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Review of the Nikon D7000 body. Near Vega-11U.
Nikon D7000 is a very unusual digital SLR camera. On the one hand, it has some indicators better than professional cameras Nikon D300, D300s, on the other hand: Nikon D7000 does not reach the professional level. Historically, the Nikon D7000 is difficult to attribute to one of two categories, therefore, I will dwell on this in more detail.
Signs of a Nikon D7000 indicating a professional level:
- Compatible with old manual (non-studded) lenses AI-S. The camera works perfectly with any manual lens, even with non-native AI compatible.
- The presence of two slots for memory cards
- Save option 14-bit RAW File
- Dustproof and waterproof
- 100% frame coverage in the viewfinder, a clean viewfinder
- The presence of over short excerptsequal to 1 / 8000s.
Signs indicating that the Nikon D7000 refers to amateur (amateur cameras)
- At the camera part of the body is made of plastic. The case is not all made of metal alloy, as in older models D200, D300, D300s.
- The camera does not support quick cards CF
- Frame buffer total 9 (maybe 10) RAW shots
- The burst speed is fixed and does not expand with the booster
- Well, of course, the presence of automatic modes of use, as in a number of models Nikon D80, D90.
- Camera does not allow saving uncompressed RAW file
I stand in solidarity with Nikon, which classifies the Nikon D7000 as an amateur camera. It so happened that the line of professional cameras is Nikon D100, D200, D300, D300s, D500. In turn, the range of cameras Nikon D70, D70s, D80, D90 has been improved and supplemented by Nikon D7000 cameras, D7100, D7200, D7500. You can see for yourself composed by me Nikon camera geneology chart. Therefore, the Nikon D7000 is simply an improved level of advanced amateur cameras, but not a professional line.
Review of the Nikon D7000 body. Redesigned shooting mode selector.
The most important thing in the Nikon D7000 for the photographer:
1. CMOS sensor in 16.2 megapixels DX format with crop factor 1.5x. The same matrix is in Nikon D5100. The same number of megapixels in the flagship Nikon D4. The number of megapixels is not so importantbut the working range of ISO is 100-6400 and expands to 25.600. Believe the range ISO 100-25.600 - this is already serious. Moreover, we can say that at ISO 3200 you can very often get a satisfactory result. Funny, but Nikon released an amateur Nikon D3200which has as much as 24MP. True, the quality of pictures at high ISOs is much worse than full-frame cameras, such as D700, D3 etc.
Very similar to the fact that Nikon D7000 uses a matrix that Sony produces, the same matrix is available in cameras
- Nikon D5100
- Pentax K-30
- Pentax K-5
- Pentax K-01
- Sony a580
- Sony A55
- Sony NEX-5N
Photo on Nikon D7000
2. Burst speed 6 fps. It is worth noting that the D7000 did realize fast shooting with 14 bit RAW without losing the shooting speed. D300(s) loses shooting speed at 14 bit RAW, in fact D300(s) speed with 14 bit RAW is poor 2.5 fps. 6 fps for the Nikon D7000 is very good. I do not recommend chasing a rapid-fire camera, very often the rate of fire is not important at all. For example, in a studio, flashes are sometimes recharged within one second, and few people shoot faster than 2 fps. For home and leisurely photography I have enough Nikon D40 and 2.5 fps. But high shooting speed is important for reporting, unfortunately high speed requires a good buffer size. The buffer is where pictures are stored in the camera before being written to the memory card. An analogy can be drawn that the buffer is the camera's RAM, and the card is its hard drive. The Nikon D7000 has a small buffer, see below.
Review of the Nikon D7000 body. Rear view camera. The main panel of buttons.
3. The number of frames in the buffer depends on the image recording format. What interests me most is the buffer when shooting in RAW format, and for maximum 14bit RAW quality with lossless compressionhe makes up 9 frames. With a shooting speed of 6 fps, the camera starts to slow down after the second second of shooting. You immediately understand that the D7000 is far from a professional camera. Here are other buffer metrics:
- JPEG maximum quality, quality priority with disabled ADL, Noise reduction, High ISO Noise reduction, etc. - 15 frames.
