Caporegime
Hi guys,
I have a D3100 at the moment with the standard 18 - 55 DX VR kit lens and I am looking to upgrade it. The 18 - 55 works fine for most of the photography I do (close proximity, car shows, etc etc)
I have found a D5200 which is a decent price and will mean the upgrade will cost me about £150 after selling my D3100 body.
The tech specs look much better but I know that isn't everything! - http://cameradecision.com/compare/Nikon-D3100-vs-Nikon-D5200
My decision to upgrade to be honest is because a friend of mine bought a Canon 200D and his shots in full auto mode with no experience whatsoever are so much crisper and clearer than mine straight off the camera, even if I spend ages tweaking settings before I take a shot... He's also able to use clarity filters in Photoshop without the picture going grainy like they do for me.
My main complaints about the 3100 are extremely poor low light performance, temperamental auto-focus, low resolution screen making it impossible to review shots, and a general lack of detail/graininess to my pictures even if I shoot on a low ISO. The colour depth also seems quite 'flat' if that is the right word?
It is entirely possible that I am just completely hopeless and using it wrong which is why I'm asking if the upgrade is worth it.
A couple of landscapes I took ages ago which kinda show the lack of fine detail captured in the field etc:
https://imgur.com/a/nlxkAdx
And a random triplet from car shows:
https://imgur.com/a/xHM2Sog
Whereas this is these are the pictures my mate took with his 200D the other day which make me feel decidedly inadequate... They just 'pop' more and seem far more vibrant and detailed!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95237721@N04/sets/72157692800126082/
He uses a clarity filter in Photoshop on his RAW files to make them look like this, but when I do that to mine the image becomes grainy... So I'm thinking the 10 extra megapixels would help if I wanted to edit mine in this way?
Thoughts...
I have a D3100 at the moment with the standard 18 - 55 DX VR kit lens and I am looking to upgrade it. The 18 - 55 works fine for most of the photography I do (close proximity, car shows, etc etc)
I have found a D5200 which is a decent price and will mean the upgrade will cost me about £150 after selling my D3100 body.
The tech specs look much better but I know that isn't everything! - http://cameradecision.com/compare/Nikon-D3100-vs-Nikon-D5200
My decision to upgrade to be honest is because a friend of mine bought a Canon 200D and his shots in full auto mode with no experience whatsoever are so much crisper and clearer than mine straight off the camera, even if I spend ages tweaking settings before I take a shot... He's also able to use clarity filters in Photoshop without the picture going grainy like they do for me.
My main complaints about the 3100 are extremely poor low light performance, temperamental auto-focus, low resolution screen making it impossible to review shots, and a general lack of detail/graininess to my pictures even if I shoot on a low ISO. The colour depth also seems quite 'flat' if that is the right word?
It is entirely possible that I am just completely hopeless and using it wrong which is why I'm asking if the upgrade is worth it.
A couple of landscapes I took ages ago which kinda show the lack of fine detail captured in the field etc:
https://imgur.com/a/nlxkAdx
And a random triplet from car shows:
https://imgur.com/a/xHM2Sog
Whereas this is these are the pictures my mate took with his 200D the other day which make me feel decidedly inadequate... They just 'pop' more and seem far more vibrant and detailed!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/95237721@N04/sets/72157692800126082/
He uses a clarity filter in Photoshop on his RAW files to make them look like this, but when I do that to mine the image becomes grainy... So I'm thinking the 10 extra megapixels would help if I wanted to edit mine in this way?
Thoughts...
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Unless i manage to find someone with one I can try.