christophe_muller

<p>In this short article (D7000 Review and Impressions): http://robertbromfield.com/nikon-d7000-review-and-impressions/ the author is saying that the camera doesn't look very sharp at all ISO settings, including 100. Which is a bit disappointing :-(.</p>

<p>I understand that they must have configured heavy algorithms to correct the noise in order to achieve ISO 6k, 12k or 25k on a DX but I hope that it will be possible to turn them off when they are not necessary.. hopefully without having to shot 100% raw. I guess we'll have to wait for real tests to know for sure.. :-)</p>

<p>@Ray:<br>

> hopefully some people move towards AF now so I can get some MF lenses for a bargain :D<br>

You can ! I just bought the Samyang 85mm f/1.4 (available here at <a href="http://www.foto-tip.pl/sklep/samyang_85mm_f1_4_if_mc_aspherical_for_nikon-p-1356.html">260€</a>, about a tenth of the new Nikon!) and am very satisfied with it! I hope the new D7000 will be able to measure light with it and not only with Nikon Ai lens..<br>

And Samyang is also going to announce a 35mm f/1.4 very soon, almost at the same time as Nikon.. :-)<br>

BTW, but I love my "modern" 16-85! And also my 105VR! :-)</p>

<p>Cheers,<br>

Christophe.</p>

<p>Thanks Wouter and Jeffrey for your nice answers. I reckon that my Samyang lenses should work ok with the D300/s but not with the D90.. so now it will only be a matter of $€$€.. ;-). Or maybe I could wait for a soon-to-come D90 successor.. we'll see. Thanks again.</p>

<p>Cheers,<br>

Christophe.</p>

<p>Great thread! I currently own a D70 (yes.. ;-) ) and so I'm just in the process of weighting pros and cons, just like you. I've got one new point and a question:</p>

<p>New point: the "Q"uiet mode of the D300s is of great interest to me because I often shoot in concerts. For hard rock it doesn't matter much, but a camera in a chamber music concert could definitely benefit from the Q mode... :-)</p>

<p>Question. Richard wrote: <em>"Another difference is the D300's ability to meter and autoexpose using older AI and AIS manual focus lenses"</em>. I just bought two wonderful Samyang lenses, a 85mm f/1.4 and a 8mm fish-eye. I love them. I'm having a lot of fun with them; and they were cheap (in price but they have robust builds). Problem is they are both entirely manual: no possible auto-focus and no light metering, at least on my D70. I got accustomed to that: with digital cameras where you can try several times, it is not so much of a problem, but it takes time to try 3 or 4 pictures in order to get the right exposure. I am developing some tricks (like trying on an object before the actual subject comes :-) ), but it would be really nice to have at least an auto exposure. But those lenses are not Nikon, they are not AI or AIS or else. My question is: could exposure be done automatically with Samyang lenses as well? And would it work on D300s? on D90? Ok that's three questions, sorry.</p>

<p>Thanks for your help. And thanks for a very nice and insightful forum.<br>

Cheers,<br>

Christophe.</p>

<p>> I wouldn't change it for anything else than the Nikon 12-24 f/2.8 which costs 4 times more<br>

Oh much more than that! It doesn't exit! ;-) (sorry couldn't resist)<br>

(It's a f/4)<br>

Cheers, Christophe.</p>