oh, and would really like 8fps or more with a grip.
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NEW NIKON D7000 Discussion
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Gareth said:
I am thinking about getting a d7000 as a backup to my d700. i would really like to see how it performs with the 70-200 vrii and tc-20eiii. i am using that for field sports until i can afford a 500 f4.having the 70-200 with tele on the d7000 would effectively be a 210-600 5.6.
that is definitely worth considering as i already have the glass and i know its gonna be sharp.
as stated rather heatedly too many times already in this thread. i do expect weather sealing and not needing to use the menus for iso, wb, ap, and ss.
also need auto iso on off.
if you are primarily a sports shooter I think you will probably be disappointed with the d7000. the d300s will probably be a much better option for you... but we really dont know how well the new af system is on the d7000. best to wait for the reviews...
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oh, and i really need a sub command dial for ap and a dedicated af-on button
the more i look, the more it seems unlikely i will want the d7000.
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Hi all,
Really, until the D7000 is out and the menus can tell us what it *really is*, it's hard to compare something with nothing.
I like what it's *suppose* to be. ;-)
And if it's that, and it's *good* at it's suppose to be, I'll get it. I've been very, very hard on my D90. I take a lot of pictures. If they are melding the D90 and the D300s, I couldn't be happier. Weather proofing the camera, putting a better metal alloy on the body to beef it up a bit without adding much weight, upping the pixels just a tad, adding a virtual horizon, there's only a few things I could want such as adding a switch to add some common formats for prints such as 8x10, 5x7, 11x14, etc., so I could add it to *My Menu*, but I've been at this so long I kind of shoot with this instinctively. There's a few other things, too, like a series of lighting schemes for my Speedlights (I have 6) so that I could have them set up for several designs and mark the lights and each light would have a -2 1/2 stop on it so I could place it based on it's setting. That would likely get too complicated, but...
Nikon *may* have gotten it right. While the D700 and the D3s are absolutely fantastic cameras, I don't have them because I don't want to haul them around. I want a lighter camera. My lenses are heavy enough (far outweighing my camera now). My market won't see any difference in the quality of the images I provide for them, either. Most markets won't. And the savings in the kit will go to the photographer.
I'm waiting for next week's announcement to see what the specs are for the camera. It is what it is promising to be, my credit card is at the ready. ;-)
My best to all.
Mike
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Hi there,
A newbie question from frequent follower of the D7000 rumors. Would like to get an all purpose zoom and wonder whether the new fx one ould only be spoiled money as a) at the dx the range gets shifted and would need a 'small' one anyhow and b) quality would be an issue ?Posted 2 years ago # -
@ Mike Gunter: Glad to have you on NR! I do sure have my hopes on the D7000 and I did finally buy the modest but very great D90 after recommending it so highly as it is lighter, less money etc. than the D300 and D700 I shoot a lot with. I am hoping the D7000 will get a batch of things right and I for one do NOT want a D3s although once the camera is set up.......just too expensive for me and too heavy. I am at a photo shoot right now with only the D90 and it performed very well. Now it is raining very hard. If I had been shooting bigger cameras I might still be out in the rain. Most of the people I know personally follow NR are hoping for the D7000 to answer their specific needs and price point. But for sure there are those who only want a new FF, and I miss HD video on my D700 at times! There are also the guys who are also greatly interested in the new Nikon P&S. I respect the need for Nikon to make them and sure wonder what one could do for me......but having owned some very nice P&Ss I am saving MY money for D7000 and lens to go with it and what I already have for Nikon DSLRs.
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heartyfisher said:
if you are primarily a sports shooter I think you will probably be disappointed with the d7000.Why would you even say that? The camera doesn't even exist yet. Just because it supposedly has fewer AF points than the D300S, that makes it a bad choice for sports? By that logic the new P7000 will be a POS because it only has 10mp compared to P6000 having 13mp so I should buy the P6000 instead. I think some of you have been reading too much Ken Rockwell. Does he already have a review of the D7000 or something? Let's wait until the camera's real before we start calling it a disappointment.
garniemand said:
Hi there,
A newbie question from frequent follower of the D7000 rumors. Would like to get an all purpose zoom and wonder whether the new fx one ould only be spoiled money as a) at the dx the range gets shifted and would need a 'small' one anyhow and b) quality would be an issue ?You can use FX lenses just fine on a DX camera. It's the other way around that doesn't work.
