Nikon D7xxx owners thread

-Rob- said:
14-24mm
24-70mm
70-200mm
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specialman said:
Generally the trinity lenses are the 14-24mm f/2.8, 24-70mm f/2.8 and 70-200mm VR f/2.8, although they're useable on DX bodies many people see them as the try pairing for FX bodies.

On DX there are gaps and overlaps with what I see as the DX trinity - 12-24mm f/4, 17-55mm f/2.8 and then the 70-200mm f/2.8 - but nonetheless it's a fantastic line-up or a crop sensor
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Woow. So that will be £4070 or £3445 at camerapricebuster prices. :gag:

No wonder they are holy.
 
superpippo said:
Woow. So that will be £4070 or £3445 at camerapricebuster prices. :gag:

No wonder they are holy.
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I've got two and one more to go :) Definitely worth it compared to the Sigma/Tamron versions I've had. If I had the change to do it again, I would go straight (well after saving up of course) for them...Or perhaps my brain is still trying to compensate for the costs and fooling me :D
 
dejongj said:
I've got two and one more to go :) Definitely worth it compared to the Sigma/Tamron versions I've had. If I had the change to do it again, I would go straight (well after saving up of course) for them...Or perhaps my brain is still trying to compensate for the costs and fooling me :D
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I've got the 70-200 and have the 17-55 on hire at the moment. Definitely worth the investment (or so I will continue to tell myself:))
 
Is it just me or has the D7000 significantly dropped in price the last week or so?

Amazon are now selling it for £725.
 
Sphinx said:
Is it just me or has the D7000 significantly dropped in price the last week or so?

Amazon are now selling it for £725.
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Sods law.... I paid £880 for mine about a month ago....
 
maybe a sign that D7100 (or whatever) is due soon ? will it have a moving rear screen ?
 
testbloke said:
Bit off topic but could any fellow D7000 owners see there way to vote for my image it would be very much appreciated as there is a nifty fifty up for grabs :-)
Image originally featured in this thread, taken at ISO 3200
Many thanks
Kevin Addie
http://inframe.nikoncompetition.co.uk/Vote.aspx?id=04&country=uk
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I liked your photo. You should mention there is a camera up for grabs for anyone voting
 
-Rob- said:
I've been watching the price on DigitalRev and it seems to come down every time I look. I think it's just a sign that's its becoming an aging model that's been very popular so high volume of sales drives the price down.
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Rumours would indicate so also. The chatter is that something in the DX line up is going to make room for the D600 FX camera. This would probably either be the d5100-d7000 combining or the D7000-D300s to form any 2 of the D5200, D7100 or D400 but unlikely all three will happen. My money is on a D5200 with better spec (like ability to take a grip, 6fps and a flippy screen) and then a pro style D400. A similar think looks likely at Canon too, as people seem to be wanting full frame now.
 
-Rob- said:
I've been watching the price on DigitalRev and it seems to come down every time I look. I think it's just a sign that's its becoming an aging model that's been very popular so high volume of sales drives the price down.
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probably more the fact the water has been pumped out of the factories and production has been increased so much they now have a glut !

and yes :( I paid over £1K for one the start of the year !!
 
Shot an event last night.
Put the image quality to Basic jpg and was printing out 9x6 perfectly, then took them home and still good enough quality to play about with it.really loving this camera as. Second body or now soley for events :)
 
Filled in the cash back claim last tuesday, got the prepaid Visa card through today, so six working days.... pretty good service I reckon :)
 
Just got mine through the Door on Saturday, went to Goodwood with it on Sunday

but i spent this morning reading the manual, as i have used a D40 for the past 3 years, i couldnt figure out a lot of stuff, but I now know a bit more, and i must say, im impressed!
liking the continous shooting HIGH mode, I wish i knew that for Sunday! :(

very impressed
 
Can I join this thread. Just bought mine yesterday. Just done a quick portrait of my daughter at ISO800. Absolutely amazed and chuffed to bits!

Graeme
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What sort of battery life does the D7000 have? Are most people using two batteries or can you normally get away with a single battery for a thousand shots or so?
 
I don't have any problem with battery life (one battery for me in the D7000) :thumbs:
Not sure about 1000 shots but not far off I'm sure... obviously it depends on flash usage, live view, rear screen reviews etc etc.
Let's just say its light years from a D200 ;)
 
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Amp34 said:
What sort of battery life does the D7000 have? Are most people using two batteries or can you normally get away with a single battery for a thousand shots or so?
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Depends how heavy your use Isss and if you video much. For stills you'd probably get a around 800-1000 shots depending on liveview usage.
 
Amp34 said:
What sort of battery life does the D7000 have? Are most people using two batteries or can you normally get away with a single battery for a thousand shots or so?
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Depends on chimping, but I'd say a thousand shots would be doable. I've certainly never managed to kill a battery in a day. Still have a spare tho, out of paranoia ;)
 
Last month I took 1202 stills majority was raw+jpg and 12 short clips of video on one charge of the battery, monitor still had 1 bar and camera was still working. I was very impressed!
 
springsteenfan said:
Can I join this thread. Just bought mine yesterday. Just done a quick portrait of my father ISO800. Absolutely amazed and chuffed to bits!

