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aerorail said:
d7000 has other problems nikon isn't admitting so why not the viewfinder too?
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Says who? You? Do you have a D7K? Not one 'professional' review that I've read mentions anything about focusing issues, and I've seen plenty of great images in contradiction as well.

When the D90 came out, the same amateur comments were all over the place about problems with the D90, that I never encountered. And 10K clicks later, still haven't.

So again, take what you read with a grain of salt, and don't feed into the minority report.
 
scorpi78 said:
Bottom line - Nikon has hit a home run with their latest D-series model. The D7000 exceeded almost all of my expectations, with only a few "issues", such as the strong exposures it created outdoors. Its high ISO capabilities are almost unmatched in my opinion, and the camera's shooting performance in both single and bursts modes is smoking fast. With a plethora of exposure controls and options, the D7000 will please the most advanced of users, while at the same time appealing to those who are just entering the dSLR world with various fully automatic settings and Scene modes. With a street price of about $1200 US for the body alone, or $1500 with the versatile AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens, the D7000 offers an outstanding degree of value, and I have no problem giving it Steve's highest recommendation; to be honest, the D7000 has made me consider crossing over to the dark side from Canon.
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http://www.steves-digicams.com/camera-reviews/nikon/d7000-dslr/steves-conclusion-118.html

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James
 
All of the reviews out on the D7000 have made no mention of a focusing issue with the camera. That per se tells me that the issue is a very small one, probably confined to the first batch of cameras out on the street.
 
Well sadly I am one who has seemed to have received one that just missed the QC mark...Many of you have seen my posts and my sports images ( both w/d80 and D90) I am not one to ***** nor complain....but after 1000 shots under conditions that I have shot many times with the same glass I ended up contacting Nikon... didn't want to but felt it was time...had a nice chat with the fellow and explained that the images being made were just not what i believe the d7k should be producing... actually a grade under what my d90 was producing...i really threw everything I could at it but it was just not producing..so this past d50,d80,d90 owner who has been very happy with my Nikons apparently got a bad one....Was asked to send a few of the images to them so that they may see what I was referring to...he got back to me and concurred something is indeed awry and I will be sending the camera to them....i am bummed

I guess my point is this..yes there are people who come here to just cry, scream and whine about their new technology that sucks...i, am not one of them...guess after 3 cameras and about 10 lenses I was due to receive one that just wasn't built up to standards...but it does prove to me that not all the complaints here are invalid..most yes (lol)..but not all
 
cmvsm said:
Says who? You? Do you have a D7K? Not one 'professional' review that I've read mentions anything about focusing issues, and I've seen plenty of great images in contradiction as well.
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cmvsm said:
So again, take what you read with a grain of salt, and don't feed into the minority report.
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Actually, Camera Labs had a bad copy of the D7000 for their review. Back-focusing error.
However he does say that it has a viewfinder with %100 coverage.

Below is a list from their verdict and scores.

Good points
Great quality across its sensitivity range.
Viewfinder with 100% coverage and VGA screen.
6fps continuous shooting at all quality settings.
Dual memory card slots.
1080p video with AF, manual control and mic input.

Bad points
Continuous buffer limited in depth.
Metering frequently over-exposed in bright conditions.
Continuous movie AF indiscreet in use.
Back-focusing error on our sample kit.

You could read their full review here.
 
Mayor said:
Actually, Camera Labs had a bad copy of the D7000 for their review. Back-focusing error.
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You failed to cite the rest of the review. After fine tuning the lens, there were no issues. How do you know that it was not the lens? Again, there was not a 'bad' copy, just an adjustment issue, which is a welcomed feature on the D300, but for some reason, if you have to use it on the D7K, its suddenly a camera defect. Give me a break.
 
Statiscally there is just no way people from all over the world who post here of different cultural and social levels , many even being pro photographers would all be complaining about something that does not exist. Sure , many are user errors but the other side of the coin also exist .
 
Also, keep in mind that in a lot of cases the people that are reviewing these models want to sell the camera through the click throughs.

They also want to get samples of new products to review from the manufacturer. Might be a little tougher next time if they absolutely panned the product.

