Up until recently I had the D300 serving my wildlife photography which was usually coupled to my Ais 500mm f/4P manual focusing lens. At some point I liked and wanted video so added the Nikon D5000 which was quite impressive at the time, but wasn’t exactly what I wanted (D5000 video here). I have since sold both the beaten up D300 and the D5000 in anticipation for a D800 with video to serve as my main body. Well this hasn’t happened yet and from what I hear the D800 will probably be announced in March 2011, so I still have some time yet. In the mean time Nikon announces the D7000 (September 2010) which surprisingly, no one anticipated, meaning no one expected a new model segment with such a high build quality and specification list! It doesn’t replace the D90 nor the D300 but sits in between the two creating a new line. From what I hear, the D9000 will replace the D90 and the D400 replaces the D300. The D7000 is supposed to be a consumer model but from the specs you would think otherwise!
