Nikon D7000 tips

Grandpaw a/k/a Jeff Impey

To say what so many people before me have said ... 'This is one heck of a thread with so much worthwhile information in it.'

I cannot tell you how much I have learned and how easy you made a challenging subject.

I have read every tip and look forward to more tips and comments by the other 'Threadees' (as I call them).

With so much information, I found it beneficial to make an index of the Tips. Here is my Index of Jeff Impey's Tips ... I hope is useful to some as it is been useful to me.

ChooChoo Papa a/k/a Jeff Jacobs

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Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons (f6 Control) – Tip #32

Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) (Shooting Menu) – Tip #35

AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

Assigning function button (f3 Control) – Tip #1

Autofocus
Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S (a1 Control)–Tip 43 Autofocus beep (d1 Control) – Tip #81
In dark surroundings – Tip #19

Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50

Back LCD lighting (f1 Control) – Tip #15

Battery
Extra Battery – Tip #73
Grip – Advantages – Tip #9
Information (Setup Menu) – Tip #51

Camera Strap (Sling strap) – Tip #28

Checklists
Photo-shoot checklist – Tip #62
Pre-shooting checklist – Tip #26

Copyright
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright symbol – Tip #97
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91

Custom Setting Menu
a1 – Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S – Tip #43
b3 – Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) – Tip #53
b5 – Meter adjusting – Tip #24
c2 – Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50
c4 – Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) – Tip#29
d1 – Focusing Beep – Tip #57
d1 – Autofocus beep – Tip #81
d2 – Gridlines – Tip #49
d3 – ISO adjusting (Aperture mode only) – Tip#16
d3 – ISO displayed in viewfinder – Tip #54
f1 – Back LCD lighting – Tip #15
f3 – Assigning function button – Tip #1
f5 – AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f5 – AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f6 – Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons – Tip #32
f7 – One button dial adjustment – Tip #60
f8 – Memory card required to take picture – Tip #47
f9 – Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying – Tip #61

Depth of Fields and focal lengths (f stops) – Tip #94

Diopter (Viewfinder eyepiece focusing) – Tip #38

Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) (b3 Control) – Tip #53

Equipment Security (Label your photo equipment) – Tip #42

Exposure Compensation – adjustment – Tip #59

Exposure Modes – “P” mode versus “Auto” mode – Tip #65A

Filters – Digital specific – Tip #68

Firmware – Updating – Tip #76

Flash
Built in flash adjustment – Tip #2
Camera flash turned off – Tip #46
External flash control – Tip #13
Fill flash – natural look for indoor photos – Tip #10
Remote Speedlite flash – Tip #90
Resetting SB800 to normal operation – Tip #37
Sync modes – Tip #11
Sync speed – Tip #8
Umbrella – Tip #98

Focusing Beep (d1 Control) – Tip #57

Focus Point
Center focus point – Tip #17
Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip #3
Single point focus – Tips #99 and #101

Gridlines (d2 Control) – Tip #49

Help – Accessing camera help menus – Tip #48

Highlights – Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip#21

ISO
Adjusting (Aperture mode only) (d3 Control) – Tip#16
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity (Shooting Menu) – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 (Shooting Menu) – Tip #69
Displayed in viewfinder (d3 Control) – Tip #54

Lenses
Changing lens – Tip #44
Dust spots (cleaning lenses) – Tip #80
Wide angle lens – Straightening image – Tip #33

Live View
Framing and exposure setting – Tip #63
Manual focusing – Tip #64
Index (continued)

Manage picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #36

Manuals
Download manuals – Tip #14
Mastering the Nikon D7000 by Darrell Young – Tip #66
Nikon Digitutor – Tip #5

Memory Cards
Copying cards – Tip #78
Formatting cards – Tip #93A
Hiding images on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #39
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Memory card required to take picture (f8 Control) – Tip #47
Selection – Tip #71

