Greg, I believe you're right. The problem seems to be downstream of that, maybe in the compression/buffer systems, which is a bummer for now but which also means that if any 3rd party recording system like a NanoFlash could tap to the image chain before it becomes encoded/compressed, then we'll see a quantum leap in the VQ this camera will yield.

Apparently the Jello effect is less than on Canons - but post software will make all of that a non-issue within a year. The Foundry makes a very effective (and quite expensive still) high end solution, and also iMovie v.11, the freeware program that comes with the current Mac OS, already has a pretty good de-Jello filter.

Hi Chris, and thanx for taking the time to respond.

Hmm, that seems suspicious... The Expeed would be fast enough to have elctronic shuter rates of 1/30 but not less?
Also, one can get 1080p24 but not 25? They couldn't squeeze 4% extra performance out of their expeed, even though it can deal with 16MP stills at 6fps?
I'm not toatlly convinced, to say the least....


Apparently so... Nikon needs YOU, Chris! :-)


I got a D7000 with many dead pixels too, but that's not what I'm complaining about here. I don't think that was Erwin's main gripe about the D7000 video capabilities either. Nikon acknowledged the issue and will be releasing a firmware upgrade soon.
I hope they take the oportunity to add a few video features...

Agreed. I also shoot mainly fast primes with physical aperture rings. But I wish there was a way I could use my 14-24 and my 85 1.4 more easily: the lack of a physical aperture ring makes using G lenses a pain!
Also, I do see some noise even with fast aperture lenses. I mainly shoot indoors though, most of the time with only a couple of lights.

Could you give me the reference of the external monitor you're using please.

Agreed

Nah... Nikon will eventually get it right, so I'll stick with them. 2 reasons for that: I have faith, and I will keep complaining to them till they do :-)


We gotta give it to them that they do get their still cameras right most of the time. As for video, they don't have the resources CAnon have, being, indeed, a much smaller company. On the plus side, they don't have a video dept to protect, so they can afford to introduce new video features in their still cameras without fear of crippling the sales of their video dept.

Thanx.

Do u think the shoulder mount- hoodloupe-follow focus for the 5d are the same size?
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What accessories do u suggest me to buy?
thx

Very urgent question:
Which 7 inches monitor do u suggest to use with this Nikon?
Please owners gimme a help cause on monday i have to buy it before my travel


thx a lot

SmallHD 6.8"

This is what u using?
Unfortunately in Eu it's hard to find small hd....
What kind of Input should i look for a monitor that could fit the D7k?

thx a lot

You should look for something that's

a) battery powered
b) HDMI input
c) has mounting holes on all sides of the monitor
d) spare batteries and charger
e) can put a Hoodman or similar shade on the monitor
f) some kind of transport case.

That's about it!
If you find me a URL for a local supply house in Spain where you are, then I can look through it and recommend a make and model that's available to you.

Cheers!
Chris

Muchas gracias Chris!
I can se you arevery confident with -hdslr world, what about a mount where i can mount the camera?Do u think what's worth for a Canons 5-7 d are good even for the nikon d 7000?
Could u link me models?
thx

D7000 Testing
 

Camera tests are excellent / impossible to see screen in full sun so video options are limited in the field.
Nikon need to address this issue. Live View cancels the viewfinder and you have to use the screen.
Think that we will use a Video Camera for Video XF300 and Still Cameras for stills D300s and D7000.

Marcus, hello!
Any mount will do - try zacuto.com

Steve, hi!
Use a Hoodman loupe or a Zacuto Z finder in the sun.

Cheers!
Chris

Thx buddy,
i went on Zacuto site but
I got lost too many....any one u tested?

FYI: You can order the SmallHD DP6-SLR direct, we have many EU customers. Also, our next downloadable firmware release (V1.3) will have a Nikon preset for the D7000. In about 30 days or so we will have a battery bracket that will accept the D7000 battery type.

Reed,

Will there ever be a built-in waveform display on the smaller monitors?

Here is the mount I use and unit is not as expensive as others out there.

indiSYSTEM - ULTRAcompact

Marcus, hello!

Basically, go with what Jim and Reed said.

I use the Tim Ovel's IndiSystem stuff, even on my EX1/EX3 Letus system.

And to have Reed himself reply says something about his commitment to us shooters.

Yes, there's more stuff out there, probably too much, actually. But one has to start somewhere, and these two are great places to start. Actually Reed's equipment will probably outlast most people's.

I'd like to know about exposure monitoring too, actually, Reed. So what Eric said, since the D7k seems very lacking in this department.

Cheers!
Chris