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D7000 Arrived
I just picked up a used D7000 as an upgrade to the D60 I have been shooting for almost five years. I snagged the D7000 and the MB-D11 grip and although I haven't had the chance to test it out, I have determined it is comfortable in my hands. I am a happy boy... Oct 12 12 05:06 pm Link INB4 the "zomg you shoulda got the D600" crowd.  the 7000 is a fantastic camera. Push its limits well, they're quite a bit further than the 60. Oct 12 12 05:09 pm Link -JAY- wrote: LOL The D600 or the D800 will be my main body. The D7000 is my backup. I have it covered. Oct 12 12 06:00 pm Link I've owned both cameras in the past... the D7000 is quite a significant jump in image quality from the D60... plus loads of extra hot buttons and goodies in the menu. You should be content...  Oct 12 12 06:30 pm Link Congrats   Oct 12 12 06:32 pm Link The D7000 is a solid camera - one of the very best DX cameras out there - Oct 12 12 06:37 pm Link Thanks everyone. DX is covered. My next step is to make the choice of either the D600 or D800 for my FX body. Scott Oct 12 12 07:29 pm Link JSB Fine Art Photo wrote: can you maybe rent and see which one feels best to you? Oct 12 12 07:31 pm Link JSB Fine Art Photo wrote: Its a great time to get a D7000 used. I recently sold one of mine and replaced it with a d800. Oct 12 12 07:41 pm Link Somebody else just posted a thread about the AF fine tune in the D7000. Mine is set to -18! Nikon should have this fixed by now but if not, it's easy enough to remedy. Oct 12 12 07:47 pm Link SPierce Photography wrote: I might have to rent a D800 to check it out. From the size of the gripped D7000, I now know a gripped D600 would work fine as far as the size goes. That was a major concern for me. The grip adds a lot of size to the D7000. Now the only detractors of the D600 are the 1/200 flash sync, 1/4000 shutter, and the close set focus points. Oct 12 12 10:55 pm Link ELiffmann wrote: I heart my D7000 & haven't noticed a problem with AF... Maybe the problem their having is user & not camera... Oct 12 12 11:04 pm Link Images by MR wrote: I haven't had the chance to run it through its paces yet but I will do so over the next couple of weeks to see how sharp it is with my lens collection. Oct 12 12 11:06 pm Link The Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC arrived and for the first 30 shots (indoors with poor lighting) I was TERRIBLY dissapointed. Dang thing was not in focus when the camera triggered. D7000 was set to auto to just test the lens. With and without flash, the images were blurry. With and without VC the images were blurry. I racked the zoom ring in and out about 10 times, focused close then far repeatedly, and now it is a hammer! Sharp and in focus every time. I am relieved and happy. OOF areas blend out nicely and the areas I chose for focus are nice and sharp. I haven't tested the bokeh with bright point sources of light yet, but for the last 5 minutes I have been panning around my living room taking pictures of useless stuff. LOL I was seriously worried at first but now everything is fine. Scott Oct 13 12 02:26 pm Link I am back to having issues. Today the Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC is soft on everything again. I tested it side by side against my Nikon 18-55 VR kit lens and the kit lens was really sharp by comparrison. The kit lens is a nice little lens but it should have been whooped by the pro grade Tamron. I ran them side by side in two bodies - D60 and D7000. I matched ISO, aperature, focal length and shutter speed when testing. I shot both at f/3.5, f/5.6, and f/8 depending on the focal length of the lenses. I shot f/2.8 on the Tamron at all focal lengths to determine if it would sharpen up at a certain focal length (it didn't - no difference). I swapped lens/body setups and performed identical tests. I ran VR on and off, manual and auto focus, auto, A, and S modes. Results - the kit lens performed as expected in both the D60 and D7000. It created detailed images in both - just as it always has. The Tamron looked blurry in all sections of the images and it wasn't a front or rear focus issue. I took images with a focus point on a background that would indicate if the lens was front or back focusing and it was simply a case that nowhere in the image was a sharp point to indicate a well focused image. Unless someone here can come up with an idea I haven't tried, I will be returning it for another sample. All of the reviews on the Tamron 24-70 VC have been positive. I am starting a new thread specifically to track the progress of this issue. This thread will continue for its original purpose... Scott Oct 14 12 05:39 pm Link JSB Fine Art Photo wrote: Tamron... Sigma... Tokina... whatever... my recommendation... DONT use aftermarket lenses on Nikon cameras. Many times they are NOT 100% compatible and most will always fail in comparison to Nikon optics. You want sharp images... buy 100% compatible Nikon lenses... Oct 15 12 01:54 am Link I love my D7000! It's great camera! Oct 15 12 02:12 am Link D7000 focus system was a disappointment and I hate that it is in my D600. Oct 15 12 05:09 am Link Images by MR wrote: Are you shitting me? This is with