D7000 > D90??

[tevo]

so i have read.. thank you very much for your advice by the way!

have you any experience shooting in movie mode?

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[rainking]

I'm not a video guy so I don't have much experience in that area. What are you questions?

[tevo]

nothing too specific. upon my entrance to the photo/video world i was more of a video person. some questions i would have are:

how is the AF while in movie mode?

is th VR on the kit lens effective?

i know the D7000 has motion tracking for focus on moving subjects.. does this work in movie mode as well?

are histograms viewable in movie mode?

[Michiyo-Fir]

I have a D90 but I'm planning to do the upgrade to the D7000. I will be selling my D90 though so it's not much of a loss for me. Plus I work in a camera store and I can get the D7000 body for a really good price.

The main reason I'm upgrading is for the weather sealing and the non-plastic body. I actually have a friend that ripped out his D90 mount from using a 70-200 f/2.8 lens on it. He did accidently swing the thing from only his neck strap but still, just to be safe, I'd doing the switch.

Plus I do lots of big prints 24x36 + and the extra megapixels help :p

[Michiyo-Fir]

how is the AF while in movie mode?

is th VR on the kit lens effective?

i know the D7000 has motion tracking for focus on moving subjects.. does this work in movie mode as well?

are histograms viewable in movie mode?

Not sure about the AF or histograpms in movie mode.

VR on kit lens works great. I had that lens for my D90 at one point and I did test it out with/without VR turn on and it does make a significant difference.

Tracking moving objects does work in movie mode. It's not manual focus in movie mode anymore.

[KmH]

Nikon's D300s is their top DX camera. However, it's almost a 3 year old camera. The D7000 has newer technologies (better ISO, EXPEED 2 ect) and some will even argue that the D7000 is a better camera.

The D300s successor will be revealed in the not to distant future and will have the same EXPEED 2, at least the same ISO performance, the new 2,016-pixel RGB metering sensor, that the D7000 has now.

But, the D400(?) is also likely to have a better low-pass filter, and will probably also retain all the other Dxxx features like more FPS, all metal body, 9 AEB's, at least 51 focus points, 14-bit RAW, etc, etc, etc.

[tevo]

KmH, how much do you estimate the D400* will be upon its release?

. Plus I work in a camera store and I can get the D7000 body for a really good price.

I don't suppose you have any deals on it? it is a very pricey camera, and getting it is kind of a stretch

also, is manual focus in movie mode an option?

[KmH]

Yes, you can manually focus in movie mode.

Nikon makes me sign a very draconian Non-Disclosure Agreement, so I cannot reveal specifics.

[tevo]

i cant tell if you are kidding LOL

[JAFO28]

The main reason I'm upgrading is for the weather sealing and the non-plastic body. I actually have a friend that ripped out his D90 mount from using a 70-200 f/2.8 lens on it. He did accidently swing the thing from only his neck strap but still, just to be safe, I'd doing the switch.

Someone correct me if i'm wrong, but looking at images of the D7000 on B&h's website it looks like the lens mount still attaches to the plastic part of the body, similar to the D90. Any thoughts?

[tevo]

i think they upgraded the mount, and there are these little tabs that hold it in place or something... not quite sure.

[Stradawhovious]

One thing to consider in movie mode..... and the only real drawback have discovered with this camera (doesn't really effect me though, since I'm not a movie kind of guy...) is that the continual AF, while functional, is spotty and noisy. it seems that the camera is constantly and very obviously correcting focus, and in the absense of an external mic the AF noise from the lens is really apparent in the audio.