Anyone own a fuji x100? Any comments on it? Seriously thinking of buying one for casual snapshots and street use. Sometimes, I don't want to bring my d7000 everywhere because its so big and heavy.

looking for suggestions for a digital camera (canon) for no more than 300$ all in need it asap

TIA

^ If u add 100 bucks u can probably pick up a Nikon D3000 which is extremely great for the price.

Does anyone have experience with the Nikon D7000? Pros Cons? I keep hearing the the new metering system tends to overexpose alot especially in bright sunny days..

The D7000 has the best image quality out of any of the APS-C sensor DSLR cameras on the market out there right now. No camera has a perfect metering system, BTW.

Rumor rumblings of a D800 announcement on the horizon! Rumored 36MP sensor...

It happens but not enough to drive me nuts and you can easily change your settings to compensate.

Can't really think of a con that would be a deal breaker. Has great burst speed for its price, the auto-focus is fast, awesome image quality. Really impressed with the video as well.

thanks but i need something portable that can fit in teh pocket

hows the elph 300???

Alright guys I'm purchasing the Nikon D7000 hopefully tomorrow...I've been reading a lot about it and the biggest issue with this camera is all the dead pixels right of the bat. You can see them in video mode in live view with the lens cap on, seems like every single person has this problem. Does anybody else have this issue? Ill be trying out a few copies before I buy...
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Just my opinion, but if you can't see them in photo's (if that's the main purpose of the camera) does it really matter? If everyone has them, then its just one of those things about the camera.

Good luck with your purchase its a great camera. I don't own one or anything, i'm a Canon guy.

Never ran into it. Are you talking about the dead pixels on the sensor itself or the LCD screen? If it's the former, my D60 experienced it but I didn't notice till I carefully looked at the photos after I sold it.

Edit: Sounds like you're talking about the LCD screen

Still debating between D7000 or a T3i.

Suggestions?

If it's just on the rear LCD screen, and not in your images, then it's a non-issue.

D7000 HANDS DOWN. Non-bias opinion either.

I just sold my T3i for a D7000 lol



As for the pixels, i was talking about the sensor it self. Seems Nikon has a factory defect which is influencing majority of D7000's. Hot pixels are very apparent even at iso 400 with a few seconds of exposure and customers keep exchanging them for new ones. Some guy went through 6 copies and they all had a major problem with dead/stuck and hot pixels. They appear on both video and still images.

Heres the thread [D7000] - Problems (Bad Pixels) « Nikon Rumors Forum and there is many more on the same problem.

Nikon even released firmware updates to solve the issue but its not working for everyone. You can do a test on all DSLRs to check for pixel issues. Lens cap on, iso 800 or higher and 15-30sec of exposure. Then check your black image for tiny colored dots...

Guess ill check and see tomorrow at BroadWay Camera.

^the original 5D has the same problem. Mine has a ton of them, doesn't really bother me unless I am doing long exposures at night. In which case it is a little annoying, but nothing I can't fix in about a minute in photoshop. I heard that the Canon software (forgot the name, I don't use it) can map out the hot pixels, and eliminate them from the raw files.

d7000 or 60d.
awesome deal at bestbuy right now
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My predictions were true i have like 10 hot pixels on the D7000.. Fuck gonna exchange tomorrow! Ill post pics later on

Broadway camera is selling a 60D with 15-85USM for like 1500! Get that instead its a superb lens.

Nothing on mine fortunately... yet. Guess I'm one of the lucky few?! :D

Thats what i saw lol and made me question it. I don't really have that much time to go back and forth..but i'm probably gonna check it out later on this week :)

^ ive exchanged it for a second copy and it had 2 pixels showing at ISO1000 and 25 exp.. Not bad at all compared to the first copy which had 10-15. Also found out that if NR is turned ON the stuck pixels dont show up on images at all, even at extremely long exp. :) Plus once you throw them on in Lightroom or PS they get erased automatically lol must be magic.

Started reading more on the D7000 tho and a few more problems were brought up. Nikon Forums say that Autofocus is not nearly as sharp as manual, producing soft images and showing difficulty focusing on what you want.

Plus lots of back focusing on the lens it self. So i got all worried and tested it out for my self.

I used this chart which could be used for all DSLR to check for front/back focus issues.
Nikon D70 Focus Chart

Back Focus was indeed an issue on my new 16-85 VR so AF Fine Tuning was applied at -7 and now it seems perfect! Sharpness is much better as well!

As for autofocus in general i dont see a problem that everyone keeps complaining about (Flickr: Discussing That D7000 focus issue... in Nikon - D7000 Users) maybe the older versions were more problematic...

OVERALL, BUY THIS CAMERA! You will not regret it :fullofwin:

Anyone have experience with the Sony NEX C3?

Anyone know if US Nikon warranty will be honor here in Canada.

I bought a D5100 two lens kit from Costco in the States, will I have any warranty issues if any problem arises?

Thanks

Nope. The US warranty will not be honoured in Canada. In fact, Nikon Canada will not even touch it, even if you offer to pay for any repairs.

i thought fine tune or micro adjustment was only for specific focal lengths? as soon as you change from i.e. 16mm @ -7 to 85mm it's different again.

So in my case I'd be screwed if i need warranty then? Should I return and buy it locally? or can i ship it to nikon from the states?