Choices choices choices.....im confussed!

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Ive had my D60 for 2 years and have avoided upgrading until i know photography is something i was going to follow with a passion.

Im now studying for a degree in photography and find that the lack of features on my D60 are becoming more apparent than before so I think it might be time to upgrade.

Whilst ill still be keeping my D60 as a back up I want something that will produce better images and work better at high ISO. I have approx £1000 to spend and already have several lenses so that amount will go soley on a body (and mabe a grip)

Been readiung up on the D90, D300s and D700 at dpreview.com and they all sound excellent cameras. I aminly shoot landscapes, sports (indoor) and am starting to take more and more portraits.

I think all 3 cameras mentioned have excellent features and im sure i would love any of them but i also want to future proof myself as my skills grow. basically i want to have a camera that I wont feel like i need to upgrade again in 12 months lol!!

Main things I want is better ISO performance, live view, an onboard focus motor and a better focusing system. HD video would be a bonues but not hugely important.

Are there any forumites out there who have any of the 3 listed above willing to give me some feedback on the usability and funcitionailty of these bodies to help my decisions?
 
If I had £1000 lying around it'd be the D7000 too. Will take it over the D300s even if it costs more. Only gripe is that its heavier than the D5000 it'll be replacing :D
 
Handnt even considered the D7000, a quick read up and it seems really nice and can pick them up pretty cheap on fleabay. Thanks for4 the recommendatino guys
 
OK so the d7000 is sweet, but would max out my spending. If you had a spare £1k kicking around and owned a D60 would you:

A) Buy a D90 and a good lens
B) Buy a D300s and pocket the change
C) Buy a D7000 body only

Im really stuck here but have seen a D90 for sale here for £470 so could get a real nice low light lens with the left overs?
 
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*cough* wow thats a good price for a D90...
:p

no but seriously..like you say a D7000 will give you some nice features, though you will have just the body and either save hard for a decent lens or buy a budget lens which kinda defeats the point of having a £1k camera. The D90 + a Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 would be a cracking combo and be a shade over £700, leaving £300 which if you are lucky you might be able to pick up a 2nd hand siggy or tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 for that price or at least the Nikon 55-200mm VR for about £100 which is a beastly budget lens, I produced some awsome shots with that combo, and that'd still leave you £200 for a 50mm/35mm prime and bits and filters and the like.
But not that I'm trying to convince you or owt ;) I've been so happy with my D90, the question is will spending double on a D7000 bring anything extra over a fast mid range zoom and telephoto?

edit: honestly - that wasn't a sales pitch LOL, with a bit of saving I could have went for a D300 but realised the money was better spent on glass
 
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Gorbsteruk said:
Hi Matt
if you search for Jessops voucher codes you should be able to get 15% off I found one the other day. Its a hard choice as to what camera to buy aint it.

mike
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not applicable to ALL SLR's and lenses unfortunately, Jessops always have this caveat with their vouchers
 
First decision...are you going to go full frame in the near future (1-5 years). If so...save your money toward that end, and evaluate your stable of lenses to weed out those that are DX only.


Second Decision...to spend or save...

Depends, of course on your answer to number 1.
If you feel you're going to stay DX, then I think you're current line up of lenses would work well with a D7000 until you can afford better glass. The size, weight, build quality and image quality will be big pluses.

If you're going FX, then do you really want to spend money on a new camera right now? I don't think you can get a D700 with your stated budget. And while I think the D700 is a great camera, for the price I would want greater pixel density for a FX camera because I shoot a lot of landscapes, panoramas and wildlife. I need to be able to blow things up a bit.

I shoot a D300 and am very satisfied with it relative to what was available when I bought it 2 years ago and even what is available today. I can't afford a D3s or D3x which a professional would ultimately want. At this point, I'd rather buy fast zooms and even faster primes. I'll look at an FX camera in 12-18 months when I would expect an upgraded D700 with more megapixels to be on the market.

Just some thoughts.
 
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