A backup body for a D7000 any recommendations ?

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I've just completed the transition from Canon to Nikon and feel I should have a spare body in my kit bag, I dont do a lot of paid work, but after doing a friends wedding and turning my Canon on to have nothing happen left me with a feeling of blind panic I dont really want to feel again.

So with the last of the Canon money I want to get a back up body.

My initial thoughts were a D300s but they still seem command more than the £500 in my slush fund.

So is it worth holding out for a D300s ? or should I plump for something like a D300 or one of the other new Nikon bodies like a D5100

Any thoughts on the pros and cons of it all ?
 
Good point, I did think about another D7000, but again they still seem to be commanding the same sort of money as a D300s.
 
I guess it all depends on how often you are going to be using the backup body. If its there to be used while your main camera is getting fixed, cleaned etc then I would go for a D5100 (the same sensor as the D7000 in a smaller body). If you are going to use both bodies a lot and have a different lens on each one, then having the same camera would make it easier to handle IMO. With the £100 cashback on the D7000, it is a good deal.

The D300/D300s are very good cameras if you really want the features they offer over the D7000. I had a D300s, sold it and got a D7000 and I much prefer the quality of images I get out of it. I miss the fps and buffer I had on my D300s but I hey, I cant have everything
 
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Maybe wait a little and save for a D7100 and use the D7000 as back up. Failing that get another D7000 (used if necessary) or a D90 perhaps?
 
Cheers guys, definitely some good points being raised and a few options I hadnt thought of (D7100 & D90)

The idea was just to have a body in reserve should anything go wrong with my D7000, how much use it would get I dont really know.

Most of my stuff is music photography so I always travel light to gigs, but more recently I've been doing photoshoots for bands and a mates wedding where if people are there for a specific reason and you have a camera failure with no back up, then you look a bit of a numpty.

Time to do a little more research....
 
For use purely as a 'safety net', and I can't see much going wrong with a D7000 :eek:, I'd really consider a D90 for the (lack of) use that it would get, but if that doesn't quite appeal then a used D7000 body would be the way to go - after all, it's just a back up so it's not going to be hammered.
 
I know what you mean about the D7000 certainly seems a robust bit of kit, but then I though that about my Canon until I turned it on and it didnt come on.. so there was a two minute panic of offing and onning, memory card and battery doing the hokey cokey and then it all came up...

After looking on e-bay.... blimey you can get some good deals on D90's so as you say, as a safety net this could be the way forward and there are plenty D90's out there with other accessories that would be useful such as Flashes and extra lenses... so this may very well be the future.....

Thanks guys !!!

But being a typical bloke there is always part of you that wants to get something better.... and on paper the D5200 looks a bit of kit too... :) aaaaaaarrgggh !!!!! :)
 
If you are really serious you can now get a brand new D7000 body for £525!!!:eek: Check out the cashback offers.
 
With the current cashback offer the logical choice would be another D7k. I know the D300 has a better body but in reality the sensor is older and the D7K has better ISO performance and ofc the dual card slots. Both really useful additions for a wedding tog.
 
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With the current cashback offer the logical choice would be another D7k. I know the D300 has a better body but in reality the sensor is older and the D7K has better ISO performance and ofc the dual card slots. Both really useful additions for a wedding tog.
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I'm not a wedding tog.. I just got bullied into shooting a friends wedding, not something I would have done by choice.

Music photography is my thing.

So good low light performance is important.
 
Couldn't agree more with buxtonmick. NEW prices now, are on a par with pre-owned prices from a couple of weeks ago.
 
I sold my D7000 a couple of weeks ago for £520.
I was regretting it, but have been able to order a brand new one for £625 - £100 cashback = £525 :cool:
 
I used to have 2 D7000 and always had fuji S5 pro in the boot of my car... Just in case.
 
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