Nikon D7000
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Well my dealer called me yesterday that my D7000 arrived. I went down and started looking at a few new lens to bring home. First the bad news then the good. The initial camera he brought out would not focus with non dx lens. This would have been a real deal killer for me as I like to use Fx prime lens for portraits. Fortunately he had a second body which we tried and all the lens we tested Dx, FX all worked flawless. After playing with the defective first camera he was eventually able to get the Fx lens to focus by playing with the mount a bit. He said that this was the first problem like this he ever encountered with any nikon dsl camera however I wanted to post this here as the bodies are just getting to the brick and mortar stores so make sure you test yours before you leave with it.
My initial impression is that I like this camera a lot. I have had the D100, D200 and D300 before this and when I first read about this camera as a D90 replacement I thought this camera is more in the class of a D300 i.e. prosumer rather than a consumer grade camera. Most of the body is metal and it feels solid. The camera is much lighter and smaller than the D300 however but feels very solid and comfortable in my hand. I have ordered the vertical grip as well. The big improvement with the camera is not not just the fact that it has 16 megapixels, true 1080p HD video that will automatically focus on the fly with zooming (something the D90 and D300s lack) , 2 memory card slots that can be programmed to work as duplicate i.e. one for back up, one card can be designated for video and one for pictures or you can mix it up for additional storage. With 2 , 32 gig cards you have whopping 64 gigs. You can record 44 minutes of HD 1080p vide on a 8 gig card so 64 gigs is plenty. The focus processor is brand new and twice as powerful as the one in the D300 or D700 even though it has less focus points per se the focusing is better than my D300. I like the digital back light feature adjustments, It has all the control features of a serious SLR in a nice sturdy light weight package that are easily accessed by the control knob and buttons on the camera without having to go into the menu. The lcd screen is better than the D300 as well and remains the same size. For my wife it also has a auto mode separate from the P and "scene mode" which allows my wife to just dial in : portrait, sport, silhouette,food,autumn color,blossom,candlelight,pet,portrait,dusk/dawn,sunset,beach/snow,party/indoor,night landscape,night portrait,sportschild,landscape,low key, high key. The camera is a bargain at $1200 , my D300 was 30 % more and does not do half what this camera does. Here are two pictures taken indoors with natural sunlight and house lights using the low digital lighting set in the camera (Note that sunlight and incandescent bulbs usually use different white balance settings). This camera takes great pictures without a flash. I have read but not tested yet that this camera has terrific low light performance i.e. hi iso performance as good as the D3. It this proves to be true I can't wait to see what the D400 offers at higher price point.
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