Digital cameras

(2 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

I bought the D7000 to replace a D80. I'm a shoot by the seat of my pants type photographer. I love to experiment, so with this camera I'm going to be in constant learning mode. I use an 18-200 Nikon VR lense as my main lense and just bought a Sigma 150-500 lense. the one thing I've learned on this camera is that if you are willing to experiment with settings this camera will give you pictures that will amaze. On my last vacation I took over a 1000 pic's with the D80. I've been told by many people that have seen my pictures that I should make money off them.

How long have you owned it:

One-to-three months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

(3 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

I use the product to take family photos and videos. I use the camera with a Nikon 50mm 1:8. I upgraded from a d70. This new camera blows away the d70. The d7000 has many features and settings that can be customized. I use Adobe Lightroom 4.0 for post processing. The image quality is crystal clear with my current configuration. Having a razor sharp lens and fast glass will make a huge difference in camera performance. This camera is worth the money if you are ready to step up to a semi pro camera. The build is stable and rugged. I use a Nikon SB600 external flash. External flash is the way to go vs. the in camera flash. Nikon stands behind their products, I have had to have my flash repaired because it stopped working. Nikon's repair and customer service department is excellent and the product was repaired to its normal configuration.

How long have you owned it:

More than six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.

(7 of 8 customers found this review helpful)

Comment:

The D7000 is considered by most as the best APS sensor camera on the market for still pictures.<br /> <br />The people on this site who criticise this camera dont know what they are doing.<br /><br />All cameras slow in burst mode ( 3 or 6 frames a second) as the buffer fills. The D7000 can take 7 to 13 pictures (depending on use of RAW or JPEG and speed of memory card)) in burst mode before slowing down or stopping. In fact the D7000 is better than most.<br /><br /> Consumer Reports criticised the built in flash. You dont buy a Mercedes and then put in a go kart engine. If you are a serious photographer you must use a speedlight like the Nikon SB400,600,901 etc. <br /><br />The D7000 is considered a proconsumer camera. It does everything things as well as the pro bodies. The major advantages of pro bodies are their ruggedness,higher burst rate,more focus points (that almost no one uses) and a larger sensor. <br /><br />The D7000 has the same pixel density as Nikons pro bodies and much of the same external software to internally process images etc.This means a picture looks sharper when blown up to a larger size. Performance in low light is superb and you see less grain than most other cameras. <br /><br />It has a 14 bit picture processor which is similar to the pro bodies. The dynamic range is nearly 14 EV which is one of the highest . This means you can shoot in a high contrast condition and use post processing to make the areas that look like their in shadow visible etc.<br /><br />The monitor is the same as the pro bodies and you can see what your picture looks like in a lot of detail.<br /><br />Full flash can be be used up to 1/250 which is what the pros have.<br /><br />There are two custom settings U1 and U2 in which can preset all of the cameras settings. For example you might customise one for certain flash situations and another for shooting sports with a certain telephoto lens.<br /><br />Another option allows you to fine tune the focus of a lens and the camera automatically remebers it whenever you use the lens. <br /><br />If you buy this camera or a similar one from Canon you must buy a book to help you understand how to use all of the controls and parameters.Every aspect of the camera can be controlled from sharpness to the type of flash sync. Yes you can set the camera to Auto but to get the best picture you may have to change the aperture,speed setting,focus point,type of metering (3 options) etc.<br /><br />While the kit lens is very good especially the 18-105mm Zoom, you need better/more expensive lens on these type of cameras to get the best images. Finally you need to use post processing software to get the best picture. 99% of the time the image out of a camera can be significantly improved.Your wasting your money if you dont do it.

How long have you owned it:

Three-to-six months

Bottom Line

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend.