where there’s smoke there’s forum fire
As per the main blog post, it seems that there are refurbished D7000 bodies for sale, even if they are all sold out right now.
Just idle speculation, but I wonder what proportion of these bodies were returns due to hot pixels in movie mode and just needed a firmware upgrade? Or could there be more of a reason for them being available... or am I just being too pessimistic?
It doesn't matter, if they're refurb'ed by Nikon, usually come with a 90-day warranty. . .pick it up at a significant discount, try it out in movie mode, and if there are hot pixels, send it in within the first week for a fixer-upper. . .no brainer, IMO, if you're eager to do 1080p movies right now. . .thanks for heads up!
bjrichus said:
Just idle speculation, but I wonder what proportion of these bodies were returns due to hot pixels in movie mode and just needed a firmware upgrade? Or could there be more of a reason for them being available... or am I just being too pessimistic?
I would guess, 90%, or more? If I could've waited, I would've bought a refurbished D7000 body-only kit, and would've saved a bundle, especially since I didn't need the kit lens. The v1.1 D7000 firmware upgrade resolves the hot/stuck pixel issue.
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