D7000....looks pretty good.

**old dog** · 21-09-2010, 7:49pm

if it`s gonna be 1700 or more I will get the 300s instead. I`m sure nikon will see some logic in this pricing business.....then again, maybe not and probably not.

**ving** · 21-09-2010, 7:52pm

if we all boycott the model they might give it away

alas this wont happen cause we are acting (like its the best thing since sliced bread) the price will show accordingly

just bought a d90 so it worries me not

**quangsta** · 21-09-2010, 10:31pm

according to someone i know who called up dwidigitalcameras they said it will be approx $1200AUD.

being an alternative upgrade to the d90 (rather then an upgrade) and also assuming its marketed 'lower' than the d300/s. $1200 seems about right considering d90 is ~$785 and d300 ~$1600

**RRRoger** · 21-09-2010, 11:41pm

Originally Posted by ving

heres an interesting test on it... the first test i have seen.

http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/09/nikon-d7000/

The Videos are truly awesum.
I am afraid they are way beyond my skill level.
I wonder which lens were used?

The stills seem over exposed to me.
Perhaps the camera was still set up for night photography or the sun was overly bright.

I sure hope Nikon does not come out with anything else before the D4.
My NAS is going crazy.
I've already ordered a D3100 and D7000 and would pickup a D700s (D800) and AF-S Nikkor 80-400 VRII in a heartbeat.

**Sar NOP** · 24-09-2010, 10:06am

Some jpeg shots straight from the camera, from 100 ISO to 12800 ISO : http://www.naturapics.com/809-sample...kon-d7000.html

**TEITZY** · 24-09-2010, 10:21am

ISO 12800 looks ridiculously clean though they are far from full rez images. Looks like it might be close to the D3/D700 at high ISO's which is a fair achievement providing they don't destroy the fine detail with the in camera NR.

Cheers
Leigh

**kiwi** · 24-09-2010, 10:26am

with more mp for cropping will help with noise too

I still have my hands in my pocket though.

**DesmondD** · 24-09-2010, 10:32am

Originally Posted by kiwi

with more mp for cropping will help with noise too

I still have my hands in my pocket though.

Me too - but I'm hoping they don't do the dirty on us and put the 14 meg D3100 sensor in the D5100 instead of this sensor .

**kiwi** · 24-09-2010, 10:42am

By the way, retail stores are expecting the first batch of deliveries last week of October

**DesmondD** · 24-09-2010, 10:46am

Originally Posted by kiwi

By the way, retail stores are expecting the first batch of deliveries last week of October

Living in New Zealand I only have one question " What year ?"

**Xevious** · 24-09-2010, 11:12am

The D7000 look quite attractive bit of gear. Which of the Canon range was it released to compete (or beat) with?

**kiwi** · 24-09-2010, 11:30am

60d is the one i believe was the target

**TEITZY** · 24-09-2010, 11:35am

Originally Posted by Xevious

The D7000 look quite attractive bit of gear. Which of the Canon range was it released to compete (or beat) with?

Seems to be between the Canon 60D & 7D. Invariably Canon and Nikon seem happy not to compete with each other directly specs wise with most of their DSLRS. I think it's probably closer to the 7D but should be at a cheaper price point and providing IQ is good I think it will sell pretty well (I know I want one

).

Cheers
Leigh

**reaction** · 24-09-2010, 11:58am

60D can't compete with the D90, it's a step down from the 50D. The D7000 squarely competes with the 7D, but is slightly under. The D300s successor should be placed well above in order to better the D7000.

**AmPhot** · 26-09-2010, 12:55pm

Can someone explain what it means in the spec list by "ISO expandable up to 25600" ? Are they alluding to the "H0/H1" ISO settings or something else ? I'm pretty much sold on this as my next body, just waiting for final release date and pricing. Ted's has pre-order pricing at around $1900.

**DesmondD** · 26-09-2010, 1:04pm

Originally Posted by AmPhot

Can someone explain what it means in the spec list by "ISO expandable up to 25600" ? Are they alluding to the "H0/H1" ISO settings or something else ? I'm pretty much sold on this as my next body, just waiting for final release date and pricing. Ted's has pre-order pricing at around $1900.

Yeah , as far as I know 'expandable' means the hi-1 , hi-2 options of a processing trick used to go beyond the sensor's normal highest iso .

**arthurking83** · 26-09-2010, 1:21pm

I reckon $1900 sounds a bit on the high side, and would expect(or would have expected) a starting price of closer to $1500.
But then again, places like Ted's have always been a little on the high side for new cameras.
I remember them not budging from their $2700 quote on the D300 when that was new, and I wouldn't accept anything over $2400 as a realistic price.

They(and other shops) missed out on my money with my self imposed $2400 max price limit, and I ended up going with a Grey importer instead.. @ $2500 including an MC-36 remote.

As Des alluded too.

native ISO values mean that the camera is calibrated to expose correctly at those values, whereas the Hi and Lo values are psuedo ISO values, and only achieved by using the capabilities of the camera's electronics.

ie. At Lo1(ISO100) the actual sensors ability is still ISO200, which is native ISO setting. At ISO100, the camera over exposes at ISO200, but process the resultant image with -1Ev to give you an image that looks like it's exposed at ISO100.
What usually happens tho, is that if you don't take extra precautions to keep the highlights in check, they blow out and are not as recoverable as they otherwise would be at ISO200.
That means: if you shoot the scene at ISO200, and over expose the highlights by say.. +1.3Ev, in your (proper) raw converter

you apply -1.3Ev exposure compensation, and you can almost always recover those (previously) lost highlights. If you try the same exposure method at ISO100, you most likely will never recover the full 1.3Ev of lost highlight detail, but may get something like only 0.5Ev of recovery.. remember because at ISO100 the camera is already over exposing. The plus side it that you can get better shadow detail recovery.
The opposite would therefore be true at the other high end of the ISO range, beyond the highest calibrated ISO value. Calibrated ISO values (on Nikon cameras) simply mean where the actual numbers start and end. Hi and Lo are the processed extended range.

I've tested these qualities for myself,and found that I prefer to shoot at the Lo1 ISO value, and do my best to protect the highlights.
I don't normally play at the high end, and just accept whatever quality the camera is capable of.

**RaoulIsidro** · 27-09-2010, 6:32pm

This dynamic poll by DPR is very interesting.
It's currently having the D7000 as the top gun.
Last time I looked, the 60D was dead last... tsk tsk
(Poll window is on the right side of the page)

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1031

**I @ M** · 27-09-2010, 6:42pm

Originally Posted by RaoulIsidro

This dynamic poll by DPR is very interesting.
It's currently having the D7000 as the top gun.
Last time I looked, the 60D was dead last... tsk tsk
(Poll window is on the right side of the page)

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1031

Please tell me you aren't serious!!!!

Any poll on DPreview on the state of photokina is almost guaranteed to have been overwhelmed by voters of the pre-pubescent type that wouldn't know where photokina is being held, have never owned a camera in their life and are purely apprentice forum trolls.

After all, DPreview being owned by amazon.com just loves figures like that to boost their sales.

Did you vote?

**Viewpoints** · 01-10-2010, 8:17am

A friend of mine wants to buy a secondhand D90. Is it a good idea to sell my one year old D90 + 18-105 to get D7000 + 28-300?

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