Nikon D7xxx owners thread

I don't understand why people spend all that money on a great camera and then put it cheap piece of Chinese plastic underneath it. Also if for some reason it fries the camera then you would have no warranty
 
After a bit of debate, I am really considering this body. Looking to pick up a second hand model if possible to keep the price down and then get used to the camera. Very excited! :)
 
GHP said:
I don't understand why people spend all that money on a great camera and then put it cheap piece of Chinese plastic underneath it. Also if for some reason it fries the camera then you would have no warranty
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Some people don't have the funds and to be fair, some of the 3rd party ones are very good.
 
The main thing with the D700/D300/D800/D7000 grips is that you need to take the grip off to replace the battery in the body. It'd be always on my mind about shearing the gears of a cheap grip with repeated fitting and removal. I sheared the gears on a cheap D90 grip, and wouldn't like it to happen with my D700. I also use a blackrapid strap and wouldn't like to trust the plastic grip holding the weight of body and hefty lens.
 
redddraggon said:
The main thing with the D700/D300/D800/D7000 grips is that you need to take the grip off to replace the battery in the body. It'd be always on my mind about shearing the gears of a cheap grip with repeated fitting and removal. I sheared the gears on a cheap D90 grip, and wouldn't like it to happen with my D700. I also use a blackrapid strap and wouldn't like to trust the plastic grip holding the weight of body and hefty lens.
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I had a cheap D90 grip as well that the gears sheared off on as well. Ended up taking a hacksaw to it to remove it - took me a couple of hours and the D90 was unharmed but will never chance one again.:nono:
 
Is there that much of an improvement in the new Nikon grips? I had the Nikon grip on my D200 and it was okay but nothing special
 
redddraggon said:
The main thing with the D700/D300/D800/D7000 grips is that you need to take the grip off to replace the battery in the body.
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Do you have to do this every time you charge it? I've got the D80 grip where both batteries sit in the bottom of the grip, so I can easily pop one out and have it recharging.
 
got my D7000 a few days ago, love it, question, on my D5000 the info screen was on all the time, but on the d7000 i have to keep pressing the info button, and if i press the shutter button it disappears, so how can i get it to stay on???
 
HMansfield said:
Do you have to do this every time you charge it? I've got the D80 grip where both batteries sit in the bottom of the grip, so I can easily pop one out and have it recharging.
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You do indeed as there's no protrusion into battery compartment, just a data/power connection... it's a tad annoying compared with my MB-D80.
 
HMansfield said:
Do you have to do this every time you charge it? I've got the D80 grip where both batteries sit in the bottom of the grip, so I can easily pop one out and have it recharging.
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Yep, one battery in the body one in the grip, if you want to charge the battery from the body you have to take the grip off. Only having one battery in the grip makes it far more comfortable than the two battery d90/80 grip which I never got along with as it was just too big.

formula400 said:
got my D7000 a few days ago, love it, question, on my D5000 the info screen was on all the time, but on the d7000 i have to keep pressing the info button, and if i press the shutter button it disappears, so how can i get it to stay on???
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You don't need it to stay on, the D5000's stays on because you don't have the top LCD, the D7000 has a top LCD so you should rarely need to press the info button.
 
Quick question chaps.

Would the D7000 be a good enough body for weddings? Or am I best off looking for Full Frame bodies? Could I manage with the D7000?
 
Dom7 said:
Quick question chaps.

Would the D7000 be a good enough body for weddings? Or am I best off looking for Full Frame bodies? Could I manage with the D7000?
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There seems to be plenty of decent wedding togs on TP who shoot crop and the D7000 is probably one of the top crop bodies available.
 
Don't forget that digital cameras have been around for the best part of 15 years and FF have been popular in the last few years...

Wedding photographers in 2005 seemed to do ok then ;)

The D7000 is the DX camera suitable for anything. The resolution is great for weddings and portraits, the dynamic range for landscape, the ISO low light and fps for sports and action...there's nothing it's not good for :)
 
Excellent Phil!

You and the others have nearly got me convinced, as its my first serious camera, just gotta wait for the right second hand deal! :)
 
right had some good fun playing with it, and been reading the book but i can't for the life of me understand how to do the following. On my D5000 i could use auto focus and then select a focus point i.e to the left or the right, and then focus on that and take the picture
like here
Pickles by lewis wilson, on Flickr

i can only work out how to do it with manual focus on the d7000,

please help.

cheers
 
formula400 said:
got my D7000 a few days ago, love it, question, on my D5000 the info screen was on all the time, but on the d7000 i have to keep pressing the info button, and if i press the shutter button it disappears, so how can i get it to stay on???
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I never used the info screen :eek: The top lcd gives me all the information I need. Is there anything specific you are missing on there?
 
formula400 said:
right had some good fun playing with it, and been reading the book but i can't for the life of me understand how to do the following. On my D5000 i could use auto focus and then select a focus point i.e to the left or the right, and then focus on that and take the picture
like here
Pickles by lewis wilson, on Flickr

i can only work out how to do it with manual focus on the d7000,

please help.

cheers
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On the D7000, I just use my thumb on the directional pad on the right to shift the focus point in the place I want it when looking in the view finder.
 
i have never had a camera with the top lcd so need to get used to it, what focus mode/setting does it need to be in to move the point, mine is auto and there all selected. AF-A
 
formula400 said:
i have never had a camera with the top lcd so need to get used to it, what focus mode/setting does it need to be in to move the point, mine is auto and there all selected. AF-A
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Yes in auto you can't select the focus point as the camera does that for you. Not certain whether you could focus lock it as I never use auto. I tend to shoot 80% of the time in A(perture priority), 15% in fully manual. And depending on the subject AF-S (single focus point and fixed select) or AF-C continuous focussing. Then you can select your focal point of choice.
 
specialman said:
Is there that much of an improvement in the new Nikon grips? I had the Nikon grip on my D200 and it was okay but nothing special
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Anyone?

Also, in terms of battery life, when shooting video what are you guys getting from a charge? Enough for a full day shooting video?

Another question - what SD cards are you using for video? I have no idea about speeds and capacity
 
I'm not certain what you are after regarding the grip? It is the same enforced quality as the D7000, not just some bit of plastic. It is as special as the D7000 ;)

I don't use mine for video, but I normally have two Sandisk Extreme Pro cards in my camera one 64GB and one 32GB...I still prefer a video camera form factor for video...
 
dejongj said:
I'm not certain what you are after regarding the grip? It is the same enforced quality as the D7000, not just some bit of plastic. It is as special as the D7000 ;).
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The grip I had on my D200 was okay, but a bit plasticky - not solidly built. Is the MBD11 reinforced with a metal frame (like the body)?
 
As I said, the MB-D11 is the same material as the D7000...And the same built quality...
 
Was Nikons best video offering until the D800/D4 came out. Im gonna get a 800 and use the 7000 as a second camera.

Quality really is great imo!
 
Hi, I am looking for some advice on a bag to use with D7000 with grip, 18-200mm, 50mm, flash but must have room for 13" macbook pro.
The Thinktank Photo retrospective looks to suit the bill and doesn't look like an expensive camera bag.
Any suggestions
 
MBZ3147 said:
Hi, I am looking for some advice on a bag to use with D7000 with grip, 18-200mm, 50mm, flash but must have room for 13" macbook pro.
The Thinktank Photo retrospective looks to suit the bill and doesn't look like an expensive camera bag.
Any suggestions
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Welcome to TP :)

Might be worth putting a general post in the 'Talk Equipment' section - you'll get plenty of info and because the D7000 is a regular size you'll get more feedback from users of other camera brands, not just Nikonites :)

In the meantime though, do a bit of a search (the tool bar) and there may be a thread or two about the Thinktank bag - could be helpful :)

EDIT: http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=281541&highlight=thinktank+retrospective
 
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specialman said:
Welcome to TP :)

Might be worth putting a general post in the 'Talk Equipment' section - you'll get plenty of info and because the D7000 is a regular size you'll get more feedback from users of other camera brands, not just Nikonites :)

In the meantime though, do a bit of a search (the tool bar) and there may be a thread or two about the Thinktank bag - could be helpful :)

EDIT: http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=281541&highlight=thinktank+retrospective
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
 
konastab01 said:
Was Nikons best video offering until the D800/D4 came out. Im gonna get a 800 and use the 7000 as a second camera.

Quality really is great imo!
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I don't have the budget for a d800/d4 as much as I would love one!

Do you think the quality is good enough to be shown on TV for example? I know some documentaries use DSLR to film some scenes.

specialman said:
Just bought one for that exact reason - getting it next week so will report back.
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Thanks would love to hear.
 
WillNicholls said:
I don't have the budget for a d800/d4 as much as I would love one!

Do you think the quality is good enough to be shown on TV for example? I know some documentaries use DSLR to film some scenes.



Thanks would love to hear.
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I currently use one to shoot video.

Have look at my vimeo if you want all my showreel stuff shot on one.

https://vimeo.com/35269518
 
formula400 said:
got my D7000 a few days ago, love it, question, on my D5000 the info screen was on all the time, but on the d7000 i have to keep pressing the info button, and if i press the shutter button it disappears, so how can i get it to stay on???
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The top LCD has (most of) the information the rear has, you'll get used to it after a while. In the meantime, go to option c4 - you can set the time the rear LCD stays on there.

WillNicholls said:
I don't have the budget for a d800/d4 as much as I would love one!

Do you think the quality is good enough to be shown on TV for example? I know some documentaries use DSLR to film some scenes.



Thanks would love to hear.
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How into video are you planning on getting? http://www.zacuto.com/the-great-camera-shootout-2011 is a shootout of a whole bunch of digital video cameras, and you can see how the D7000 compares to some much more expensive cameras. It's a bit long (3 half hour episodes) but very useful if you're wanting a detailed review.
 
konastab01 said:
I currently use one to shoot video.

Have look at my vimeo if you want all my showreel stuff shot on one.

https://vimeo.com/35269518
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Enjoyed that, thanks for posting...

Also I have to confess to not even trying the video mode on my D7000, as I'm so used to DSLR video being pants! Has the panning/rolling shutter issue been sorted any?
 
I still ain't got a clue what SDHC cards to get. Looking at Transcend and Sandisk because I'm confident in them, but all I've found is a class 10 card is he way to go. Do I go for 16GB or 32GB - how much HD (1080) video will a 16GB card hold? I take it that I can assign video to one card and images to the other slot?
 
Why make it so difficult, just get the largest you can afford. I got the Sandisk extreme pro 32Gb last year and as prices are reasonable now I also go a 64GB SanDisk Extreme Pro.
 
dejongj said:
Why make it so difficult, just get the largest you can afford. I got the Sandisk extreme pro 32Gb last year and as prices are reasonable now I also go a 64GB SanDisk Extreme Pro.
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I'm not making it difficult, just asking how much video fits on 'X' amount of space. I need at least four cards so there is a massive price difference depending on the capacities I go for.....

Remember, I'm currently running cameras from the dark ages so all this is all witchcraft to me :lol:
 
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