D7000 samples

[rapick]

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What is it to demonstrate?

That a seven year old camera can take an image with a mere 3 stops difference ( ... ... ) that cleans up OK ... I suppose the fact that my f2/50 lens is around 3 stops faster helps a bit ... .

Faster of what???

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I hate to say but there are some badly clipped highlight there, that you were not able to recover in PP.

The light was appalling. The "clipped highlights" you refer to are actually specular glare from the overhead Xenon (or similar ... ) downlights. There was mixed light from at least three different kinds of light source. That is one reason why the WB is not "perfect", lol ...

Clipped highlights are clipped highlights. They are the nightmare of any photographer working at a venue like that, myself included. They are there in the pic you chose for (apparently) demonstrating some kind of superior performance of your gear.

Check the EXIF data in the image: ISO 800, f/2 @ 1/20th hand held, no support, no IS ...

Then? Sometimes I have been facing similar no-no lighting conditions. You try it and hope. In your case (no blame from this) the pic went out flawed. Most probably a similar pic of mine would have been dropped to the trash bin. You choose to use it for a 'demonstration'... Well, different people, different standards.

Original shot JPEG or RAW?

RAW.

Then, blown highlights turning grey mean: incorrect metering, or poor RAW development technique, or poor sensor's DR.

My point being that even with a touch of NR, the detail is still there in my shot ...

I have downloaded the full JPEG from that D7000 site and checked it out [...]

Simply, the linked pics cannot tell nothing about the true potential D7000 performance, since they speak loud about the skill of the 'casual shooter' who took them at a Photokina booth. Note: in the text he is telling that he got a quite positive impression of the new camera high ISO performance: a lot better than D90!!!

Meanwhile, different pics taken by different photographers at the same location are telling something different about the camera (hopefully).
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[Paul Crouse]

You guys are nuts. These files look awesome.
25,600 ISO?!?!? That ISO in itself is totally amazing.

This technology is mind-blowing.
Try pushing Tri-X Pan film 2 stops to 1600 and see what it looks like.

(and that takes real skill to agitate it correctly so that you don't get buckshot sized grain).

All of these cameras now-a-days are brilliant.

I think Lewis CK says it well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?gl=US&v=8r1CZTLk-Gk

 

[stdavid]

is there an entire thread dedicated to the D7000? Of course you are going to get comments from Nikon users. The same would happen if a thread was started about an Oly camera in the Nikon forum and I expect you would be the 1st one over there to comment. Especialy if the comments were negative.
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[rapick]

is there an entire thread dedicated to the D7000? Of course you are going to get comments from Nikon users. The same would happen if a thread was started about an Oly camera in the Nikon forum and I expect you would be the 1st one over there to comment. Especialy if the comments were negative.

Of course, but what about the OP intentions?

He posted here just a link to a not-so-enlightening article by an obscure Italian blogger (of the technogeek type, I'd say) showing a few not-so-good pics (of the casual-shooter type).

After that, he never came back into the thread.

• Maybe mistaken Forum? He looks like a casual visitor here, and never posted in any Nikon discussion Forum.

• Or got amused by the idea of starting a 150 posts sequel of flamed arguments?

I guess he is not coming back to explain...
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[olyflyer]

I had a good laugh about that.
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[olyflyer]

You guys are nuts. These files look awesome.
25,600 ISO?!?!? That ISO in itself is totally amazing.

Of course they are great. Especially if you find the better ones, taken with better lenses and not shaking hands. I have now seen some really great images and they are definitely awesome.

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[dgrogers]

Where?

I have now seen some really great images and they are definitely awesome.