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<blockquote data-quote="curlytone" data-source="post: 6770" data-attributes="member: 2639"><p>Current retail on a D300s body is around $1450, refurbs and open box new can be found for $1350, gently used even less. The retail on the D7000 is $1200. So there isn't a huge price difference at this point ($250 at full retail). Many suspect that the D300s will drop in price soon as the D7000 is very close in specs and better in some cases (HD video, MP) and is less expensive. This is also fueling speculation that the D300s will be replaced, some speculating early next year (D400?), because is seems unwise to have to cameras so close in both price and specs. You also said that the D7000 seems more like a D5000 replacement, which is not even close to true. The D7000 falls between the D90 and D300s in the lineup, I would say closer to the D300s. It has most if not all of the features of a D300s at a lower price. Probably the only things that the D300s has that are supperior is faster FPS when each has a grip and it has a larger body (the size and weight might be a pro for some, a con for others), the larger body means that there is likely a larger/faster AF motor (just speculation), and more AF sensors (51 vs 39). They both have weather sealed magnisium alloy bodies.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="curlytone, post: 6770, member: 2639"] Current retail on a D300s body is around $1450, refurbs and open box new can be found for $1350, gently used even less. The retail on the D7000 is $1200. So there isn't a huge price difference at this point ($250 at full retail). Many suspect that the D300s will drop in price soon as the D7000 is very close in specs and better in some cases (HD video, MP) and is less expensive. This is also fueling speculation that the D300s will be replaced, some speculating early next year (D400?), because is seems unwise to have to cameras so close in both price and specs. You also said that the D7000 seems more like a D5000 replacement, which is not even close to true. The D7000 falls between the D90 and D300s in the lineup, I would say closer to the D300s. It has most if not all of the features of a D300s at a lower price. Probably the only things that the D300s has that are supperior is faster FPS when each has a grip and it has a larger body (the size and weight might be a pro for some, a con for others), the larger body means that there is likely a larger/faster AF motor (just speculation), and more AF sensors (51 vs 39). They both have weather sealed magnisium alloy bodies. [/QUOTE]

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