Nikon D7xxx owners thread

Any recommendations for my first speedlight flash on the d7000? I am to-ing and fro-ing between nikon sb700 and sb910

I've looked at the likes of yongnuo but they totally divide opinion. Other than overheating of the sb900 and the prices, don't think I have read anything other than positive stuff on the nikons

The main thing I am unsure about is the auto zoom and what that really means to a DX format camera. Any simple explanation for a flash noob would be appreciated

Cheers
Chris
 
Ivan S said:
I notice a lot of mirror slap with D7000 which does cause me some blur in some shots, I tried it in quiet mode and it seemed to get better results, I think sometimes I just don't watch my holding technique as well ,all of this resulting in below par shots while using fast primes at f1.8 lol, I think I will be investing in a Meike grip and add 6 eneloops battery's to add some weight and hopefully it will give some more stability for the mirror slap as I think it's just too violent
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But at such a large aperture your DoF will be tiny, so very difficult to get the focus where you want it, even more so handheld...
 
damianmkv said:
Right have done a quick AF tune on my 35mm ( -10 ) and 17-50 ( -5 ) and it seems to have sorted out the back focus

Have also done a comparison between my d3100 and d7000, both at 1/50s. The d3100 needed ISO 1600 compared to iso1000 for the d7000 with the same lighting

Also, the difference in DoF on a 35mm f1.8 is amazing
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Help, where in the menu is micro adjust? I want to fine tune my lenses. I'v looked through the manual, but can't find it..

Many thanks.
 
Menu then settings - I think it's on p246 of the manual
 
In the menu I go to settings-auto focus, but can't see fine tune? I can see fine tune optimal exposure?
Sorry if I sound dumb.
 
Menu, then setup ( the spanner ) and scroll down to nearly the bottom ( I think it's the third page ) and you'll see AF fine tune. Go into that, make sure it's on ( from the on/off option ) and tune from there.

Obviously, if you don't have a problem then leave it as is but if it's not focussing where it should be then adjust
 
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Thanks Damianmvk, most helpful.

E2A: The default was set to -4 so set it to 0 and now seems better, but will test it more vigorously later.
 
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hi there,

i have almost decided to go out and buy a D7000, but im seeing that some of you are having focusing issues, are these skill problems? or camera/lens combo problems? sorry to but in and if ive read over the answer by mistake..
 
It's defiantly not user error but can be sorted quite easily ( in most instances )
 
Seems to be camera/lens combo,I'm hoping now I have fine tuned mine it'll be ok, but to be honest I was getting sharper IQ with my old Canon 20D and kit lens.
Perhaps I have a naff copy..
 
I'm not happy with the sharpness at the moment but I'm putting it down to poor light when testing. I really need a sunny day.
 
does anyone apply in camera sharpening ? I think i did this on my d3100 so will test it out tonight
 
i was testing mine with a 35mm 1.8 which doesn't have a filter. I'm conscious that I don't want to get into a pixel peeping exercise but I was expecting sharper images from a d7000 than a d3100. Maybe thats wrong :confused:
 
Do you still have the D3100 to compare when using same shutter and aperture and same subject?

I was just messing in the kitchen, pretty hard to get a sharp shot in this light inside my house but managed it when camera was on table and not me hand holding it
 
Yes, I tried last night using my 35mm 1.8. The d3100 needed a much higher ISO so it was quite noisy and when I did large crops, the d7000 was a little sharper but not massively. It was a bit chaotic so i'll try again tonight
 
unscientific test incoming, both with my 35mm f1.8 at 1.8, 1/80s. d3100 at iso200, d7000 at iso 125. I have adjusted the in camera sharpness on the d7000 to 5, which is the same as the d3100 has been set at for years


d3100 sharpness by damianmkv, on Flickr

d7000 sharpness by damianmkv, on Flickr
 
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to my untrained eye, i look to have got there and the d7000 wins ?
 
Yeah, I'd say the marks and spencer is just slightly sharper on the D7000, not a lot in it though unless really pixel peeping.
 
