Nikon D7xxx owners thread

tictoc said:
Maybe it seemed rock steady but did you touch the camera to take a shot?! My cheapo remote from amazon works just as well as my nikon one. Great investment!
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Yes the more I think about it the more this seems like the issue.....I didn't use a remote and given the camera took a little while to focus in the dwindling light, that gives more room for error as I held the shutter release down. I guess I just wasn't expecting that much of a negative effect

Just been eyeing up the cheapo IR shutter release MLL3 "for Nikon" on fleabay, seems like a good idea before I try this again

It was a nice hike and I just made it for the sunset, knowing my luck it will now be horrid weather for weeks and I won't get a chance to try again before the clocks change...ho--hum....
 
siblingchris said:
Yes the more I think about it the more this seems like the issue.....I didn't use a remote and given the camera took a little while to focus in the dwindling light, that gives more room for error as I held the shutter release down. I guess I just wasn't expecting that much of a negative effect

Just been eyeing up the cheapo IR shutter release MLL3 "for Nikon" on fleabay, seems like a good idea before I try this again

It was a nice hike and I just made it for the sunset, knowing my luck it will now be horrid weather for weeks and I won't get a chance to try again before the clocks change...ho--hum....
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Try manual focus if you are going to bracket as well, or focus in auto and then flick the camera body switch to manual so that it is consistent between the shots.
 
siblingchris said:
Thanks for the tips :)
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Bah, I'm still a beginner myself but thanks! A beginner who stayed up all night trying a time lapse that was pants! Pesky tripod.
 
tictoc said:
Try manual focus if you are going to bracket as well, or focus in auto and then flick the camera body switch to manual so that it is consistent between the shots.
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This combined with the hyperfocal distance for the settings you are using!

Google it there is plenty of info on hyperfocal distances!

If you can't be bothered with hyperfocal distance focusing approx one third of the way into the shot is usually adequate!
 
cotty332000 said:
This combined with the hyperfocal distance for the settings you are using!

Google it there is plenty of info on hyperfocal distances!

If you can't be bothered with hyperfocal distance focusing approx one third of the way into the shot is usually adequate!
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Yeah something else as I was probably doing incorrectly to be fair
Given the amount of sky in shot I was tending to focus towards the horizon which was a total noob thing to do now I think about it
 
Yea, I always use a remote ( 7dayshop remote or cable ) and mirror lockup.
But I do get softness above F11 probably due to diffraction. There is a good explanation here
 
siblingchris said:
Yes the more I think about it the more this seems like the issue.....I didn't use a remote and given the camera took a little while to focus in the dwindling light, that gives more room for error as I held the shutter release down. I guess I just wasn't expecting that much of a negative effect

Just been eyeing up the cheapo IR shutter release MLL3 "for Nikon" on fleabay, seems like a good idea before I try this again

It was a nice hike and I just made it for the sunset, knowing my luck it will now be horrid weather for weeks and I won't get a chance to try again before the clocks change...ho--hum....
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Saw this on Amazon via hduk, only £2.51 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wireless-Co...1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1350490322&sr=1-1
 
Hi all....Sent mine in for a repair estimate and they (Nikon) have come back to me quoting £197.14 for "Focus adjustment"

This seems higher than other quotes I have seen around the net, have I got any other options ?
 
Chubster said:
Hi all....Sent mine in for a repair estimate and they (Nikon) have come back to me quoting £197.14 for "Focus adjustment"

This seems higher than other quotes I have seen around the net, have I got any other options ?
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Can't understand this, I recently sent mine make to Nikon - it is 2 years old in a couple of weeks - so requested sensor and viewfinder clean and focus adjustment, total charge was £6.07 including delivery both ways !!
 
tim_uk said:
Can't understand this, I recently sent mine make to Nikon - it is 2 years old in a couple of weeks - so requested sensor and viewfinder clean and focus adjustment, total charge was £6.07 including delivery both ways !!
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Hmm...I know I thought it was high, especially after reading other people experiences. Hopefully this is just an "estimate" ??

Did you ask for an estimate and if so was it higher than actual cost ?
 
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Chubster said:
Hmm...I know I thought it was high, especially after reading other people experiences. Hopefully this is just an "estimate" ??

Did you ask for an estimate and if so was it higher than actual cost ?
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I said let me know if over £100 or something as had no idea of costs, obviously was delighted !
 
Hi, Im thinking a getting a Nikon 50mm 1.4G lens for the d7000:), the question is :-
Do you get good results using the DX 50mm at f1.4 on the d7000.
The reason I ask is that I had the use of a really old Nikkor 200m F2 manual focus lens and I couldn't get any good results at f2, (low contrast ) I had to close down 1 stop.
I also tried an old pentax 55mm 1.4 with an adaptor,:p again nothing usefull below f4 ( but that could be the combination of non nikon lens + adapto:gag:r !)

