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Hi Dan A couple of the 'big box' stores here in Canada sell a grip made by DigiPower and the fit seems to be very good. Controls work great and the tripod mount has been solid. The grip cost $99.00 (CAD) whereas the Nikon grip runs $300+ (CAD). The only issue I have noted is that it seems...

Adam What distance did you use to make your tests? Thanks

Folks Prices are starting to move downward here in Canada. Two months ago the body retailed for $1179(cdn). I got mine for $1029 on a sale ($1099 but then a price adjust as competitor had a special) and now I see one of the bigger retailers had them on for $999 although today back up to $1049...

Daisy A quick suggestion as another alternative. I've only had my D7000 for a couple weeks so there is still lots of my film kit that have yet to try on it, however today I tried my old extension tubes - and they worked great. Full metering and the exposures looked to be right on at both min &...

If there is anyone from Canada "sitting on the fence" with regards to making the purchase of a D7000 I see that vistek.ca has a weekend sale on for $1029cdn (body only). Best price I have seen here in Canada. I believe they have stock as well. Henrys.ca also has stock and they will generally...

LOL - I am looking to replace my MF 50mm (worn out) and I think I will probably go for the AF-D. For some reason I just can't get my head around owning a lens not having an aperture ring, and I believe all the AF-S 50mm's are "G" lenses from what I can tell. I guess until I sell my FM2 aperture...

True enough Freecom2. I was speaking in general terms. One thing I have noticed in my limited exposure to AF lens (I shoot mostly MF primes) is that the AF-S tend to have the speed advantage on the longer focal length/heavier zoom lenses whereas on the shorter focal/prime AF's the AF-D has the...

Hi CrazeUK If you look on one of your lenses near the mount you will see a series of small brass colored 'pins'. These are actually electrical connections that allow a small 'chip' within the lens to provide information to the camera, as well as receive focus info from the camera. This is what...

Took delivery of the gold box today. Funny how long the battery takes to charge when you are waiting for it :) Coming from the film world the D7000 menus are a bit overwhelming - however I read about a site from someone's previous post ( http://www.everythingd7000.co.uk/ ) and it was VERY...

Thanks Nick Sounds like I've made the right choice. I am hoping my local dealer will have inventory soon of the D7000s. Of course, with DX my widest lens is nolonger so wide, so in the market for something there also. This is proving to be a challenge as the widest prime I can find is...

I've owned a Minolta Auto Meter VF for years and it has always worked perfectly. Very rugged and a good size. My artificial lighting was studio lights or off-camera flash and generally using PC cables & optical slaves (I know, old school stuff) and the Minolta worked 100%. I just checked and I...

Years ago we used to teach the 'slide-rule' method - hold an empty 35mm slide in front of you, move it back and forth to get the framing you want of the subject as your looking through the slide and the distance the slide is from your eye (in millimeters) is the approx focal length of the lens...

Lots of discussion on the optional grip for the D7000. Here in Canada the Nikon grip runs about $300-$350 (too much for me right now). A few of the big-box stores sell a 3rd party for around $100 which is apparently metal construction (made by Digipower p/n PGR-NKD11) and then I see the ebay...

I asked too quickly :bonk:. I found the owners manual online at Nikon's USA website. Below is the data from the manual. Image Quality FileSize BufferCapacity NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed, 12-bit 15.5 MB 11 NEF (RAW), Lossless compressed...

Thanks again guys - sounds like I am making the right choice. After shooting film for 30 years it's a big jump to go digital - so much to learn. When you have a large collection of glass compatibility becomes very important. One thing I can't find on the web is 'typical file size' (I want to...