- JPEG maximum quality, quality priority with ADL, Noise reduction, High ISO Noise reduction, etc. - 11 frames.
- RAW 12bit lossless compression - 9 frames, the file weighs about 12MB
- RAW 12bit normal compression - 9 frames, the file weighs about 11MB
- RAW 14bit lossless compression (the absolute maximum quality for Nikon D7000) - 9 frames, the file weighs about 20MB
- RAW 14bit normal compression - 9 frames, the file weighs about 15MB
Frame buffer is one of the most important indicators of camera speed... Even my old lady Nikon D200 squeezes 21 frames of continuous shooting and gives as much as 4 seconds of shooting without brakes in a series of 5 fps. The camera buffer of the Nikon D7000 in RAW mode greatly disappointed, I don’t know what those who say about the professionalism of Nikon D7000 think.
Photo on Nikon D7000
4. Nikon D7000 has convenient help with tips, different shooting modes like “night portrait” or “sports”. The camera has a convenient photo editing system. For those who are too lazy to mess around with editing programs on a computer, the Nikon D7000 has an excellent image editor built in. Also, in addition to JPEG processing, the Nikon D7000 camera supports RAW processing.
Black shutter button on the D7000. View of the shutter button and monochrome display.
5. The display of the camera is excellent, with 920.000 pixels. The display is very large and bright. Viewing images on the display is a pleasure. The same display is on Nikon D90, D300, D300s, D700, D3 etc.
Photo on Nikon D7000 Neutral Picture Control
6. The ergonomics of the camera is excellent. The additional display helps a lot. It is very convenient to configure the basic parameters for an external monochrome display. The external monochrome display has a backlight. U1, U2 modes allow you to save all the necessary settings and quickly switch between the settings of the camera U1 and U2.
Example photo on Nikon D7000
7. Nikon D7000 supports AF lenses without built-in focus motor. For example, Nikon D7000 will work fine without motor cheap and high quality lenses. Nikon 50mm F1.8D, Nikon 85mm F1.8D, Nikon 70-210mm F4.0AF etc. And also, Nikon D7000 gives the chance to work with AI, AI-S and any other old lenses. For example, the camera can easily make friends with manual lenses Nikon 50mm f / 1.2 AI-s Nikkor, Helios-81H, and Nikon 100mm F / 2.8 Series E etc .. If you specify the parameters of the manual lens in the camera menu, then matrix metering will be available exposure... The camera can store 9 'non-CPU' lenses (the same number in the more serious D300s / D3s / D3X). Only the following DX cameras could work with old lenses: Nikon D200, D300, D300s. Nikon D7000 uses a unique focus module Multi-CAM 4800DX with 39 sensors (9 cruciform)which is the same as a full-frame camera Nikon D600... 39 focus points are enough for any kind of photography. Focusing accuracy and speed are highly dependent on the lens rather than the focusing system. And the camera has a new one 2016 pixel RGB sensor measuring exposure.
Nikon D7000 - Back View
9. Viewfinder 100%. This means the following: what you see in the viewfinder when you zoom in is fully consistent with what will be in the photo. Typically, coverage is 95% of the frame. For example, Nikon D90 also 95% and often at the edges of the photo extra details appear, since they are not visible in the viewfinder. A trifle, but very nice.
Example photo on Nikon D7000
10. The camera can shoot video with a maximum quality of Full HD 1,920 X 1,080 (24p), while using a mono microphone (for stereo sound, you should buy a separate stereo microphone). The camera has automatic focus when shooting video, which they could not Nikon D90, D5000. The video is of sufficient quality (according to the reviews of my colleagues, I myself am not strong in video analysis). The maximum length of a video is 20 minutes. Of course, the camera has a Live View mode. In this mode, focusing is performed in contrast and is much slower in speed than normal focusing using the optical viewfinder and phase sensors. The Live View button is combined with the video recording button. In focus mode AF-C and with Live View turned on, the camera automatically monitors focus, even if the shutter button is not pressed.
Sample photo on Nikon D 7000
11. The flash can work in command mode on system Nikon CLS. When using external flash units SB-600, SB-700, SB-800, SB-900, SB-910 (or from third-party manufacturers) quick synchronization with shutter speeds up to 1/8000 is possible, this is very important when photographing with flash at slow shutter speeds.
