Opting for a D3xxx or D5xxx series camera is probably a better buy. They are replaced with a new version just about on a yearly basis, so you can find last year's model pretty cheap. If you already have a D3xxx or D5xxx and feel like you are starting to hit it's potential and/or would like more manual control of the settings (instead of diving into the menus to changes settings), the D7xxx series is probably your best choice. Unless you are coming from a D5100 or D5200, the D7000 is a great economical purchase. It has great abilities. If you are coming from a D5100 (like me) or D5200/D5300, the D7100 is the better choice in this price range. The D600/D610 and D800 are somewhat of a different animal, are more expensive (although the D600 oil issue is driving the price down), and may cause you to spend more money to get rid of your DX lenses and opt for the FX lenses. I hope you found this review useful.

Overall D7100 it is a very good and capable camera. However, depending on what you plan to use it or what camera body you have been using, your experiences with this camera can be very different. My experience with this camera is coming from a person who already own D600 and want to have another body for wildlife as well as backup camera. Consequently, what I need the most from D7100 is the continuous speed shooting capability and decent picture quality - especially when comparing with D600. So, from this perspective, unfortunately I I do have 3 major issues with D7100 and I would give it 3 stars. 1) Small buffer size: Apparently, the advertised 6 fps or 7fps (cropped mode) is probably feasible if you shoot in JPEG. If you are a RAW shooter, the shooting speed will drop to 3-4 fps after approx 10 shots were released (with 95 MB/S SD card) and it will take a while before the buffer is cleared. Well.... this won't work with wildlife shot! 2) Picture quality is very good but definitely a different league when compared to D600. Although this is not such a deal breaker but definitely worth noting. 3) Build quality. I may be a few of the unlucky ones who got a defected copy of this camera. For some reasons, I found that sometime the camera won't focus with heavy lens such as 70-200mm or 200-400mm unless I remove the lens and put it back again. Looks like loose connection??? Come on Nikon, I still have to deal with oil on the sensors on my D600 and now another problem with D7100??? However, if you're upgrading from other DX bodies such as D90 or D7000, this camera will be a significant upgrade and it definitely worth 5 stars! So, on average, I will give it 4 stars!

Sin duda la mejor cámara DX. La recomiendo ampliamente. Gran precio por amazon y es una cámara con muchas funciones profesinonales, gran construcción y muy buena calidad de imagen. Sólo hace falta invertir en una buena óptica. Si tienen presupuesto apretado, recomiendo el nikkor 35mm DX. Gran lente Prime por un muy buen precio.

What can I say ? Im no pro but this is the best camera I have ever owned, beats the D3100 I had by a mile, easy to use..watch all the Youtube reviews and you will see its very darn good and takes clear sharp pics without and effort at all...Im using it with a Nikon 35mm 1.8 G and the pics turn out great...Im not even really trying hard..lol..buy it.

Die Kamera kam mit allem Zubehör und Originalhandbuch in der Originalverpackung. Beim Durchsehen habe nur einen fast nicht erkennbaren Kratzer auf dem Display gesehen, der nicht weiter stört. Alles andere ist top, die Kamera sieht aus wie neu aus dem Laden.

Fantastic options to use. Should have bought it long ago. Fast delivery and as promised condition

Ya tenia una D7100 y a la fecha le he metido cerca de 170 mil disparos, si leiste bien, 170 mil, me dedico a la Fotografia. El obturador sigue funcionando pero tengo algo de problemas con el enfoque, asi que decidi cambiarla por otra D7100, ya que es super Aguantadora, la he traido en lluvia, arena, condicones humedas como Playa y Selva, te la recomiendo es una muy buena camara, de sus prestaciones pues que te puedo decir, Hay mejores en el mercado, pero haciendo una comparqaion de calidad y precio esta camara esta super y al precio que esta aqui mejor todavia......