is there enough difference to go for it?

should i get the d7000

  • yes

    Votes: 15 60.0%

  • no

    Votes: 10 40.0%
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Gr8Shot

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I have a d5100 and with the current prices of a d7000 being £525 after cash back, is the upgrade that much better? I understand I'll have a built in focus motor but apart from that is it worth me selling my d5100 and getting the d7000?
Whether I do it or not entirely depends on the sensible answers I receive, so thanks for taking the time to help..... :)
 
It depends on if your happy with your existing, camera or you feel you have outgrown its capabilities. Can your camera do everything you want to do or not?. That is the best way of knowing, if not then upgrade. Also will the new camera satisfy your needs?

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I got my D7000 just after it was released so have been using it for over 2 years and it's still everything I want from a camera and more!
I can't compare it to a D5100 as never used 1.
I came up from a D3000 and the biggest advantage I found was being able to change all the important settings without having to dip into menus!
At current prices IMHO it would be an absolute no brainer,up to this week when the D7100 was released the D7000 was the best crop body available!
 
Gr8Shot said:
I have a d5100 and with the current prices of a d7000 being £525 after cash back, is the upgrade that much better? I understand I'll have a built in focus motor but apart from that is it worth me selling my d5100 and getting the d7000?
Whether I do it or not entirely depends on the sensible answers I receive, so thanks for taking the time to help..... :)
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A better AF system, 100% viewfinder, faster FPS, more manual controls and a tougher sealed body.
 
I made the same move just before christmas, as has been said more controls, better iso performance, better body, better AF, would highly recommend it.
 
Thanks all I've created a poll to help me decide.
Please vote....
 
phil_b said:
I made the same move just before christmas, as has been said more controls, better iso performance, better body, better AF, would highly recommend it.
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Phil
How much bigger and sturdier does it feel in the hand?
 
D7000 it's soooo much better :) handling, controls, weather sealing, fps, iso, well....

you name it.... apart from disabled (flip out) screen option :)

was a time when i paid £1200 for it. still love it :)
 
I have a D7000. A mate of mine has the D5100. The most significant advantages of the D7000 over the D5100, in my opinion anyway, are the metal body, built-in focus motor and aperture feeler, secondary LCD, additional manual controls and dual memory card slots. Performance and handling is much closer to Nikon's pro camera bodies.

The D5100 has the advantage of being smaller and lighter and of course it has that clever fold out display.

Both cameras are capable of producing beautiful images. If you can live without the fold out display then I think the D7000 is a significant upgrade. Personally I wouldn't hesitate to buy a D7000 at £525.
 
Not sure you would see a big enough difference upgrading to a d7k. The D7K has it's own issues as well although I enjoyed using the one I used to own.
 
Look at the results you are getting from your D5100, if you are happy with them then the answer is no, stick with your D5100. On the other hand, if you are not satisfied with them, then you need to find out the route of the problem before buying another camera.

It isnt easy to vote yes or no without knowing more about your shooting requirements and style, having said that, sometimes upgrading is all about just wanting the latest toys :D
 
architectfadi said:
Look at the results you are getting from your D5100, if you are happy with them then the answer is no, stick with your D5100. On the other hand, if you are not satisfied with them, then you need to find out the route of the problem before buying another camera.

It isnt easy to vote yes or no without knowing more about your shooting requirements and style, having said that, sometimes upgrading is all about just wanting the latest toys :D
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there is a little bit of that.
I think the d5100 11 point af is useless.
I'd like to have a built in af.
I struggle sometimes seeing the settings through he view finder and like the idea of the top screen.
And the Xtra fps is appealing.

Mostly I can't resist a bargain....
 
Gr8Shot said:
there is a little bit of that.
I think the d5100 11 point af is useless.
I'd like to have a built in af.
I struggle sometimes seeing the settings through he view finder and like the idea of the top screen.
And the Xtra fps is appealing.