Photo on Nikon D7000
12. A bunch of pleasant things: the shutter withstands at least 150.000 operations, the camera has a gyroscope, the ability to shoot at intervals, alignment (adjustment) of precise focusing and many others.
Two memory card slots on the D7000
Personal impressions:
The camera is very good. The camera menu is very large, it is not so easy to figure it out. In the review, I touched only on vital points for the photographer, if you need to find some trifle in the settings, then the instructions will help.
In many ways, the Nikon D7000 is one of the best DX-format cameras. When they ask me which advanced camera I recommend, then Nikon D7000 is the best option.if the issue price does not play a role. In my hands, in my opinion, the camera looks more like Nikon D90than on Nikon D300s. Image quality: at a high level, however, you can only talk about matrix noise, color reproduction, etc., since the image itself forms the lens and at low distinguish one camera from another. Some of my colleagues video operators shoot video on the Nikon D7000, and it is for the sake of video that they take this camera. Also, very often the Nikon D7000 is very popular as a second camera with professional photographers.
Example photo on Nikon D7000
Comparison with other, similar in functionality, cameras from Nikon
Nikon D90 VS Nikon D7000
The Nikon D7000 has a step higher ISO, and two steps higher maximum (extended) ISO. 4MP added. The viewfinder covers 100%. Support for manual lenses has been added, autofocus has appeared when shooting video, video quality has reached Full HD, and the shooting speed has increased by 1.5 fps. Another slot for memory cards has been added; the Nikon D7000 can use more capacious ones SD XC cards. The number of focus points has increased, exposure metering has improved, and a virtual horizon has been added. All in all, D7000 all better for the Nikon D90. Ergonomics and overall functionality are very similar. I do not recommend changing Nikon D90 to D7000.
Nikon D7000 VS Nikon D300, D300s
The D7000 beats the D300s at 6 fps in 14-bit RAW mode versus 2.5 fps in 14-bit RAW mode on the D300s. Also, the D7000 has 1 stop higher ISO sensitivity, better video with autofocus. But the D300s has a more robust body, more focus points (51 versus 39), support CF memory cards, higher burst speed, larger buffer and professional ergonomics. Nikon D300 performance is better for Nikon D7000. I do not recommend changing D300, D300s to Nikon D7000, and vice versa, D7000 to D300s.
Nikon D7000 has a younger brother, the continuation of the line - Nikon D7100.
Sample photo on Nikon D7000
In general, a review about Nikon D7000 can be written endlessly, the camera is simply full of different functions and settings. There are few photos in this review, since while I was testing and delving into the settings, the battery ran out and the charging was not given to me. Please note that the quality of photos depends very much on the lens and other important things when shooting.
Sample photo on Nikon D7000
The parameters shown in the photo gallery:
All shot with Nikon D7000. On-camera JPEG L. Everything was shot in NL picture control mode: contrast correction - 0, brightness - 0, saturation - 0, hue - 0, sharpness - position 9 between 0 and 9. Used white balance: 'Auto', 'Shadow' and 'Cloudy'. The size of the photos was reduced to 3 MP. All shot using a lens Nikon Nikkor AF-S 35mm 1: 1.8G DX.
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Conclusions:
Nikon D7000 is a great advanced amateur camera. Many indicators excel in the quality of the camera of a professional line. Nikon D7000 will be useful for both amateur and professional. I recommend.
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And it supports DX, I just want to take a 35mm f 1,8g lens. Will it fit?
Will do. You would read what the “DX” note means, and in general, I think you will find a lot of new things in the instructions for the camera.
Andrey, I can offer such a miracle, “Tamron AF 18-270 f / 3.5-6.3 DI II VC PZD”, but not quite, but your D70000 will bring this lens closer to Kenon. 15X optical zoom. 7000 UAH
Tamron AF 18-270 f / 3.5-6.3 DI II VC PZD most likely will not work on the D7000.
Almost all third-party lenses that did not buy a license from Nikon are blocked there.
Works 18-270 excellent, so if you thought at the expense of it - buy boldly. Sigma 150-500 also works.
