most video cameras i've used produced super whites, the d90 doesn't so I'm very glad if this does (superblacks are uncommon, i only know of the 5d). can you post some screenshots of your waveform or histograms perhaps? superwhites do give you a little bit of headroom, and it's nice for secondary corrections, post flares and so on. expose your whites at 100% and the camera will still register specular highlights and lightsources as brighter than white.
DSLR gains from the Nikon D7000: cross your fingers
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New information was posted on another forum.
If you set menu f6 to "aperture ring" the FEE error will disappear and this allows full control of aperture, shutter, iso in live view without switching out of it. So if your lens has an aperture ring, it will allow all settings of the camera to be changed without exiting live view.
So just make sure your lenses have aperture rings (one generation old lenses) and you should be good to go! I assume such lenses will be in demand for this application.
If you set menu f6 to "aperture ring" the FEE error will disappear and this allows full control of aperture, shutter, iso in live view without switching out of it. So if your lens has an aperture ring, it will allow all settings of the camera to be changed without exiting live view.
So just make sure your lenses have aperture rings (one generation old lenses) and you should be good to go! I assume such lenses will be in demand for this application.
Ben Sliker
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picking up my D7000 from the store tomorrow. any requests?
dfreerider
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That is great information! Really good to not have to do all these work-arounds.
Spectra
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Actually this feature has only ever been available on the semi-pro and pro Nikon bodies (D200/D300/D700/D2x/D3 etc etc)...it allows you to specify using either the lenses aperture ring or the sub command dial to change aperture settings. On the D90 it was not possible and either was setting exif data as there wasnt a menu item to do either....I knew the D7000 now had exif data input so if it also has the aperture ring menu setting I will be very happy as this is the only way I have found to eliminate luminance flicker in timelapse recordings.
Can anyone tell me if it has an intervalometer added to its feature set also?
The D90 did not so if the D7000 has one I may consider getting one although the change in battery type means I will have to now carry a different charger and set of batteries as my D700 is the old EN-EL3e/MH-18a battery/charger setup.
Yes!
macgregor
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It does have intervalometer.
I just pluged a very old 50mm manual lens, and i found something interesting: i was not expecting the camera to recognize what f stop i am at, but it displays the f stop of the lens from 0-9, meaning that 0 will be wide open, and each step is a stop (ie: 0-f1.4, 1-f2, 2-f2.8, 3-f4...). Very usefull.
I just pluged a very old 50mm manual lens, and i found something interesting: i was not expecting the camera to recognize what f stop i am at, but it displays the f stop of the lens from 0-9, meaning that 0 will be wide open, and each step is a stop (ie: 0-f1.4, 1-f2, 2-f2.8, 3-f4...). Very usefull.
Spectra
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You should be able to go into a "Non-CPU lens" data setting in a menu and add up to 9 different manual focus lenses....you can specify focal length and maximum aperture and it will then display aperture setting accurately on the LCD display while also allowing full matrix metering and fill flash capabilities as well as recording the f-stop and focal length in the EXIF data...
Thanks for info on the intervalometer....this camera seems to have more in common with a D300 than a D90 especially with the magnesium alloy body and weather sealing as well.
Zissou
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agreed; but its only part magnesium. a friend of mine is expecting his to arrive soon; i cannot wait to put it through some tests and see how it holds up against the T2i's for video with some of my Nikkor primes, and stills with my 24-70 f2.8 G. all he has for a lens is an 18-55 VR, im guessing he expects ill let him borrow my f2.8 zoom Nikkors or primes. not bloody likely
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Correct, the alloy is only on the top and bottom of the body, to protect from banging into something, but the lens mount is supported by plastic.
Everything in the middle is plastic, like the D90.
Spectra
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I am so glad I invested in my Nikkor primes a couple of years ago...they have served me well on my D700 for stills but also on my GH13 for video....I picked up some bargains along the way and now that Nikon seem to be getting the video aspect right they are even more useful.
I am hoping the D400 or whatever they decide to call it has all these features and more but most importantly adds 25P and 30P frame rates as this will be crucial to my decision wether or not I use it for pro video work....time will tell.
I am so pissed off that Nikon has decided to cull aperture rings from their current lens designs which limits their functionality in video and is a bad decision IMHO....their latest optics together with the precision engineering and feel of the old manual focus lenses would make them the ultimate cinema lenses I reckon (except for thier reverse focus design which is backwards to every one else). The 35mm f1.4, 24mm f1.4 in a MF design with an aperture ring on a full frame D800 camera......hhhmmmm delicious.
