Why did I buy it? In recent vacation with the D300, I noticed that this was more in the vault as in use. The D3200 will take the job of secondary bodysuits, where most of my lenses fit on her. Only my Rokinon Fisheye and the 85mm Nikon course go not with screw drive for the focus.
What I photograph? On vacation everything possible, often at home family, the time for decent lighting setup is insufficient and therefore I must come to terms with the existing light. This means that the camera must have a certain light intensity.
What lenses I use the camera? This is an important point because it will be used only with very high-quality lenses, the full power of the camera. Ideal are fixed focal length (35mm or 50mm 1.8 1.4), they have the additional advantage (when the subject allows the shallow depth of field) that wide open reaches a lot of light on the sensor and the camera in the lower ISO range can be maintained. From ISO 1000, a noticeable noise in the pictures is available in the D3200.
How do I take pictures? Exclusively in Raw mode, ie all "image-enhancing" features in the camera are turned off, no noise reduction, nothing - the image is "developed" on the Mac with Lightroom. For the D3200 and the D300 their own presets with a special sharpness and noise reduction settings are stored.
Pro & Con:
+ Very small and very light, fits into the smallest of Colt Lowe Pro
+ 24 megapixels - without the right lens (so) more of a marketing gimmick
+ Large, sharp, bright display
+ Feels quite high, push-buttons and rotary wheels provide a good feel
+ Saving RAW images goes rather quickly, although only one is 10EUR 8GB SD card in the camera.
+ Very nice images at low ISO with high contrast at fixed focal lengths - for the money definitely wonderful.
- Increasing "loss of contrast" and rushes from ISO 1000 (logically, can do magic Nikon also not, it's just no FX camera and has many pixels at that) - so that can be circumvented if one stores in RAW and with eg Lightroom a little conjures.
- Autofocus in video mode, at least on my 35mm 1.8G relatively hectic
- Quite a few features in's menu displayed. I miss at least the opportunity to put the AF mode on one of the buttons. But seems to be fashionable at Nikon.
For the price, in which I slammed, fully recommendable. In conjunction with a 35mm 1.8G Nikon (about 170 EUR), a light-strong team with high clarity - fun!
PS: one should not expect miracles from the camera. What, for example, has a D300, D700, D4 etc. which does not have the D3200?
- Better autofocus module, faster especially
- More balanced exposure
- Drive and metering (ie camera exposure) for pretty much everything fits on Nikon's
- Reduced noise (fewer pixels per square centimeter sensor surface) and higher dynamic / Sharpness / Contrast
- Better seal against moisture, but also more weight
