Nikon D7100 will kill Panasonic GH3

Baba Ganoush wrote:

Not necessarily. I own a D7000 and a Nikon 18-300mm lens. If I were to mount the same lens on the new D7100 in 1.3X (MFT) crop mode, it would have nearly the same span and the same reach in FL at the telephoto end with a LIGHTER load and LESS bulk than, e.g., the combination of a Panasonic GH3 + 14-140mm + 100-300mm. The 18-300mm is only slightly larger and modestly heavier than either of the Panasonic lenses, but is significantly cheaper than the combined cost of the two Panasonic lenses. The D7100 could be a shrewd move by Nikon if it is just the first of several moves by Nikon to upgrade its DX product line. People should not assume the new D7100 is a one-off product. There could be a number of upgrades to Nikon's DX lens offerings coming later this year. The announcement of the D7100 was a very well kept secret. Until the very last minute, there were no leaks about this camera. Who's to say a whole slew of new DX lenses isn't in the pipeline for release later in the year?