Ivan S said:
Yeah, I'd say the marks and spencer is just slightly sharper on the D7000, not a lot in it though unless really pixel peeping.
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agreed. i was expecting a bigger difference if i'm honest BUT the main thing is that the small adjustments i've made seem to have worked. Considering where I was yesterday, its a big step in the right direction
 
ah. ok...too many hours staring at a screen means i didn't notice that. Will move the in camera sharpening back a touch
 
Had my 7100 for ages now and recently purchased a 600 (full frame) new at a fantastic price. These two cams complement each other and I am trying to get both set up the same menu wise. Someone may be able to help with the following . The viewfinder of the 600 shows actual ISO and shots remaining to the lower right in the info strip. No matter what I try the 7100 will only show ISO OR shots remaining - the nearest I can get to the 600 in this regard is pressing the ISO button which temporarily replaces shots remaining with ISO. It will also show auto iso if that is in place.

any ideas ?
 
I bought a D7100 a couple of weeks ago to replace my D90 - I gotta say it's quite a leap and takes a lot of discipline to get the best from it.

One area that I am disappointed is with the AF performance. I don't use any of the 3D tracking or dynamic focus modes with Nikons and always use single point. Sometimes in bright conditions it has refused to focus and I've found the shutter focus release priority is poor, too often it releases the shutter without attaining focus. I've also noticed that when you focus on a fairly still subject (in AF-C mode) it will sometimes focus on something behind in the background even though the single point focus has stayed 100% on the subject. Other times I've also noticed when the very top corner of the single focus point (about 5% of the point) moves off the subject the camera will happily focus on the 5% rather than the 95%. I find it's just the same at nailing focus as the D90 except this time you get 51 points to play with - it's no quicker or more reliable at focusing.

On my FX D700 the 51pt AF system nails it in at least 9 out of 10 shots in AF-C focus release priority and single point focus, whereas with the D7100 I find it's more like 6-7 out of 10 at best. Surely there should be no difference in AF performance between FX & DX bodies especially as my FX is 5 years older tech and this is supposedly Nikons flagship AF system?

I also found the D7100 doesn't work well with older AF-D primes - the metering can often be erratic and pics too soft looking even when I stepped down a few f stops.

I really want to like the camera but my initial impressions have made me regret buying it.
 
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stuartm1 said:
I bought a D7100 a couple of weeks ago to replace my D90 - I gotta say it's quite a leap and takes a lot of discipline to get the best from it.

One area that I am disappointed is with the AF performance. I don't use any of the 3D tracking or dynamic focus modes with Nikons and always use single point. Sometimes in bright conditions it has refused to focus and I've found the shutter focus release priority is poor, too often it releases the shutter without attaining focus. I've also noticed that when you focus on a fairly still subject (in AF-C mode) it will sometimes focus on something behind in the background even though the single point focus has stayed 100% on the subject. Other times I've also noticed when the very top corner of the single focus point (about 5% of the point) moves off the subject the camera will happily focus on the 5% rather than the 95%. I find it's just the same at nailing focus as the D90 except this time you get 51 points to play with - it's no quicker or more reliable at focusing.

On my FX D700 the 51pt AF system nails it in at least 9 out of 10 shots in AF-C focus release priority and single point focus, whereas with the D7100 I find it's more like 6-7 out of 10 at best. Surely there should be no difference in AF performance between FX & DX bodies especially as my FX is 5 years older tech and this is supposedly Nikons flagship AF system?

I also found the D7100 doesn't work well with older AF-D primes - the metering can often be erratic and pics too soft looking even when I stepped down a few f stops.

I really want to like the camera but my initial impressions have made me regret buying it.
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With the 7100 it has been said the af takes some learning. Have you set the camera up not to release unless the subject is in focus? I no some older bodies had this set as default vs this which doesnt.

I havemt heard anyone have issues with older lenses before?
 
stuartm1 said:
I bought a D7100 a couple of weeks ago to replace my D90 - I gotta say it's quite a leap and takes a lot of discipline to get the best from it.

One area that I am disappointed is with the AF performance. I don't use any of the 3D tracking or dynamic focus modes with Nikons and always use single point. Sometimes in bright conditions it has refused to focus and I've found the shutter focus release priority is poor, too often it releases the shutter without attaining focus. I've also noticed that when you focus on a fairly still subject (in AF-C mode) it will sometimes focus on something behind in the background even though the single point focus has stayed 100% on the subject. Other times I've also noticed when the very top corner of the single focus point (about 5% of the point) moves off the subject the camera will happily focus on the 5% rather than the 95%. I find it's just the same at nailing focus as the D90 except this time you get 51 points to play with - it's no quicker or more reliable at focusing.