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Totally agree with Super Shooter as I routinely use FX lenses on DX with results I am thrilled with. Since I bought the D700 I am getting somewhat hesitant (almost skeptical) about buying more DX lenses. I have had good luck with DX lenses, but even though I shoot more on D90 as a working tool, my D300 on wildlife or distance subjects (usually with the 70-300VR) I still will NOT be buying another DX lens for the next year or more. I do believe Nikon is seeing that in their lens sales and feedback?? I also feel the D7000 specs easily place that as my next purchase as early as practical.
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New-be here with a question for the regular Nikon watchers, on availability timing. After the official announcement (Sept 15 assumed) how soon should the D7000 product line be available in the local Camera stores? Also, usually - how quickly does DXO Mark post the sensor data following announcement of Nikon models, like the D7000?
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Welcome, moejiller. It depends. It could be anywhere from a couple of weeks to three months before it's available. DxO mark has usually been a month or two after that.
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Wow, it seems expectations are skyrocketing, i can see people feeling very underwhelmed next week.
Remember that at best, this camera will be a compromised D300; there is no evidence that there is AF fine tuning, it WILL NOT have anywhere near the same level of manual control, and no matter the rumors, the build quality will not be equal to the D300.
still, this is going to be a very exciting week. ;)
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Hi all,
@DaveyJ Howdy! I've owned Nikon's premium Nikon 35 Ti; it was stolen in Barcelona 15 years ago. It was a dandy. Alas, it was film.
The alloy body claimed to be in the D7000 - does any know if that is weatherproofing such as the D300s or is it "just" an alloy composite body?
@jonnyapple "It could be anywhere from a couple of weeks to three months before it's available. DxO mark has usually been a month or two after that."
Oh well, I think most of the dealers want your credit card number to 'hold' the deal. :-(
@gelu88 "Wow, it seems expectations are skyrocketing, i can see people feeling very underwhelmed next week.
Remember that at best, this camera will be a compromised D300; there is no evidence that there is AF fine tuning, it WILL NOT have anywhere near the same level of manual control, and no matter the rumors, the build quality will not be equal to the D300."
Okay. I'll bite. Why? It seems like the company might be capping DX with this model, so why would they want to cripple it with poor build quality? It would seem to me that the interface with controls is a paradigm shift, not a quality standard.
I'm quite interested in what you have to say, I just want to be sure I understand where you're coming from.
My best,
Mike
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I'm a video guy and just noticed that the rumor has been updated with no swivel screen. Uh oh, I really hope that's wrong. I've been dying to get into vDSLR production and seeing the rumors of only 1080/24 (no 1080/30 or 720/60) frame-rates is a killer. I've been so jealous of footage from the T2i, even with kit lenses those things can make very nice looking footage. Please Nikon, don't mess this up, you've got to at least match the T2i. AVCHD is a great start if the bit rate is high enough, but a screen like the lowly D5000 would be huge and not everybody cares about 24fps. I don't make films, I do documentary work and ENG stuff where 30fps is just better.
With the D90 being first with video, it's nice to see stuff like continuous auto focus for video, might actually come in handy for ENG stype stuff if it works, but really need 30fps (29.97). Anxiously awaiting the 15th.Posted 2 years ago # -
Welcome, mickee. I've said it elsewhere here but the NEX-5 has an articulating screen (up and down only—so maybe not exactly what you're looking for), shoots AVCHD 1080 at 60i but as far as I can tell it's really 1080p30 and it interlaces each frame to get to "60"fps (I may be wrong). It will AF in video with its kit lens and the sensor size is APS-C. You can get the 18-55mm kit for $700 and a ray-qual f-mount adapter for $300, so it's a pretty inexpensive video solution for the quality. It's what I have for video right now. We'll see what the D7000 brings (I'm getting it for stills, though).
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I'm off to sell my beloved D90 this afternoon. [sniff]
Here's hoping the D7000 is out soon, but I'll survive in the meantime.Posted 2 years ago # -
I'm pretty sure I'll do the downgrade from D300 to D7000... I'll probably miss the luxury of the D300's build quality, but I need the results the most.
