rbid said:
My D70s has more than 50K (in 6 years), and I hope my D7K will do more than that. (I have read that it was programmed for 150K actuations)

Yes, the D7K's shutter was tested and rated for 150k actuations, just like the D700.

casperwb said:
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good going Rbid

That is getting your moneys worth out of it.

If the D40 can make that many memories for your daughter, think about how far something like a D7000 will go.

good going

My D70s has more than 50K (in 6 years), and I hope my D7K will do more than that. (I have read that it was programmed for 150K actuations)

rbid said:
I just checked with an EXIF tool, she already has 67K and still running... and although we treat our dog with respect... the D40 also has some real millage, as a good Nikon, it resisted the dust and extreme weather conditions around the globe (From the high mountains in Bolivia, to the deserts of Israel :))

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good going Rbid

That is getting your moneys worth out of it.

If the D40 can make that many memories for your daughter, think about how far something like a D7000 will go.

good going

casperwb said:
see, 50K and still running , and that is after it has been treated like a dog.

I just checked with an EXIF tool, she already has 67K and still running... and although we treat our dog with respect... the D40 also has some real millage, as a good Nikon, it resisted the dust and extreme weather conditions around the globe (From the high mountains in Bolivia, to the deserts of Israel :))

rbid said:
My daugher's D40 has already over 50K actuations and still running...

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rbid said:
My daugher's D40 has already over 50K actuations and still running...

NSX

see, 50K and still running , and that is after it has been treated like a dog.

My daugher's D40 has already over 50K actuations and still running...

casperwb said:
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those two cameras are worlds apart.

and, consider: if you wait for the D40 to die, you may be waiting a lifetime [unless you intentionaly kill it of course]

It is a Nikon after all.

I know. I'm just being cheap. :D

I'm at around 22,400 actuations, I don't see it going past 50,000, but it might.

I was just commenting that I like the size and packaging of the D7000, I'm considering it for the future.

NSXType-R said:
But it does feel like the perfect camera for me to upgrade to when the D40 dies.

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those two cameras are worlds apart.

and, consider: if you wait for the D40 to die, you may be waiting a lifetime [unless you intentionaly kill it of course]

It is a Nikon after all.

A couple days ago I took a look at a D7000. I didn't delve deep into the menu, but the first impression that it's much smaller than I thought it would be. That's probably because I was expecting a D700 or D300 sized body and build. Perhaps because the owner only had the 50mm 1.8 AF-D on it, but man, it's still pretty tiny.

Also, he had the cheapo knockoff $40 grip, which you can clearly tell the rubber is slightly off from the main body of the camera, but for the most part the grip still felt like magnesium and still attached very securely onto the body.

Frame rate was okay, and I didn't mess with the autofocus system, but I really did like the extra buttons- means quicker changes to settings.

He seemed to beat down on it pretty hard too- the plastic LCD cover was chipped in places, but it looked barely scratched, the body.

I like it a lot- but the magnesium body felt slightly weird- I don't know, perhaps because there doesn't seem to be enough exposed metal around the front, so the body isn't exactly cold to the touch.

But it does feel like the perfect camera for me to upgrade to when the D40 dies.

I've had my D7000 for three months yesterday, and I love it! I started with a D5000, and the features on this make it so that I can barely justify keeping the D5000 even as a backup. The interface is just so much better that unless the D5000 is on my side with a different lens, already set how I want it, it is faster for me to just change lenses on the D7000 and not bother trying to remember where everything is hidden in menus on the D5000. Before I even got a couple new lenses, the D7000 increased my capabilities in every way. Already put 14000 shots through it, and as soon as I find something else interesting to do there will be more!

NSXType-R said:
Didn't know that there were 45 or 60 mbps class 10 cards, I thought class 10 was flat out just the fastest cards you could get.

Don't let the "class" of a card fool you. Read and write speeds can vary. There are some cards on the market that can achieve 90Mbps speeds now. I believe Lexar just released them(they are expensive). The D7K is one of the only cameras that can use them.

Edit: Delkin has the 16 and 32g UHS-i cards that can achieve 95MB/s

kyoshinikon said:
Wouldn't the 45 or 60mbps per second class 10 cards shoot faster than the 30mbps or that isn't a problem?

Didn't know that there were 45 or 60 mbps class 10 cards, I thought class 10 was flat out just the fastest cards you could get.

Wouldn't the 45 or 60mbps per second class 10 cards shoot faster than the 30mbps or that isn't a problem?

CaryTheLabelGuy said:
Frame rate is about the same? 3.9fps as opposed to 7fps is almost the same? That's a pretty huge jump brotha. I'll take my 2 D7000's over an archaic 5DII anyday. Full frame or not. The D7K is a better body.