Guys, help! Here's the problem - 35mm f / 1.8 on a carcass during the day works perfectly even in a dark room. As soon as the sun sets and the time of twilight comes, big problems with autofocus begin, namely, a huge back focus appears, which seems to be eliminated by fine-tuning the lens to the maximum value (20).
Today, as I conducted the test, in the evening I was driving from work at sunset and took the number of a passenger car at a traffic light - everything was in sharp focus, as it should. It was getting dark ... Going to the store, got into the car and began to check the focus, and he was lying, you bastard. I rent the number of the car - flight and soap. I put the amendment on the whole - sharply! I turn off the amendments and again by ...
Who had it and who struggled with it and how can this phenomenon be defeated?
The latest firmware. Settings reset. The carcass justified the program.
For the sake of interest, I read reviews about the Nikon D7000. Any opinions, but whatever they say, the D7000 is a masterpiece of technical thought. It is very convenient that a second control wheel for certain functions is added, where you do not need to go to the menu and look for what is displayed on the second wheel Yes, and all other buttons are conveniently located and always at hand. By status, this camera is no less than for an experienced amateur. For a beginner, it will certainly be difficult to master the settings. This camera is for those who know what to do with it. Some people think that if you have an expensive camera, Oh, and the pictures will please. This is a misconception, because the photograph is taken not by the camera, but by the photographer. Any camera requires knowledge of the instructions, the ability to display settings, and of course some kind of experience in taking pictures. Regarding the D7000, initially it might even disappoint someone. Quickly, with a snap you are unlikely to get the expected results. You need to dig into the settings. When purchasing a camera, all settings are set to zero. That is, by default. Everything needs to be customized for yourself. In the D7000 I really liked the steal adjustment function. On the whale lens 18-105 there was a back- focus. pitchfork -5 and everything is OK. And you need to fine-tune each lens. It is worth noting that in automatic mode, the pictures are not very good. In manual mode, the difference is sky and earth. For those who decide to take the D7000, take it. You will not regret it. The only thing understand the settings. And those who give negative recommendations, so competitors think. I’ve been using the D7000 for a year now and no complaints. When buying, be sure to pay attention to the guarantee. There are a lot of Chinese fakes in the sales market. Be sure to see if there are two coupon European the first and a two-year guarantee from the World galografiey.Libo guarantee 1 + 1. If there are no such stamp, refuse pokupki.Priobretete cat in meshke.Po settings in the instructions set out all the details, but you can see and these links http://fotocamers.info/article/19 http://fotocamers.info/article/20 http://fotocamers.info/article/22 http://fotocamers.info/article/23 http://fotocamers.info/article/44 http://fotocamers.info/article/47 Also, who are interested, you can work out in the simulator of the camera http://fotocamers.info/article/24
TELL URGENTLY. WHAT TO TAKE: D7000 C 18-105 OR D5300 C 18-140 PRICE ONE AND SAME? Broke my head. I know the technical characteristics.
Interesting ... it's up to you! :) Now I would definitely take D7000 for ergonomics, “screwdriver” and a number of other very useful features for shooting, which are absent in D5300. In favor of the D5300, there are more megapixels, which only some lenses can fully resolve, and a rotating screen. The rest of the bells and whistles for taking photos are insignificant.
I’ll say even simpler: if you are not going to put other lenses on the camera except for the kit lens, you will not use an external flash, you will not control the exposure yourself (aperture, shutter speed, ISO), you will use automatic and program shooting modes, then perhaps the D5300 will be for you even better. It is lighter, there is a GPS with WiFi, a rotary screen, more buns for video, and similar pop things (of course, not useless, in fact, but completely optional). If you want to deeply immerse yourself in the process of shooting a PHOTO, if you want to be able to operate it easily, quickly and conveniently, or if you plan to buy other serious optics, then you need the D7000.
There are other good cameras, and not only Nikon ones, but in the context of the task it was not worth considering them, right? What else can I tell you as the owner of the D5100 and D7100? You are not in a hurry with the purchase, by God! Think and weigh ...
