Another plastic body bites the dust

On 2010-09-15 20:53:59 -0700, RichA said:

The Nikon D90 becomes the D7000, body goes from plastic to metal.

Does that mean you might actually buy one?

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On 2010-09-15 20:53:59 -0700, RichA said:

The Nikon D90 becomes the D7000, body goes from plastic to metal.

Does that mean you might actually buy one?


There is a better chance of me winning the New York Marathon

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Peter

On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:30:49 -0400, "Peter"
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On 2010-09-15 20:53:59 -0700, RichA said:

The Nikon D90 becomes the D7000, body goes from plastic to metal.

Does that mean you might actually buy one?


There is a better chance of me winning the New York Marathon

I have entered several New York Marathons. All built by the Checker
Motors Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan.


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On Thu, 16 Sep 2010 12:30:49 -0400, "Peter"
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"Savageduck" wrote in message
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On 2010-09-15 20:53:59 -0700, RichA said:

The Nikon D90 becomes the D7000, body goes from plastic to metal.

Does that mean you might actually buy one?


There is a better chance of me winning the New York Marathon

I have entered several New York Marathons. All built by the Checker
Motors Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan.


G

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On 17/09/2010 3:55 a.m., Bruce wrote:
wrote:
On Sep 16, 12:20 am,
wrote:
On 2010-09-15 20:53:59 -0700, said:

The Nikon D90 becomes the D7000, body goes from plastic to metal.

Does that mean you might actually buy one?

I don't know. I have a D300. It would have to be a substantial step-
up.


It is, but a D300 replacement is coming, as is a D700 replacement.
Perhaps not in 2010, but certainly within a year from now. In the
meantime, the D7000 is a step up from the D300 only in resolution
(16.2 MP versus 12.3 MP) and in video capability (1080P versus none).
I suspect video isn't all that important to you if you use a D300, so
there is only the resolution, and that might be complicated by greater
noise. The D300 has particularly low noise for an APS-C sensor so we
will have to see whether the D7000 has taken a step backwards due to
cramming almost 4 million more pixels into the same area.

It appears that latest Nikon sensors may not involve Sony at all - geeks
looking at the chips can't identify things which identified the
D90/300/s sensors as Sony production, even if Nikon design.
I doubt this sensor will be a step backwards in any way, and especially
in read noise / base ISO DR, where Nikon have been excelling -
particularly kicking Canon's butt on pattern noise.