Meter adjusting (b5 Control) – Tip #24

Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying (f9 Control) – Tip #61

Mode Dial – Camera went nuts – Tip #71

Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) (c4 Control) – Tip#29

My Menu
Setup – Tip #4
Suggestions by Jeff Impey
Tip #13 Flash Commander Mode
Tip #22 Vivid setting
Tip #36 Manage Picture Control
Tip #45 Image Review
Tip #51 Battery information
Tip #55 Video SD destination & SD memory available

Multiple Exposures – Reducing noise while using a tripod – Tip #7

One button dial adjustment (f7 Control) – Tip #60

Picture Control and Picture Review
Comparing 2 pictures – Tip #23
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Photoshop within the camera – Tip 34
Review other photographers’ settings and compare to yours – Tip #96
Zooming in & out of a picture – Tip #23

Picture display after each shot (Playback Menu) – Tip #37A

Picture Quality
Composition – Tip #100
Foggy pictures (acclimate equipment to location conditions) – Tip #89
Learn the camera’s features – Tip #83
Practice the shot prior to taking moving subjects – Tip #85
Shooting from automobile – Tip #92
Taking keepers versus shooting everything – Tip #82

Playback Menu
Focus Point – Display Mode – Tip #3
Hiding images on memory card – Tip #39
Highlights – Display Mode – Tip#21
Picture display after each shot – Tip #37A
Rear LCD screen turned off – Tip #45
Review pictures from different cameras on memory card – Tip #41

Rear LCD Screen
Brightness – Tip #58
Cleaning plastic cover – Tip #67
Illuminating – Tip #31
Turned off (Playback Menu) – Tip #45

Remote Control
Shutter button doesn’t work (camera set to ‘remote’ mode) – Tip #88
Storing remote control – Tip #84
Use and setup – Tip #18

Retouch Menu
Converting picture to black & white / Sepia / Cyanotype – Tip #40
Straighten picture – Tip #79

Review pictures from different cameras on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #41

Self-timer – Camera takes picture after a slight delay – Tip #84A

Setup Menu
Battery information – Tip #51
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91
LCD screen brightness – Tip #58

Shooting Menu
Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) – Tip #35
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 – Tip #69
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Vivid – set picture control – Tip #22

Shutter speed for “M” & “S” modes – Tip #74

Tripod
Quick connect plate missing – Tip #65
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

U1 & U2 User settings
Saving settings to U1 & U2 – tip #6
Saving settings to SD card – Tip #12

Vibration Reduction – Lens settings
“Normal” versus “Active” – Tip #95
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

Video
Focusing – Tip #64A
Landscape shooting only – Tip #56
Practice the shot before the ‘important one’ is taken – Tip #86
Record Button – Tip #75
Record pausing – Tip #75A
SD slot assignment – Tip #55
SD memory availability – Tip #55
Shooting checklist – Tip #87

Vivid – set picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #22

Virtual Horizon – Setting function up – Tip #1

White Balance
Custom White Balance adjustment – Tip #27
Custom White Balance adjustment – Part 2 – Tip #30
Sunrise & Sunset settings – Tip #77

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Originally Posted by ChooChoo Papa

Grandpaw a/k/a Jeff Impey

To say what so many people before me have said ... 'This is one heck of a thread with so much worthwhile information in it.'

I cannot tell you how much I have learned and how easy you made a challenging subject.

I have read every tip and look forward to more tips and comments by the other 'Threadees' (as I call them).

With so much information, I found it beneficial to make an index of the Tips. Here is my Index of Jeff Impey's Tips ... I hope is useful to some as it is been useful to me.

