Nikon D7000

[DVC Mike]

hi DVC Mike -
comment on another of your recent posts - so sorry to hear of your health issues. glad you were able to enjoy the resorts and thanks for posting the great photos.
looks like you're enjoying your new Nikon D7000. does your screen have any of the stuck dead pixels I've been reading about in reviews? word is that they are on the view screen and remain on video files.
also wondering about your impression of the 18-105mm lens (in the kit) after having used it at WDW.

Thanks.

No, my Nikon D7000 doesn't have the hot pixel problem that some have reported. I can't find any fault with my D7000.

I left the 18-105mm kit lens at home and took all my pictures using the Nikkor 16-85mm. I find it to be the perfect walkabout lens for me. Since I don't have an UWA lens (yet), the 16mm gives me my wide angle for WDW landscapes, and the lens has just enough reach. The 18-105mm kit lens his still in the box, unused at this point in time.

 

[Marlton Mom]

The little $199 35mm f/1.8 dx plastic wonder I got for my daughter last year is sharp as a tack on it.

Arrgh!

I can't stand it anymore!

I ordered the lens.... (@ B&H)
I figured the price might jump a buck or two like it did for the D90 when I wanted to order that...

Here's to DX Sensory 'lens' overload.

Marlton Mom

 

[rossb]

I just got it today but so far I think I am going to be very happy. The little $199 35mm f/1.8 dx plastic wonder I got for my daughter last year is sharp as a tack on it.

I have one of those, it works great with indoor flash. It has bad CA at wide openings when shot outdoors in high contrast scenes.

 

[proxy10]

and the price tag is...?

 

[DVC Mike]

and the price tag is...?

I purchased the Nikon D7000 kit (includes the 18-105mm VR lens) the morning of Oct 15 at Best Buy for $1499.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Ouch!

Well, for those of you getting the D7000, you could take pity on my poor self and sell me your used D90 for a ridiculously low price?!? Give a poor photographer a break?

 

[rossb]

Same lens, same settings, same flash. This is the usual result I get when I compare the two cameras, even if I try a different lens.


http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&thread=36962900

 

[YesDear]

FYI the site says you have the picture as private!

 

[rossb]

Bad link removed

 

[wenrob]

Nope that's not working either.

 

[rossb]

Here is the DPR thread. You may not be able to see the original sized photos without being a DPR member:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&thread=36962900

 

[photo_chick]

Is your issue that they're really similar? Because at that ISO they should be. We're you expecting the new camera to be better?

 

[rossb]

Is your issue that they're really similar? Because at that ISO they should be. We're you expecting the new camera to be better?

If you check the 100% view (click the link that says 'original') you will see that the D90 looks better.

 

[WDWFigment]

Are you the OP on dpreview?

 

[rossb]

Are you the OP on dpreview?

Yes, I am the OP. You should be able to get to the 100% originals if you open the DPR thread. My D7000 is going back today and I'm sticking with the D90. I just taken too many side by side shots where my D90 beats my D7000.

 

[photo_chick]

Yes, I am the OP. You should be able to get to the 100% originals if you open the DPR thread. My D7000 is going back today and I'm sticking with the D90. I just taken too many side by side shots where my D90 beats my D7000.

Making an upgrade like that isn't really about image quality, IMO. It's about the features of the camera.

 

[rossb]

Making an upgrade like that isn't really about image quality, IMO. It's about the features of the camera.

Sure, but the IQ should not get worse.

 

[Gdad]

Have you considered getting a Pentax K-5 instead?

 

[zackiedawg]

There could be other variables involved. Same dynamic range optimization settings? Same JPEG mode? How about the camera's settings for contrast, sharpness, color, saturation, etc? Sometimes cameras are tuned by default to deliver slightly different results, but one can adjust those picture settings so that they are to the user's liking...maybe the new cam just needs to have those settings played with to get them where you want? And how do they compare at high ISO ranges, or indoors vs outdoors? Lots of variables...you may end up being right, and the D90 is the better choice for you...but I'd say just don't jump to any quick and rash decisions. Test some more, consider adjustments, and see if a simple fix could make the new camera suddenly the better choice for you.

 

[photo_chick]

What zackiedawg said. LOL

Seriously... there's a lot of things that affect image quality. It could be that the higher resolution of the new camera is showing the quality of your lens as well. I ran into a lot of this when I switched from my Rebel XT to my 50D.

I'm not saying you're not seeing what you're seeing, and it may very well be that they just stuffed too many pixels on that sensor and IQ took a hit. And if IQ was what you upgraded for then you'll probably never be happy with the camera anyway. But you're jumping to a conclusion without making a serious controlled comparison between the two.