Trade in D90 for D7000?

davemazz

Senior Member
Now that the D7100 is coming out soon, I'm hoping used D7000's come down a little in price. I currently have a D90 and am thinking about selling it on eBay and picking up the D7000. A few of the reasons I'm thinking about the upgrade is the better ISO performance and to a much lesser degree, HD video. The slight FPS is nice too, as I have a newborn and shoot in continuous mode quite a bit. I'm thinking if I could sell my D90, body only, for 350-400 on ebay, then pick up the D7000 for around 700, it may be worth it. I'd love to hear how others who have gone from a D90 to a D7000 think about the upgrade.
 

Krs_2007

Senior Member
I can't speak on the jump from the 90, but can tell you that it was a great move from the D40.

The more I learn about the 7000 the more I am glad I purchased it. It's a great camera and I have no regrets.
 

crashton

Senior Member
I've been very happy with my used D7000. Flipping your D90 & going to a used D7000 in my opinion seems like a good move. You might want to wait a bit, reason being that with more folks buying D7100's the prices on D7000's may fall a bit more.
 

06Honda

Senior Member
For me I like having a second body around to reduce switching lenses in the field. Maybe just keep it as your 2nd body, you won't get a whole lot for it anyway on ebay.
 

evan447

Senior Member
i bought the d7000 2 years ago relegating my d90 to back-up status. i liked the d7000 so much i ditched the d90 and bought a second d7000. i put the nikon grip on both of them. the difference is not huge, but enough to make the upgrade worthwhile!
i normally have the nikon 300 f4 af-s plus tc 14ii on one body and the sigma 150 on the other. (sometimes the nikon 105 af-d).
 

stmv

Senior Member
you will find it very natural to go from the D90 to the D7000, the controls and size will fill very familar. Quality build up, image detail up, better low light, dual slots, etc etc, and

BEST OF ALL

opens up the whole catalog of older used Nikkor lens, including metering old glass. I would ditch te D90 just to gain this feature.
 

davemazz

Senior Member
Thanks for all the feedback. I think I will wait a bit once more people get the 7100 and hopefully drive the price of the 7000 down a bit, then grab one and just keep the D90 as a backup.
 

crycocyon

Senior Member
I don't have experience with the D90, but I was so impressed by the D7000 (which I originally got for my wife and as a backup camera) that I sold my D700 (and later got a D800), and I'm still using the D7000 either for casual shooting or for backup. That is just how good the camera is, even when compared against FX cameras for everyday use. D7000s will definitely come down.
 
Crycocyon....I see you have the 7000 and 800 ...I want to change from the 7000 but the use of pre sets via U1 andU2 is so easy that reports of much menu button pushing for pre sets on the 800 is putting me off ....so how much button pushing is there and do the pre sets remain unchanged whilst orther functions are manipulated? speed of operation is all I am interested in ...800 manual not too helpfull
 

Lee

Senior Member
I have had a D90 for over 18 months which was my upgraded from the D40 and the difference was remarkable and well worth the cost of the upgrade.

I have just bought a D7000 a few weeks ago, with the rebate offer. I watched used ones go on eBay and the like for pretty much the same price (sometimes more) than the new ones are selling for (after deducting rebate value).

This is how I made my decision, so maybe it will be helpful to the OP if they are still considering it:

I love my D90. I had no desire to upgrade it for another good year. But the rebate offers and the price drop since the release of its successor the D7100 closed the gap between the cost of selling my D90 and buying the D7000 so it seemed an optimal time to buy.

Now for what my decision was based on, aside from the cash outlay:

I am very practical so I won't pay for bells and whistles unless I specifically need them. For me it was the sensor and improved ISO/lowlight performance. Since having the D90 I have been drawn to low light and night photography. For me the small difference in the cost of upgrade now was well worth it because what I am paying for is going to enhance an area of interest of mine very specifically. The extra focus points, movie capabilities ..... nice, but not what I based my decision on, because they weren't enough to sway me as stand alone benefits for the upgrade.

Have a look at the cost to upgrade, check a side by side comparison and figure what features would help you in your photography, in line with where your photographic interests/style lie, and then work out whether those extras are worth whatever it is that you are spending to upgrade. I figured under $200 gave me a lot more camera and spread that over the at least 2-3 years I will be keeping the D7000, I know I made the right decision :)
 

davemazz

Senior Member
Thanks Lee, well said. I too would like a little bit better ISO performance. Although I do mostly portraits/people photography, there are often times that I want just a little more light, so it'll probably be a nice upgrade for me. I wasn't aware of the rebates, I just assumed it would cost a lot more to get it new, I'll definitely check out the comparison.

I really do love the D90, but if I can get the D7000 for a reasonable price, I'm probably going to do the same thing you did. Thanks!
 

Shawn Earle

New member
I'm surprised at how many people like the D7000 here mine is plagued with focus issues and i've been thinking about trading mine in for a D90. I have the D600 which is great and the D7000 is my backup but i seldom get sharp photos with it. Each lens has to be fine tuned in the camera and that only works half of the time.
 
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