my camera set to -18 Oct 15 12 09:31 am Link Congradulations ~ i felt the same level of happiness/excitement when i got my D3. I hope the camera serves you well ~ m' Oct 15 12 09:39 am Link gl-amour wrote: Shot over 70 thousand images with my D7000 before I sold it... can't recall ever having a single image out of focus... and haven't had a single shot out of focus with the D600 yet... Oct 15 12 09:42 am Link ELiffmann wrote: I had the same problem with mine, it was focusing so far ahead of the intended focal point I gave up with auto focus and used manual for everything. However, as it was a new camera I sent it back to Nikon, they re calibrated the auto focus and now it is perfect. Oct 15 12 10:06 am Link Select Models wrote: Wow, not a single out of focus shot on the 7000 or 600!? Oct 15 12 10:08 am Link ELiffmann wrote: Nope... and I think it has a lot to do with your shooting mode (I use aperture priority for controlling focus) and how you setup the auto focus in your camera menu. In the (A) autofocus menu selection, I use 'focus point wraparound' and set focus tracking to #5 (long). Also set the focus point illumination to the ON position. Have always had great autofocusing success with these menu selections... Oct 15 12 11:00 am Link Select Models wrote: I had several back focusing issues with the D7000 but I will try these settings before I throw it away. Oct 15 12 11:15 am Link gl-amour wrote: Throw it away?!?!?!?... WOW... if that's what you're gonna do... give it a healthy heave to Southern California and let me know where it lands... Oct 15 12 11:23 am Link Select Models wrote: I usually shoot at least a couple of dozen out of focus a day but I like little birds, sports and shallow dofs. Gl-amour, what are you shooting that you're having problems with? I'll usually use either af-s or af-c(never A which I'm pretty sure is Auto not Aperture if you were talking AF-A; M,S,A shouldn't matter) with the size of the target selected if af-c depending on speed, size etc. If it's just models you might try and select to where it won't fire unless focused. Just remember what it's on! Also, make sure if you're using the AF lock button it's selected to do so. I'll occasionally have a the af-s selected and the point will inadvertently focus over the subjects shoulder or something. Totally me and not the camera. Oct 15 12 01:35 pm Link ELiffmann wrote: There-in lies your potential problem. If you're shooting small birds with a shallow depth of field... your camera may be missing focus on fast moving small objects... and I mean HEY... this is 'Model Mayhem'... not 'Small Birds Flying Thru Your Viewfinder Mayhem'... Oct 15 12 01:43 pm Link JSB Fine Art Photo wrote: Enjoy your D7000. You will be able to create wonderful images and video with it. Oct 15 12 02:14 pm Link Select Models wrote: Fantastic image! I will give the Tamron another shot since by all reviews the glass is close to or equal the big brands and it adds VC to the mix. Another bad sample and I might be looking at the Nikon version... Oct 15 12 06:48 pm Link Nico Simon Princely wrote: I hope mine will serve me well. Oct 15 12 06:49 pm Link Backstreet Photography wrote: Thank you! Oct 15 12 06:50 pm Link gl-amour wrote: What issues did you have? Front or back focus? Oct 15 12 06:51 pm Link ELiffmann wrote: Excellent work! Oct 15 12 06:52 pm Link Jersey Jay wrote: Thanks Jay. Glad it worked out for you. Oct 15 12 06:53 pm Link Love the Arts wrote: Buying used saved me even more $$$. There are a lot of good options out there right now. Tough time to be a photographer... ;-) Oct 15 12 06:58 pm Link I agree completely with the focusing issues I've seen with a D7000 is the operator not understanding the focus system. I have no problems at all there. As far as 3rd. party glass I give Tamron and Sigma a wide walk around as I have had too many culls and don't have the time to do their QC for them. But I have no problems at all with Tokina. I've had several and they have all been great. Other 3rd. party glass I have that also produce are a Voigtlander 58, a close to 40 year old Kiron 105 2.8 macro, Hassleblad 110/2 Plannar T* and others. But the best bang for the buck is a Samyang built 85 f1:1.4. Doesn't matter the name on them they are just other worldly FX or DX and for $300 can't be beat. Yes I have a lot of MF glass but also have up to date Nikkor. I do a lot of motorsports and if I have one criticism of the D7000 it would be the smaller buffer but I think back on shooting night stock car races and rodeos in the 60's with a 4X5 and get back into that mode again and plan my shots better. The D7000 is a great body and damned tough and sealed as well. Oct 15 12 07:20 pm Link So far the D7000 appears to be built well and it is definitely a step above my D60. Scott Oct 15 12 07:46 pm Link really thinking of picking up a d7000 i have a d40x and need the upgrade. considering if i can sell my d40x with the 18-55mm and the 55mm-200 for 300 bucks (around 40k shutter count) i would have like 600 in my savings, not to much to ask for a gift from the family Oct 16 12 02:51 pm Link JustinAllenPhotography wrote: Sounds like a good plan to me. Oct 16 12 04:57 pm Link |
or you could just google d7000 af fine tune issues. 
