My informal D7000 high ISO test vs D300

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I had a very brief play with my friends D7000 yesterday and took along my old D300 to compare. I took a couple of images of the same thing with both cameras at all the major ISO values from 800 upwards.

Nothing too crazy or scientific and I'd like to use the camera for real out in the field before making full judgement, but thought these may be of some interest to one or two of you. You can check them all out and download full res NEFs here.

I also did a quick rolling shutter test, which is linked from the ISO test :)
 
Interesting review thanks! I find it quite remarkable how they continually manage to make these cameras better and better with relatively big steps up in quality. Roll on the D4 :D
 
Hmm interesting. I'm on the verge of buying a 7D or selling everything and getting a D700 and a 24-70. I'll probably go for the 7D as it'll be a lot less hassle.
 
Very interesting write-up, thanks SilverPenguin. I've been waiting for Nikon's response to Canon's affordable 1080p-capable cameras, was briefly considering selling my Nikon gear and getting a 550D but glad I waited it out now - ordered a D7000 this morning :)
 
My wife picked a D7000 up in Hong Kong a couple of weeks ago - its a good little camera, she's hanging onto it as a spare body now as she likes what it can do for the money.
 
How do you think of D300 iso ?

Reason i ask is, in shutter priority to maintain a 1/160th shutter speed (f3.5 min lens) the only way i can get enough light in is to crank iso onto HI .5, if i double the iso in steps, the cameras metering doesnt go down towards the middle (optimum).

It even does this in daylight, outside, if theres no sun but lots of cloud i have to shoot at iso 1600 to maintain 1/160th, which is silly!
 
How do you think of D300 iso ?

Reason i ask is, in shutter priority to maintain a 1/160th shutter speed (f3.5 min lens) the only way i can get enough light in is to crank iso onto HI .5, if i double the iso in steps, the cameras metering doesnt go down towards the middle (optimum).

It even does this in daylight, outside, if theres no sun but lots of cloud i have to shoot at iso 1600 to maintain 1/160th, which is silly!

Why 1/160th? I assume you're shooting with a reasonably wide lens so 1/focal length will do fine as shutter speed. I think something is off there, I've just shot a reasonable exposed shot indoors in a well lit room at f/2.8 and 1/250th and another at f4 and 1/125 (My camera is set up for whole stops and I can't be bothered to the change it) and haven't had to push the ISO over 1000 to do so...
 
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