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@gelu88 "Wow, it seems expectations are skyrocketing, i can see people feeling very underwhelmed next week.
Remember that at best, this camera will be a compromised D300; there is no evidence that there is AF fine tuning, it WILL NOT have anywhere near the same level of manual control, and no matter the rumors, the build quality will not be equal to the D300."
Okay. I'll bite. Why? It seems like the company might be capping DX with this model, so why would they want to cripple it with poor build quality? It would seem to me that the interface with controls is a paradigm shift, not a quality standard.
I'm quite interested in what you have to say, I just want to be sure I understand where you're coming from.
My best,
Mike
Well at this point we are both going on assumptions. I believe that the success of the 7D proves that there is still considerable demand for a "Pro" DX camera and so pending further evidence, im assuming that the D400 will be more 7D than D700.
If this is indeed the case then there would be no reason to go all the way with build quality with teh D7000.
Also, remember the tradeoff with build quality; its always bigger and heavier. As the D70,80,90 have all been relatively "portable" i find it hard to believe that Nikon would sacrifice its lighter weight to add robustness, given the logic above.
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Hi,
It could be that we arrived pretty much at the point, but have somewhat differing opinions of what that means.
If the D7K is weatherproofed, lightweight, and tough, it is professional enough for me, and perhaps other folks who carry cameras all day long - in my view lighter is better.
There's nothing to say in anything thus far that the build quality is inferior (or superior) to anything else - not that I'd expect Nikon to announce a camera with inferior build quality, but then some of the newer materials are lighter than say 10, 15, 25, etc., years ago. The trend isn't to 'automatically' make the cameras heavier. They would 'like' to engineer them lighter, and they have, by a lot. My F4 with batteries was a monster.
All my lenses are post processed through Adobe Lens Profiles automatically - I don't need fine tuning. (BTW, that is a pretty good way of handling lens work.)
I'm okay with your assumptions, I just don't know if they apply to me.
As for 7D being popular - here's a nice 4-minute diversion:
My best,
Mike
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Every time I see this spinoff on Hitler I get cracked up. This is classic for the Nikon vs. Canon battle on video. I will just have to keep saving until they release a product I want… I am sold on Nikon’s ability to deliver great stills, but in this age of U tube, I want video too.
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After the D7000 gets announced next week, its predecessor (Nikon D90) will still be available in stores till the end of the year.
It is interesting that the Nikon D7000 is considered to be a model between the D90 and the D300s. Almost all previous specs indicated a body superior to the D300s. Maybe we are missing something.
I'm confused by this (from the front page). Right now the d90 isn't even available except in some custom kits, but I don't think it's available body only...anywhere. Admin are you sure this new information you got is valid? As it stands now the d90 has already been more or less discontinued. On top of that the quote from Nimesh Thakkar is just completely absurd.
We have all been assuming that the d90 is being replaced by the d7000 and the d5000 will probably be fazed out by the d3100 (because at this point why in the world would you buy a d5000 over a d3100...), but maybe Nikon's actual strategy is going to be to just leave those cameras around to try and sell off excess units, as calling them replaced would make consumers not want to buy the older models as much. A bit underhanded and corporatey...but hey, business is business I guess...
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foofiebeast said:
On top of that the quote from Nimesh Thakkar is just completely absurd....calling them replaced would make consumers not want to buy the older models as much. A bit underhanded and corporatey...but hey, business is business I guess...
Yeah, you have to take that comment with a grain of salt. There's a conflict of interest that you've pointed out in your second paragraph. See through the lies. ;-)
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Technically the D7000 is a totally new camera. It goes beyond what the D70, D80 and D90 have been in the past. So when "Nikon" says it's not a replacement they aren't lying. But don't read so much into the "D90 and D700 won't be replaced" quote from the main page. As I've said in the past the D90 won't be heavily discounted and existing stock will just be allowed to disappear at the current price.
So who's going to stay up for the announcements tomorrow?
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Right, that is exactly what Nikon is saying. They aren't "technically" replacing it. But luckily seeing as we aren't 5 years old anymore, we can say that they are replacing it. :)
I'm just confused about what d90 stock they are referring to. Seems like it's going to be tough to keep selling it when there doesn't seem to be much of it left...
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