On my FX D700 the 51pt AF system nails it in at least 9 out of 10 shots in AF-C focus release priority and single point focus, whereas with the D7100 I find it's more like 6-7 out of 10 at best. Surely there should be no difference in AF performance between FX & DX bodies especially as my FX is 5 years older tech and this is supposedly Nikons flagship AF system?

I also found the D7100 doesn't work well with older AF-D primes - the metering can often be erratic and pics too soft looking even when I stepped down a few f stops.

I really want to like the camera but my initial impressions have made me regret buying it.
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i had one last year after selling my d300s and d7000 to fund it ,worst move i ever made ,the first one failed after 4 weeks and the replacement failed after another 5 weeks ,i got a full refund and switched to canon ,i'm to long in the tooth to hang around waiting for a fix ,you are lucky to get that sort of rate with the d300s i was getting a 9 out of 10 acceptable rate ,with the d7100 it was 10 out of a 1000 seriously .
b.t.w both camera bodies failed at around 3,500 shutter counter ,i.e all the electronics started doing weird things and finally the screens blanked out .
 
Do you hand hold or use a tripod ?
I had the same problem when I first got my 70/200 lens, the focusing is so quick that even the slightest
movement can alter what you are trying to focus on in the time it takes to press the shutter.
I now have a D7100 as a 2nd body to my D30, swapped in the D90 for it and truly can't fault it.
The focusing is superb I believe it is based on the D4, when I put the sigma 150/500 it fosuses
far quicker then the D300 or D90 ever did.
I have a far higher keep rate on pictures, all my recent ones are taken with it
You can change the settings for a longer focus lock, might be worth trying that for a while
 
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stuartm1 said:
I bought a D7100 a couple of weeks ago to replace my D90 - I gotta say it's quite a leap and takes a lot of discipline to get the best from it.

One area that I am disappointed is with the AF performance. I don't use any of the 3D tracking or dynamic focus modes with Nikons and always use single point. Sometimes in bright conditions it has refused to focus and I've found the shutter focus release priority is poor, too often it releases the shutter without attaining focus. I've also noticed that when you focus on a fairly still subject (in AF-C mode) it will sometimes focus on something behind in the background even though the single point focus has stayed 100% on the subject. Other times I've also noticed when the very top corner of the single focus point (about 5% of the point) moves off the subject the camera will happily focus on the 5% rather than the 95%. I find it's just the same at nailing focus as the D90 except this time you get 51 points to play with - it's no quicker or more reliable at focusing.

On my FX D700 the 51pt AF system nails it in at least 9 out of 10 shots in AF-C focus release priority and single point focus, whereas with the D7100 I find it's more like 6-7 out of 10 at best. Surely there should be no difference in AF performance between FX & DX bodies especially as my FX is 5 years older tech and this is supposedly Nikons flagship AF system?

I also found the D7100 doesn't work well with older AF-D primes - the metering can often be erratic and pics too soft looking even when I stepped down a few f stops.

I really want to like the camera but my initial impressions have made me regret buying it.
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Sounds like the same problem I and others had with A/F - my advice is to reject it.
 
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I've had a hunch from day 1 that mine's a wrong 'un

I've got some shots that are ok with it but I've really had to add high sharpening in LR to make them ok. I've had none straight out of the camera that are usable at even 50% original size. I just went through quite a few practice shots where I was locked on a subject @ 1/1000 secs handheld @ f/2.5 (using the Nikon 135mm DC f/2), firing continuous shots on the same spot using focus release priority and everything is soft. At 1/1000 secs it can't be camera shake and even at such a wide aperture I should see something in focus even with the very shallow DOF (which is how I normally shoot).

Tried it on a tripod today using the 35mm f1.8G aimed at the side of a cereal box and while all the left/centre/right points behave consistently, everything is soft edged - like I was shooting through a window. In Live View, the centre point is slightly sharper but not enough to ever be concerned about moire or banding. This has gotta be the softest image producing camera I've ever had:(

Overall looking at the 1500 shots I've taken so far the focus behaves very inconsistently - what I have noticed is that when I'm closer to the subject it performs poorer than when I'm further away.

I'm not going to give up with the D7100 as I can see it's potential, but this one is going back to Nikon as something just doesn't feel right with it.
 
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