ChooChoo Papa a/k/a Jeff Jacobs

>>>> Index <<<<

Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons (f6 Control) – Tip #32

Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) (Shooting Menu) – Tip #35

AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button (f5 Control) – Tip #52

Assigning function button (f3 Control) – Tip #1

Autofocus
Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S (a1 Control)–Tip 43 Autofocus beep (d1 Control) – Tip #81
In dark surroundings – Tip #19

Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50

Back LCD lighting (f1 Control) – Tip #15

Battery
Extra Battery – Tip #73
Grip – Advantages – Tip #9
Information (Setup Menu) – Tip #51

Camera Strap (Sling strap) – Tip #28

Checklists
Photo-shoot checklist – Tip #62
Pre-shooting checklist – Tip #26

Copyright
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright symbol – Tip #97
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91

Custom Setting Menu
a1 – Autofocus (take picture only when in focus) AF-C & AF-S – Tip #43
b3 – Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) – Tip #53
b5 – Meter adjusting – Tip #24
c2 – Auto-meter off delay (c2 Control) – Tip #50
c4 – Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) – Tip#29
d1 – Focusing Beep – Tip #57
d1 – Autofocus beep – Tip #81
d2 – Gridlines – Tip #49
d3 – ISO adjusting (Aperture mode only) – Tip#16
d3 – ISO displayed in viewfinder – Tip #54
f1 – Back LCD lighting – Tip #15
f3 – Assigning function button – Tip #1
f5 – AE-L (Auto Exposure Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f5 – AF-L (Auto Focus Lock) – setting AE-L/AF-L button – Tip #52
f6 – Accessing menus with Command and Sub-Command Buttons – Tip #32
f7 – One button dial adjustment – Tip #60
f8 – Memory card required to take picture – Tip #47
f9 – Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying – Tip #61

Depth of Fields and focal lengths (f stops) – Tip #94

Diopter (Viewfinder eyepiece focusing) – Tip #38

Easy Exposure Compensation (Exposure Value) (b3 Control) – Tip #53

Equipment Security (Label your photo equipment) – Tip #42

Exposure Compensation – adjustment – Tip #59

Exposure Modes – “P” mode versus “Auto” mode – Tip #65A

Filters – Digital specific – Tip #68

Firmware – Updating – Tip #76

Flash
Built in flash adjustment – Tip #2
Camera flash turned off – Tip #46
External flash control – Tip #13
Fill flash – natural look for indoor photos – Tip #10
Remote Speedlite flash – Tip #90
Resetting SB800 to normal operation – Tip #37
Sync modes – Tip #11
Sync speed – Tip #8
Umbrella – Tip #98

Focusing Beep (d1 Control) – Tip #57

Focus Point
Center focus point – Tip #17
Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip #3
Single point focus – Tips #99 and #101

Gridlines (d2 Control) – Tip #49

Help – Accessing camera help menus – Tip #48

Highlights – Display Mode (Playback Menu) – Tip#21

ISO
Adjusting (Aperture mode only) (d3 Control) – Tip#16
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity (Shooting Menu) – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 (Shooting Menu) – Tip #69
Displayed in viewfinder (d3 Control) – Tip #54

Lenses
Changing lens – Tip #44
Dust spots (cleaning lenses) – Tip #80
Wide angle lens – Straightening image – Tip #33

Live View
Framing and exposure setting – Tip #63
Manual focusing – Tip #64
Index (continued)

Manage picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #36

Manuals
Download manuals – Tip #14
Mastering the Nikon D7000 by Darrell Young – Tip #66
Nikon Digitutor – Tip #5

Memory Cards
Copying cards – Tip #78
Formatting cards – Tip #93A
Hiding images on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #39
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Memory card required to take picture (f8 Control) – Tip #47
Selection – Tip #71

Meter adjusting (b5 Control) – Tip #24

Minus and Plus indicators order of displaying (f9 Control) – Tip #61

Mode Dial – Camera went nuts – Tip #71

Monitor timer setting (Monitor off delay) (c4 Control) – Tip#29

My Menu
Setup – Tip #4
Suggestions by Jeff Impey
Tip #13 Flash Commander Mode
Tip #22 Vivid setting
Tip #36 Manage Picture Control
Tip #45 Image Review
Tip #51 Battery information
Tip #55 Video SD destination & SD memory available

Multiple Exposures – Reducing noise while using a tripod – Tip #7

One button dial adjustment (f7 Control) – Tip #60

Picture Control and Picture Review
Comparing 2 pictures – Tip #23
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Photoshop within the camera – Tip 34
Review other photographers’ settings and compare to yours – Tip #96
Zooming in & out of a picture – Tip #23

