D7000 is actually not on my list to have as I was about to seriously jump back to Sony in getting their latest DSLT, the A77 which I think would be the best non-full frame DSLR as to date. Looking at the review for A77 at various sites, I decided to get the Sony and say farewell to Nikon.
But as I had recently obtained a 105 VR Macro Lens and the Nikon Close-Up Speedlight Commander Kit R1C1, I am now decided to get a new Nikon instead of the upcoming A77.
In dilemma whether to choose a D300s model or the D7000, I decided to go for D7000 as it used far advance technology / features compare to the D300s.
As I am from Melaka, I would prefer my purchase to be locally in Melaka as well. This is to ensure that I will get the camera as soon as I paid (COD) and easy to lodge direct report/complaint if there is any faulty on the new camera. Surveyed a few places and I choose Pro Image Photography shop which in situated in Dataran Pahlawan to get my D7000. I knew that in Kuala Lumpur, price of the D7000 body can be as low as RM2,900.00 but in Melaka, the best price that available is RM3,050.00 and it's being offered by Pro Image Photography.
So, just right before Friday prayers, I went to Dataran Pahlawan and obtained the camera. I haven't had a chance to fully test the camera. In fact I was actually just snapping a few shots and proceed with the purchase without testing all the function and button before paying for it. Its a bit risky and not recommended if you didn't know the shop well. But Pro Image is a well known shop here in Melaka and also on online photography community such as PhotoMalaysia and Lowyat.net.
My actual and serious test of the camera started after 9pm on the same day. Compared to my D300, the D7000 is much lighter and personally, holding D300 feels good compared to D7000. :) But the features on D7000 is far way more better and advance from the D300. I haven't got a DSLR with a video function before and this D7000 is the first.
At some point of my serious testing, I almost believe that my D7000 is not 100% working as it should be. I suspected something is wrong with the shutter mechanism causing loud clicking sound whenever I pressed the shutter half to focus. I also encountered twice 'hang'/'freeze' issue on my SD card causing the camera froze which makes me feel uneasy and frustrated. But after a while, I knew what is the cause of it and took necessary steps to avoid the so called 'faulty' and I am now happy to say that my D7000 is working fine !
I took a few photos and look at the result. Well, at 16.4mp, the photo looks nice. Shoot both in Jpeg and NEF RAW, I found out that my version of Photoshop (CS4) is not able to read the format of the D7000 RAW file. I had notice that there is no solution on this and the only thing that we can do is to purchase the CS5 or converting the RAW file to DNG before opening it on Photoshop which is very time consuming.
Below are some initial shot made by the D7000 plus I did tried to shoot a movie on macro subject just a few hours ago. Shots made were random for testing purposes only.
#1
A talcum powder belongs to my son.
#2
My favorite biscuit, the Ginger Nut.
#3
Hand Sanitizer, got it free during Toilet Exhibition Expo.
#4
A chicken ?
The one and only Alpha Lens Cap left with me
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A toy (from Kinder Surprised Egg) which belongs to my kid
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