Re: [Nikon-D80] Re: Possibly Upgrading to D7000. Any Advice?

I upgraded from the D80 to the D700 about three years ago and I have
absolutely been thrilled with the D700.  The low light capabilities alone
will blow your mind. (The first day I got my new D700, I cranked the ISO up
as far as it would go, put the white balance down to 2500k and took a
picture in my office only lit by my computer screen.  Basically a moonlight
shot and it looked great.  Crazy.)

I still have my D80, but I use it as a back up body.  I also let my second
shooter use it when I do weddings and children's portraits outdoors, and
the likes.  Anyway, you can see my work at fb.me/shanehunterphotography.

One adjustment of going to the D700 from a consumer level camera is that
there are no training wheels.  You have P, S, A, and M modes.  No auto, no
preset modes like portrait, sports, macro, etc.  The P mode is as close as
you'll get to a program mode.  But for me, taking the training wheels off
was the key to being able to shoot in manual mode full time, as I am doing
now.  Granted, I didn't use the preset modes a lot (actually, I never used
them), and stayed mainly in aperture priority, but when I went to the D700,
there was a mentality change for me, knowing that there was no safety net.

--
Shane

On Mon, Jan 9, 2012 at 3:21 PM, Nishantha Rajapakshe <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

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> Hi All,
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> Complements for the season!
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> There is not a big variation in pricing in Australia, D7000 body only is
> ~1500. (http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/category148_1.htm)
> Does anyone use D700 ? or any advice to move from D80 (with 18-200 and 50
> mm lens only) to affordable fullframe world?
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> Cheers,
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> Nish
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> On 10 January 2012 08:15, Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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>> B&H Photo has D7000 body only for $1299 but not in stock right now. The
>> D4 is only a dream for me. $6000 just for the body is a little out of my
>> price range unless I win the lottery, lol...
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>> Robert
>> http://www.rfsphoto.com/
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>> --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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>> > The D7000 is $1349 at Adorama--body only.
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>> > There are D7000s for sale on Craigslist in the San Francisco Bay Area.
>> One guy is asking $950 for one , others are around $1100. These are all
>> body only.
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>> > I see an announcement that Nikon is releasing their new top-of-the-ine
>> DSLR, the D4, next month. $6,000, and a whoppingly-capable camera to be
>> sure.
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>> > Chris
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