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06/24/2015 11:38:52 PM · #1 |
| Local store has them for $398 AU and a 10% gift card thrown in if I buy today. I have a Nikon D7000 and was thinking the other might be a good little companion to make extra use of shareable lenses. Who thinks I should do it? |
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06/25/2015 12:29:08 AM · #2 |
For a backup camera or an every day carry around, great deal! Can't tell ya or suggest, to buy or not to buy though :-))
Message edited by author 2015-06-25 00:29:51. |
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06/25/2015 04:10:46 AM · #3 |
Got D3300 myself to use for traveling and hiking, it's great so I would say yes :)
But my question would be if the money where better spent in upgrading the D7000 to D7200? |
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06/25/2015 05:04:33 AM · #4 |
D3200 is a great camera, but no, don't buy one. Your lenses will not autofocus on that body.
ETA: your 18-105 will however, so if you're fine to MF your 60mm and 50mm, then I'd say D3200 is a fantastic camera and the choice is yours.
Oh, and AUD400 may well be put to better use getting another lens, if you need one.
Message edited by author 2015-06-25 05:08:20. |
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06/25/2015 06:30:07 AM · #5 |
| Thanks for the responses. When I went to the store they were sold out. I can still order one by the end of the month. The bonus gift card is off the table though. I'll think about it for a few days. I might get another lens instead. |
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06/25/2015 09:36:51 AM · #6 |
| I have gotten more use out of the $400 Coolpix A I got than I ever would have out of another DSLR. It's a D7000's innards packed into a pocketable body with a better 18.5 mm lens built in than you can get for your DX DSLR. |
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06/25/2015 09:49:09 AM · #7 |
Don't buy another body unless you really need it.
As  Ann said better buy a compact with a nice build in lens. |
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06/25/2015 10:55:09 AM · #8 |
+1 on the "get a compact"
I found a Canon SX 510 on eBay for under $100 US, and I use it almost as much as I do my D7000. It's small, covers about the equiv of 18-500mm lenses converted to D7000 range, and also shoots great macro down to about a couple of mm from the lens. I got lucky with the buy, as it came with a 32G SD card, battery & charger.
It's my "grab" camera now, and gets a lot of shots that would be missed because it's so handy and flexible. It's saving a lot of wear on my Nikon.
The Nikon is still better, and more useful when the light is not so great, or if I need shallow DOF.
It also has a lot of features I don't use much, like full 19xx HD video and wifi. |
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