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Message: <blockquote data-quote="opticoholic" data-source="post: 3126438" data-attributes="member: 18608">I'm sorry but respectfully I must offer an opposing view.  I'm tired of hearing you guys tell me to just go get a D8XX and forget about DX.  I still think APS-C is a more sensible format for bird photography simply because 99% of the time you will not be able to use the image outside the DX area, so it's like accepting a tool that is obviously not perfectly suited to the task.  A D9300--done right--would be a better tool.I will concede that if you need to shoot in less than ideal light conditions and use higher ISO, FX may be the best option.  But very often I don't need to shoot at ISO more than 400.  And under good light conditions, I'm just not convinced that the D8XX cameras will do a lot better than my D7100.Since you're posting examples I will too.  Convince me.  Here are a 3 shots from my D7100, small jpegs showing the completely uncropped frame, and for fun I added additional black area outside the DX frame that approximates the FX frame.  Show me some D8XX uncropped frames that compare to these.  Click on the links to see larger finished jpegs.  And after you convince me, please send me ~$1500 US, which is the approximate additional cost of a new D810 compared to what a D9300 would cost if it existed (D810 currently shows ~$3300 at B&H; I'm guessing a D9300 would come in ~$1800, same as the 7D MkII).  OH, and I shoot a lot of tiny birds, so please throw in $40 to cover a DK-17M magnifying eyepiece to help me find that little flycatcher deep inside the DX crop.  :-O<a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC0392_Red-shouldered_Hawk.jpg" target="_blank">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC0392_Red-shouldered_Hawk.jpg</a><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC2178_Osprey.jpg" target="_blank">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC2178_Osprey.jpg</a><a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC5300_Pacific_Slope_Flycatcher.JPG" target="_blank">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/38295196/_DSC5300_Pacific_Slope_Flycatcher.JPG</a>Thank you!Dave</blockquote>

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