Originally Posted by dyna mo

i like chatting about piture takin so this is just that, ok!

anyhoo, tough choice b/w the 7100 and the 5200 huh. i like the 5200 due to the expeed 3 processor and the moveable screen, since it sounds like you're shooting in studio with this kit then no need for crazy iso and shutter speeds right?

the thing i do like about the 7100 is it should be sharper, with the olpf removed.

that all said, grapesoda advices yesterday that full-frame is the way to go and after thinking about it, that is really good advice in my experience, my taking pitures took off after i went full-frame, in fact, this is the 1st time i've ever shot full manual! not counting auto-focus, of course, but i do program the auto-focus to do what i want it to.

but up until full-frame, the most i could handle on my own was aperture priority. nothing like full manual!! wow. and my 1st camera was a christmas gift, minolta xd-5, brand new.