Nikon D7100 is best value Nikon DSLR

In this review I present full images and crops, run through the new features and explain why I think it is the best serious DSLR in terms of value (and specs) in the Nikon DSLR range.
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[@billytetlow]

Another excellent no nonsense review by Matt Grainger

[@AltoidX700]

Hi Matt... I just bought a D7000, moving up from the Nikon 8008s & n90s. All my Nikon lenses will work great with the D7000. I got a great deal on the D7000 from Adorama and my budget couldn't get to the D7100. Thanks as always for all you great tips, tricks, techniques and reviews...always enjoy them. Cheers...

[@bodahemseroxat]

Hey Matt, I have this great piece of tech. For the exposure problem you have, it might be due the "reverse" exposure meter it has. The 2 things I don't get in it are the "preview" button and how to measure custom white balance. Keep up the good work.

[@whomadethatsaltysoup]

Thanks for the informative review...I'm already a big fan of your tutorials - extremely useful 'photography academy' - and found this addition no exception. Keep them coming!

[@designs77]

I have been waiting for you to say something about this camera( thanks )looking forward to the next one !

[@Newrivergraphics872]

Bought one off of eBay for $500 in 2019. Good camera. Excellent photos and video.

[@ablazex]

Greetings from Venezuela Matt, I bought this camera and i'm really happy with it, my next step to the end of the year it will be a FF perhaps the D600 i hope

[@GregThurtle]

Well said this is the first DX camera that makes FX not needed for pro work IMHO

[@sipapito]

Iwatch hrs of u tube vids on this camera done tons of reasearch and you said buy one that is good and start shooting and I got a d5200 but iam going to change it for D7100 thanks to you!

[@websitesthatneedanem]

Hi Matt, thanks for your time, effort and very passionate as usual! Just wondering, why does the auto exposure vary so much in your "park" videos?

[@DTravisNorth]

Shooting with the D7100 now and I gotta say that I was pleasantly surprised to find that the mode dials didn't bother me. The top - priority selection - one is very easy to change, so I'll leave that alone. The bottom - shooting mode (single, multi, etc) - is easy enough to use my thumb & forefinger on my left hand. I much prefer the dial over the oldskool method of changing the shooting mode. coming up from the D80 - where my dial got bumped a ton - I'm happy to have the locks.

[@TheGentGaming]

Matt, you confused me - you're saying the focal depth etc remains the same as a 300 - easy enough to understand, but does that mean in the cropped-mode image, that there is still the same megapixels going onto the sensor and coming out on the photo or is it literally a smaller photo, blown up to full size? IE: more detail in a crop from same physical distance or less?

[@galgurwicz16]

hello matt, first of all, i want to say that your channel is very educative for me as a beginner photographer. it's helping me studying photography from the basics and getting ideas .thank you for that. would you say that the Nikon D7100 is still the best value Nikon DSLR today?

[@JairoRojasPhotoStories]

Amazing Camera... and great review Matt as usual.

[@AgnostosGnostos]

Dual SD slots for a camera around 800$ is a unique professional feature. After all safety of the photos is the first priority of everyone. I hope Canon and Sony would include such a feature. How much extra space, weight or cost has to be sacrificed for such an important detail.

[@milosavbatalo1989]

Hey Matt, can you advise me about my dilemma? I own a Nikon D90 a year and I learned a lot with him, he now has 9000 records and I would like to replace the D7100. Some people have said "are you crazy, use it more," and other people tell me, "replacing it with the D7100, the younger the better." What do you think about this? Sorry for my language, I am a Serb.

[@WLM41]

Do you think this is good for my first DLSR camera? I will be using it for swimming lessons, dogs, kids, etc. Nice Video! Thanks you. I am also considering the Cannon T5i & 7d, Nikon 7100, 7000, and 5200.

[@raptor2285]

Depends what you need it for. I have a D700 and can tell you that the only things its got going for it are build quality, bigger buffer and full frame sensor. The D7100 is going to give you better image quality because its a newer sensor and has higher resolution, more features and is lighter. It's really a matter of would you rather have a smaller, more cheaply made body that will give you more detailed images and a 1.5x crop, or a better built body with still great image quality.