I completely agree with the author of the previous recommendation. Take your time, weigh the pros and cons. Read reviews in other sources. I will say one thing - the D5300 is generally a good camera, but like any model has drawbacks. The presence of GPS is good. But in my GPS tupit. Rotary display ... Yes, not for everyone it is important. And the fact that the battery is weak is a fact. You will have to buy a spare one. Of course, the D7000 is an order of magnitude higher in many indicators. When the question arose what to take instead of the previous one, the choice fell on the D7000. in a whale version with glass 18-105. Before taking this model, I rummaged through the entire Internet. Comparing the pros and cons.
Thanks to Alexander Malyaev and Ilya. I have a Sony a350 gift. The viewfinder is small, dark. It’s only 100, it’s still inactive. I haven’t bought any lenses yet. The sensor is 16 megapixels. Based on the quantity, you can also buy 24 megapixels or you shouldn’t pay attention to it ? And sellers are impatient - if you don’t buy a double price in a month, it’ll be poor. Now about 37t.r.
IMHO 24MP is not a reason to sacrifice the rest. I will repeat it again. Answer yourselves to the questions: will you then buy something else for the camera (lenses, flashes)? Do you have the desire and time to thoroughly study the camera and the basic principles of photography? If the answer is yes to at least one of the questions - take the D7000, negative - take the D5300. Nikon D7000 is most profitable to search slowly in the secondary market, but in the store with 18-105 very good price today.
Alexander, thanks.
The D7000 is still not discontinued, even in Moscow it diverges very well :) I’ve rented this camera since 2011. If there is an urgent need to use another camera, then most likely I will buy the same D7000 :)
Denis. Usually the second is bought in another class. But your words are convincing
.., tell me which lenses to buy at an affordable price?
A fifty-kopeck piece is 1,4 - definitely not to take it :) It is highly desirable that a native 85 1,4 (fall in love immediately) or 1,8. The one that is 1,8 is at a reasonable price. In any case, take with a focal length of 85 mm. up to 85 mm the distortion of the subject's face is a fact. For wide scenes, I like the native 18-105 with 3,5-5,6 aperture.
If it's not a secret, which one exactly 50 1.4 you didn't like. Having personally bought both, I got rid of the r version quite quickly, and the d version, on the contrary, pleased me with speed, sharpness and a beautiful pattern. But in general, if 1.4 is not critical, then in my opinion, Nikon has an excellent 50 1.8g - this is really the best fifty kopeck of all that I have tried. Tried 1,8 and 1,4 nikons g and d versions, canons 1.8 and 1.4 and sigma 1.4 not art.
50x G is slow, misses focus in most shots: ((At least after using the native 50x G, you will already know what focus misses are - he will definitely teach you this :))
That's in vain that ART did not try. After him, everyone else is perplexed. True to 50 1.4 ART and the corresponding price tag, but it costs this money. I understand that 2 years have passed, this is for the story :)
ANATOLIA_D. Seduced by 24MP and bought a D5200. Lubricant tortured. Take everything off a tripod. Sold and bought the D7000. I’m not overjoyed. And sharpness and the ability to use any lens.
Today I took d7000 kit 18-105 with 16000 run for 20 thousand rubles ... I am happy like an elephant ... ISO 800 noises are not noticeable
D7000 is a very good camera, I use it without problems.
Good day. Help. With a choice. Started Nikon D60. He switched to d200. Filmed 2 years sold. I'm tormented with the choice of d700. Or d7000. Lenses available: nikkor 50mm f / 1.4. AF-S.Nikon 80-200 f / 2.8D ED nikon 24-85f / 2.8-4. IF. Sigma 10-20 For 4-5.6EX DC XCM. Help. With a choice. I take pictures of the nature of children. D200 sold because noisy
I think seven hundred will be the norm. or at the same price you can almost find 610 already.
Thank you.
Greetings to all. I bought this phot, before that I shot on d80 (so to speak, I upgraded). I faced such a problem: I shoot mostly macro (coins, jewelry, precious stones), and so I used Wave-80 on the D9 (an excellent sharp lens that suited me in all respects), but when I put this glass on the D7000 I collided with the BB problem - no matter how I wind it up, the picture is not natural. Please tell me - maybe there is some trick in setting up manual glasses in the camera itself (I set focal 50 mm in the settings "Lens without CPU", max aperture 7.1 - since I shoot at + - 7.1 aperture).
