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Nikon D3200

Overview with Ergonomics

While I vastly prefer the pro-grade bodies (Nikon D800, D3x, D3s), the small-bodied D3200 seemed like an attractive possibility for situations in which minimizing weight and bulk were priorities.

Accordingly, I thought that perhaps the 24-megapixel Nikon D3200 along with a pancake lens like the Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5 Color-Skopar SL-II might provide a good solution for cycling and similar active situations. The 20/3.5 proved to be a disappointment, so that combination was fruitless. But it didn’t matter, as it turns out that the D3200 has too many unacceptable flaws for my interests.

After trying the D3200, I am convinced that a camera like the Ricoh GXR or Sony NEX-7 is a far better option, and the wave of the future. Those cameras currently cost more than the about $699 Nikon D3200, but they are much more fun and efficient to use than the D3200, at least the way I like to shoot.

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Diglloyd DAP is DSLR-oriented, but also contains workflow and other topics. Much of the focus is on Canon and Nikon but also Pentax and Pentax medium format.

Special emphasis is placed on lens evaluation, focusing on Canon and Nikon and Sigma lenses, but with a few others like Rokinon/Samyang.

  • Make better images by learning how to get the best results right away.
  • Save money by choosing the right lens for your needs the first time, particularly some of the new Sigma Art lenses vs Nikon and Canon.
  • Workflow discusses image organization, raw conversion and post processing. Many examples show processing parameters for direct insight into how the image was converted.
  • Jaw-dropping image quality found nowhere else utilizing Retina-grade images up to full camera resolution, plus large crops [past 2 years or so].
  • Real world examples with insights found nowhere else. Make sharper images just by understanding lens behavior you won’t read about elsewhere.
  • Aperture series from wide open through stopped down, showing the full range of lens performance and bokeh.
  • Optical quality analysis of field curvature, focus shift, sharpness, flare, distortion, and performance in the field.

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