The D7000 is worlds above my old camera when it comes to low-light photography. It focuses a little faster, shoots 1080P video, has a longer and less flashy neck strap, fires all my Speedlights remotely, and has a 100% viewfinder. It’s almost everything I wanted in a new camera. That is to say, it’s smaller and lighter than the D200, which means my hand wraps around the bottom a little bit, and my hand tremor catches up with me faster. It works with the $5 wireless IR remote rather than the $100 wired remote. I had an IR remote. In 2009. When I had my D70.

Not that I’m whinging. This camera is amazing. ISO 1800@f/1.4 and 1/160th of a second lets you take handheld shots in a bagel shop at 6:40 AM before the sun is even over the trees. And you can just keep shooting.

Or, you can shoot indoors with any light:

Or, you can shoot in the middle of the night. Well, with the light from a few cars driving by, and a single streetlight. (ISO 6400@f/1.8):