12 hours after a new D7000, I am thinking at this early moment I should return it

[tw-heli]

My guess is that there is some user error here. a step up from a D50 is a large step and some learning curve is to be expected. read your manual and fine tune everything. also you mention that POS 18-200 lens. not the fastest or sharpest in the lot...
As for the move to a D90, I love mine. once I figured out the controls and software life became easy. I only use live mode when I am shooting low POV and need to make sure my composition is how I like it. after that I turn off the live view, double check the settings and make sure my focus point is where I wanted it (single point)

+1

If you are not familiar with the Nikon focusing system it can seem a little quirky. It does operate basically the same as when it was introduced in the F5. My 7000 has been great, very sharp pictures. I think people just need to get up to speed on the focusing system. If anything Nikon gives you too many options that can easily be confusing. Once up the learning curve the system becomes fairly intuitive. Best of luck to all, and happy shooting.

 

[fotonut]

Not trying to be a wise guy, but is "this it"? I mean if you are using the system and it stops responding, how do you recover? Do you keep switching back and fourth between old style focusing and occasionally try the new one out to see if it is working again? What is the work flow when something works part of the time and not the other? Can you explain step by step what you do when you are shooting a scene such as guests at a party and the camera stops working? Do you walk to another location pretending that this was intentional, hoping that the camera focus processor will calculate the next shot OK? I mean seriously, I would like to know what the "getting used to this system" that everyone talks about entails?

The reason I ask is that I see this a lot that having issues with this focusing system is "user error" and the operator is blamed for not enjoying a system that for me works some of the time but not others. The problem is when it stops working, it really stops working and you have to do something more drastic than just hitting the shutter multiple more times to get it to focus; in other words something in the photo has to move or the subject has to move before it starts even trying again.

I am thinking it is technology that is not quite there yet, like the live view is not up to par with a under hundred dollar point and shoot, like a video system that is spectacular in pixel quality but can't work in stereo or can't follow focus or when it does, records a grinding sound, somewhat sub-par with a three hundred handi-cam.

I am not here trying to deface Nikon, but again is "this it"?

Thanks,

P.S. Earlier poster, firmware is at 1.02, yes

 

[fotonut]

Is it my imagination or has someone reformatted the output of this not so good review to keep it from displaying properly. Try logging out of the forum and look at this thread. What or who caused that?