If one were shooting war photos, or maybe national geographic style high
seas/Antarctica style photos, then getting top end pro cameras makes sense.
But I'm a landscape photographer. My camera sits in my bag, around my neck
or on a tripod. I don't shoot in pouring rain. If I did, I'd use an
umbrella. I'm a professional photo assistant, and I was the "gear guy" for
a large commercial studio for the last couple of years. Pro cameras do break
if dropped in a lake, smashed against a rock, dropped out of a moving car...
So it's not like you're buying indestructibility. They will take more abuse
than consumer cameras, but many situations that'll destroy a consumer
camera will also destroy a professional one. Note that higher-end consumer
cameras are build significantly better than lower end ones. Most pros I
know have stopped using 1ds mark IIIs (or similar) in favor of Canon 5DMIIs,
a high-end consumer camera. (I'm a Nikon guy myself, as I prefer the
ergonomics of the Nikon bodies, and I have Nikon lenses :) ) These guys are
hard on equipment. We regularly shoot in very dusty and dirty industrial
environments, and the 5Ds have held up just fine. I use a Nikon D200, which
I've had since they first came out. I've been very happy with it. Recently,
I shot a D7000 at a Judo tournament. It's autofocus and noise
characteristics are significantly better than my D200. Shooting landscapes
on a tripod, there won't be much difference, unless you need higher ISOs,
where the D7000 will be better. The added resolution of the D7000 won't
make a huge difference, but it will make a noticeable one.
If I wanted to spend $1400 dollars or less on a camera, I'd get a D7000.
Spend money on good lenses. You can still be using them in 20 years. Think
of all of the photos you could take waiting for the next pro camera. This
is especially true in the wake of the disaster in Japan.
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