Mostly I can't resist a bargain....
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I love my D7000, it is at an excellent price now. I went from a D300s to a D7000 and didnt regret it. You will love it coming from a d5100 :)
 
Gr8Shot said:
there is a little bit of that.
I think the d5100 11 point af is useless.
I'd like to have a built in af.
I struggle sometimes seeing the settings through he view finder and like the idea of the top screen.
And the Xtra fps is appealing.

Mostly I can't resist a bargain....
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If your not happy with the D5100's a.f system I would surprised if you would be happy with the d7k's. 39 points are only good when they are reliable.
 
For clarification the D5100 and D7000 use the same sensor so ISO performance and IQ should be really close.

You will lose the articulated display on the D5100 and you will have to carry a bigger/heavier body though a better sealed one.

Personally I'd go for the D7000 (had it for a few weeks) and it is a really nice camera but I did find it rather big and clunky so moved on to a K-5
 
There are a number of advantages to jumping up to the d7000 presently, but the one thing no-one has touched upon, is not whether the pluses outweigh the d5100's minuses, but instead, is the cost to change value for the money spent.
Presumably, you'll be ditching the d5100 to part fund the d7000, so would the same money spent on doing that not be better spent on a better lens?

If the answer is there's no lens worth that expenditure (it'd take more to buy the lens you'd want/need), then my perception is you'll be happier to stick with the d7000 for longer.
In other words, you've had the d5100 for 2 years (for argument's sake) but you'd find yourself still content with the d7000's performance in 3 or 4 years time, before thinking it's time for another change - which gives you time to build up the funds for better lenses.
 
All good opinions, don't forget to vote folks, my wallet depends on it :lol:
 
Soda Farl said:
If your not happy with the D5100's a.f system I would surprised if you would be happy with the d7k's. 39 points are only good when they are reliable.
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I don't get what you mean by that as you always professed to me yours was perfect :bang:

Also my experience was that once my lenses where dialled in the AF from it was superb.
 
stupid question time.....
If you have a camera body with auto focus motor
and lens with the same, which one controls focus, and how do you stop them working against each other???
 
Ok cheers Phil

D5100 on the forum for sale, if it sells for asking price i'm all in :)
 
D7000 owners, I've read quite a bit on af issues, how have you found yours? Have you had to recalibrate your lenses?
 
Gr8Shot said:
D7000 owners, I've read quite a bit on af issues, how have you found yours? Have you had to recalibrate your lenses?
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I think a lot has been made about the D7000 af issues,and yes I'm sure some have had problems,but no one posts to say there af works ok!
I have af fine tuned all of my lenses but in real life it's probably made little difference!
 
cotty332000 said:
I think a lot has been made about the D7000 af issues,and yes I'm sure some have had problems,but no one posts to say there af works ok!
I have af fine tuned all of my lenses but in real life it's probably made little difference!
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Obviously this is just a problem on lenses without there own motors????? Am I right in thinking?
 
Gr8Shot said:
Obviously this is just a problem on lenses without there own motors????? Am I right in thinking?
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You can get slight af issues with any lens,it's to do with manufacturing tolerances!
If you can't correct it with af fine tune then the body needs recaliberating.
 
Gr8Shot said:
D7000 owners, I've read quite a bit on af issues, how have you found yours? Have you had to recalibrate your lenses?
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My last D7000 was sent back twice to be recalibrated before I asked for a replacement. Had to fine tune my 18-200mm but that's about it.

Generally when everything is tuned and it doesn't have a problem, it works very well. I've used it for sports including football, boxing and skateboarding and I never felt I needed anything better.

Tbh I didn't have a real problem with the D90...I'm convinced people make the D7000 and below sound much worse than it actually is... in my experience it's a good system but I have had my problems with it actually working on a previous body.
 
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Gr8Shot said:
D7000 owners, I've read quite a bit on af issues, how have you found yours? Have you had to recalibrate your lenses?
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Don't let that stop you. I never had any problems with mine and lots of people are in the same boat. If you buy new then you can always send it back to Nikon if you find any issues.
 
I've had a number of D7000's....:thumbsdown:

Never-ever could get the focus calibration right, sold the first one, sent the others back.

Now the D5100 was very different, I had just the one and focus was spot on with NO calibration.

Just my 2p's worth.
 
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