D7000 Maxed Out in Poorly Lit Gym

[sierramister]

I know a lot of people on here are interested in using the D7000 for low light sporting events. I used my 70-200 2.8 lens on all these shots, usually at 2.8. My ISO was generally between 5000 and 6400. I applied a little bit of noise reduction in LR3 and I shot JPEG. With the ISO and aperture settings, I was able to get 500+ shutter speed every time. No flash required!

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[dantambok]

Damn! Looking at these, I`m beginning to regret buying a 7D...

 

[sierramister]

Damn! Looking at these, I`m beginning to regret buying a 7D...

Thanks!

 

[Trever1t]

I must say that is pretty impressive!

 

[Light Artisan]

Very nice examples of what the D7000 is capable of.

 

[Ken Rockwell Fan]

Agreed. Even for $1200 it's a steal. Makes you wonder what the D4 will have under the hood. It must have a built in X-Ray machine, 3D finder and LCD to compete with this.

 

[sierramister]

It's worth mentioning that, without on-camera flash or VR, my battery was still going at 1700 actuation's!

 

[ghache]

I used my first battery untill it died.

i got to 1700
Fash transmitter on the top of it for like 1000 shots.
used some flash to test it.
One of the shoot i did was outdoor in really cold weather for about 3 hours.

they last forever.

 

[MrMikeyZ2189]

This is awesome because I'm planning on purchasing the D7000 for my next camera! Makes me want it even more!

 

[Lunchbox]

can you post the un edited image?

 

[Ken Rockwell Fan]

I can't wait to see the next body Nikon releases. This will be a exciting year for Nikon shooters.

 

[Formatted]

This will be a exciting year for Nikon shooters.

Sell my D700 buy the D4 and also the D400! Its going to be a great year!

 

[xjoewhitex]

Wow great photos, gives me even more push to get my d7000 ordered.

 

[sierramister]

can you post the un edited image?

Sure...Don't judge my crops though.

 

[BradSut26]

these are great! compared to my d3100..although you do have a faster lens also