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I aquired a D7000 a while ago, bought it semi impulsively;)

Please dont get me wrong, this is not a thread bashing the camera because it's a goodun. But I couldnt shop around for the cheapest, as I didnt have the money and could probably never have the money - working on minimum wage etc. So I was looking for companys who would accept credit and jessops refused me.

I bought from clifton cameras for £717 (?) with a 8gb nikon memory card and a nikon golla bag. No lens. Paid the smallest deposit possible and waaayhaaay, camera arrives! I pay £28 a month for two years and an extra £100 in credit for borrowing the loan.

And looking at the prices now, damn....this is ONE expensive camera :eek:

Please, anyone....make me feel better? :D
 
Can't help in terms of the price you paid, but you have the camera, it is a fine instrument and although the finance is clearly a commitment, get out and shoot with it, make it worth every penny you paid by enjoying using it and making great images with it.
 
I think anyone who's bought a camera in the last 6 months is feeling pretty bad how prices have gone (especially those with the cash backs ) I do think if they carry on though people will hold off expecting more price cuts. I know this wont be much of a consolation but at least you've got the camera in hand do to speak.
 
Stop moaning and go use it :)

All electronics are usually falling price or replaced by a newer model
 
Jao said:
it is a fine instrument .... get out and shoot with it, make it worth every penny you paid by enjoying using it and making great images with it.
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+1 and trust you are not the only one.Camera prices have been up and down in the last year, not so long ago people were paying about £800 or more for a D7000
 
A 7000 in hand - and all that .....

Take it to work and 'snap' (what i mean is candid shots) of workmates and sell 'em some prints - maybe get some dosh towards that repayment.

Just a thought

You didn't mention a lens - get a s/h 18-55 on fleabay very reasonable
 
I bought an rx100, then a few weeks later sony go and start offering £50 cashback on it that I don't qualify for and the price is £35 less than I paid as well! :bonk:

Just enjoy your new camera, I'm sure you'll get a good deal on something else in the future to make up for paying a bit more this time round.
 
Mine cost £900 when I got it in July 2011 (body only). Price is a lot less now but it was quite new then, prices always drop, that's inevitable.

Are you not happy with the photos you have taken with it? What lenses have you got? You don't always need expensive lenses to get some great results from the D7000, it's a terrific camera, and you've got one! :)
 
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I bought from clifton cameras for £717 (?) with a 8gb nikon memory card and a nikon golla bag. No lens. Paid the smallest deposit possible and waaayhaaay, camera arrives! I pay £28 a month for two years and an extra £100 in credit for borrowing the loan.
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Know that you've supportered an exellent speicalist retailer(the best camera shop in my area by far) at least and that the after sales support is likely to be far better than some cheaper online places.

Honiestly thats not too bad a price at all for UK stock, its still a hell of alot less than the camera cost 12 months ago.

Specs wise the D7000 is really a camera that looks like its at a level where there are no clear weaknesses to be addressed without moving to FF, little chance your going to be drooling over next years model. Megapixels will likely increase to 24 on a new model but honiestly I think thats a resolution that crop cameras really struggle to exploit, in order to do so your lens options are going to be much more limated and expensive.
 
I got my d7000 12 months ago, pretty much to the day. Brand new and with the 18-105 kit lens. I paid £800 for it...only £20 more than the current price on amazon.

I don't feel too bad about that.

Bestbuy closing down sales were awesome.
 
Digital cameras drop in price just like any other 'computer' based products but as long as you are using it a lot then that is just the running cost as other than depreciation digital cameras are free to use.
Just count up the number of shots you have taken and then think how much it would have cost if using film...
 
If I added up what I have spent over the years on the latest gadgets and look at what they are now worth I would have to hang myself lol
 
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If I added up what I have spent over the years on the latest gadgets and look at what they are now worth I would have to hang myself lol
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+1
 
Well never mind your Nikon 7000....what i paid for my Canon 5D mkiii a couple of months ago :gag: I could quite easily have sleepless nights if i think about it too much, as said enjoy and forget, or it will eat you alive... :help:
 
Cheers for the replies guys. I do feel better. I'm thinking of the positives - I needed this credit deal to bump up my credit rating and it IS the first proper thing that I can call mine (:p) Prices drop but yes, I am happy with my camera....and I know I wont need to upgrade for ... probably ever, unless I break it.

I'm pretty happy with the lenses I have. I mainly use the 35mm 1.8 but also have the 18-55mm from my old D3000, but was thinking of 'upgrading' the lens, but dont really know what to. I've found I like primes though. ;)
 
50mm f1.4 and/or 85mm f1.8 would probably be good options at not too much money.
 
