The Nikon D7000 in 2022. Is it still worth it ?

Back in 2010, the D7000 was considered as excellent. Twelve years later, is it an obsolete piece of equipment or a camera woth buying on the second hand market ?

[raginaldmars]

I bought one in 2012
used for 500 Euros -
use it all the time -
never ever anything to complain or buy any other.
The person using it is more important than the technology.
Any simple machine can produce good images

[tonygarrett]

Thank you for this excellent video. It is an honest and interesting assessment of the camera. I owned one but foolishly sold it for a full frame Canon. I just couldn’t relax and concentrate on my photography with the Canon as it was overly complicated. I’ve been lucky to get a D7000 again and it’s like finding an old friend! By the way, you’re absolutely right about pixel count. I’ve gone from 26 to the 16.2 of the D7000 and at A3 print size, you really can’t see a difference. Thanks for your video!

[johnmontoya]

I bought my D7000 back in 2011, so happy with the performance it has given me. I'm happy to say I'm still using it. no need to buy another camera for now. Thank you for the great review Dan.
John

[johnpatricklim]

I will never sell my D7000 as this is a memorable camera to me so has an emotional value to me. Learned a lot of photography from my second camera...

[basaraj]

I previously owned a D7000 as well as the D7100 and D7200 along with a D610, D750 and D810 for a brief period. Although they are all excellent cameras, I sold them here and there and got another D7000 a few weeks ago for $180 in mint condition, less than 4500 shutter actuations. The D7000 is arguably one of the best if not the best deals in all of digital photography. I also managed to pick up a clean 18-140mm zoom lens (for less than $140) and am impressed with the image quality and sharpness with the combination of the D7000 and the 18-140. I love the feature set, command dial arrangement and the overall Nikon shooting "experience". The modern mirrorless cameras are also great, I had the A7, A7-II, A6000, A6300, XT-1 and the XT2 but I must say however, they are not as much fun and engaging as a true DSLR, especially the likes of a D7000 or D7100. They are also quite expensive bodies and the lenses are just stupid expensive. With the D7000, you can use a broad array of Nikon lenses going back at the AF and AI.

[renderrascals]

This was my first camera which I brgt from my own cash, back in 2010 when it is released. I'm still using it !! :) I have some emotional connection with my D7000, even though I'm using SonyA6300, sometimes I felt the image quality is better in D7000 compared to Sony. Thanks for this video :)

[judithdougcarr]

Bought mine in 2010 brand new. The D7000 is a huge bang for your buck. 14 years later, I never ceases to impress with beautiful images. Love it and have no intentions of parting with it. Dougie.

[hertsman]

Great video ! Just bought one for £150 in mint condition with under 7k shutter count - I love this camera and chose it after first owning one about 18 months ago then sold it to try some others including a D90, D300s and a D700. For me it's got a great spec and it's the right size and weight so I went full circle back to it and now I pretty sure it's staying put !

[notaulgoodman]

It honestly amazes me how cameras from back then aren't too inferior to the ones now, they just look slightly different. Photography's like painting. There isn't much innovation left when it comes to quality and it seems like what's there to change is the style.

[Polydeukes]

Its 2024 now and I've been using the D7000 for some time. Mine has about 80000+ shutter actuations. Still works perfectly. Today I picked up a second one to have as a backup. 110 euros for mint sample with 20K actuations. I have no need to upgrade to anything better/bigger/newer as I rarely print my shots and if I do the D7000 pics can be printed way bigger than what I ever have need for. The newer cameras have faster processors and higher ISO but that is not important to me as I don't really encounter situations where that would be useful to me.

I have shot film since 70's and have a pretty good selection of Nikon gear, several Nikon FE's, F3, couple of F4's and a F90X + largish selection of better Nikon manual lenses + maybe 5 Nikon autofocus lenses + loads of other Nikon gear. I have also used digital cameras ever since Apple Quicktake 100 was released. I bought a D50 new and used it for few years but when my Lumix point and shooters and bridge camera became good enough to produce better pics I abandoned it. So, few years later I wanted a Nikon DSRL to be able to use my Nikkor lenses again with a digital camera and D7000 seemed perfect for it. And it still is! I have no desire to upgrade it to anything so I bought a second one like I wrote above. They have become so cheap they are really a bargain!

[McJuneTagaBukid]

2024 I'm still using my D7000, bought 2017 and still doing good both in video & photo on my vlog.

[johnarmstrong]

I bought my D7000 new in 2013 after the D7100 was introduced and the price of the D7000 fell, the internal flash fired in the closed position and damaged the electronics after the warranty ended and was sent for repair which turned out to be expensive and while it was away I bought a used D600 with a view to selling the D7000 on its return but after finding the value on its return I decided to keep it and 7 years later both cameras are still working great and should last for years yet. A excellent review of a outstanding camera which does not feel dated despite being introduced in 2010.

[XSFlanger]

I've upgraded from my first DSLR D5100 and it's night and day difference, especially how soft the shutter mechanism is compared to D5100. Two of my go to lenses use screw AF and after manually focusing for months, I can genuinely appreciate this feature like people in 80s as well :D

[SmealCo]

I really like this camera. I’ve owned one for about 5 years now(bought used). For me it works well with my lens F5.6 and up, but when I take portraits with f stops lower than f5.6, I get so much back focusing with auto focusing. So many of my subjects are out of focus. Even after I’ve gone and made micro adjustments with the the tool in the settings, or have changed the focusing modes. Doesn’t help if I use flash, or bump up the IOS to increase shutter speed. Other than that this camera is great. I love it with a wide angle for landscapes. If I could fix that one issue, this camera out be a 10/10 for me.

[lilyliciousss]

this is so reassuring! I bought mine in 2013 and have recently started debating if i should sell it or just give it to a friend. my gut was screaming not to, even tho i don't necessarily practice photography much anymore, and i feel my gut is right to hold onto it :)

[ColorOfSand]

I fell in love with this camera and am buying one this month. The photos it takes has a special personality that I think is overlooked while everyone is looking for the most modern, flashy or trending rig.

I mean my favorite on hand camera is a hi-matic g2 so you know but still

[derekcoe]

I can beat 2010, I still use a D200 from 2005/6 😁

[photoreviewed-com]

Happy to share your content! This one reminds me great time spent with this DSLR. Thanks :)

[dennisdmak]

Part of my wedding shot with this camera along with Nikon 70-200mm lens. Last month I went to African safari with same lens and shot over 2000 images. It took some amazing quality professional photos. So I have sentimental attachment to this camera. Though I bought it 9 years ago I never felt it low on spec even now. It can really compete with modern mid dslrs. It will be with me.

[Doos]

I had one years ago to start at a photographyschool. Learned a lot from it. Sold it, still used a Nikon D300, sold that one too.
Then went to m4/3. I have an Olympus E-M1 and some panasonics. The old GF1 and GX1. They brilliant little camera's, but the Olympus is annoying. I really don't like the menu and the images are often over-sharpened.
So a week ago I put it up for sale a Nikon D7000. Totally happy to shoot with this camera again. It was and still is e great camera.