Picture display after each shot (Playback Menu) – Tip #37A

Picture Quality
Composition – Tip #100
Foggy pictures (acclimate equipment to location conditions) – Tip #89
Learn the camera’s features – Tip #83
Practice the shot prior to taking moving subjects – Tip #85
Shooting from automobile – Tip #92
Taking keepers versus shooting everything – Tip #82

Playback Menu
Focus Point – Display Mode – Tip #3
Hiding images on memory card – Tip #39
Highlights – Display Mode – Tip#21
Picture display after each shot – Tip #37A
Rear LCD screen turned off – Tip #45
Review pictures from different cameras on memory card – Tip #41

Rear LCD Screen
Brightness – Tip #58
Cleaning plastic cover – Tip #67
Illuminating – Tip #31
Turned off (Playback Menu) – Tip #45

Remote Control
Shutter button doesn’t work (camera set to ‘remote’ mode) – Tip #88
Storing remote control – Tip #84
Use and setup – Tip #18

Retouch Menu
Converting picture to black & white / Sepia / Cyanotype – Tip #40
Straighten picture – Tip #79

Review pictures from different cameras on memory card (Playback Menu) – Tip #41

Self-timer – Camera takes picture after a slight delay – Tip #84A

Setup Menu
Battery information – Tip #51
Copyright – Tip #25
Copyright updated annually – Tip #91
LCD screen brightness – Tip #58

Shooting Menu
Active D Lighting (highlighting dark areas in picture) – Tip #35
Auto ISO – ISO Sensitivity – Tip #20
Auto ISO – Tip #20 Part 2 – Tip #69
Manage picture control – Tip #36
Memory card assigned to video – Tip #55
Memory card #2 – slot assignment & remaining availability – Tip #55
Vivid – set picture control – Tip #22

Shutter speed for “M” & “S” modes – Tip #74

Tripod
Quick connect plate missing – Tip #65
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

U1 & U2 User settings
Saving settings to U1 & U2 – tip #6
Saving settings to SD card – Tip #12

Vibration Reduction – Lens settings
“Normal” versus “Active” – Tip #95
Vibration Reduction off when using tripod – Tip #72

Video
Focusing – Tip #64A
Landscape shooting only – Tip #56
Practice the shot before the ‘important one’ is taken – Tip #86
Record Button – Tip #75
Record pausing – Tip #75A
SD slot assignment – Tip #55
SD memory availability – Tip #55
Shooting checklist – Tip #87

Vivid – set picture control (Shooting Menu) – Tip #22

Virtual Horizon – Setting function up – Tip #1

White Balance
Custom White Balance adjustment – Tip #27
Custom White Balance adjustment – Part 2 – Tip #30
Sunrise & Sunset settings – Tip #77

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Thanks Jeff for taking your time and organizing the list of tips. This should be helpful and make it easier to find differnt topics. Jeff

Hi there new to the forum

Great Info!

Hello, I am new to this community. I have purchased a Nikon D7000 and was checking the tips section by Jeff. I found it very informative and a good learning curve for starters like me. Wishing every body Holiday cheer in the coming weeks.
Thank you

Welcome to PhotographyREVIEW.com, lalithnlk! It's always good to see someone new jump right in. We'd love to learn more about you. I know you need to make a few more posts before you start your own thread. A couple of good places to make comments are on the Welcome thread on the ViewFinder forum, and on the Photo Critique forum.

Hope to see lots more of you here :)

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Originally Posted by lalithnlk

Hello, I am new to this community. I have purchased a Nikon D7000 and was checking the tips section by Jeff. I found it very informative and a good learning curve for starters like me. Wishing every body Holiday cheer in the coming weeks.
Thank you

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Welcome aboard! Glad to have you are here and I am happy to see that you got something out of my tips thread. Jeff

so much info in this thread :) Bookmarked!

