Nikon D7100 will kill Panasonic GH3

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jim stirling
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Re: Nikon D7100 will kill Panasonic GH3
In reply to micksh6, 4 months ago

micksh6 wrote:

Very similar weight and size, superior sensor with 1.3x m4/3 crop mode at almost 16 megapixels and faster FPS. Long reach is about the same as m4/3 with the same FL provided that the lenses are of comparable quality.

Lens size/weight advantage of m4/3 isn't always applicable. Nikon 55-300mm DX is about the same size/weight as Panasonic 100-300mm. Same can be said about Nikon 35mm F1.8 vs Pana 25mm F1.4.
Recent video test of D5200 at EOSHD suggests video capabilities of Nikon cameras improved a lot.

OVF, autofocus tracking, better DOF control and significantly better sensor (assuming it's D5200 sensor), all for $100 cheaper than GH3. What's left there for GH3?

Micro 4/3 has its advantages - a combination of compact bodies and lenses. It's a system that can be worn on a belt, a body plus 3 lenses can fit in couple of belt pouches. But it's true only if the body is compact, and that's why I chose m4/3 system. I can pay for compactness, but GH3 is far from being compact. Even GH2 wasn't. These and G5 are just DSLR-sized cameras without advantages of DSLR.

Now, how would justify GH3 being $100 more expensive than D7100 while being inferior in almost any feature that matters?

As a Nikon FF user along with a GH3 user the camera looks very good , however the main  advantages of mFT remain while the GH3 is the largest of the mFT models it is still a third lighter than the D7000. Though the real size advanatge is in the lenses , while are a number of excellent relatively small and reasonably priced primes for Nikon such as the 50mm F1.8 g and the 85mm F1.8g , almost all the high quality zooms are FF design and sized . There are also factor such as  fully articulated LCD , AF speed when using video etc that shift the advanatge to the GH3. Both cameras I am sure will be more than capable of delivering excellent results, its good to have choice

Jim

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