For the opportunity Nikon D7000 Review many thanks to Igor
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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oh, I apologize for the typo =) for shooting diverse portraits in nature and in the studio!
or as an option Tamron AF 55-200mm F / 4-5,6 Di II LD Macro for Nikon instead of Nikkor AF 70-300mm f / 4-5.6G Black
For the studio I use fixed lenses, it's hard for me to tell what will be the best of the proposed options in the studio. In nature, I would take 70-300
And for reporting shooting celebrations?
For reporting shooting is not suitable, because for reporting it is often necessary to have a wide angle.
I realized. Thank you very much for the information!! And for a great informative article about Nikon D7000, I plan to buy it soon !!!
not at all
Good day. Sorry for the overfitting, but I really want to make the best choice
If you choose from lenses
kit 18-105mm VR
Sigma AF 18-200mm F3.5-6.3 DC
Sigma AF 28-300mm F3.5-6.3 DG
Tamron AF18-200mm F / 3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro
Sigma AF 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC
Tamron AF28-200mm F / 3.8-5.6 XR Di Aspherical [IF] Macro
for the Nikon D7000 camera, what would you recommend.
Thank you so much for your understanding !!! =)
28-xxxmm lenses will not give a wide enough angle on the D7000 due to crop factor. Therefore, I advise you to consider options for the type of 18-xxxx. The instructions for the D7000 indicate that the camera focuses poorly on apertures less than F \ 5.6, because I do not recommend lenses with F6.3., So only 18-105 and Sigma AF 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC are left from the list , but the latter does not have a stabilizer, because the native whale 18-105 will be just right. Generally, take a look at https://radojuva.com.ua/2012/06/tamron-af-17-50mm-f2-8-vc/ he has a constant aperture, but a small zoom.
I looked, I understand that it’s good, but at a price 2-3 times more expensive than those that I wrote about, at the moment I can not afford to buy one. and some other in the limit of 2500 UAH do not advise?
Only 18-105 native VR. Enough for a start.
= (Once again, many thanks !!! I wanted something better, but unfortunately everything is better, respectively, and more expensive = (((
In addition to your brief but informative D7000 review, I would like to say a few words about such an interesting and convenient built-in function as interval shooting!
Here is a simple example of how a ficus leaf blooms overnight: http://youtu.be/6Y3b89WbzQU
Of the equipment you need only a tripod! Even the flash used was built-in.
In the evening I set up and went to bed. In the morning I got up, glued the pictures into a clip and you're done ...
Thank you, this is called timelapse.
I do not get tired of thanking the author for the vivid mixture of the artistic and technical syllable, I got interesting information, I wanted to share it. To this subject constant questions:
http://www.fotosav.ru/articles/faq/lens/lensvs.aspx
How smart is it to buy a Nikon d7000 as the first DSLR? Or is it worth stopping at the d5100? Take the d5100 with an 18-105 lens, or the d5100 body and separately add nikkor 18-200?
For what purpose? For pets, the d5100 is also suitable, for the advanced user, the D7000 will be a godsend.
For general amateur purposes)) Home, various trips to distant and not very countries, etc. Will the quality of the pictures on these two cameras with the same lenses (and with the same settings - for example, in auto mode), as I understand it, be identical? What would you advise with the lens, what to do? There are a lot of conflicting reviews and opinions on the Internet about nikkor 18-200 and 18-105.
Then the D5100 will be just right. The picture will not be identical, but very similar. 18-105 will be just right, 18-200 is already more expensive and heavier. Opinions are different, because for different purposes, lenses have different quality.
Thank you!
Good afternoon, thank you for the review, it was very interesting. Tell me, I have a choice between d90 and d7000. I can’t decide how. Of course the price of d7000 bites. I now have a d40 with optics: 18-55 kit, 55-200. I also want to take poltiynik and shirik yet. From the very beginning I wanted to take d90, but I read your article, I had a choice to take d7000 or try d90 first. In the future I plan to engage in professional photography.
If you do it professionally, then both d90 and d7000 will be just right, a lot depends on the lens. If you have money, I recommend D7000, no money - D90. If you continue to work professionally, you will change more than one camera / system.
Thanks for the answer, I'll take d90 and buy optics.
Hello! Yesterday I bought a Nikon 17-55 mm f / 2.8 G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor lens, I have a D7000 camera, tell me please, was I not mistaken with the choice?