I don't want to go out and buy the f1.4 and find I can't use it fully open on the crop sensor.

bit of a noob question i know but what the..:thinking:
 
vizzair said:
Hi, Im thinking a getting a Nikon 50mm 1.4G lens for the d7000:), the question is :-
Do you get good results using the DX 50mm at f1.4 on the d7000.
The reason I ask is that I had the use of a really old Nikkor 200m F2 manual focus lens and I couldn't get any good results at f2, (low contrast ) I had to close down 1 stop.
I also tried an old pentax 55mm 1.4 with an adaptor,:p again nothing usefull below f4 ( but that could be the combination of non nikon lens + adapto:gag:r !)

I don't want to go out and buy the f1.4 and find I can't use it fully open on the crop sensor.

bit of a noob question i know but what the..:thinking:
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Having similar debates with myself about this lens especially considering the cost versus the 1.8g
I think I am leaning towards actually the 35mm 1.8g because on the d7000 that is more in reality equiv to 52.5mm FF

I found this review quite useful
http://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-50mm-f1-4g
 
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vizzair said:
The reason I ask is that I had the use of a really old Nikkor 200m F2 manual focus lens and I couldn't get any good results at f2, (low contrast ) I had to close down 1 stop.
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I lied,:nuts: looking back the Nikkorf200 F2 lens picture are quite good!
 
siblingchris said:
Having similar debates with myself about this lens especially considering the cost versus the 1.8g
I think I am leaning towards actually the 35mm 1.8g because on the d7000 that is more in reality equiv to 52.5mm FF

I found this review quite useful
http://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-50mm-f1-4g
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Was £140 for the 50 1.8 G this week on Amazon.
 
siblingchris said:
Having similar debates with myself about this lens especially considering the cost versus the 1.8g
I think I am leaning towards actually the 35mm 1.8g because on the d7000 that is more in reality equiv to 52.5mm FF

I found this review quite useful
http://photographylife.com/reviews/nikon-50mm-f1-4g
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arrgghh :lol: , now I have to make another decision about which lens to get:eek:
50mm 1.8G or 35mm f1.8,
looks more walkabout with my 18-105 fixed at 35 to see if i like it better than a 50mm:thinking:
 
I think it depends on what you want to shoot

I think all are good lenses and the 1.8g variety particularly attractive due to the price...this is more in my comfort zone price-wise as an amateur who has already forked out a lot on the camera (well, to me it's a lot :) )

A useful comparison of the 35mm 1.8g and 50mm 1.4g (which is what you started looking at
http://photographylife.com/nikon-35mm-f1-8g-vs-50mm-f1-4g

I think if you decide on the focal length first, then you can contemplate whether its worth the extra for the 1.4g version for what you are shooting
 
siblingchris said:
I think it depends on what you want to shoot

I think all are good lenses and the 1.8g variety particularly attractive due to the price...this is more in my comfort zone price-wise as an amateur who has already forked out a lot on the camera (well, to me it's a lot :) )

A useful comparison of the 35mm 1.8g and 50mm 1.4g (which is what you started looking at
http://photographylife.com/nikon-35mm-f1-8g-vs-50mm-f1-4g

I think if you decide on the focal length first, then you can contemplate whether its worth the extra for the 1.4g version for what you are shooting
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I started using Lightroom to check how many shots I have taken with each lens and then work out a price per click. There are plug ins to check by focal length too so you can see where you take most of your shots. Eye opening as my more expensive lenses get less use.... Kit lens still sees much more action. With that information, 1.4 versions of primes were totally unjustified for me.
 
quicky re grip on 7000 - with aa batts installed how long/many shots should I get using grip first ? - anyone used the grip with aa alkalines?
 
I tried the 3rd party grip with 2700ah ni-mh batteries, not sure on the figures but remember it running out fast.
 
So really best left as a back-up for the oem battery - maybe to finish a days shoot if main batt runs short . Although i am pleased with the main batt its nice to have that back-up - much cheaper than another oem batt and that incldes the price of the grip!! so no real maths involved the grip alone is a valuable tool on its own.
 
Had my d7x for a few weeks now and i'm very very happy. Image quality is immense and 6 fps with ease and the camera didn't cost thousands. I'm using 45 mb/s transfer rated class 10 sandisk from mymemory.co.uk which cost 11.99 and they are immense as well.

The only niggle is that the auto-focus makes a load of noise when videoing fast moving object. If it is me or the lens...I will find out but I didn't buy it for film, the 1080p is just a bonus.
 
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AF noise with video is normal. Serious film makers will never use AF anyway. AF and video don't get on well as you see the AF action taking place. A serious film maker will pull focus manually.

