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(D7000 Build Quality)?

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  • Started 1 year ago by Spy Black
  • Latest reply from NikoDoby
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  1. kyoshinikon

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    In all honesty comparing the D300s to the D7000 is like comparing green apples to red apples...

    SquamishPhoto said:
    Sounds like he's been smoking the same stuff as DaveyJ. If only taking a photograph was always about just getting one right. In the field shooting wildlife like birds or shooting athletes doing active sports, your buffer can be your saviour.

    As a sports photographer I've found buffer to only be a little important. I usually only need a burst of 5 shots to get the shot so buffer isn't an issue. A burst can save you but unless you have 10 objects you are trying to chase or a rapid COMPLEX sequence long bursts aren't often necessary.

    It is true that a large buffer can save you sometimes as when Im shooting a set of racers my buffer may fill up before I can shoot the 3rd rider so I do somewhat agree with this point. However even though my D200 has the bigger buffer. My D90 and D7000 can do a much faster fps than the D200 can after the buffer is full. The D7000 can do around 2.5 fps when full while the D200 seems to be every other second...

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  2. Spy Black

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    Thanks for everyone's replies. I know these things can get a bit emotional sometimes but regardless I think everyone has made good points pro and con.

    While I wasn't sold on the D7000 per se, it struck me as the most likely DX candidate on the Nikon side of the story. If this studio does jump to DX, they may decide to stay on the Canon side, but I will nonetheless suggest my reasons why I feel the investment in Nikon may be better from an economic and performance perspective.

    Considering what they're shooting, I simply don't see FX giving them any advantages. Their typical F is 20, shallow DOF is not desirable at all. The objects are static and artificially lit and don't require the need for rapid fire shooting (the strobes can't recycle that fast anyway LOL).

    Fortunately their stable of 28-135mm lenses are also reaching end-of-life (their stabilizers are going wonky and creating double images on some exposures), so suggesting a new arsenal of optics will not be so far fetched. If they did decide to switch to Nikon-only, the 100mm macro Canon would be the only loss (that is a very good lens).

    It will be a while yet before their purchase decisions will be made, so there's no rush with this. They may decide to stay with Canon even if they do jump to DX, but at least I will try to give them some perspective otherwise. :-)

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  3. NikoDoby

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    I've got several complaints about this thread. I don't have time right now but I'll come back to it and straighten things out.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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