Folks love to keep their gadgets close to their heart or cherish it.If theres any gadget that ive owned its this camera.
My learning phase was with the d5000, it was a great camera tho limited with controls and low light sensititvity but got the job done, the d7100 was sort of a changing phase for me, I had more controls better iso sensisitivity and a new opportunity to go deeper and explore.
The d7100 is nikons semi pro crop sensor camera now replaced by the d7200 and the top end crop sensor being the d500.
I am a believer that good pictures depends on the photographer, but here thed7100 gave me the potentials to acheive it. It was on this camera that I started getting paid for shoots and a camera that never failed.