snowromance

Adorama (my favorite) and B&H both have where you can "order" them but they don't actually have any yet from the manufacturer.

This thread is devoted to when the first person finds a place that has D7000's in stock and can ship as soon as you purchase.

i would be very obliged

TheFantasticG

http://nikonrumors.com/2010/10/20/am...-shipping.aspx

snowromance

ugh the body would ship later. LAME. oh well i'll just order and wait it out. thanks.

Jon

My friend had one. Got it from BestBuy before they were supposed to start selling it. They only have the kit though.

snowromance

seriously how long is this going to take????????????????? im growing more frustrated by the day.

FlintMica2005

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snow you gonna be selling your other camera when you get the d7000?

snowromance

that's the plan depending on what i'm offered for it. it's in really good condition so if not i'll just keep it as backup.

FlintMica2005

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ill definatly be interested in it, im ready to upgrade to a d90 now

snowromance

ok, im done. gonna just order from best buy and be done with it. they say they'll have it in store in 3-5 days. All of the online retailers are saying it will be 2-3 months before they can get you one after you order.

Jon

One just popped up on my local CL for $1290 body only.

paul_dezod

D7000 looks UBER baller. Far nicer than my 3+year old D40X

optional

I just picked one of these up yesterday, upgraded from my D90 which I sold to a member here, flipm00b; he came from a D40 so this was a huge upgrade for both of us.

I *love* this thing.

Jon

Make sure to post back when you get some real use out of it. I've been trying to gauge owner's experiences with it to decide whether or not to get one as a backup later this year.

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Yeah, definitely, what are you shooting with right now?

Jon

D90, soon to be D700. Full frame is callin my name lol.

optional

Wow, I'll bet that'll be really nice. I'm not quite ready for full-frame, I need more glass before I care.

Jon

I've learned that quantity of glass is a lot less important than quality. Get what you need for the types of things you shoot. I've seen people with ultimate baller setups but yet produce snapshot-esque photos. And on the other hand I've seen people with a around 3 pieces of glass that take phenomenal photos.

Here's a chart of zoom lens ranges that my buddy showed me that I've been looking at: http://www.bythom.com/nikonlens.htm

optional

Poor choice of words on my part saying 'more' what I meant is 'different', I've got the 18-105 VR kit lens from my D90 but want the 18-200 VR for a little bit larger range for my all-arounder, and the 35mm f/1.8 which is incredible for the price you pay; I'm interested in something much wider though, like the Nikon 10-24 or the Tokina 11-16; and something much more macro, like the Sigma 105 or even the Nikon one (rated a bit lower).

I don't shoot from far enough distance to need anything telephoto, so the 200mm will really be great for me as the high end of my range, so that's really what I meant.

Thanks for the link, helps put the purchases in perspective a bit more.

Jon

I've heard good things about the Sigma 105mm. My buddy has one and he seems to like it. And you're right about the 35mm. I have one and I'll never sell it.

Since you already have the 18-105, I'd look at a 80-200 f/2.8 as a telephoto option. You can get them used for only about $100 more than what a new 18-200 will cost and it's FX. Not to mention the 16mp of the D7000 can't out-resolve it. It's not a walkaround lens, however, because of it's size, but the weight isn't bad from what I've read.

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Yeah, I want to replace the 18-105 with the 18-200 to keep it more usable as a walkaround lens; although FX, hmm. I see the 18-105's going for about 300-350 and the 18-200 new locally runs 599, so that's actually a pretty good upgrade price there; although I'm more interested in the closer stuff right now.