I have just bought a s/h d7000 and found this thread whilst searching for easy to understand and usefull info', after only the first few tips I have bookmarked the thread - I couldn't want better.

Denn

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Originally Posted by dennford

I have just bought a s/h d7000 and found this thread whilst searching for easy to understand and usefull info', after only the first few tips I have bookmarked the thread - I couldn't want better.

Denn

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Normal is for just what it says, normal conditions when you are standing still so that it will help stop camera movement. The active is when you are in something like a car, boat train or something that is not stationary and is moving.

Hi Jeff, I'm a newbie here and found the site and your tips after doing an Internet search for the D7000. I purchased one used and received it today. I was reading this particular tip on custom WB and I'm unsure of what kind of white paper you are suggesting shooters to use, but all the white paper I ever used, such as copier paper, have yielded me the worst white balances. The 18 percent gray card or something similar to that works very well and is accurate for me using a D700, D3 and D300 over the last few years. I also used white coffee filters that were effective. The reason is white paper is comprised of many different colors to complete the white color. The human eye doesn't see these colors, but the camera definitely does and I have got some pretty wild color balances as a result. I know video crews use white paper and I'm unsure of what kind of results they get, but of course, a video camera is a different piece of gear.

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Originally Posted by coolpix56

Hi Jeff, I'm a newbie here and found the site and your tips after doing an Internet search for the D7000. I purchased one used and received it today. I was reading this particular tip on custom WB and I'm unsure of what kind of white paper you are suggesting shooters to use, but all the white paper I ever used, such as copier paper, have yielded me the worst white balances. The 18 percent gray card or something similar to that works very well and is accurate for me using a D700, D3 and D300 over the last few years. I also used white coffee filters that were effective. The reason is white paper is comprised of many different colors to complete the white color. The human eye doesn't see these colors, but the camera definitely does and I have got some pretty wild color balances as a result. I know video crews use white paper and I'm unsure of what kind of results they get, but of course, a video camera is a different piece of gear.

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I have used a sheet of white paper and also just a white wall without any problems. You do have to make sure that whatever you use is covering the entire screen for it to work properly.

Hi Nikonians,

This is my first post. Great thread on the 7000! I'm getting one next week to replace my trusty D80 and have a question that I've posed to a couple of camera shops and to Nikon's 800-line and have gotten conflicting info.

Will the D7000 remotely fire one or more SB600 strobes? That ability is essential for me and would be a deal breaker if it can't.

Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting my new camera and putting into practice all of the great info from this thread.

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Originally Posted by LongFastGlass

Hi Nikonians,

This is my first post. Great thread on the 7000! I'm getting one next week to replace my trusty D80 and have a question that I've posed to a couple of camera shops and to Nikon's 800-line and have gotten conflicting info.

Will the D7000 remotely fire one or more SB600 strobes? That ability is essential for me and would be a deal breaker if it can't.



Thanks! I'm looking forward to getting my new camera and putting into practice all of the great info from this thread.

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Yes it will fire the SB600 by using the built in flash on your camera in commander mode. Your camera will be able to fire several flashes at the same time but you will only be able to control two different groups and their power separately. You can have as many flashes in each group as you want. You will be able to raise and lower the power of group "A" or "B" separately.

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Originally Posted by Grandpaw

Thanks Pam for saying something. These are things I thought might be helpful to others but with almost 800 views and so few replies or comments I'm not so sure if it isn't just a waist of time. Hopefully some of the people that have viewed the tips have found some helpful information. Thanks again Nate and Pam for showing some interest, Jeff

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A teachers time is never wasted. Awesome information and it's helping me greatly.
THANK YOU! 👍

I only have a NikonD3200 and I've been most happy with it - the D7000 sounds good though and I might consider an upgrade. Thank you for this post and keep posting!

Grandpaw - I just joined the forum because of your posts. I just bought a Nikon D7000 and love your tips! Thanks.

I'm glad to hear people are still getting something out of my thread. Jeff

Hi Jeff,

This is my first post. Firstly, Thanks for a wonderful opportunity to get to know my camera. I have had it for a few years now, and never got to know someone who could help me to get to grips with that what bothered me - until I stumbled into you.

