Originally posted by Rite ...
The Nikon D7000 however is a totally different story.
The bottom line for ANY practical camera owner is IMAGE QUALITY at the best price available and with a camera that fits their shooting conditions needs.
Check out this D7000 review from a long-time Canon user:
That "review" smells like a shill job to me.
Some observations:
1. The Amazon price on the page you provided for that D7000 + 18-105 kit shows "2 used from USD1,899", and no new ones available to [pre]order (?).
Strange, considering that the camera model isn't even released officially yet, so how can there already be 2nd hand ones on the market?
(Methinks Amazon has got slimier than fleaBay with many of the 3rd party listers they allow)
2. Naughty me then checked Adorama and they have the same D7000 + 18-105 kit listed, not s/h only new for preorder at USD1,499.95
I wonder if Ado (or B&H) might be willing to get a s/h one for 400 bucks more if you asked nicely?
3. The one reviewer's opening sentence is: "I won't go in to lots of words,"
Oh dear, alarms bells here don't you think? - and from then they go into a no less than 355 total words spiel.
And wow, has that person got the experience to back their words! The "I am
so authoritative to comment, just listen to me ..." bit takes up most of the first paragraph! Not just long-time Canon user, but 8 Nikons under their belt as well.
4. The "review" goes on to concentrate mainly on the person's passion for video, spruiking it's video abilities esp the dynamic auto-focus, plus classic statements like "making a DSLR worth having".
(I've yet to read any serious long-time expert say that of DSLRs, it's usually the opposite with video the begrudging 'noobs feature' to be tolerated)
It makes scant mention of the camera's stills capabilities or appeal and features in that area.
In fact the word "video" appears 5 times.
Surely D7000 can take decent stills? And sorry, I didn't find anything in it to address your "The bottom line for ANY practical camera owner is IMAGE QUALITY" statement.
We're left wonder there - and may I ask why didn't those two pre-owners post some examples on the 'net? And why sell such a great camera so early in it's life? (like
before release)
.R.