Talk me out of the Nikon D7000!

[o hey tyler]

No prob. Consider it a public service.

 

[Stradawhovious]

Please learn about and use the U1 and U2 options, it's very handy and easy to change as necessary. It's one of the slickest things I never thought I'd use on the camera!

That handy little feature certainly doesn't suck. I've got them programed now, and changing the programming takes only seconds. It played no part in my decision to buy the camera, but now that I know just how it works, I'm really glad it's there!

 

[redtippmann]

I don't know.... For some reason I don't think I will use U1 or U2. I would rather just program the camera for each specific location I shoot at... But that's just me.

 

[Light Artisan]

It's a good idea to set up for a specific location, however I shoot a lot of wildlife and landscapes which are two totally different settings. I use U1 and U2 to get me in the ballpark quickly, you can still change the settings as necessary.

For example, if I'm shooting landscapes and a pheasant flies up all I have to do is make one click and I'm ready to shoot at 1/500th shutter speed with my color settings as I like them, center weighted metering, continuous autofocus set to the center focal point, etc... That could have been a missed shot otherwise at F/8 with a slower shutter speed, lower 3rd focal point and matrix metering.

 

[captmike]

Objective-I want this camera

Are these deal breakers?

After looking at several online demos of this camera I have seen a "problem" that I'm not happy about.

When shooting in the video mode and using the built in mic, the mic picks up the servo of the auto focus lens searching in/out for the correct focus and that is pretty loud on playback and annoying.

 

[Stradawhovious]

Objective-I want this camera

Are these deal breakers?

After looking at several online demos of this camera I have seen a "problem" that I'm not happy about.

When shooting in the video mode and using the built in mic, the mic picks up the servo of the auto focus lens searching in/out for the correct focus and that is pretty loud on playback and annoying.

If that is a deal breaker for you, and an external mic is not an option.... Walk away and dont look back. The AF noise during recording of video is OBNOXIOUS. Its terrible on the af lenses, and slightly less terrible with the AF-S lenses. In my reading, an external mic (Which I understand serious folk use as a matter of course) will eliminate that issue.

Other than that one issue (and I have little interest in the video mode) I have found nothing with this camera to make me regret...... even a tiny little bit...... my purchase of it.

FWIW.

 

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[captmike]

Objective-I want this camera

Are these deal breakers?

After looking at several online demos of this camera I have seen a "problem" that I'm not happy about.

When shooting in the video mode and using the built in mic, the mic picks up the servo of the auto focus lens searching in/out for the correct focus and that is pretty loud on playback and annoying.

If that is a deal breaker for you, and an external mic is not an option.... Walk away and dont look back. The AF noise during recording of video is OBNOXIOUS. Its terrible on the af lenses, and slightly less terrible with the AF-S lenses. In my reading, an external mic (Which I understand serious folk use as a matter of course) will eliminate that issue.

Other than that one issue (and I have little interest in the video mode) I have found nothing with this camera to make me regret...... even a tiny little bit...... my purchase of it.

FWIW.

Thanks so much for your reply:

a couple of other problems that I see are:

Center Set button on "review image"-You cannot use the center set button to zoom to 100% on the focus point as you can on the D700 and D300.

The female port for the external mic on the camera is a stereo port. If you buy an adapter to convert your mono mic into stereo, it will not fit correctly into the mic port on the camera because Nikon did not center the mic jack inside the access door and the adapter cannot be plugged in securely.

There are numerous reports of "hot pixels" in the video mode.

 

[DVC Mike]

I've had no problems with my D7000, although I shoot all still photography and don't shoot videos. It's has a great set of features and capabilities for it's price.

 

[redtippmann]

Yes the okay button does not zoom in. But if you press the + button on the left that can zoom it in as far as you need.

And if you are getting a dslr to shoot video get a canon... They are much better than Nikon as far as video goes.

 

[jack58]

You already have experience with a purchase made because somebody else said 'you need it'. Now that you have some ideas about what you want for features and capabilities you are in a pretty good position to make up your own mind. Don't go buy a camera body because someone here decided 'you' need it. Your money - your choice. If the D7000 fits your needs then by all means get it, by all accounts it's a decent camera.

You will get a lot of 'you NEED this such and such' type posts here, be careful what you read.

Get the camera that is right for you because you decide it's right for you.

Exactly my thoughts!!!
Use the Internet for your research...

 

[Stradawhovious]

Exactly my thoughts!!!
Use the Internet for your research...

Thanks! Great advice!

You realize I bought this camera a month ago, right?

I have no regrets.

 

[captmike]

Amazon does not have these, BestBuy is low on stock, local store has no demos for months now.

 

[SageMark]

:thumbup:

Just don't charge it so by the time it's halfway paid off you could have avoided interest and maybe even saved and bought the D700's replacement.

 

[Ken Rockwell Fan]

Why couldn't Nikon put the huge view finder from the D2X on the D7000? This irks me so bad. It would have been the perfect DX camera if they did this (minus the lame video capability of course).

:sigh: