Nikon D7xxx owners thread

I have to say i am glad i bought the D7000 in October. Not much on the D7100 that would make me upgrade.
 
MIKEROPHONICS said:
D7100 announced

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Noticed this last night, only got mine 2 days ago. I did ask everywhere beforehand about a release date for the D7100, but no on knew anything.
I'm happy with my D7000 though, watch the prices drop now.
 
I don't think it is much better considering the price premium it will no doubt occupy. Suspect now is a bonus time to get a cheap d7K. Yes more mp - but Idont print bigger than A3 and there is plenty for that. I don't need the 7fps crop of crops mode. Stereo on video ? - I am a sound engineer by trade.. More focus point is is the best new feature

I think when they upgrade the 300 to bring out a pro spec d7K that will be nice. More of a revision than a major upgrade......in my humble oinion

Carry on.....
 
I think I share the sentiments of other D7000 owners in that while the D7100 appears to be a good improvement over the D7000, on paper at least, I don't think there's enough in the package to tempt most existing D7000 owners to part with another grand or so.

There are aspects to the D7100 that would be an advantage for me given the kind of work I've gravitated to, and it may yet come to pass that I pick one up, but it'll have to be a very considered decision. It will be highly dependent on user feedback over 3 to 6 months after release, and then only if I think I've reached the limits of what the D7000 can give me.
 
I've had my D7000 since it was introduced & quite happy with it, but i'll be ordering the new D7100 asap. The extra crop could make it worthwhile on it's own for `birding`. :cool:
 
Well THAT was the world's worst kept secret!

You need to stop thinking about this as a D7000 replacement. Nikon don't design nw models necessarily as upgrades to their existing models you know :) As a new purchase for someone new to the hobby this looks like an attractive package (once the price drops).

If you have a D7000 then you clearly don't really need to upgrade to this... as you won't gain much.
 
What is Kokwell on about? Appears he has lost his final marble and is now spouting 100% gibberish !

** 39 is the same as 51; they all are fields of AF points. 39 to 51 is the same as 40 to 50, which looks the same, and the D7100 is smarter than the 51-point cameras, so it's faster!
 
Was waiting for this news to see whether i'd go D3100 > D7100...... but I'm not sure theres enough to warrant the £1099 price.

I'm thinking D3100 > D7000 would suit, especially if the D7000 2nd hand price tumbles from its £500 mark upon the release of the D7100?
 
I've just noticed something very appealing about this camera.

1080i 60fps.


That has some really nice creative possibilities for anyone interesting in video. That alone WOULD make it worth upgrading from a D7000 is you're into video.


Rapscallion said:
What is Kokwell on about? Appears he has lost his final marble and is now spouting 100% gibberish !
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You even bother reading what that moron says?
 
To those that upgraded from the 300 to the 7000, was it a worthy upgrade?

Or would you say that this new model would be a better upgrade?

Considering the price difference.
 
POAH said:
rrp price difference is about 850 which is not small. can't compare a street price to the rrp
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I'm looking at current prices - D7100 Release date end of March @ €1.179 - Current price of a D600 €1560 - I'm looking to purchase in the next few weeks and was firstly waiting for the 7100 release date and price- I was hoping the D7100 was under the 1000 euro mark..
 
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Pookeyhead said:
I've just noticed something very appealing about this camera.

1080i 60fps.

That has some really nice creative possibilities for anyone interesting in video. That alone WOULD make it worth upgrading from a D7000 is you're into video.

You even bother reading what that moron says?
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He entertains me, though I expect not in the way he intends...
 
architectfadi said:
I thought that the sensors in the D3200 and D5200 are not the same. Nikon also claims that the sensor in the D7100 is a brand new one :thinking:
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They aren't. The sensor in the D3200 is made by Nikon, the one in the D5200 is made by Toshiba - the dimensions of the sensor in the D7100 are the same as the one made by Toshiba so maybe they made this one.
 
Rapscallion said:
He entertains me, though I expect not in the way he intends...
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I've just read something elsewhere that may kind of explain what he's on about. Only the centre 39 AF points are the cross type, while the remaining are only sensitive to vertical contrast. Only the centre 39 will be usable over f8 too, which may be a limiting factor doe anyone using long lenses and TCs.
 
fracster said:
To those that upgraded from the 300 to the 7000, was it a worthy upgrade?
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Wasn't what you would call an upgrade Ade, the D7000 AF is woeful compared to the D300/300S, only benefit was better bit better ISO and slightly more pixels, everything else was rubbish in comparison.
 
Pookeyhead said:
I've just read something elsewhere that may kind of explain what he's on about. Only the centre 39 AF points are the cross type, while the remaining are only sensitive to vertical contrast. Only the centre 39 will be usable over f8 too, which may be a limiting factor doe anyone using long lenses and TCs.
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Thought it was 15 cross type v 9 in the 39 pt af?
 
PaulButler said:
Thought it was 15 cross type v 9 in the 39 pt af?
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No idea to be honest... I was just trying to make sense of what Rockwell was saying. If that's the case then, there's no real cause for concern and it's just Rockwell being Rockwell as usual.


Oh... 1080i update!!!


60fps only available in crop mode... Boooooo.... :(
 
I'm struggling to get excited about this new camera. It's coming across as a D7000x in a D600 body, but of course in't not a D600 body as there's yet another new grip.

The 24MP was to be expected and seems well regarded on the D3200, and D5200 cameras. The FPS is still at 6, which many would argue is still a bit low for true action and sports though I manage with 6 on my D7000. The 6 frame buffer though, that's just not good enough, though I'd guess in 1.3x crop you'd get 7-8 ish but that's still only a seconds worth at the higher frame rate.

The crop function could be a useful tool, but only if you have a quality lens to back it up. The pixel density here will really start to show up bad lenses. My upgrade to D7000 has sent me down the path of a full lens upgrade, what was fine before now looks awful, this will only be compounded by such high pixel densities.

The body is the same half mag build as the D7000 and D600 but a primary complaint the D300(s) had of these cameras was they weren't a full mag body so I still think pro users wanting a DX body have been abandoned.

The pro level AF seems to be about the only real reason for a D7000 owner to upgrade. While image quality may well be improved along with ISO handling we won't really know until we see production bodies on test in real world situations.

Seems Nikon are saying: "What to shoot action buy a D4". If a 7DII comes out at 1.6 crop with 7-8 FPS, a 20 ish frame buffer and the 5Diii AF there will be a fair amount of ship jumping.
 
Both nikon and canon seem to have gone different ways,the d7100 doesn't seem like a d300 replacement but just a d7000 upgrade. Where as the 7dmk2 if the new specs are to be believed is going to be even more high end like the 5dmk3/1dx.

Ones gone high end the other low end.
 
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Do improvement to AF systems mean much to those who use 'single focus point re-compose' techniques?

I use that method on my D7000 99% of the time and will be upgrading my second body soon.
 
dan_yorkshire said:
Do improvement to AF systems mean much to those who use 'single focus point re-compose' techniques?

I use that method on my D7000 99% of the time and will be upgrading my second body soon.
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Guess that is what D600 is there for ? I am in the same boat but upgrading from D90. :thinking:
 
MIKEROPHONICS said:
I think when they upgrade the 300 to bring out a pro spec d7K that will be nice. More of a revision than a major upgrade......in my humble oinion

Carry on.....
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They aren't. They are advertising this as a new DX flagship which reads as no D400. The pro 51 point af also shows this. The measly 6 frame buffer though is abysmal. I suffer with 10 on the D7000 at times!
 
hyeongsoong said:
Guess that is what D600 is there for ? I am in the same boat but upgrading from D90. :thinking:
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My second body is a D90.

Probably just upgrade so I have a pair of D7000's once the price drops even more
 
Rapscallion said:
Does it have zoom to focus point as in the d300?
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To answer my own question. - It appears it does.

A small feature, but one we're very pleased to see on the D7100, is the ability to customise the rear 'OK' button to be a one-click magnifier in playback mode. This is a huge time-saver that we've come to really appreciate when reviewing images taken with the D800 and D4, but is frustratingly absent from the D600.
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To me this is the final nail in the coffin of the potential d400. Looks like its either one of these babies or fx and all new lenses!
 
Gary Coyle said:
Wasn't what you would call an upgrade Ade, the D7000 AF is woeful compared to the D300/300S, only benefit was better bit better ISO and slightly more pixels, everything else was rubbish in comparison.
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Cheers Gary.
 
I am looking at upgrading from the D80 that I currently have, and was looking to see if the D300s replacement would come about. Whilst I'm in no doubt that this will be a good upgrade route for me, I'm looking more towards the D600/D800 option.

One thing that does put me of this is that there is no rear screen protector, and as someone who spends quite a bit of time walking around with the camera on a sling I can see the screen getting scratched quite easily
 
You could just crop from the full size in post and get the same result.
 
Find it funny that Amazon have actually increased the price of the D7000.....
Looking for a little lens advise! Only one I have is the 35 1.8G and will probably add the 50 1.8G as well but just wondering what I should be looking at wider?

Possibly thinking about another wider prime perhaps in the 20-24mm range and then adding an UWA lens for when I need it (8-16, 10-20 or 11-16?)

UWA I'm happy with and would possibly go for the cheapest Sigma 10-20 as I've had a adele on other bodies but in regards to a prime in the 20-24 range which one is worth buying?
 
Cagey75 said:
You could just crop from the full size in post and get the same result.
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No you couldn't. The more you crop the more IQ you will lose.

Think about a lens like the 55-300 which is pin sharp at 300mm. Now add a 1.4x which will make insignificant changes to the IQ, now pop the camera to 1.3x crop and then further crop in post by 25%.

I would be shooting wildlife all day long with that...
 
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Phil Young said:
No you couldn't. The more you crop the more IQ you will lose.

Think about a lens like the 55-300 which is pin sharp at 300mm. Now add a 1.4x which will make insignificant changes to the IQ, now pop the camera to 1.3x crop and then further crop in post by 25%.

I would be shooting wildlife all day long with that...
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Yep, cos equipment is all that is needed Phil............:lol:
 
Phil Young said:
No you couldn't. The more you crop the more IQ you will lose.
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That's all the 1.3x crop is doing though. It throws away pixels in camera to give you 15ish MP image cropped from the 24MP sensor. You could do the exact same in post.

Benefits of cropping in camera is you get more FPS (and I'd guess buffer) and you won't have to spend time cropping at home. Also there's a card space saving.

edit: also a 55-300 won't take a TC.
 
maninsuitcase said:
That's all the 1.3x crop is doing though. It throws away pixels in camera to give you 15ish MP image cropped from the 24MP sensor. You could do the exact same in post.

Benefits of cropping in camera is you get more FPS (and I'd guess buffer) and you won't have to spend time cropping at home. Also there's a card space saving.

edit: also a 55-300 won't take a TC.
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I need Richard (hoppyUK) to help me out on the why's putting into crop mode of the camera would yield a better result...

But an f5.6 lens will take a 1.4x converter and still retain center AF point as the maximum aperture would now be f8.
 
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