I have owned a D70 for a few years now and I think I am finally motivated enough to trade up to the new D7000. A couple things worry me though. I have seen several reviews from new owners saying that they had "red" or "dead" pixels with this model. Also someone from a certain camera store (lets just say that all of us get equipment from them) told me that the D7000 is having trouble tracking someone or something moving away from them when using the video function.
I have also noticed that B & H lists this model as temporarily unavailable and the only way to get it is to pre-buy one and wait until Nikon ships it to them.
Yes, I know other retailers have or had some but I have had Santa give me B & H gift certificates from a long while now so that when I saw something worth buying, I could do that.
So, would you wait until they work out the kinks or more info continues to come out on this model before you sprung for one AND if you did would you get any kind of extended warranty?
Posted by Larry Fischer on December 28, 2010 at 10:20 AM
I have a D700 and it is probably cheaper? but yet expensive. I like its low light abilities.
Go to DXO mark and compare your proposed D7000 with other models.
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Posted by Greg Lessard on December 28, 2010 at 11:38 AM
I can't comment on D7000's flaws. I have used the d70, the d80 and the d90. The d7000 if it does what it is supposed to, will make your d70 seem like you were photographing with an archaic piece of equipment. The d90 blows away the d70. Even with some flaws, the d7000 will make you want to put your d70 down and never pick it up again.
The d7000 is incredibly popular. You may have to wait a bit to get it. Since you already have waited this long, why not wait until the spring. By then, most of the kinks will likely be worked out.
Even if you can't wait, I am sure that you will be pleased with the difference in performance between the two cameras. They d7000 is very similar to the d70 in terms of its layout, size etc. It will be relatively easy to switch from one camera to the other.
Being a poor man's photographer, I don't agree with getting a d700. The d7000 does more than 95% of what a D3 can do at a third of the price! That's a lot of punch at a much more reasonable price. Save $1000 on the D700 and get the D7000. The major difference is the DX vs. FX format. Being a wildlife photographer, particularly for birds, I choose to go with the DX format to maximize the reach on my lenses. To counter that, I carry a 10-16mm lens when I want a really wide landscape. Most of the time, I find my images are better composed when I have a more narrow field of view to work with. It helps me to eliminate clutter and zoom in on what's really important in the composition. The quality of the D90 has been outstanding. I have published and sold numerous images using the D90. The D7000 will only be better.
Good luck!
Posted by Larry Fischer on December 28, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Looks to me like the D7000 comes in great when compared to the price of D700
If DX format is good for you then the D7000 is what you want.
I put this in chart form comparing all 3 cameras but NPN's program won't accept it as I put it in. It [their program] compacted all the spaces. The numbers are there if you can imagine a vertical line between camera and the data below. Suffice it to say the D7000 does quite well.
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Posted by Rodney Ninow on January 24, 2011 at 9:29 PM
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4 repliesI have also noticed that B & H lists this model as temporarily unavailable and the only way to get it is to pre-buy one and wait until Nikon ships it to them.
Yes, I know other retailers have or had some but I have had Santa give me B & H gift certificates from a long while now so that when I saw something worth buying, I could do that.
So, would you wait until they work out the kinks or more info continues to come out on this model before you sprung for one AND if you did would you get any kind of extended warranty?
Go to DXO mark and compare your proposed D7000 with other models.
the fisch
The d7000 is incredibly popular. You may have to wait a bit to get it. Since you already have waited this long, why not wait until the spring. By then, most of the kinks will likely be worked out.
Even if you can't wait, I am sure that you will be pleased with the difference in performance between the two cameras. They d7000 is very similar to the d70 in terms of its layout, size etc. It will be relatively easy to switch from one camera to the other.
Being a poor man's photographer, I don't agree with getting a d700. The d7000 does more than 95% of what a D3 can do at a third of the price! That's a lot of punch at a much more reasonable price. Save $1000 on the D700 and get the D7000. The major difference is the DX vs. FX format. Being a wildlife photographer, particularly for birds, I choose to go with the DX format to maximize the reach on my lenses. To counter that, I carry a 10-16mm lens when I want a really wide landscape. Most of the time, I find my images are better composed when I have a more narrow field of view to work with. It helps me to eliminate clutter and zoom in on what's really important in the composition. The quality of the D90 has been outstanding. I have published and sold numerous images using the D90. The D7000 will only be better.
Good luck!
80 Overall 80 50
23.5 Portrait 23.5 bits 20.4
13.9 Landscape 12.2 Evs 10.3
1167 Sports - low light 2303 ISO 529
Looks to me like the D7000 comes in great when compared to the price of D700
If DX format is good for you then the D7000 is what you want.
I put this in chart form comparing all 3 cameras but NPN's program won't accept it as I put it in. It [their program] compacted all the spaces. The numbers are there if you can imagine a vertical line between camera and the data below. Suffice it to say the D7000 does quite well.
the fisch
The fisch