Graeme
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Just a hint to all you new buyers - do check your AF - mine was way out and needed a -15 correction for all of my lenses - this is not unusual apparently.

For a quick check just compare a photo taken normally with a live view phot ( best using text/texture). I was astounded at the difference ( before I adjusted the AF).
 
looks pretty good then! Anyone got suggestions for a decent third party battery as well, the original is around £70!
 
Amp34 said:
looks pretty good then! Anyone got suggestions for a decent third party battery as well, the original is around £70!
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As far as I'm aware there aren't any, as the battery design was changed due to some Japanese rule about exposed terminals... Kerso had genuine originals for £47, that's where I got mine. I think he's got some in stock just now.
 
ronnus said:
As far as I'm aware there aren't any, as the battery design was changed due to some Japanese rule about exposed terminals... Kerso had genuine originals for £47, that's where I got mine. I think he's got some in stock just now.
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Ah, excellent, thanks. I'll remember that for when/if I actually get the camera...:)

Are there any Nikon versions of Kerso as he doesn't sell any Nikon lenses that I can see.
 
davek said:
For a quick check just compare a photo taken normally with a live view phot ( best using text/texture). I was astounded at the difference ( before I adjusted the AF).
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Does the camera use a different focus method between live view and normal or am I misunderstanding what you are saying?
 
Amp34 said:
Ah, excellent, thanks. I'll remember that for when/if I actually get the camera...:)

Are there any Nikon versions of Kerso as he doesn't sell any Nikon lenses that I can see.
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Not that I've discovered, dunno the reason but he doesn't seem to get a lot of nikon stuff. I've bought a nikon lens from him in the past but I don't think he gets them regularly. If you find a cheap source please do let me know! ;)
 
AlfyB said:
Does the camera use a different focus method between live view and normal or am I misunderstanding what you are saying?
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Yes live view uses contrast detection while the viewfinder uses phase detection (think thats the right way round) anyway the main thing is with live view the lens focusses direct onto the sensor and given a good lens will be as sharp as you can get with that lens - VF on the other hand focusses via a mirror onto the sensor and the mirror CAN be out of allignment ! thats what all the discussion is ref back focussing etc. The d7000 et al has an adjustment that can rectify this (???????) its called AF FINE TUNE page 246 setup menu in your manual.

Others please correct me if this info is wrong but that is as i understand it.
 
Amp34 said:
Ah, excellent, thanks. I'll remember that for when/if I actually get the camera...:)

Are there any Nikon versions of Kerso as he doesn't sell any Nikon lenses that I can see.
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He can supply some, at least he gave me a very good price on a 24-70 last year. HDEW are very good value for some of the higher end lenses...they are grey imports but for a lens that is not a problem as the NIkon lens warranty is worldwide unlike the one for bodies.
 
mikeysaling said:
Yes live view uses contrast detection while the viewfinder uses phase detection (think thats the right way round) anyway the main thing is with live view the lens focusses direct onto the sensor and given a good lens will be as sharp as you can get with that lens - VF on the other hand focusses via a mirror onto the sensor and the mirror CAN be out of allignment ! thats what all the discussion is ref back focussing etc. The d7000 et al has an adjustment that can rectify this (???????) its called AF FINE TUNE page 246 setup menu in your manual.

Others please correct me if this info is wrong but that is as i understand it.
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Thanks mikey, I didn't know that about live view. I've tried playing with the fine tune but never been 100% Sure I was doing the right thing so always ended up putting it back to 0.
 
Hi Alfy

I've found (and no way am i an expert) that with whatever lens (s) you have get as near as possible to the Live view shot (use a tripod if you have one) Many ways of doing it but (must all be documented here somewhere) but what i do is take a shot of the gate post from 20 feet or so on a tripod - first live view - then Viewfinder - check em out on view nx software (at 1:1) and adjust from there - most lenses if out back focus so its a - (negative) adjustment to bring the focus point a bit forward - recheck against the live view taken earlier and continue - can be laborious. Its easy to get really paranoid about the focus thing but i like to rely as in olden days on depth of field. Pixel peping can drive ya mad !!! :naughty:
 
A quick check of af is set camera on tri-pod,manually focus on something in live view!(preferably fine text or similar).
Zoom in on live view to ensure manual focus is accurate!
Switch back to auto focus,switch off live view,half depress the shutter release to focus again,if there is any movement of the focus it's out!
The more it moves the further out it is,if it don't move it's OK.
 
cotty332000 said:
A quick check of af is set camera on tri-pod,manually focus on something in live view!(preferably fine text or similar).
Zoom in on live view to ensure manual focus is accurate!
Switch back to auto focus,switch off live view,half depress the shutter release to focus again,if there is any movement of the focus it's out!
The more it moves the further out it is,if it don't move it's OK.
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Sounds a good idea, will try that later when I recover from my bus ride yesterday, bus ride was very scenic but involved stopping at most of the pubs in the vale.
 
Re the AF Fine tune... The way I did it, was to stick the camera on a tripod, take a photo in Spot AF without doing anything to the fine tune, then take a photo with fine tune set to -5, then one at -5, had a look on the PC at which was best and then just worked from which ever was best, turns out I needed to go to -7 to get the most out of it.
 
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