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Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"

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me2000 said:
Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"
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IQ is the big question mark, but Nikon seems to be on a roll as of late and already have some of the best sensors on the market.

Worst case scenario the IQ is only good, more likely it is a marked improvement over the already respectable 12 MP sensor used in the previous models.
 
Would it make some Canon guys to switch to D7000? I believe the new 39-pt AF system is pretty good.
 
I'll be switching from my 40D to the D7000. I've been waiting for this camera for a long time.

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i will be happy if this new sensor performs same as D90.
my guess, it will be slightly better. iso10000 performs as per iso6400 for D90.
 
It has 6 stop ISO range (calibrated), only other Nikon with that is D3s. 14 bit processing is also nice for landscape shooting (not needed for action or product shooting).

I'm looking forward to IQ tests, but I'm in line for one to replace my D80. I don't need anything more in a camera. I wish Nikon makes now a new FF like that, my camera bag will be complete then. F100 styled digital cameras.
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The lead retoucher in Chase Jarvis' studio said the D7000 has noise performance on par with the D3. yes, the D3!!!

more here: http://www.aputure.com/blog/2010/09/15/new-nikon-d7000-a-canon-60d-killer/

and here: http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/09/nikon-d7000/
me2000 said:
Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"

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40D, 28-135, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 430EX
Broken G9, soon to be fixed.
Ufraw and Gimp power user.
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http://www.aputure.com/blog
 
Interested to know why not upgrade to 7D?
me2000 said:
I'll be switching from my 40D to the D7000. I've been waiting for this camera for a long time.

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... noise performance on par with the D3!! That means also on par with my D700??
The A-Team said:
The lead retoucher in Chase Jarvis' studio said the D7000 has noise performance on par with the D3. yes, the D3!!!

more here: http://www.aputure.com/blog/2010/09/15/new-nikon-d7000-a-canon-60d-killer/

and here: http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/09/nikon-d7000/
me2000 said:
Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"

--
40D, 28-135, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 430EX
Broken G9, soon to be fixed.
Ufraw and Gimp power user.
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http://www.aputure.com/blog
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I've got a Canon compact and I'd narrowed down my choice of first DSLR to either a Canon 60D or 7D (for different reasons obviously). But the D7000 will cause me a serious rethink.
 
I find that near to impossible, since size of sensor alone puts a cost of about 1.5 stops in oveall performance. Thus, even if it carries latest D3s' tech, I'd guess almost D3/D700's performance.
pc168 said:
... noise performance on par with the D3!! That means also on par with my D700??
The A-Team said:
The lead retoucher in Chase Jarvis' studio said the D7000 has noise performance on par with the D3. yes, the D3!!!

more here: http://www.aputure.com/blog/2010/09/15/new-nikon-d7000-a-canon-60d-killer/

and here: http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/09/nikon-d7000/
me2000 said:
Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"

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40D, 28-135, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 430EX
Broken G9, soon to be fixed.
Ufraw and Gimp power user.
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http://www.aputure.com/blog
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Good shooting and good luck
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Hyperbole at its best. Their whole write up was so gushing it was more or less value-free, which I guess is why Nikon use them for field testing.

I'm sure its a great camera, I'm sure the high ISO performance will be on a par or better than the D90, and will close the gap with the D700. "Comparable" is a fairly loaded term which can mean just about anything.

D3s "tech" on a Sony sensor is unlikely.

I will wait until it is reviewed by a proper technically competent review site like DPR or IR and then we will see.
The A-Team said:
The lead retoucher in Chase Jarvis' studio said the D7000 has noise performance on par with the D3. yes, the D3!!!

more here: http://www.aputure.com/blog/2010/09/15/new-nikon-d7000-a-canon-60d-killer/

and here: http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blog/2010/09/nikon-d7000/
me2000 said:
Stated over on the Canon forum:

"new CMOS sensor that is promised to deliver the best low light performance of any Nikon DX camera to date, It has a pixel pitch of 4.78”m. The D7000 utilizes Nikon's EXPEED 2 image processing technology, including 12 or 14 bits per colour analog-to-digital conversions and 16 bits per colour digital image processing"

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40D, 28-135, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 430EX
Broken G9, soon to be fixed.
Ufraw and Gimp power user.
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Steve
 
JasonED said:
CriticalI said:
D3s "tech" on a Sony sensor is unlikely.

I will wait until it is reviewed by a proper technically competent review site like DPR or IR and then we will see.
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Where is this Sony sensor you speak of?
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Allow me to quote from the DPR preview...

"All of these pixels are packed onto a newly developed CMOS sensor, which is almost certainly the same or very similar to that in the Sony Alpha SLT-A55."

On DX format, Nikon share a lot of the development of sensors with Sony. There may be differences between the production versions (readout channels, etc) but the basic architecture will be similar, just as it is for the 12MP sensor thats used in just about everything out there at the moment.

Conversely the D3 sensor was a Nikon design from the ground up.
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I can think of something:
The D7K's launching price is under the 7D. And somewhere on these sites:
http://www.aputure.com/blog/2010/09/15/new-nikon-d7000-a-canon-60d-killer/
http://blog.chasejarvis.com/blogpics/Nikon-D7000-Photo-Gallery/

it is mentioned that the sensor performs close to the D3/D3s. Even if it is a half-truth, sounds impressive to me. And instead of dumbing down models for profit, nikon went full-forward, even making Ai and AIs lenses possible. Switching is always costly, but it seems to me the D7000 best bang for the buck in high end DX market. Xmas may be a very good one this year....
pc168 said:
me2000 said:
I'll be switching from my 40D to the D7000. I've been waiting for this camera for a long time.

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40D, 28-135, 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8, 430EX
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CriticalI said:
Allow me to quote from the DPR preview...

"All of these pixels are packed onto a newly developed CMOS sensor, which is almost certainly the same or very similar to that in the Sony Alpha SLT-A55."

On DX format, Nikon share a lot of the development of sensors with Sony. There may be differences between the production versions (readout channels, etc) but the basic architecture will be similar, just as it is for the 12MP sensor thats used in just about everything out there at the moment.

Conversely the D3 sensor was a Nikon design from the ground up.
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Fair enough but that is entirely DPR speculation.

The source of the D3100 sensor has already been shown to be not of Sony origin. I would not be so quick to assume about the origins of this sensor either.

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JasonED said:
CriticalI said:
Allow me to quote from the DPR preview...

"All of these pixels are packed onto a newly developed CMOS sensor, which is almost certainly the same or very similar to that in the Sony Alpha SLT-A55."

On DX format, Nikon share a lot of the development of sensors with Sony. There may be differences between the production versions (readout channels, etc) but the basic architecture will be similar, just as it is for the 12MP sensor thats used in just about everything out there at the moment.

Conversely the D3 sensor was a Nikon design from the ground up.
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Fair enough but that is entirely DPR speculation.

The source of the D3100 sensor has already been shown to be not of Sony origin. I would not be so quick to assume about the origins of this sensor either.
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Could you point me to this proof? Can I refer you to this post...

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1034&message=36097027

I find it unlikely that Nikon would peg resolution and dimensions exactly to Sony sensors unless there was a substantial amount of common architecture, even if Nikon have some variations on the specification.

Nikon can and will develop their own sensors when it makes sense (D3/D3s) but for DX sensors which have very low margins there are too many advantages to both companies in sharing development and production costs.
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