Hello. For what purposes did you buy the Nikon 17-55 mm f / 2.8 G ED-IF AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor? If for a macro, portrait, distant objects - then the choice is not entirely correct. If for a reportage, at home, etc. - that's just right.
Good day ... you have a difficult choice between these two DSLRs and the most important thing with which lens to take?
a DSLR is needed not as a pro but as an amateur, I tend more towards portrait photos ... Help pzhl figure it out
Nikon D7000 Kit 18-105 VR
Nikon D7000 body + Nikkor 50mm f / 1.4G AF-S or Nikkor 85mm f / 1.8G AF-S
Canon EOS 60D Kit (17-85)
Canon EOS 60D Kit (18-135IS)
either take a 60d body with one of these lenses
Canon EF-S 18-135mm f 3.5-5.6IS
Canon EF 85 f / 1.8 USM
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f / 4-5,6 IS USM
A good option for a portrait of Nikon D7000 body + Nikkor 50mm f / 1.4G AF-S or Nikkor 85mm f / 1.8G AF-S
and all of the listed canons are worse?
For portrait purposes, yes, 50 1.4 + 85 1.8 is very good for crop.
Tell me how this lens will show itself as a Nikkor 85mm f / 1.8G AF-S station wagon?
Very bad, I advise you to read what an 85mm lens is, for example, in his brother’s review Nikon 85mm F / 1.8D AF Nikkor
Arkady, what would you advise the above Canon and what is the most suitable lens, would you recommend a lens?
For a portrait, definitely the Canon EF 85 f / 1.8 USM, 60D is a good camera.
Arkady, hello.
I have been reading your articles since 28.08.12/7/00 (he went to bed at XNUMX-XNUMX in the morning (read out)), everything is very clear and reasonable.
The fact is that I bought (drunk, unfortunately) D 7000 c 18-105 vr cit + protective filter Hoya protector ”67 ″, but when I apparently put it on, a little dust flew in (on the outer lens), tell me when and How often should you clean the lens?
PS: I read an article about all sorts of "cool" guys, now I think, who am I?, Although I just like to take pictures, and in my youth, on my 16th birthday, I was presented with "Zenith", after that I had no experience with ZK.
Thank you, if you answer, I will be grateful.
Hello from Voronezh!
You need to clean when dirty. By special means, they are quite expensive.
Thanks I got it.
PS: one question: is the price of 2000 rubles for this filter normal ?, or should I stop drinking?
Well, if you already bought, then bought :)
Arkady,
The most interesting thing is that they "screwed" them 2 pieces to me (apparently, I wanted to buy a couple of lenses, but apparently there was not enough money), if necessary: I will send an extra one, with pleasure, I just need a lot. address: (my m / t 8-908-149-31-25)
PS: is my filter worth this money? or am I just ……………?
Hoya 67 mm Protector Pro1 Digital stands, do not worry)
Arkady, drop SMS to my m / t (mailing address), I am sending it.
Tell me which shopping center is more convenient for you?
Whom will you send? where to send? What is a shopping mall?
Filter, TC - transport comp. (Pony, express, etc.)
I don’t have such a miracle, but I used to take a picture of one friend’s watch, compared to the d3100 it’s much more convenient to control and configure, I can’t judge by the quality of the pictures because I looked only on the camera.
PS It's not a topic, but still. Today I saw the invasion of 5100 3200 in our park on September 1, are there really so many advanced amateur photographers, or just a new mainstream
I saw a lot of 5100 today too - these are ordinary amateur cameras, nothing special.
Good afternoon Arkady.
Most often, photographers take pictures at maximum resolution, for example, on the D7000 with full printing at 16.2 Mpix, you can issue banners (figuratively).
Can you please tell me if it is logical to set a lower resolution of images (to save space and speed up the camera in general), for example, knowing that you will not print more than 20x30? In this case, do free “pixels” (photocells) appear on the matrix (in this case, on the D7000), and how do they behave - stand idle, or take on a different role?
I read your review about the “battle of megapixels”, but you change the ISO there, at the maximum resolution of the cameras, I would like to look at the result from the other side - ISO is constant, the resolution is “floating”.
Thank you for your reply.
Didn't read it carefully, the cameras there worked on the same iso with a step. When using a lower image quality (S, M), the matrix works in the same way as in any other case, only the camera processor compresses the image according to the algorithm. The same can be done on a computer. Recently I “squeezed” 120GB of jeepgs from the reviews for Radozhiva from the maximum L size to 3MP sizes, 3MP is enough for me for manipulations. But I don't know what to do with the Moats.