View single post by iPlaid

Posted: Tue Jun 19th, 2012 11:46

Joined:	Wed May 23rd, 2012
Location:	Illinois USA
Posts:	21
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I'm looking to upgrade my current main camera from my d300 and d7000 pair to either a D4 or D3s. I'm not concerned with video as I don't use it. I shoot sports and those take place both outdoors and indoors. Currently, I use the d300 outdoors and the d7000 indoors as it's just too dark for the d300. I'm looking for a workhorse that I can use both in and out and where I won't have any significant drop in performance. The d7000 does well indoors, but I need something better and more robust (and I don't want to burn through its shutter life already).

Is the D4 markedly better than the D3s for what I'll be using it for? I don't plan on shooting above 10,000 ISO and I generally live at 6400 indoors. I'd rather not start to invest in new memory cards either. 9-11 fps are all I need and probably more than I need as I'm already at 6fps with my current cameras.

I have the money put aside for the D4, but obviously can't find them anywhere. D3s's are currently available used and I'm sure if I looked hard enough I could find a new one. Is it really worth at least 2 grand more for the D4? What would I be losing out on considering what I use it for?

Anything else that I'm forgetting or not considering? I appreciate all your help!

Andy (formerly aj_photos on the old site)