[@kurakczek]

Amen brother, I have the same issue with the dials and sometimes it's a pain in the ...

[@adoshaw]

Totally agreed! I own a d7100 and this model can stand at same level of the FX sensor cameras, really like this body!

[@360MIX]

I had the D90 and and it's a really nice camera very similer to the D7000.... It might just be me but the D90 has a wonderful Dynamic range!!! colors just pop!! love it for that...

[@Chrismzeller]

Hey Matt, Great videos I love your stuff but I have to strongly disagree with you on the mode dial locks. The D7000 mode dial changed on me all the time when I was carrying it on my shoulder or in and out of camera bags. This was very frustrating after you have shot 100 photos only to realize you were on shutter priority when you thought you were in aperture priority. My D600 fixes this and its great! The D70 mode dial never changed nor needed a lock.

[@gadelrosario]

Hi Matt. I've got a D700 and a D4. Should I part with the D700 for the 7100?

[@ROCKnROLL4NGEL]

Matt can you do a head to head with the D700. I am considering a second camera and can buy used d700 for around the same price! What would you choose if given hose choices? I never shoot video so that isn't a factor for me.

[@MrBug322]

I just got it coming from a D50 but invested in good nikkors (17-55 F2,8 and 300MM F4 AfS) This is such a fine combination like a dream comes true.

[@1337flite]

I find that the mode dial on my D7000 gets knocked of my intended setting quite a bit, so I think the new second locking button would be an advantage for me. It might be shooting style. I walk around quite a bit with a home made "ghetto Black Rapid" style strap which might contribute to the problem for me.

[@alanmooney]

I have a D5200 will all of my lenses work on the D7100. Great Chanel Matt !

[@terri972]

Hey Matt, did not experience the problem you were talking about (shooting at ISO 320 on the D71000). All my shots at that ISO are consistent.

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

its still 24mp but the image sensor is 1.5 times smaller than full frame giving an appearance of being croped compared to on a full frame. but in cropped image mose its cropping to 16 or so mp so you might as well just crop on the pc

[@disismrc]

I've got a D90 & SB600. I'm thinking of getting this D7100 & the SB910, along with the new 18-300 6.3G lens to add onto my newest lens I just got this week the 105mm. Is the upgrade from the d90 /sb600 to d7100/sb910 worth it? Supposedly there was another rumor Bout the d9300 coming out, or should I just wait. =} thanks

[@edkwon]

I went one step further and upgraded to the FF 24-70 f2.8 while shooting on crop for over a year before upgrading to my first FF Nikon, sure you sacrifice a little on the wide angle but the IQ was amazing and I didn't have to pay for an expensive DX 17-55 f2.8 and then spend the money again for the FF version. By the time I bought my D700 nearly all my lenses were FX already. Invest in that good FX glass early and then transition to FX bodies won't be as financially brutal

[@GDIALPHA]

@PhotoNewsReviews I have a Nikon D3200 but i would like upgrade to something better however the Nikon D7100 is out of my price range, do you have any good recommendations of other cameras

[@srobart]

One interesting thing I've found about my D7100 in the 1.3x crop mode is that it crops enough of the image out so that my cheaper lenses don't look so cheap. It crops out the vignetting and corner sludge (lack of sharpness) on most of them and makes them appear to be better lenses. I wouldn't ever recommend going out and buying crappy lenses, but if you have some lenses that are older or lower quality, the D7100 may actually HELP you with those and make them useable.

[@Chrismzeller]

I have the same locks on my D600. They are not that difficult to change. Much better than having them change when I don't want them to.

[@GleKar69]

Best review I have listened to. Thanx Matt! :-)

[@DrDankenstein420zx]

If price is your concern, then the 7000 is a great deal. If you can afford the 7100, it is a much better camera in many ways. The sensor is completely different, major improvement!

[@ajwalia7582]

Mate, Would you say 6400 ISo would be a lot more color noise cuz its a DX sensor...lets stay shooting milky way? I am coming from D90 and max usable was even less than 3200. Since NIkon marketed D7100's ISO range from 100-6400, I would assume that color noise and dynamic range would be intact upto 6400?

[@cannondale400]

Matt, advice on what ISO to not go over on the 7100? Am I still safe with 800 ISO for formal group shooting?

