Is the D7000 overexposure in bright light / probematic AF still an issue? -

First, I would like to apologize to the OP for the rancorous tone that has crept into this thread.  Usually, this is a nice, friendly forum where truly knowledgeable people help each other, and discuss things reasonably.

Unfortunately, one person here has had something on the order of seven Nikon D7000's and was unable to get any of them to focus.  Rather than blame himself, he blames Nikon, and continues to haunt this forum, and bad mouth the D7K, even though he no longer owns a Nikon.

Having said this, there were a few defective D7K's with AF problems, early in the product cycle.  For that matter, I'm sure there still are.  All product inspections have a few clinkers slip through.

However, the number of cameras reported with AF problems was grossly exaggerated because of the design of the AF system, and some of its options.  It is easy for someone to set the camera to a mode which almost guarantees out-of-focus shots in certain situations.  People who were upgrading from point-and-shoot cameras, or who failed to read and fully understand the ramifications of their manuals, were the primary victims of this issue.

To the best of my knowledge, there never was an exposure defect.  Rather, some people did not like the default exposure for highlights in certain situations.  However, it is quite easy to set the camera to compensate for that.

Despite all the exaggerated complaints, retailers could not keep them in stock until very recently.  The vast majority of people who own the D7K, and every reviewer I have read, love the D7K, and call it one of the finest cameras in the world - certainly within its class.