Once you start making money with it the cost disappears completely.
Relax, sell some photos.
You'll soon know whether it was a good idea to buy on 'HP' or not. (old reference)
 
Stokieboy62 said:
I think anyone who's bought a camera in the last 6 months is feeling pretty bad how prices have gone (especially those with the cash backs ) I do think if they carry on though people will hold off expecting more price cuts. I know this wont be much of a consolation but at least you've got the camera in hand do to speak.
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What do you mean? I bought my camera in July and it's gone down £100 since then... However I've been using it for 5 months, it's what always happens to cameras, they reduce in price as they get older.

Buy it and use it, ignore the drops in price.
 
I bought a brand new body only 3 weeks ago and its gone down £40 already, Am I worried, Nah not really, I've got a great piece of kit that I can get great pictures with, I'm happy as a pig in .... Forget the cost and go and enjoy using it.
 
I bought a D7000 1 month after launch, and paid £1000 for it. :)

Don't worry about how much you paid. You have it now. Use it, enjoy it.
 
Pookeyhead said:
I bought a D7000 1 month after launch, and paid £1000 for it. :)

Don't worry about how much you paid. You have it now. Use it, enjoy it.
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And I paid £900 for mine, so your deal pretty good; as said, now enjoy.
 
In a couple of years you'll get a D3 for £700...

That was over £4000 new. I don't think anyone that has a D3 will say "dammit I should have waited 4 years to get it cheaper!"

It's just depreciation, doesn't make it any less of a camera and it doesn't mean you didn't get a good deal.

I paid £900 for mine a year ago but to wait for prices to go down is crazy as there will always be a better machine to want :)
 
You bought it on finance - you will always pay way over the current prices that way. Think of it this way, you wouldn't even have the camera if you didn't have that option.
 
kabooi said:
I aquired a D7000 a while ago, bought it semi impulsively;)

Please dont get me wrong, this is not a thread bashing the camera because it's a goodun. But I couldnt shop around for the cheapest, as I didnt have the money and could probably never have the money - working on minimum wage etc. So I was looking for companys who would accept credit and jessops refused me.

I bought from clifton cameras for £717 (?) with a 8gb nikon memory card and a nikon golla bag. No lens. Paid the smallest deposit possible and waaayhaaay, camera arrives! I pay £28 a month for two years and an extra £100 in credit for borrowing the loan.

And looking at the prices now, damn....this is ONE expensive camera :eek:

Please, anyone....make me feel better? :D
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I bought mine £819 second hand. No regrets. I'm still getting familiar with it after many thousands of shots. If you use it, the cost quickly gets forgotten. If you don't use it, well anything is too expensive then.
 
I paid £540 for one on Friday (from this very forum)...

Bottom line is, that won't make my pics any better than yours!

(God knows what will!:D)
 
Some of its down to supply and demand as well. I bought mine earlier this year for £880 (with £80 cashback) but this was at a time when they were rarer than hens teeth due to the tsunami after effects on Nikons supply. Now they are much more readily available so the price is dropping.
As everyone else has said, it's a great bit of kit so go and enjoy it :)
 
kabooi said:
Cheers for the replies guys. I do feel better. I'm thinking of the positives - I needed this credit deal to bump up my credit rating and it IS the first proper thing that I can call mine (:p) Prices drop but yes, I am happy with my camera....and I know I wont need to upgrade for ... probably ever, unless I break it.

I'm pretty happy with the lenses I have. I mainly use the 35mm 1.8 but also have the 18-55mm from my old D3000, but was thinking of 'upgrading' the lens, but dont really know what to. I've found I like primes though. ;)
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Earning minimum wage and using a Nikon D7000? The feel-good factor alone would make me forget the price, but, as others have said, it wasnt a bad deal at all.
Nikon 18-70 is a worthy upgrade from your 18-55 if you want a better zoom that wont break the bank.

Allan
 
I bought a 5D3 in march when the price first started to drop. I paid £2765 for it and it can be got now for under £2000. I also bought a 650D for the wife when they were first released and they are now under £450 for the same kit from the same place and because I bought both early I got them before any cashback offers too. I'm not complaining about it one bit, we've both had our cameras and enjoyed using them and I can't see me needing to update for a long time yet.
 
I found that going from a D3000 to a D7000 was a massive jump. Well worth £28/month!
 
A colleague owns a BMW X5 which he pays £900 a month for, and after three years that'll be worth about £20,000 less than he paid for it. You had a strong financial plan, stick with it, enjoy the results, and know that it's a lot less than your average car lease!

If you want to buy an appreciating asset, houses and land. Otherwise just enjoy living and every time you click the shutter, just remember what that's worth to you.
 
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