In a couple of days my D7100 will arrive and my old faithful D70 will probably go onto the shelf of honor. From everything I’ve read here I’m expecting to be very happy with D7100.Wish me luck.

Great move, I have a d70s which I really like for various reason. I think you will find the D7100 a much more advanced cam with many more options. The greater pixel density requires greater care in making a photo. Nikon even has a stabilized wide zoom to help. I just got the 16-85 and am quite impressed with its images. Good luck with your new cam.

The D70 still has a use.Because it does not use a CMOS sensor, the sensor itself can take full output flash pictures at a faster sync speed than CMOS cameras.

Made the same move from d70s. Huge improvement.

sugarloafpanda wrote:In a couple of days my D7100 will arrive and my old faithful D70 will probably go onto the shelf of honor. From everything I’ve read here I’m expecting to be very happy with D7100.Wish me luck.Tis not a question of luck. You made a good choice, now spend sometime with the manual, things have changed a bit from the D70. Pay attention to focusing and all of its options and with auto ISO.Also, if you process your NEFs, you may find it takes a bit more than the basic computer that might have worked for your D70.Please do NOT set it on full auto and forget it, it will work, but...Let us know how it works for you.

My main piece of advice is that you will need to use faster shutter speeds than you are used to because of the density of the pixels on the sensor. If you want to pixel-peep at 100% make sure that you either use a tripod or very fast shutter speeds as the slightest movement can cause blur on the 24MP DX sensor.

Would you be disappointed if Nikon announced the D7200 in a few months?Regardless, enjoy your new gear.

I went from the D70 to the D7100 in 4 small steps: D70 --> D200 --> D300 --> D7000 --> D7100. Each step produced a significant jump in IQ. The D70 can still produce some very pleasing images, but the results from the D7100 just blow me away.  May you be blown too.

Leonard Shepherd wrote:The D70 still has a use.Because it does not use a CMOS sensor, the sensor itself can take full output flash pictures at a faster sync speed than CMOS cameras.I've also read that the older models, like the D70, are better suited for conversion to infrared photography than the newer models.

Keith Helms wrote:Leonard Shepherd wrote:The D70 still has a use.Because it does not use a CMOS sensor, the sensor itself can take full output flash pictures at a faster sync speed than CMOS cameras.I've also read that the older models, like the D70, are better suited for conversion to infrared photography than the newer models.Infrared light can degrade digital images so cameras have been using progressively stronger IR blocking filters over the sensors so newer cameras are a lot tougher to use an IR filter on since hardly any light will get to the sensor when the IR filter gets added.

emax wrote:I went from the D70 to the D7100 in 4 small steps: D70 --> D200 --> D300 --> D7000 --> D7100. Each step produced a significant jump in IQ. The D70 can still produce some very pleasing images, but the results from the D7100 just blow me away. May you be blown too.And each progression brings a learning curve, but you made a wise choice.