:)

Ah, right, I forgot how slowly the 5D shoots.

kyoshinikon said:
Hmm maybe that is my answer. I use Sandisk Extreme 3 30mbs class 10 cards and my buffer at raw chokes up on about the 15th frame (Hi) and does about 3 fps after that... My D7000's buffer still is miles better than than my ol D200

It's class 10 though, for now I don't think you can get any faster than that.

Hmm maybe that is my answer. I use Sandisk Extreme 3 30mbs class 10 cards and my buffer at raw chokes up on about the 15th frame (Hi) and does about 3 fps after that... My D7000's buffer still is miles better than than my ol D200

kyoshinikon said:
The fps is miles better but the buffer sucks like crazy, there is a reason the d300s exists :]

The buffer really isn't that bad on the D7K, especially if you're using some really good SDHC cards that write super fast. The buffer will clear really fast with my cards, when when I do fill it up(very rare). It's actually not a real problem with the new ultra fast write speed cards. I think this might be one of the reason's why Nikon didn't increase the buffer more. I imagine the new SDXC cards the D7K can use make the buffer barely a worry. Currently the D7K is one of the only camera's in the world that can utilize them. This might all tie in to Nikon's decision to do what they did.

The fps is miles better but the buffer sucks like crazy, there is a reason the d300s exists :]

NSXType-R said:
You bring up a good point. Except for the fact that the D7000 has less megapixels, and isn't full frame, the frame rate is about the same, the metering is probably more accurate and the focusing system is probably better too.

The only thing is that the 5D mk II should be situated higher up on the lineup.

Frame rate is about the same? 3.9fps as opposed to 7fps is almost the same? That's a pretty huge jump brotha. I'll take my 2 D7000's over an archaic 5DII anyday. Full frame or not. The D7K is a better body.

:)

kyoshinikon said:
Which is why Ive compared the 5D mk 2 to the D7000 before. They are different classes of camera for different types of people but the D7000 has many pro perks that the 5D seems to miss like the 100% viewfinder (In fact why is the %d's viewfinder so dark and dull in comparison to the D700 or a850), a useful function button, Faster burst, Muck faster and more accurate Af etc...

Canuts cringe and complain but It is just more practical to compare how they work on the field not in a confined stutio test. While the D3s is much better the D7000 inherited a huge amount of it's dna...

You bring up a good point. Except for the fact that the D7000 has less megapixels, and isn't full frame, the frame rate is about the same, the metering is probably more accurate and the focusing system is probably better too.

The only thing is that the 5D mk II should be situated higher up on the lineup.

NSXType-R said:

It's odd that the info button is where the delete button is on the D40, but I got past that quickly. That's about the biggest quirk I needed to deal with. I've shot with that camera for the last 4 years and old habits die hard. I didn't even really have to dig too deep into the menus to do what I wanted to do, I love that I could access mostly everything externally.

Which is why Ive compared the 5D mk 2 to the D7000 before. They are different classes of camera for different types of people but the D7000 has many pro perks that the 5D seems to miss like the 100% viewfinder (In fact why is the %d's viewfinder so dark and dull in comparison to the D700 or a850), a useful function button, Faster burst, Muck faster and more accurate Af etc...

Canuts cringe and complain but It is just more practical to compare how they work on the field not in a confined stutio test. While the D3s is much better the D7000 inherited a huge amount of it's dna...

I took a look at the D7000 yesterday at B and H.

I am in love. All the controls drop off to your hands. It fits well, all the buttons are where I expected them to be. It's not really all that heavy either.

It's odd that the info button is where the delete button is on the D40, but I got past that quickly. That's about the biggest quirk I needed to deal with. I've shot with that camera for the last 4 years and old habits die hard. I didn't even really have to dig too deep into the menus to do what I wanted to do, I love that I could access mostly everything externally.

I wish I could say the same about the 5D Mark II and the 1Ds Mark III. :D

Although I will say this- if I were to buy a Canon DSLR it would be the 60D. Only if they pry my D40 from my cold fingers first though.

Yep, going between the D700 and D7K does cause a few hesitations. Things that I know where they are by feel on the D700 I'm having to look for again on the D7K. Just need to get out and shoot it some more.

LOL! Thanks guys .. Took me quite a few seconds to find it after I read JA's post! But I then remembered reading about it somewhere.. probably on NR! Didnt know what AF-A was either .. had to google that one.. now I will have to test it to see how smart it is..

Hey Jor.. that's about 400% longer than me! Thanks for the tip! Master JP!

jonnyapple said:
Hold AF button + roll front command dial (rear command dial scrolls through AF-C, AF-S, AF-A).

AF button being the one inside the auto focus/manual selector switch (hey, maybe everyone else knew this, I had to check it as I've only had the camera for 5 days).

heartyfisher said:
Could be useful ... I guess ... :-) I dont even know how to get out of the full 39 autofucus points yet. :-) .. any one know of a simple way to switch between the full 39 and the single... autofucus point?

Hold AF button + roll front command dial (rear command dial scrolls through AF-C, AF-S, AF-A).