If you want to use AF an external mike goes a long way to fixing the issue.
 
mikeysaling said:
quicky re grip on 7000 - with aa batts installed how long/many shots should I get using grip first ? - anyone used the grip with aa alkalines?
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I have some rechargeable dooberries I chuck into the grip when I use it. I think I got a few hundred shots out of it before they died and I had to switch to the battery in the body.

However, I don't know if it was me doing something wrong in the settings, but when the batteries in the grip started getting really low it didn't switch back to the body battery automatically, I had to change it manually. Result of this was the camera being extremely sluggish and unresponsive to button presses, af and image review, until I changed the main power source and all was fine. Seems strange that it wouldn't change to the back up source automatically when it gets low, maybe it waits till the power is completely depleted? By which time I imagine the camera would be all but unusable.
 
Hey guys, I am new to this thread and I got my d7000 yesterday.

Overall, I love it. But I'm finding the focusing difficult and almost soft and off compared to my d3000. :cuckoo::( I dont really know what to do.
 
kabooi said:
Hey guys, I am new to this thread and I got my d7000 yesterday.

Overall, I love it. But I'm finding the focusing difficult and almost soft and off compared to my d3000. :cuckoo::( I dont really know what to do.
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It could be a problem with the camera lens combo,but i very much doubt it!
I almost guarantee it's your technique!
The pixel count goes up and this exagerates any user errors!
Try a shot on a tripod and i bet it's sharp!:thumbs:
 
kabooi said:
Hey guys, I am new to this thread and I got my d7000 yesterday.

Overall, I love it. But I'm finding the focusing difficult and almost soft and off compared to my d3000. :cuckoo::( I dont really know what to do.
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Exactly what I found when I bought mine last year. Ive got to agree with Cotty, just persevere.
 
kabooi said:
Hey guys, I am new to this thread and I got my d7000 yesterday.

Overall, I love it. But I'm finding the focusing difficult and almost soft and off compared to my d3000. :cuckoo::( I dont really know what to do.
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Have you tried adjusting the focus calibration in the menu system?
Could well be worth looking at - worked for mine
 
When I purchased mine a year ago August, I wanted my Fuji bridge back as was suffering with washed out colours, soft images but this was all RAW files plus not knowing the best settings, its by far a much more in depth camera than just a consumer one its taken me a year to feel really comfortable with what settings to use in each situation. Are you pics soft on your jpgs or raw ?
 
Yeah I was just browsing some old photos from my canon s3 thinking there is no way I could do as good right now with my d7k, but then I have had the s3 6+ years! I need to be more patient too :)
 
I had another look at one of these today as was in town and had the D200 with me, and wanted to see what the physical size difference was.

One thing i wasn't too keen on, is that there is no locking facility, to change from M,A,S and the other ones that have been added. Has anybody accidently had theirs change, by one way or another, shame really as the D600 has the little button lock.

Anybody not happy with swapping to it? Still unsure on this or D300/300s.
 
Reidy36 said:
I had another look at one of these today as was in town and had the D200 with me, and wanted to see what the physical size difference was.

One thing i wasn't too keen on, is that there is no locking facility, to change from M,A,S and the other ones that have been added. Has anybody accidently had theirs change, by one way or another, shame really as the D600 has the little button lock.

Anybody not happy with swapping to it? Still unsure on this or D300/300s.
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I have no issue at all with the non-locking thing, it's not a feature that has ever even crossed my mind as being useful
Infact the locking on the shutter mode wheel I find rather annoying
 
Reidy36 said:
I had another look at one of these today as was in town and had the D200 with me, and wanted to see what the physical size difference was.

One thing i wasn't too keen on, is that there is no locking facility, to change from M,A,S and the other ones that have been added. Has anybody accidently had theirs change, by one way or another, shame really as the D600 has the little button lock.

Anybody not happy with swapping to it? Still unsure on this or D300/300s.
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Mine is always getting moved by mistake - most annoying feature with the camera, when I had it serviced recently by Nikon I asked for it to be checked and hopefully tightened but it came back no fault found.
 
tim_uk said:
Mine is always getting moved by mistake - most annoying feature with the camera, when I had it serviced recently by Nikon I asked for it to be checked and hopefully tightened but it came back no fault found.
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That's not good, is it still the same? Have to say the one in Jessops seemed quite easy to move. Why did they not lock it.
 
I never accidentally moved mine once in all the time I had it. Do you rest your hand on it when it's over your shoulder on a strap?
 
tim_uk said:
Mine is always getting moved by mistake - most annoying feature with the camera, when I had it serviced recently by Nikon I asked for it to be checked and hopefully tightened but it came back no fault found.
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I can honestly say that in almost 2 years of use this has never been a problem for me!
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siblingchris said:
I have no issue at all with the non-locking thing, it's not a feature that has ever even crossed my mind as being useful
Infact the locking on the shutter mode wheel I find rather annoying
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+1 never been an issue.
 
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