>>3197849All photographers have to capture the right moment as unencumbered as possible, which brings me back to my point. You can see the mode in the finder on better bodies, which also tend to use the button instead the dial on the exterior.
Yes not all photographers are war journalists, but better higher tier bodies have many distinguishing features that separate them from lesser gear. This feature is just one of them.
A short list of said features could go something like this:
>fx sensor>exterior buttons, levers and doodads to prevent menu diving>indicators and shit in the finder>big ass battery and built in sculped vertical grip>no distracting subtractive af areas in finder>tough magnesium alloy frame and weather sealing>etc.the above list could go on for quite long, because pros have good reason to nitpick their gear-- they use it daily, and under harsh and demanding conditions.
>>3197860The most expensive crop bodies are pretty nice (it's what I can afford to shoot with currently), but they experience problems because of sensor size, and are only relevant if you have bought in to Nikon, Canon, or Pentax. These big three have more or less broken their lineup into two distinct categories--
Crop and FF; those worthy of pro buyers, and those not.
You see, for photography gear, the value is in the glass. You can have $300 24MP D3200 but still have shit pics even with RAW, because you are stuck with a low resolution 18-55mm kit lens that has optics vastly inferior to even a 12MP sensor.
Nikon and Pentax have very old and nicely compatible lenses. Even canon with its EGG mount has separate, mostly inferior lenses for APS-C. If you want to upgrade anytime in the future, you need to invest in good FF glass. This presents a quite the dilemna for people just starting out.
