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I am considering upgrading to one of the above (or actually adding to my collection!)

It will be mainly for equestrian shots and thus a faster motordrive will be important and to some extent better focussing than my "old reliable" D90 will be a benefit.

I also have a sigma 70-200 which front focusses on the D90, so micro focussing will be important (but both have that)

As far as I can see the only benefit the D7000 has is the new sensor but as we all know more mega pixels isn't always better and I am more than happy with the output on the 12mp D90 (and 6mp on the s5 pro for that matter.

So the question is which to go for and why?
NB D300s is now £999 and the D7000 is £1100, but I would expect that to drop to maybe £750 soon.
 
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Have you not made your mind up already?

It is hard for me to say as i have only used the D300s and not a D90, as the D7000 is aimed as a replacement for the D90 and as you are using a D90 maybe the D7000 would suit you.

If you were using a D300 and had the same choice then i think the D300s would feel right as a pro body and build quality.

If i were you i would wait until the D7000 had been out for a while and see what the reviews are saying and how much the price will fall (because it will ).

If you had to buy now i would say go for the D300s as i know it will not dissapoint in any way.
 
Have you not made your mind up already?
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well yes until the D300s dropped from £1200 to £1ooo! Makes it much more difficult

I am going to wait for the reviews on the D7000 surprised there havnt been any yet!
 
sorry Jaqui, thats a preview, no mention of the actual image quality etc. All important when you are squeezing 16mp into the space occupied by 12!
 
maybe me but the D7000 dont look too great in that comparison!
 
Dave Pickett said:
maybe me but the D7000 dont look too great in that comparison!
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might be worth waiting on, i think of it this way they dont wanna blow the d300s away to much, as they will probably stick the same sensor in the new d300 when they bring one out and if pentax can do that with it well imagine it with the d300 af,
 
In the shots I have seen the D7000 looks better at higher ISO's... so if you don't need a few extra focus points and slightly more frames per second, I'd go with the D7000. D300(s) owners might be a bit biased... :)
 
D7000 looks better at higher ISO's
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agree but I have yet to see a decent review to confirm this. the one fairly brief review reckons the D7000 doesnt produce images quite as sharp...........
 
Munchkinn said:
In the shots I have seen the D7000 looks better at higher ISO's... so if you don't need a few extra focus points and slightly more frames per second, I'd go with the D7000. D300(s) owners might be a bit biased... :)
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Lots of fine details can easily mask chroma noise. Smooth gradients and shadows reveal the noise quite badly though. ...from my personal experience with recent Canon crops.

If it isn't urgent you may wait for D400. Sigma focus issues can be solved another way, for example by getting OEM lens.
 
Sigma focus issues can be solved another way, for example by getting OEM lens
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yes nothing that £1600 cant resolve!!!!!
 
Dave Pickett said:
agree but I have yet to see a decent review to confirm this. the one fairly brief review reckons the D7000 doesnt produce images quite as sharp...........
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I've been quite interested in the D7000 and will probably wait a few months to see how it all pans out but there seems to be lots of examples out there that show the camera is perfectly capable of producing good results...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/traceyandkevin/5103099670/in/pool-1307730@N23/

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=36837241

Not sure why the guy in that review was unable to get decent results but I guess in the next few weeks as people get their hands on it over here we'll know more!
 
Got mine today as well.... just need a charged battery :)
 
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For what it's worth, Ken Rockwell has just got his. No doubt he will soon be putting up his review.
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He probably already wrote his review about 2 years ago knowing Ken ;)
 
Good link Hooky, thanks.

Beginning to lean towards the D7000 now, seems some really good results are possible but some extra sharpening is needed to bring out the best. Will wait until the price falls, its down to £949 at RGB already, my target is £800, which shouldn't be too far off.
 
FWIW I'm thinking of upgrading to the D300s from a D90. Main reasons being: autofocus, metering, CF/SDHC card slots, build quality, fps, viewfinder, quiet-mode shutter, and likely to focus quicker when using older screw-drive lenses. I appreciate the D7000 goes further in this direction than the D90, but I'm leaning towards the D300s.

Dave, how much of an issue is that front-focus problem with the Sigma/D90 for indoor events shooting?
 
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What makes you think any of those is better on a D300s? Thanks :)
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the d300 has more af points, as for af speed who knows, metering the d7000 has the new metering system which is suppose to be even better(time will tell) but if its as good as the d300 thats ok by me. viewfinder is both 100% coverage if im not mistaken, as for the shutter not sure, me i would take a d300 anyday.
 
Dave, how much of an issue is that front-focus problem with the Sigma/D90 for indoor events shooting?
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Not really sure TBH. I am finding the lens quite challenging to get good results wide open, my nikon 70-300 is far more forgiving. When I get it right the Sigma is very sharp indeed. I think the front focussing is only an issue close up. Trying t take a picture of my cats face I focus on the eye, but its the fur around the eye that gets the focus....as an example
 
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