[@riccardoerre]

hello! should i change my D7000 for a new D7100? i am really disappointed with my machine AF :( i had to correct a zoom and during photo session in the late evening (city) i have problem to focus especially with my 50mm af-d : ( best regards Riky

[@atifbaig7598]

Thanks for the review, one thing i must know and i am very confused about it, i bought nikon d7100 based on ur review but lot of people speacially tony and chelsa said 50mm 1.8 lens works as 75mm 2.9 since it is crop sensor 1.5. About focal length i dont mind but if f value changes from 1.8 to 2.9 thn i dont thing its a smart buy. Please clarify this confusion thanks

[@Waydenz271]

Thanks for the Vid Ive been looking at buying the 7100

[@R2X2Z]

7100 gives you focus motor on the body and flash commander. To me that's worth it already. If you are going FF, take into account cost of upgrading your lenses as to me it's useless to go FF without the PRO grade lenses. As for me, i'm sticking with D7000 and upgraded my lenses. Upgraded from 18-105 to 17-55 and 70-300VR to 70-200VR2

[@magottyk]

When considering image quality overall the d7000 can be considered as a class below the d7100, when factoring that in the d7000 fits its price point nicely in terms of features. When considering it from an image quality perspective vs the d5200 (or even the d3200) it loses especially in low light and higher iso. It definitely is more robust and has better features than those two, so in that price range the choice is image quality vs features (esp using AF lenses). My 2 cents.

[@rsousae]

I think you just made a sale for Nikon! Great review, thanks!

[@essellar]

I'll have to say that the D7000 is sort of an exception to this (generally good) rule of thumb, particularly if you don't *need* the D7100's extra features. (That said, for anyone selling prints, 16" x 20" or 24" is sort of the breakover point for real profit, and the D7100 is a *much* better fit.) The D7000 is still among the best crop-sensor cameras on the market, and the savings (about 2/3 of the price, or $400 less on average) is a good chunk of a good lens. Never say "never".

[@kylerootphotos]

Good info. Thanks. I agree on those crazy dual locking buttons... When I tried it out in the store, I was like, "What is this nonsense?" I'm still shooting with my trusty lock free Nikon D90. Cheers!

[@WilliamdiazUK]

I clicked "like" and "subscribe". Great review!

[@mp4podcastDOTcom]

Mat another KZbinr by the name of photouniverse reported I think in this video " Pro Budget Kit Update" that Pentax is also have exposure problems. I know Pentax and Nikon use Sony sensors and I think also Sony chips. So that weird exposure problem that is showing up in Nikon and Pentax cameras might because of a fiddly Sony chip or something.

[@terri972]

Sorry Matt that previous post should read, "did not experience the problem you were talking about shooting at ISO 3200" All my shots at 3200 on the D7100 were consistent.

[@jaaycesholiday388]

Yeah I have the D7100 and it’s an awesome camera.

[@gavalarslade]

low light performance tho! fast glass only gets you half way there, being able to push ISO for sports and low light shooting is always handy! I completely agree tho, invest in glass!

[@kurakczek]

The 1.3x crop means that it's cropped off the 24Mpix, so it's going to be around 18Mpix I think.

[@freddieslaughter1107]

I have been unable to get an answer about a problem I'm having with my Nikon D7100 not always saving pictures to the SD cards. I'm using Lexar SD XC 2 64 GB Professional 1000x 150MB/s cards

[@TheGentGaming]

I blow up images from the D3200 to 12"x18" and they come out flawlessly. I've blown up an image from my shitty Olympus point-and-shoot from about 10 years ago or my phone: a Samsung Galaxy FIT to 12"x16" If the photo's good enough, it can be blown up perfectly...perhaps your exposures are way off or you crop too much?

[@Donegaldan]

Good review,practical realistic and unlike all the American reviewers, Matt pronounces the product name correctly, Ni-kon not Nai-kon

[@itaku]

Some Nikon representatives pronounce it as Nai-kon lol, I don't even think the company itself knows how to pronounce their own name.

[@terryhatcher6042]

Got one and love it

[@MrManawala]

i think price difference is not much , i just bought d7100 last week and it is phenomenal . With extra 250$ u get whole bunch of extra features. So i think it is worth..

