Nikon D7100 24.1 MP DX-Format CMOS Digital SLR with 18-140mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR Auto Focus-S DX NIKKOR Zoom Lens

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The condition of the camera looks like new and came in the original box with a refurbish cert from Nikon. I have only taken a few pictures with it so far, but the 24 mp picture quality is far better than my D70s 6 mp. I think I may be able to print photos larger than 5x7! I bought a 28mm to 105mm zoom lens shortly before buying this camera and the combination of the two makes me very happy. When I began shooting 35mm film there was a steep learning curve, not so with the D7100. You can mount the lens on the body, turn everything to auto, and start shooting. Of course, in order to capture your vision you will have to study the 300+ page manual to be able to expertly manipulate the camera.

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The Nikon D7100 is an excellent camera. I recently upgraded from a D90 to the D7100. I mainly shoot video to upload to Youtube, so I needed the flexibility of the D7100. Now I can easily add an external mic, use manual focus Ai lenses, and shoot 1080p as well. The video output from the D7100 is a huge improvement over the D90 video output; so for anyone with a camera that is 2 generations behind like the D90 you will become very happy by moving up to the D7100.

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Deserves every star for the best DSLR DX-Format camera on the market! I have a full frame...advantages that no crop frame can meet, but again, best crop frame camera ever! I use glass for full frame, since I use both crop frame and full frame bodies. Paired with pro level glass, the IQ from this little camera really rocks. Detail, sharpness, color, dynamic range is incredible. ONLY areas it falls short of my full frame is that the bokeh is not quite as dreamy, not as sensitive to light and has noticeably more noise at higher ISOs...all of which is to be expected. Only thing better is the D750 or D810, for a LOT more money! Want awesome shots on a budget? Get this camera, pair it up with some really good glass...you wont be disappointed! Theres very little that this camera cant do, that its much more expensive cousins are coveted for!

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My primary camera is a D800. I purchased this to replace an aging D90 that I use as my second body. No complaints with the D7100. Pictures are excellent --of course much depends on the lens. I used this mostly with the Tamron 18-270 mm VC lens for travel/touring (landscapes), family pictures, and aviation photography. I have also used it with the Nikon 10.5 Fish Eye, as well as the Nikon 12-20 mm fF4.0. Exposures are perfect and high ISO performance is excellent. The shutter is quieter than the D800. It has been a reliable performer to-date.

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I have been using this camera for over 2 years. It has a solid, weather-resistant body and has been a faithful companion in different conditions, various terrains, and in several countries, and has never let me down for any shot I wanted to capture. Know your technique right, and this camera will kick ass. Use it in combination with 35mm 1.8G, or 50mm 1.8, to reveal its full potential. Add a fast (>90Mb/s writing speed) and shoot continuous, the camera is a beast! It performs very well under low light with nice shots up to ISO3200. I have produced multiple award-winning photos with this, so should you! Shout out to all you who are starting out, get this camera (dont waste $ on 3000/5000 series), and start some seriously great photography!

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This is a step up from my D3200. The differences in size and weight are dramatic and can be quite surprising if you purchase site un-seen. The body is the same size and shape as Nikons D610. This camera, however, is not Full Frame like the D610. It is a crop sensor, which means you will need to be multiplying the focal lengths of your lenses by 1.5. Crop sensor cameras are both a good and a bad thing. For long distance shooting, it is great because it gives you "extra reach". So your 200mm lens in now "effectively" a 300mm lens. It also makes the excellent Nikon 50mm a somewhat great portrait lens at 75mm. The downside is that if your goal is to shoot landscapes and/or just shoot wide, then your focal lengths will still be 1.5 times longer. So your 16mm shots will be 24mm. When I started shooting outdoor portraits with this camera, I noticed a lot of back focus issues. I had more shots where the background was in focus and the subject was not than I ever had with the D3200. Looking online, focusing issues apparently are a concern for this camera, but I discovered that if I turned off Custom Menu setting A3 (Focus Tracking with Lock On) that the issue generally went away. After setting this, everything has been great. What a relief! The buffer does fill up fast if you are shooing actions shots in RAW. Youll notice it slow down as it writes to the card. Make sure you buy two very fast memory cards. This camera has two card slots that can be used as backup (duplicates photos from one card to the other) or overflow from one card to the other (doubling the number of shots you can take). The photos that come out of this camera are beautiful and sharp. I am not sure if I can tell if the lack of an anti-aliasing filter makes a difference or not. It is supposed to make the photos sharper, but could result in moire patterns. I haven;t noticed a difference either way. From what I understand this camera uses a Toshiba sensor and not a Sony sensor. Usually Nikon uses Sony. Again, I am not sure I notice a difference. Overall, I cannot be more pleased with this camera (after adjusting the settings in the menu, of course). When I bought it, it was Nikons top of the line crop sensor camera. Recently, Nikon released the D7200, with some minor adjustments.

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I was in the market for a second camera, but really didnt want to pay full price for a new camera. I already have a large number of Nikon friendly equipment, so I wanted another Nikon camera. I did some research and decided to go with the D7100. I opted to go with a used gray market version. Yes, thats right... I went with a gray market version on purpose because the price for the item was just too good to pass up. For well over half the cost of brand new D7200, I was able to get a D7100 with a low number of clicks/actuations which is fantastic. In the past, I would have stayed clear of a gray market camera because of warranty / repair issues, but Nikon repair centers will now service some gray market cameras. I actually have two authorized Nikon repair centers in my area and both will service and repair the D7100, so at the end of the day, I got a great camera for a Great Price, and I know I can have it repaired if needed.

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I upgraded to the D7100 from my old D80 and the difference is night and day. This is an amazing camera, I have never had any trouble with image quality or unwanted patterns for the sensor and its new filterless design. I have been able to shoot very good images of a full moon handheld, which is an absurd thing to do but the cameras speed and resolution make it an option, and thats what you want with a camera like this, shooting options. One of the main reasons I upgraded was that I wanted to shoot video and stills with the same camera and the D80 has no video mode. I have found the HD video produced by the camera to be high quality and to contain very little mic noise from the lens motors. One problem I did have with this camera is that many of the shots I took at first were not in focus. This confused me because focus ability was one of this cameras most highly advertised features. I had not read the manual of course and it turns out that the D7100 has a wide variety of focus modes and settings - after I read the instructions and started setting the focus options to suit the type of shooting I was doing, it has performed flawlessly. That is probably the biggest difference in stepping up to a camera like this from something like the D80. If you know the basics of photography, you can use the D80 with no training. With the D7100 it has so many more capabilities, if you just try to wing it without learning the cameras features first, you will likely be unhappy with the results. I love the ability to store your favorite settings, the dual memory card slots and the shooting flexibility this camera provides. My photos have never been better!

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Bought this body only on 17 March 2018 from eDigital via Amazon. In the listing there was no indication that this was NOT a totally new, sealed camera. When it arrived it was poorly packaged and I was afraid that the camera had been damaged in shipment due to the condition of the box. It was just the camera stuck inside a somewhat larger box with no fill/padding and poorly taped. The camera box itself looked shopworn and it was obvious it had been opened many times as the box tabs were worn and scruffy. Inside the box there was none of the usual padding. There was no owners manual in the box, either. Oddly, there were two different sized power cords for the battery charger. - one new and one obviously used. The battery was in a plastic bag but obviously not the original bag as it was too big. At that point I was about to return the camera. I examined the camera body closely and, surprisingly, it looked good. No indications of wear or use. I decided to do the final test, a shutter count to see how many times the camera had been used. Again I was surprised, the shutter count was 1! I did some test shots, checked the mirror lockup and looked at the sensor through a magnifier, and all looked OK. I decided to keep the camera. I have other Nikons and this was for a specific purpose and it would work for that. As to the camera itself, there are many reviews of it and recommendations that this is one of the best Nikon bodies without the unnecessary frills and crap on the updated 7200 or 7500.

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I got great pics at two air shows and had been quite happy as it replaced a D-7100 I dropped and destroyed. Today I made sure I had two charged batteries and the PNY Elite 64GB chips I use. Much to my dismay, the camera turned on yet would not take a picture in any mode or setting. Even the video would not work. The mirror would not retract either. I changed batteries, no help. I removed the SD cards, no help. The display on top turns on yet no autofocus action and no way would it take a picture. I now have two bookends that say NIKON D 7100. I was a fool.

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