It's sort of funny how Nikon and Canon did the opposite with their mirror-less releases. Canon has amazing lenses, but the bodies are lacking and Nikon did the opposite.
Mirror-less has come a long way, but I still like having that optical viewfinder. With my eyesight, though, the electronic ones will probably be a better option.
It's amazing how well the older lenses hold up. The macro I have was bought second-hand from a guy off Craigslist. We met at a sketchy coffee shop and I paid in cash. It has a little dust inside, but it doesn't seem to show in the photos.
Yeah, I remember those D7000's! I got to use them for awhile, when I worked at a chain photography company. We had been using Fujifilm S5 DSLR's that were literally falling apart at the seams. Seriously, I had pieces fall off the camera mid-shoot on various occasions! They finally got us the D7000's and it was so much better. Too bad they didn't upgrade the lenses, though. Anyway, those are nice, solid cameras, too.
Yeah that's true they did that, I think Nikon has one lens for the mirror-less right now but they do have a free F-mount adapter with the camera so the old lenses can be used with it until the lenses catch up. I never got to try one yet but I also never went to the store to try it, just I know it will be the future so If I'm gonna dish out a bunch of cash for new gear I might as well get the newest stuff.
Funny same for my lens, the dust shows up in certain lighting sometimes but most of the time it doesn't. LOL...sketchy coffee shop! I have found some good lens second hand, I also got a 10-20 mm or something like that from a guy at work in a coal powerplant. I'm rough on my gear so as long as there are no scratches on the lens itself, I don't need everything new. I noticed skimping out for cheap brand new lenses is a rip-off most of the time so second hand is better. When it comes down to it, I'm just cheap and work has been slow. Our dollar is worth like 75 cents US so I really get hosed on the exchange since they are all imported to Canada, our economy in Alberta is held by scotch tape and my job relies on the price of oil , it's almost not worth it right now. Since I'm not an actual photographer or sell any of my pictures, hard to justify the expense in my mind.
LOL Working at a camera store with a falling apart camera, ah the irony! They are solid cameras the D7000, I even take it out at -40 for several hours at a time, the shutter gets a little sluggish but still pulls thru. The battery last forever too, I still have the original one and it still holds a charge for a long time. As much as I want a new camera it still serves me well, non-critical pieces are starting to fall off tho. Like I said, I do lots of hiking and climbing with it around my neck , take it to waterfalls, in snow, rain, I lay in the mud for some pictures, dusty environment etc...I use it like I stole it! It's bound to get a few dings along the way.
Haha, yeah. When I was originally looking for a camera, I saw a review from DigitalRev, where they beat the crap out of a 7D. My vision leaves me a bit accident-prone, so I needed something that could handle being smacked into the occasional boulder.