What else can you tighten up? Or continue to indulge with BB? Thanks.
Have you tried to display BB on the gray card?
Unfortunately, I was only at the beginning of the photo of the path and had never heard of a gray map (I went google). Thanks.
Well then, for starters, at least try on a white sheet. You need to buy a card.
With a gray card, the D7000's complexion is a little “cold”, but in general, RAW shot on the D7000 with a gray card is much more pleasant to pull ...
And what to do - the picture on the LCD of the camera is different from the picture on the monitor. This was not the case on the D80. You do, you take pictures, but in the end everything has to be corrected in editors so that they are the same as in life. How to deal with this?
The picture “in the eyes” differs from the picture of the LCD on the camera, the picture on the LCD differs from the picture on the monitor, the picture on the monitor differs from the picture in print and the picture in the browser ... and even all sorts of BB settings, calibrations, skin tones, picture-control- s ... and how to live with all this? ... :)
So the whole trick is that the picture in the "eyes" coincides with the picture on the LCD of the camera. But how to achieve the same picture of eyes + LCD in the camera + monitor = the same thing, that's what is asked in the task. Thanks.
For this, in my opinion, you need a good monitor, and for its calibration, a colorimeter for 10 tons of green.
I would like to know why the D80 did not need another monitor with an expensive colorimeter. Or the more expensive the camera, the more expensive you need to buy "features"?
The D80 has a CCD, and the D7000-CMOS, each has its own advantages, color rendering is the strong point of the CCD that you are used to on the D80. This must be remembered
Hello, I wanted to know if it is possible to display the exposure scale on the second screen on the nikon d7000?
alas, only tetris. ((
Why, Doom 3 is also quite
Does the author (or some smart competitors) have an explanatory article on using a gray card or a gray tinted glass filter (China)?
sorry if I repeat the question, but still: if you choose between d90 and d 7000
for shooting in the dark, is it worth overpaying for d7000?
IMHO - worth it. On the 7000-ke there is a newer matrix, there is less noise than on the 90th with the same ISO (with a friend they compared the picture taken in one place, with the same lens - D90 and D5100). At 5100 (at 7000, the matrix is the same), you can raise the iso about a step higher with the same noise as at 90.
But can a fully discharged d7000 be charged via its usb using a computer?
Lost charging: ((
Unfortunately no. Try asking your friends, the type of batteries in the d7000 is common, suddenly someone has a suitable charge. In general, you will most likely have to buy a new charger. If you are in a hurry - any store will help you, if you are ready to wait 3 weeks, then use Chinese sites. For the price for which you will take the charger in the store, they will also send you a spare battery from China :)
Indeed, I will order from China!
NIKON D7000 with which lens is better to buy with 18-105 VR KIT or 18-140 VR KIT, many thanks in advance to all who answered.
Better with a fix of 35 or 50 mm. The picture will rejoice more than one thousand times) 18-105 weak in the picture, 18-140 honestly did not try, but certainly not much cooler than the 18-105th.
Best from 18-140.
From 18-105 = 18 thousand hryvnias and from 18-140 = 19 thousand hryvnias how, and what better explain in more detail.
better with a Russian language textbook. Can fixed
And what does a translator need that is hryvnia or rubles.
no space before comma, period, exclamation and question marks!
At the end of an interrogative sentence, a "?"
not better, but better!
do not explain, but explain!
not in more detail, but in more detail - in one piece!
Learn Russian first. It’s useful in life. And then a camera.
Wow! Patstalom! :)))
The main thing is clear, but everyone has errors.
yes .. not everyone has something else.
18-140 - a clearer one will last longer, in general, it's like golf and trade winds, only they eat the same amount of fuel, and when more hryvnia appears, then the car can be changed.
What a terribly awful disgusting and NOT existing in the Russian language word "in general"!
did you notice too :)
The difference in resolution is small, so in general, at a reasonable price, it is better to take a longer lens. Moreover, amateur use is most likely planned, and amateurs often lack zoom. Take 18-140.