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I recently brought a new Blu-ray player and was amazed how technology had improved since I purchased my first and how the price had fallen.

I have just been reading a review of the Nikon D7000 and noticed the price on Amazon of £1029.99 which is almost the same as the D300s.
I thought the D7000 was a replacement for the £600 D90 and I am left wondering if the average Joe Bloggs will pay over £1k for a consumer SLR?

I am also left wondering if someone had around £1k for a Nikon body would they choose the D7000 or the D300s? and have Nikon made a mistake at pricing these 2 cameras so closely, I appreciate the D7000 price will fall after Christmas but not by enough to suggest a noticeable price difference between it and the D300s.
I have just sold a D300s and found it to be an excellent camera with few frills but excellent performance, is the D7000 a bit of an over dressed D90 with lots of frills?

Going back to my Blu ray player why does technology around consumer items improve and get cheaper while Cameras improve and get OTT expensive when the hobby is growing and sales booming?
 
I guess the price will fall when its been on market for a while. D7000 looks quite nice, would tempt me to switch to Nikon as Canon 60D just looks like step backwards from 50D.
 
Have to agree about the 60D.
My point is surely a consumer non pro camera should have had a consumer price tag just slightly higher than the D90 so as not to compete with Nikon's own D300s.
 
It's not a direct replacement for the D90. And isn't a £500 consumer DSLR now in many ways better than a £1000 pro camera from a few years ago?
 
from what I've read the only mistake Nikon made with the D7000 is not calling it a D400.
 
GRECIAN said:
Have to agree about the 60D.
My point is surely a consumer non pro camera should have had a consumer price tag just slightly higher than the D90 so as not to compete with Nikon's own D300s.
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What Amazon are quoting for the D7000 is essentially the RRP (£1099.99), the RRP of the D90 is £849.99 and the D300s £1499.99, I'm sure the price of the D7000 will drop by a similar amount once it is launched, so expect a street price of nearer £850 for the body.
 
GRECIAN said:
Going back to my Blu ray player why does technology around consumer items improve and get cheaper while Cameras improve and get OTT expensive when the hobby is growing and sales booming?
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I think you may have answered your own question...... prices are set to what the markets can bear :thumbsdown:
 
I think people are seriously underestimating the d7000. I think it's a fantastic specced camera which is why it's priced where it is.

Apart from not being full frame it sounds like it's not a million miles a way from a D3 in terms of 'performance' (And that's coming from a D3 owner).

The killer for me though is that finally Nikon have produced a serious contender in the DSLR video stakes to compete with Canon. As such I've got one on order and will probably get another for future video projects I'm working on.
 
Klopek said:
Lots of samples starting to appear. Unfortunately a lot of them are in decent light, would be interesting to see how it performs in bad light. Having said that I am thinking it could potentially be a good upgrade to my D80...

http://nikonrumors.com/2010/10/15/nikon-d7000-high-iso-samples.aspx#more-14862
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If those high iso shots are true, that is incredible. I somehow doubt they are though, as I can't tell any difference between any of them.

Perhaps this new expeed 2 system really is the second coming though. You've got to love those Japanese boffins.
 
Dangleman said:
If those high iso shots are true, that is incredible. I somehow doubt they are though, as I can't tell any difference between any of them.

Perhaps this new expeed 2 system really is the second coming though. You've got to love those Japanese boffins.
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I'm with you on this one, lots of people writing it off before it has been tested, the high ISO samples appearing are looking very good especially for a 16 MP camera, with a new auto focus system and a host of other new additions they may well have a just a best seller. I Cannot wait for the new D4, my gut feeling is we are in for something rather special, possibly having the same effect in the camera world as the D3 did at launch, after all the D3 is now 3 years old and still right up there with the best of the rest.
 
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well i just had £1200 to spemnd on a new camer and brought the D300s, wouldnt be without it ;)

for sports / action the frame rate/buffer is just too small an 11 frame buffer is just too small to be useful sometimes

Hell i run out with a D300s at 21!

the ISO looks about 1/2 stop better, alot of the higher iso images look clean but have lost alot of detail
 
Dangleman said:
Really? Surely the d7000 images ought to be at the very least the same, if not better than a D90 given the new expeed system etc?
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Yes, I am saying the D7000 images look better. D7000 at 6400 ISO = D90 at 3200 ISO. D90 does not even go to a true 6400 ISO. :D
 
Dangleman said:
Really? Surely the d7000 images ought to be at the very least the same, if not better than a D90 given the new expeed system etc?
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He means it's better.

Higher ISO on the D7000 equals as good an image from a lower ISO on the D90.
 
Sorry, was having a blonde moment then (even though I've got black hair, and am not a woman)

I read it the wrong way, shoot me it's Friday :)

Good to hear though. I'm getting quite excited about this little camera...
 
The High ISO shots from d7000 look really impressive. Comparing to my old Canon these looks really clean. Have to wait and see how much the price will go down. :)
 
kokakaste2 said:
The High ISO shots from d7000 look really impressive. Comparing to my old Canon these looks really clean. Have to wait and see how much the price will go down. :)
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Jessops are selling D7000 body only for £899.95 (online price only, but you can order and reserve it online and collect at store.
 
The D90 was around the 1k mark when it first came out. Taking into account inflation and the fact that the D7000 is closer to the D300 in terms of features and built quality than it is to the D5100 I think it is priced fairly. It is an extremely capable camera and I don't know what a consumer camera is. It is an enthusiasts camera maybe more so than a Pros but still it is much more than your average Joe will ever need.

It is priced similarly to the K-5 with which I think they play in a very level field, though the K-5 seems to be the better camera overall - to me anyway.

The 60D took a step back I think because the 40/50D were too close to the 7D I think.
 
vrapan said:
The D90 was around the 1k mark when it first came out. Taking into account inflation and the fact that the D7000 is closer to the D300 in terms of features and built quality than it is to the D5100 I think it is priced fairly. It is an extremely capable camera and I don't know what a consumer camera is. It is an enthusiasts camera maybe more so than a Pros but still it is much more than your average Joe will ever need.

It is priced similarly to the K-5 with which I think they play in a very level field, though the K-5 seems to be the better camera overall - to me anyway.

The 60D took a step back I think because the 40/50D were too close to the 7D I think.
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Are you sure? Bought a d90 kit when launched for £749.
 
I do remember the price being closer to 900£ I might be wrong though as it has been a while since it first lunched.

But even at 749£ the D7000 still presents the same value as it has moved further up the line up considerably.
 
I've gone to buy the D7000 instead of the D300s. D300s cost more but not as good as the D7000 in term of stuff i do. For sports i go for D300s because of the burst and buffer, otherwise go for D7000 and you won't regret mate.

For the grip that cost £300+, just order it on ebay and import it to UK, even with duty cost and tax it will only cost around £150 so is worth it lol.
 
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