Canon 60D vs. Nikon D7000

[Village Idiot]

Interesting:
VWVortex.com - Head to head comparisons by DeathLens

Even more interesting when backed up by DPreview:
Canon EOS 60D Review: 17. Compared to (JPEG): Digital Photography Review

 

[Light Artisan]

#1 Nikon's bodies are usually in need of a sharpness, color and contrast bump in the picture control settings.

#2 I know for a fact that the D7000 with 70-200 f/2.8 is MUCH sharper than they are showing in the first link, I wonder if they were too close.

I'm sure they are both fine bodies, but those links don't skew my opinion of the D7000 one bit - it's the best Nikon body I've ever owned.

 

[Village Idiot]

#1 Nikon's bodies are usually in need of a sharpness, color and contrast bump in the picture control settings.

#2 I know for a fact that the D7000 with 70-200 f/2.8 is MUCH sharper than they are showing in the first link, I wonder if they were too close.

I'm sure they are both fine bodies, but those links don't skew my opinion of the D7000 one bit - it's the best Nikon body I've ever owned.

Maybe your opinion skews the facts of the D7000 more than one bit. The Dpreview link shows a similar difference in IQ. It's a bit closer than the first link, but there's still a noticable difference.

And what's the focusing distance on the Nikon 70-200?

 

[Light Artisan]

VR I = 5 feet
VR II = 4.6 feet

 

[Ken Rockwell Fan]

Where is the ISO comparison test?

 

[Village Idiot]

VR I = 5 feet
VR II = 4.6 feet

Compared to Canon's?

Where is the ISO comparison test?

Dpreview link much? 60D Looks better at 3200 ISO imo.

 

[Light Artisan]

Here's one:
Nikon D7000 review: High ISO Noise results, Nikon D7000 vs Canon EOS 60D vs Nikon D90 | Cameralabs

Another comparison, seems pretty fair too:
http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2010/09/16/nikon-d7000-vs-canon-60d-vs-canon-7d/

Fact is, depending on how you want the results to appear - you can find reviews in your favor for anything. If you want something showing a D40 is as good as a D3, Ken Rockwell is your man.

I personally don't need someone elses review to justify my purchases, that's why I buy new and have time to try the cameras out before making a final decision on my own, based on what I shoot.

 

[Village Idiot]

Mine's better.

 

[Light Artisan]

 

[Ken Rockwell Fan]

Dpreview is biased. If I was buying a DSLR to shoot video, I'd get the 60D. Otherwise, I'd buy the D7000 since it has body seals, dual cards, ISO 25,600, a mostly metal body an a superior autofocus system.

 

[Light Artisan]

^ doesn't Amazon own them now? I've heard their reviews were less credible once that happened.

 

[Village Idiot]

Dpreview is biased. If I was buying a DSLR to shoot video, I'd get the 60D. Otherwise, I'd buy the D7000 since it has body seals, dual cards, ISO 25,600, a mostly metal body an a superior autofocus system.

Ken Rockwell is a Nikon Fan Boi.

 

[baturn]

this looks more like a comparison of the two lenses than the bodies.

 

[ghache]

The only thing i can say is that i did my first shoot with my d7000 couple days ago and that baby is FCUKING sharp with a 50mm cranked p to 2.8.
video is still ****ty imo, i dont like video on a dslr period.
iso performance is nice,
dual card is totally nice
shutter is snappy, i love it
lightweight and the gripped body feels great.



ill post some pictures tonight

 

[Light Artisan]

Ken Rockwell is a Nikon Fan Boi.

Is that why he recommends the Canon S95 over the Nikon P7000?