I use neutral/standard then cook later in lightroom/ps

17-55 DX mahal because Nikon wanna butt-f**k their loyal users even though got Tamron 17-50 which can match the sharpness or even VC version for less than 1/3 of the nikkor

Just go to a store and try out the lens, then you'll know why

I got better alternative for you

D7000 RM2.3k + Tokina 11-16 F/2.8 RM2.1k

New camera of course la better, but ask yourself, are the improvements that critical to you? Do you really use them 90% of the time?

And finally is the price difference really worth it?
If you cannot justify then i can only say you want 7100 to syok sendiri only la

About RM300 give or take, as for the shop, it's DigitalsMania at Pudu Plaza.

Where got such thing? I'm a D7000 user, motor still there, can spin also

Anyway, for the lens, I've used both ver1 and ver2, build quality and image quality is the same

version 2 is less prone to flare, plus the AF motor inside the lens is more quieter than version 1 which is body driven.

Build quality is the same.

Both can make fantastic photos provided you have the skills to do so.

I was surprised too when Nikon announced the D7100 to be their highest end DX camera. Period

Turns out it was marketing error in some country. So there's still hope for a fully professional D400

Me waiting to see what black magic nikon will do with the camera this time around.

Definitely D800 type body and controls. Bigger buffer is a must since almost all of their current models except for the D4 cannot last more than 15-20 frames.

Probably will be seeing a new af sensor or revised 51point for more sensitivity in low light.

Haihh, but the commitment required to take the jump, almost 3x the price of my D7000 leh

Lols, the money is one thing, I still don't think my skills can justify me a FX camera yet, maybe few more years down the line la.

Besides, I'm still a student, so installments are still out of my reach just yet

Most lenses below 90mm are too close to the subject, making it hard for lighting.

Go for a tamron 90mm or 60mm. Both have around 10cm+ working distance from the front of the lens to the subject. They get extremely sharp when stopped down too.

This is with the 60mm F/2 before I sold it, combined with a 2x teleconverter summore

Their Nikon 1 system is quite popular in their home country though, ranking No.1 in sales in an article I read.

It's the people in their marketing department that's dreaming, asking for almost 3k for the V1 kit set before the massive discounts.

D7100<D600<D800<D800E<D4

I stopped at 3

I'm waiting for a D400 to fill that spot

Hehe, I think I can skip to 5 from 3 since I'm not that obsessed with gear as described by the article.

Don't get me wrong, I love new gear, but thinking that new gear will make better photos is plain dreaming la.

As for 5, I'm still not yet that competent with my gear until I can just adjust without thinking. So there you go.

3

Lols, I'm only listing the latest models lah, sorry if I ticked off a few people for not including theirs

LOL, I just simplify the list because including all the known models that are still relatively available would start to look like this

D80<D90<D7000<D7100<D300<D300s<D700<D800<D800E<D3<D3S<D3x<D4

And there probably would still be people asking me to add the lower end models like D5100, or even older ones like D70, mati wei

Pretty confusing for a new person yo, so I tried to just keep things simple la