I am hoping a third party manufacturer may be able to modify G-lenses to add an aperture ring in future specifically for this purpose. Dare to dream ;-)
Zissou
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i know adorama has their own version which you can control aperture on G lenses with, as does novoflex. i have one of the adoramas on the way actually; i was going to post about how functional it is. i do know you have to cut part of the dust seal with it so i will first test with an old unused 18-55 DX G kit lens i have laying around.
i have and use Nikon lens to canon body adapters, FD lens to EOS body adapters, and FD lens to Nikon body adapters, but have yet to really play with an HDSLR or the Letus units with G lenses because all my G lenses are zooms. i will like to shoot some footage with T2i's with the 14-24 f2.8 Nikkor and especially the 70-200 f2.8 VR as i feel lens softness may possibly eliminate some moire, making the superwide 14-24 useful for work.
i have and use Nikon lens to canon body adapters, FD lens to EOS body adapters, and FD lens to Nikon body adapters, but have yet to really play with an HDSLR or the Letus units with G lenses because all my G lenses are zooms. i will like to shoot some footage with T2i's with the 14-24 f2.8 Nikkor and especially the 70-200 f2.8 VR as i feel lens softness may possibly eliminate some moire, making the superwide 14-24 useful for work.
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Thank you sir. You are correct. It was hard to tell since the back and top are separate pieces. Looking at it again, the bottom is not as cool to the touch as the top and back. The front lens mount is metal attached to plastic, same as D90.
Spectra
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Yes that 14-24 Nikkor is very nice....Samyang now have a 14mm f2.8 MF lens...might be worth checking out.
Zissou
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the lens mount being plastic is probably my biggest issue with the body. i would have saved some of the magnesium between the lcd and viewfinder as well as between the buttons, and made the lens mount magnesium as well, also the magnesium between the left rotating dial and the flash could have been a simple bar design to allow a magnesium lens mount brace. occasionally i heft my D300 with a heavy lens by the camera body without thinking, but its all metal so im not worried. when i do that on my D50 i always think 'oh dammit plastic body'
If i get a chance to borrow or check one out i will; at 14mm the nikkor is incredibly sharp, same at 18mm. actually its sharp through and through. i would buy a superwide prime but the 14-24 is so much more versatile and its just as sharp at 20mm at f2.8 as my 20mm f2.8D.
If i get a chance to borrow or check one out i will; at 14mm the nikkor is incredibly sharp, same at 18mm. actually its sharp through and through. i would buy a superwide prime but the 14-24 is so much more versatile and its just as sharp at 20mm at f2.8 as my 20mm f2.8D.
macgregor
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Let´s have some fun:
www.macgregor.autoecstasy.com/d7000/l03.wmv
www.macgregor.autoecstasy.com/d7000/l04.wmv
Both cameras with "same" settings: neutral, sharpen at 0, same WB, aperture and shutter speed. Nikon footage has been slightly sharpened otherwise it was too soft from camera. Curves have been applied for clips in order to extract as much DR as possible but no colour grading.
www.macgregor.autoecstasy.com/d7000/l03.wmv
www.macgregor.autoecstasy.com/d7000/l04.wmv
Both cameras with "same" settings: neutral, sharpen at 0, same WB, aperture and shutter speed. Nikon footage has been slightly sharpened otherwise it was too soft from camera. Curves have been applied for clips in order to extract as much DR as possible but no colour grading.
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squig
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Looks like the D7000 has less aliasing, a more natural colour tone, and more dynamic range than the 5D.
I was looking through the manual but there's a few things not covered that an early adopter might be able to answer-
1. Can you adjust audio record levels?
2. Does it have Auto gain control?
3. Can you monitor through headphones?
4. Can you meter exposure in movie mode?
5. Does the ISO noise reduction work in movie mode?
6. What is the bit-rate in 24/25p 720p mode?
7. Is there more aliasing in 720p mode?
8. Does it overheat like the D90? (The manual warns about overheating and it has a 30 second self destruct mode like the D90, I can't go back to that out in the bush.)
9. Can you record movies to 2 SD cards simultaneously?
I was looking through the manual but there's a few things not covered that an early adopter might be able to answer-
1. Can you adjust audio record levels?
2. Does it have Auto gain control?
3. Can you monitor through headphones?
4. Can you meter exposure in movie mode?
5. Does the ISO noise reduction work in movie mode?
6. What is the bit-rate in 24/25p 720p mode?
7. Is there more aliasing in 720p mode?
8. Does it overheat like the D90? (The manual warns about overheating and it has a 30 second self destruct mode like the D90, I can't go back to that out in the bush.)
9. Can you record movies to 2 SD cards simultaneously?
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macgregor
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Not sure about aliasing, because it seems to change from take to take, but definately better color tone and a bit more DR (as expected).
1. yes, 3 levels plus auto.
2. auto mode?
3. haven´t tried
4. yes
5. not that i know. lens distortion does not work. active D-lighting does not work.
6.
7. yes
8. it´s cold in here
9. yes
1. yes, 3 levels plus auto.
2. auto mode?
3. haven´t tried
4. yes
5. not that i know. lens distortion does not work. active D-lighting does not work.
6.
7. yes
8. it´s cold in here
9. yes
squig
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2. Like AGC on the Canon's (add noise feature)
Thanks for clearing some of that up. Recording to 2 cards is a great feature, I don't trust flash cards.
The only thing I need to know is will it cook toast like the D90? I've never had trouble with the 5D getting too hot but the D90 was a nightmare.
Thanks for clearing some of that up. Recording to 2 cards is a great feature, I don't trust flash cards.
The only thing I need to know is will it cook toast like the D90? I've never had trouble with the 5D getting too hot but the D90 was a nightmare.