Clearly people have had problems, and clearly some reviewers have alternative motives. Neither proves the point one way or another therefore:

One can not say: "The D7000 has no significant problems because reviewers haven't mentioned it"

One can also not say: "The D7000 is a bad camera for everyone because mine didn't work correctly"

Both are vastly flawed.
 
cmvsm said:
Mayor said:
Actually, Camera Labs had a bad copy of the D7000 for their review. Back-focusing error.
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You failed to cite the rest of the review. After fine tuning the lens, there were no issues. How do you know that it was not the lens? Again, there was not a 'bad' copy, just an adjustment issue, which is a welcomed feature on the D300, but for some reason, if you have to use it on the D7K, its suddenly a camera defect. Give me a break.
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Hey FANBOY, drop it ! The AF adjustments are there just in case some of your lenses need minor tweaks to get perfect focus. It does not mean you have to use it.

Next time you gonna buy a car, I really hope they will give you one that first require you to tweak the engine to get it started.

We are photographers, the camera's job is to do what the manufacturer says it does. Your job is to produce pictures not to make lab tests and tweak af systems.

It's clear that there are many copies of the D7000 that focus excellent, and some copies that don't. Even if you make them autofocus properly with the AF-Adjust function, they are still faulty cameras, it's not your job to spent days to tweak each lens you own.
 
d3xmeister said:
... Even if you make them autofocus properly with the AF-Adjust function, they are still faulty cameras, it's not your job to spent days to tweak each lens you own.
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This comment makes no sense. If you AF fine tune and it works perfectly, it's still broken? Please. The AF fine tune is for calibrating the lens and body together. There is always going to be tolerance variation. Now if AF fine tuning doesn't fix the problem, then it certainly is faulty.
 
cmvsm said:
Mayor said:
Actually, Camera Labs had a bad copy of the D7000 for their review. Back-focusing error.
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You failed to cite the rest of the review. After fine tuning the lens, there were no issues. How do you know that it was not the lens? Again, there was not a 'bad' copy, just an adjustment issue, which is a welcomed feature on the D300, but for some reason, if you have to use it on the D7K, its suddenly a camera defect. Give me a break.
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The D7000 manual says

On top of page 246 “AF tuning is not recommended in most situations and may interfere with normal focus; use only when required”

On the bottom of the page it states "The camera may be unable to focus at minimum range or at infinity when AF tuning is applied”.

Don't know what this means to you but to me it means one shouldn’t be using the fine-tune feature as a permanent fix.

To me, a new kit (the reviewer said kit) out of the box shouldn't require any tweaking. If fine-tuning a new camera out of the box is acceptable to you, great!!!
But to others like me it's not acceptable!!! Just the way things are.

There are a few people here who have sent in their D7000 to Nikon for adjustment, and guess what? The cameras came back focusing properly. Why is it so awful for some of you to accept that some of the D7000 out there may not be perfect. Give me a break!
 
Mayor said:
There are a few people here who have sent in their D7000 to Nikon for adjustment, and guess what? The cameras came back focusing properly. Why is it so awful for some of you to accept that some of the D7000 out there may not be perfect. Give me a break!
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I accept the fact that some 'machines' are not going to be perfect. I've said it many times, and that is not just reserved for DSLR's. The problem here is that when the minority that are having problems try to make it as if ALL cameras are faulty, and Nikon should be ashamed of themselves, blah blah blah. This is my point.

Regarding fine tuning, why have the feature at all? Based on your comments, if you have to use it, then something is wrong with the camera right?? That logic is completely ridiculous.
 
d3xmeister said:
Hey FANBOY, drop it ! The AF adjustments are there just in case some of your lenses need minor tweaks to get perfect focus. It does not mean you have to use it.

Next time you gonna buy a car, I really hope they will give you one that first require you to tweak the engine to get it started.

We are photographers, the camera's job is to do what the manufacturer says it does. Your job is to produce pictures not to make lab tests and tweak af systems.

It's clear that there are many copies of the D7000 that focus excellent, and some copies that don't. Even if you make them autofocus properly with the AF-Adjust function, they are still faulty cameras, it's not your job to spent days to tweak each lens you own.
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Based on your comments above, you are a point and shooter. You expect the camera to do everything, with no thought involved. Not sure why you would waste your money on the feature set of a DSLR, but that's your choice. And just so you have no confusion, if you do by chance decide to tweak the settings of your DSLR to work best with a particular lens, background, subject, or setting, that is called photography.
 
There's a snotty answer for you.

From an elitist "photographer"!

Lovely. Really helpful.

Thanks for that.
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Larold
 
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