Regarding the above, I agree, but there is one bit I would like to add. A program like Lightroom can make a really lousy picture come to life. I have taken photos of lion, and in Africa they invariably choose to lie in the shade of a tree. Normally the trees are not big, so the spot of shadow only just accommodates the lion. With bright sunlight all around that dark spot becomes a big challenge, except if you have a manipulation tool. I have a suspicion many of the sample photos you refer to are ex Photoshop or similar.

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Originally Posted by Loafer

Hi Jeff,

This is my first post. Firstly, Thanks for a wonderful opportunity to get to know my camera. I have had it for a few years now, and never got to know someone who could help me to get to grips with that what bothered me - until I stumbled into you.

Regarding the above, I agree, but there is one bit I would like to add. A program like Lightroom can make a really lousy picture come to life. I have taken photos of lion, and in Africa they invariably choose to lie in the shade of a tree. Normally the trees are not big, so the spot of shadow only just accommodates the lion. With bright sunlight all around that dark spot becomes a big challenge, except if you have a manipulation tool. I have a suspicion many of the sample photos you refer to are ex Photoshop or similar.

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Welcome to the site and welcome to my tips thread. Glad you found it and were able to gain some help from it. So often people think that buying a newer more expensive camera or lens will improve their pictures a lot but they never take the time to learn how to get the most out of what they already have. In my opinion getting to know your equipment and improving your knowledge far out weighs what you gain from spending more money. Having nicer equipment is great but without the knowledge to go with it you are basically pretty much wasting your money.

Hi Grandpaw, here is something I discovered today. To the best of my knowledge it is not dealt with in any D7000 literature. You may want to share it with the rest of the folk. It is a very handy feature.
I wanted to take Raw pictures only in selected cases, and fiddled with the FN button to try and achieve it. Next moment all my pictures on card 1 was duplicated - Jpeg as well as Raw. I do not want that. Raw takes up twice the space jpeg uses. I could not find a fix. After a lot of frustration I discovered that if you press the Qual button and simultaneously turn the rear dial you can set the card configuration. It shows in the bottom left corner of the top screen. My camera is now set to only duplicate in Raw when the FN button activates it, and then de-activates it.
Regards
Loafer

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Originally Posted by Loafer

Hi Grandpaw, here is something I discovered today. To the best of my knowledge it is not dealt with in any D7000 literature. You may want to share it with the rest of the folk. It is a very handy feature.
I wanted to take Raw pictures only in selected cases, and fiddled with the FN button to try and achieve it. Next moment all my pictures on card 1 was duplicated - Jpeg as well as Raw. I do not want that. Raw takes up twice the space jpeg uses. I could not find a fix. After a lot of frustration I discovered that if you press the Qual button and simultaneously turn the rear dial you can set the card configuration. It shows in the bottom left corner of the top screen. My camera is now set to only duplicate in Raw when the FN button activates it, and then de-activates it.
Regards
Loafer

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Thanks Loafer for reading the thread and for your added information. Sorry I didn't respond sooner I was on vacation.

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Originally Posted by Grandpaw

Do you have it in a mode that you can move the focus point around with the arrows on the multi switch? If you do it should work. If you have it in an auto mode it won't work, Jeff

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I found it!
Go to CUSTOM SETTING MENU(pencil), f Controls, f2 OK button, scroll to RESET Select center focus point OK
--john

Just upgraded from D70s to D7000 last week bought brand new. A big upgrade i must say and I'm very happy with it in terms of handling and performance. Except that I can't use my favorite lens nikkor AF 50mm 1.8
Have anybody have the same issue with pre G lenses?(AF lenses with aperture ring in the body)

Good day to all
--john

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Originally Posted by litrattonijuan

Just upgraded from D70s to D7000 last week bought brand new. A big upgrade i must say and I'm very happy with it in terms of handling and performance. Except that I can't use my favorite lens nikkor AF 50mm 1.8
Have anybody have the same issue with pre G lenses?(AF lenses with aperture ring in the body)

Good day to all
--john

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Do you have the lens set to F22 and the lock switch on the barrel of the lens in the locked position?

