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Sample Shots and Video

18-105mm (27-157mm) kit lens tests

Nikon D7000

Wide-angle
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Nikon D7000

Standard
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Nikon D7000

Tele-photo
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Nikon D7000

Flash
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Nikon D7000

New RGB metering can lend itself to overexposure in some scenes
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Nikon D7000

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time to upgrade...

as a semi pro / enthusiast photographer I have been using my Nikon d40 for some time now and have never felt the need to "upgrade" I get perfect shots every time, although it did take me a good 12 months to be able to constantly get good results from the D40.

After reading this review i started drooling and am considering an upgrade.

Just need to point out to people before they start sniggering at the ageing d40 (and its not even the D40x) that 95% of the work involved in a good photograph is the person holding the kit. You have to know how to use the electronic gadgetry to get the most out of it. The amount of times I see people with £1000+ priced cameras and just set to auto everything.... disgraceful...

I am now feeling sad for my trusty D40...

beer.... the staple diet of photographers

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Fantastic camera

While not a Nikon user, I nonetheless think it's a great thing whenever they release such an excellent camera as this one, because it puts pressure on the manufacturer of the system I do use to lift their game even further.

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Also....

That looks very good, but is there any chance el Reg is planning a review of budget DSLRs for these more cost-conscious times? Am wondering about getting a Pentax K-M...

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Re: Want to stop highlights from burning out?

Setting a minus exposure compensation is fine if you're shooting in JPEG where highlight info gets lost easily. If you're shooting in RAW it's better to overexpose than underexpose as more can be recovered from that kind of exposure, thus you ETTR (expose to the right) when shooting RAW, as you would do for slide film.

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hehe

not just screen, need new set of eyes. will pay a visit to tyrell corp

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