srfotog wrote: I bought a D7000 as well. I don't use it for video as the manuals on the camera that I have purchased say that the battery can get really hot with videos up to 10 minutes.
I wouldn't worry about that. I used it for more than 10 min and the battery felt fine, they're lawyers are just being cautious.
I use it strictly for still and mostly for family events, macro ad landscapes. I have a 60mm micro and have just ordered the 105mm. I love the camera and sometimes it feels a bit too big in my hands. I guess that's the difference in the sexes.
Yeh I'm a semi-large fella. I'm 190cm (6.2 feet) and 103kg (227lb) and have man's hands I'm also use to the D3s which is much bigger.
All in all, I love the camera and would recommend it to anyone wanting a good non-pro camera.
Actually I think a "pro" can use a D7000 to get great work. I know what you mean though.
There's quite a bit of a learning curve with all the menus and buttons, but it is definitely worth the time to really learn to work with this camera.
Well that's actually relative. If you've used a D3s or D700 or D300 etc. before it shouldn't be a problem.
Justin Black wrote: The D7000 is simply an excellent and well-thought-out camera. I was impressed with it after handling it for five minutes, and I grow more impressed by the day. I'm actually using it along side my D3X for landscape work to increase the effective focal length of my 85mm PC-E lens. It's also an absolutely gorgeous camera for travel and street photography. Frankly, I think that Nikon has created a camera that beautifully fills the niche of the Leica M9 (from a practical user perspective, rather than the collector / cameras-as-art perspective). The thing is very fast to work with, incredibly quiet, compact, offers an astounding array of features including a lovely 100% viewfinder, and seems to take knocks well. My only wish is that the selector dials on the top left of the body could be illuminated for use in dark conditions.
It will be very interesting to see what the D300s successor is like given that the D7000 represents such amazing performance and value.
srfotog wrote: Well, I haven't ever been priveleged to own a D3s, D700 or D300, so for me, and I am sure for many who purchase the D7000, there is a huge learning curve to locate and remember where to find the various options. I've worked with Canon SLRs for close to 30 yrs. as an amateur, so I am not new to photography, but a new camera should be a challenge or why buy it! I'm just wondering why you would buy the D7000 mainly for video when there are so many video cams out there that would fit the bill or are they all too small for those big manly hands?
Scotty wrote: Good review. You've pretty much talked me into one to add reach to my Super Tele when I get it. Plus hands on with my friends has me sold.
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