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Originally Posted by Grandpaw

Do you have the lens set to F22 and the lock switch on the barrel of the lens in the locked position?

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Yes sir, even cleaned the contacts. It's been working perfectly with my D70s this error message never appeared even once. Also tried it on a friend's D90 and it worked.
--john

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Originally Posted by litrattonijuan

Yes sir, even cleaned the contacts. It's been working perfectly with my D70s this error message never appeared even once. Also tried it on a friend's D90 and it worked.
--john

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Nikon Nikon Inc. AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D : Questions, Answers, How To, FAQs, Tips, Advice, Answers, Buying Guide

I just tried with my 85mm f1.8 AF on the D7200 and it works fine. This lens is even older than your 50mm f1.8 :

- G lenses = current. No aperture ring
- D lenses = previous generation with aperture ring and chip in the lens to indicate distance
- AF lenses = oldest - same as D lenses but no chip to indicate distance

It looks like there is a problem with your D7000 body. As far as I am aware there is no option in the body to deactivate older lenses

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Originally Posted by Franglais

I just tried with my 85mm f1.8 AF on the D7200 and it works fine. This lens is even older than your 50mm f1.8 :

- G lenses = current. No aperture ring
- D lenses = previous generation with aperture ring and chip in the lens to indicate distance
- AF lenses = oldest - same as D lenses but no chip to indicate distance

It looks like there is a problem with your D7000 body. As far as I am aware there is no option in the body to deactivate older lenses

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Thanks Charles.

That's what i think too. I'll be bringing it to Nikon service center soonest to have it checked and replaced since it's just more than a week and under warranty.
I brought it back along with my D70s to show that its working perfectly in an older model to the outlet where i bought it and i'm not satisfied with the salesman's explanation.

--john

Thank you for all your hard work Jeff, I learned quite a bit. Kudos

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Thank you for all your hard work Jeff, I learned quite a bit. Kudos

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Thank you for taking the time to read my tips thread and a special THANK YOU for your post!

So Jeff, when are you going to start on the D7200 ?
Just kidding. Hope you are doing well.

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Originally Posted by volks

So Jeff, when are you going to start on the D7200 ?
Just kidding. Hope you are doing well.

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If someone would give me a D7200 or D750 I would be more than happy to start new tips threads. I have had a list of medical things come up this past 12 months starting with fighting off cancer and a list of several medical things that has pretty much eliminated a photography budget. If some kind person or company wants to donate a camera I will get started right away!!!

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Originally Posted by Grandpaw

If someone would give me a D7200 or D750 I would be more than happy to start new tips threads. I have had a list of medical things come up this past 12 months starting with fighting off cancer and a list of several medical things that has pretty much eliminated a photography budget. If some kind person or company wants to donate a camera I will get started right away!!!

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Gee Jeff, I'm really sorry to hear about your medical issues. That really sucks. Are you getting making any improvements ?

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Originally Posted by volks

Gee Jeff, I'm really sorry to hear about your medical issues. That really sucks. Are you getting making any improvements ?

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I am through with the chemo treatments and the cancer is gone. Both of my shoulders have had rota-tor cuffs redone but now need to have shoulder replacements also I have been told that my knees are worn out and they also need to both be replaced and yesterday the doctor told me that I have to have lenses put in both eyes to fix my eyesight and astigmatism. You know that is a lot of stuff I have going on but I was telling my wife that anyone that thinks they have it ruff doesn't have to look far to see someone much worse off. I am a very optimistic type of fellow and I think that I have a lot to be thankful for so I am just trucking along and will get one thing at a time fixed and feel very fortunate that each of these thing can be fixed. A lot of people have things wrong with them that can't have anything done for so I believe that I am a very lucky person and when I get done getting everything fixed I will be up and running like new.