My main camera. Yup, this model is already more than 10 years old, as it was introduced back in March 2015. Like most of my photography gear, I bought it second-hand, body only, for a pretty decent 300 euros at a local shop. It’s been serving me well for many months now, and honestly, I don’t feel any urge to upgrade anytime soon.
I bought it as an upgrade from my Nikon D5100 (that one I got online a few months earlier, also used), mainly out of frustration with the D5100’s perceived poor low-light performance. The D7200 is a clear upgrade in that regard, and it comes with other features I really appreciate: dual card slots (dropped on the D7500, unfortunately), weather sealing, and a much better autofocus system.
Speaking of autofocus: the D7200 has a screw-drive motor, which means it can autofocus with older Nikon lenses that don’t have a built-in motor. The D5100, on the other hand, only works with lenses that have their own motor. Having the screw-drive opens up a lot more options when it comes to using older (often cheaper) lenses.
That being said, you do need to be careful with how old. If you mount pre-AI lenses on the D7200, you will permanently damage the camera’s aperture coupling lever. So if you want to use pre-AI lenses, you either need a special adapter that makes it safe... or just stick with the D5100, which is actually fully compatible with them... but in manual focus only. That said, this is exactly the reason I still keep the D5100 around.
Tech Specs
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| Sensor size |
APS-C |
| Resolution |
24 MP |
| ISO range |
100 - 25,600 * |
| Focus points |
51 |
| Shutter speed |
1/8000 to 30s |
| FPS |
6 fps |
[*] 51,200 and 102,400 are also available, in black-and-white mode only. Probably not something you'll want to use as the quality is really poor. But I guess it can come handy if you really need that shot, or if you're exploring some artistic effects.
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