Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Update: a few things have changed since the D7000 first appeared. First, we now have a 24mp DX camera (the D3200). Second, we have an FX camera that's essentially the equivalent of the D7000 when shooting in DX format (the D800). Both of these things change the equation just a bit. First, the 24mp sensor in the D3200 is every bit the performer the 16mp sensor in the D7000 is. The increase in resolution is sure to raise the eyebrows of all D7000 owners and those considering it for purchase, and it should: Nikon really needs to move the D7000 forward to 24mp, and soon. To have the lowest end DX camera outresolve a top end camera is a bit of a problem for them. I suspect we'll see the D7000 get updated within six months given that imbalance. Meanwhile, the D800 is a camera that you have to look at if you're buying the D7000 for "reach." Basically a D800 is really no worse than a D7000 shooting in DX mode, plus it has the advantages of FX and a 36mp sensor when shooting FX. Plus you have 5:4 and 1.2x crops in between. Wildlife shooters used to buy the top end DX camera (D300) because it had more pixel density than the FX alternatives, giving them more pixels-on-animal when you couldn't get close.

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000

Nikon D7000