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Need Advice - D7000 or D700

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  • Started 2 years ago by ShakeyJoe
  • Latest reply from DaveyJ
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  1. msmoto

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    I am certainly an advocate of the new 85mm f/1.8G. One of the best bangs for the bucks Nikon has to offer.

    As to going from a D7000 to a D700...this is almost a sideways shift. The problem comes in the enormous cash outlay for all the glass...I think instead I might get either the 85mm or possibly the 105mm or 135mm f/2.0 as this would be good for concerts and the local scene. The ISO is the same for the D700 and D7000 so the advantage of the crop sensor is one can use a 135mm f/2 on the D7000 and have the same image size as the 200mm f/2.0 on the D700....only a savings of about $4600!

    But if you have that kind of money, well, it just keeps going on and on and on.....

    Keep your D7000, grab some new glass, and show us some photos on PAD...

    Posted 9 months ago #
  2. sevencrossing

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    msmoto said:
    Another new member, leinadbc,"...............

    I have a little money to spend................."

    the very big advantage of Dx (D7000) over FX ( D700) is cost

    so keep the D7000

    Posted 9 months ago #
  3. DaveyJ

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    I think sevencrossings is giving very good advice!

    But the DX advantage is NOT just cost. I have just calculated what adding a D800 and the 24-120 VR Nikkor would be for me right now. About $4,200. The D7000, D300, D90 I am using all work quite well. The D700 was SOMEWHAT better in low light. I sold the D700 as I really needed video also. The BIGGEST advantage of DX over FX is weight in the field. If you were working (using gear that weighs more than camera gear) the addition of yet a BIGGER camera to do documentary shots really is not justified.

    In my mind if you are using FX pro gear, photographing is ALL you better be doing. Which to me means you'd better be a photo PRO or you are just a tourist. I do not go places as a tourist. Nikon is taking a huge gamble by leaving such a hole in their DX lineup to push FX all this much. And this is from someone who used very large format cameras in the field for years. I am not going back there. FX does not have such a clear advantage over DX. MOST people taking photos are doing it with much smaller sensor cameras than DX DSLR. IF I WERE NIKON I damn sure would be paying attention to that fact!!

    Posted 9 months ago #

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