[@Watchthekettle]

which gives better quality 18-105mm or 55-300mm nikor lenses

[@jioboi]

THANK YOU FOR EMPHASIZING ON THE GRAIN/NOISE! I am annoyed with those people who compare it to film. Educate yourselves people! Noise is different from Film Grain! CHEERS Matt!

[@designs77]

I have herd that you need to set the sharpness up 2 spots how do you do that? thanks

[@123marijn321]

No, Tina has her own D7100, Matt got this seperate for a period of time to review :)

[@traianima]

good reality check on your noise/grain opinion

[@D800Lover]

"Feels like it would be Matt proof" - love it.

[@AnonYmous-wz8ql]

where can i buy this for $400 in the us?

[@DrDankenstein420zx]

Not completely true. And if you are going to use it for video, then there will be a huge difference. For most people a quality point and shoot or a PEN or N1 is more then enough. A camera at the level of the 7100 is really for the enthusiast, and at that point you may be able to notice the quality difference. More then that, the bells and whistles (extra gimmicks) can be very important at the enthusiast level. Don't get me wrong, the 7000 is an amazing camera as well.

[@cuttingedgecool7235]

Great review!

[@lynnemichelle7977]

Thank you.

[@shravansmasher]

I am a canon lover but this is a kickass camera!

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

ive never had the problem in 2 years but a d800 style mode knob would be netter

[@gwhech]

Hi would you get it with the 18-105VR lens?

[@ThorDyrden]

The Nikon D7100 is so good - I think it's the reason that Sony delayed the launch of it A77 successor. Guess Sony will go back to the workbench for some months and build more improvements into the "A78" to make it competitive to the D7100.

[@bwilliamblock]

excellent review

[@mg428]

I had D7000 and now D800-- you can't imagine how much more dynamic range you would get with D800.

[@MrMarti666]

do you have a video about the samsung nx300?

[@quint150]

wish you'd do more canon reviews

[@2Kdrive]

The old days film like Fuji dia crom 1200 for night tatus and so, was maximum and Expensive ! B/W tri X in press to 800 iso for sport and indoor concert. This Nikon have more focus system for sport than my 5100, when i use 300 mm and 85 mm i go manual with thè 5100.

[@itzinfamous6627]

which lens was that u using in d vedio??

[@hughsfilms]

can you assign iso to the function button

[@DSLRreview]

is the 1.3x crop using 24 mp?

[@D800Lover]

Best Nikon value ever !!! At least so far.

[@kb6kgx]

And next year or the year after, there will be another. Same with computers or any other kind of technology. There will always be something better and faster and, in some cases, costing less or getting more for the same money.

[@AliG-qf9qb]

Nice preview :)

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

i agree the d7100 is not an upgrade infact it has worse noise worse buffer capacity worse grip need i go on

[@BackDoorBBQing]

I've got the same issue with my D7000 to the extent I have to check my mode dial before I shoot. It's a pain in the arse lol

[@Xzefreeman]

I'm a nikon lover, wait for the 70D.

[@dongerramarco9617]

I like it because the normal dial button keeps changing accidentally ... So l love iet ...set to manual it stays there

[@trailblazer711]

i m done waiting.......i am getting one...:P

[@philtrapp]

The D700 hands down.

[@mp4podcastDOTcom]

Nikon is well know for using Sony chips and so is Pentax.

[@mattgranger]

haha - almost. one day.

[@Bobbleoff]

My D3100 quite often under exposes in A mode at 3200

[@kenspo]

You can use the D7100 safely up to 3200 ISO :)

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

mailnly in the 3000 and 5000 series cameras this is a different sensor

[@y35n00b5]

Investing more into a camera body then glass is a stupid idea. So yea the D7000 with a lot of glass is a good idea :P

[@mattgranger]

search the channel - have done plenty

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

right never seen that change itself before people with fingers missing will not be able to use it

[@MarcinVoyager]

Give me one, man. Please. Share your joy with me.

[@Israelmv123]

I wish I had one.

[@susanw5597]

I prefer the D7100 to the D700

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

d7000 35 1.8 and 85 1.8 for about the same price as a d7100 id chose the d7000

[@NeilanPhotoGraphics]

no its 16 or so mp