For those interested in buying a D7000 .. Very positive review on Ken Rockwell's site

[MileHighAko]

Get hands on with both a 60D and a D7000 before you decide that the buffer is an issue. You will find the buffer "issue" to be similar on both cameras when shooting in RAW (14 bit large mega-pixel files are BIG). Once you get the feel of the buffer size and speed of your SD card, you naturally know how to shoot, at what speed and size. Just like any other camera.

I shot a gymnastics meet this last weekend, mostly in RAW, some in JPG, and never had continuous shooting issues with the buffer. I actually dialed down the number of shots in one burst because sometimes the camera was too fast for what I was trying to capture and I was eating up SD card space too fast.

I found the camera labs review kinda funny. All reviews are subjective, I get that, but this one seemed to be trying to find issues with the D7000. They would say how great it was in one breath, followed by a BUT... then some completely subjective statement that made it obvious they were nit picking. And in the end it was ironic how it got very good scores in pretty much all categories. It's like they said "this camera is almost awesome, but it's a Nikon so it's not."

Oh well, I am biased too since I own it. I'm glad I do, I'm having a ton of fun with it.

 

[AfterImage]

Yeah, I say that might have been the case then. Not that it was a bad review, it did point out a lot of the D7000's strengths but it was akin to a "Ford guy" reviewing a Chevy.

Look at it this way; if you were given the choice between the 60D and D7000 as a prize which one would you choose?
If you are into video you might really choose the Canon. For all other photography purposes I suspect the Nikon would be in the gift bag everytime.

 

[Curt]

Well, as I said I never make a judgement on one review.
It is best to get as much information as possible and go from there.
I have talked to some pros, and they all seem to agree the D7000 is a fantastic camera.
I am a Nikon person (always have been) But I do own two Canon cameras (G10 & SD900) . They are great cameras in their own right. But I am a Nikon man when it comes to DSLRs. I will keep my eye on the D7000 and maybe in the future look at up grading to one. Unless Nikon comes out with something even better….lol.

 

[Curt]

I guess one of the features I am excited about on the new D7000 is the touch up menu.
I am so glad Nikon has brought that function back.
I have it on my D80, but really missed it on my D200.
To be able to touch up on the run is great, if you are traveling, etc.

 

[Ruidoso Bill]

I guess one of the features I am excited about on the new D7000 is the touch up menu.
I am so glad Nikon has brought that function back.
I have it on my D80, but really missed it on my D200.
To be able to touch up on the run is great, if you are traveling, etc.

Curt I have never had a camera with this feature, is it when shooting jpeg's?

 

[Curt]

The Touch up menu lets you manipulate images in-camera. The originals are unaltered. The D80 creates new versions of the images and saves them. It takes several seconds to chew on a file and save it once you've given the command. D80 is sneaky enough to know if a file was created with these trick modes, and often won't let you apply the same filter twice. You can concatenate different filters. new images are saved with a file number one more than the most recent image, and are prefaced with CSC, not DSC. The EXIF create time is unaltered, so you'll have to sort images by create time if you can.

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]This double-defect means that the file numbers of the newly created versions are scrambled from the originals. If you're playing with the most recent image the file numbers are close, but if you're playing with an earlier file, it's file number will be unrelated to the original.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]By prefacing the file with CSC instead of DSC the modified files will sort differently than the originals.​

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[imnunky]

I do apologize if this has appeared elsewhere on this site, however, this is suited well for this thread. Further to Rockwells review, this is a more detailed and long review, and quite technical to some. That said, it has certainly put some of my fears to bed. Then again, some of this review I don't even care about (video).
I found this today so I pass it along today
Nikon D7000 Review by Thom Hogan

 

[fotojack]

I agree, imnunky, I don't much care for video capabilities in a DLSR camera. Having said that, I'm sure that the D7000 has and will find a niche in the photography community.

 

[Marcel]

As I said before, I've had my D 7000 since dec 23rd and really really like it. I was tempted to go D 700 but here's what kept me with DX:

Price. The D7K is about half price from the D 700.
Size and weight. There is a substancial difference in size and weight between the two. Since I take my camera on week long bicycle rides, the weight alone could get to be a problem. I remember one day in Spain where I didn't take my D90 and found out that the 7 km climb was easier without the camera in the handlebar bag.

I already had lenses that would have cropped the D 700 if I would have used them on it.

From what I've read, the main difference in IQ is at high ISOs. Now I don't enjoy shooting in the almost darkness. I find that good light makes a pictures. When there is no light, get a flash. I got the Firefly portable soft diffuser and can use my SB-600 to get great portrait light.

So I can get more stuff for my money with the D7000. Next step is better lenses...

Only my 2 canadian pennies.

Marcel

 

[Jaynometry]

I, too, am a D7000 owner and have owned mine since early December. I used to shoot Canon film SLR's but converted to Nikon when the D40x came out. I bought that and fell in love. Up until today I still love that little camera. Anyway, after having played with various D90's, I thought what made most sense for my upgrade was the D90 since the price is going down as it heads to it's inevitable demise. For my purposes, it would've fared just fine. But I bit the bullet and spent twice more and bought a D7000. Boy, was I in for a real treat. I've shot 7D's and I can honestly say that I love my camera more (but just a little more). Not to mention being able to handle high-ISO's and supporting dual memory cards was a spectacle after being mated to a D40x for so long. I felt the body was a little too small (I wear size medium gloves, mind you) as my pinky was hanging off the camera upon gripping it so I splurged and bought the optional MB-D11. The camera now weighs and feels great. I wouldn't have a problem suggesting this camera to anyone. The value/dollar ratio is just something not to pass up.