Nikon D7000 Worth the wait and upgrade

I had the Nikon D40 for awhile and heard about the Nikon D7000 rumor early 2010. I knew my next dslr would be the D90 or better. What I wanted was the dual scroll wheels and 1980x1080p video recording features and this totally delivered. Also a bump in megapixal and the new cmos sensor with better iso for low lighting would sweeten the deal. I carried over the Nikon 18-200vr, 50mm 1.8 and 35mm 1.8 from my old D40.

Photos:
I been shooting this camera since the first week of November 2010 and have taken about 4000 shots/some movie clips. At first I thought the image was a little soft. The poster on this Nikon D7000 forum told me how to fixed it in the menu and all is fine now. I am finally getting night shots, when I did night photo stroll with my friends the D40 was too slow and my iso skill back then wasn't great. Since I gotten this I played with almost every buttons and setting and actually shot aperture priority now, I been using the Nikon present for the D40.

Movies mode:
I am still learning this, getting things to focus on the fly. It does continuous autofocusing, but not as zippy as the Sony A33 I played with. Overall the movies I made are fun, but in no way anything you see on blu-ray 1980x1080p. I find that I do a better job of manual focus and it is much quieter. I plug an external microphone to this and it really is a benefit to filming with audio for less background noise.

Positives:
+Great photos, Sony newest CMOS is good for low lighting.
+Camera Body motor, I have a 50mm 1.8 that I can finally use.
+ISO looks very good, once I leave 1600, I can notice some different
+more external buttons, entry level camera like the D40 uses the submenu too much.
+Bigger body and sturdier magnesium alloy material, I like that in my hands with the rubber insert.
+LCD screen is much improved, now I do know if a shot is good or bad.
+Live view photography, I don't use it much but I like the option too.
+Nikon Service, I called about the stuck pixel in Movie mode, they said wait for the firmware, and it got fixed.
+Nikon ViexNX is good for quick adjustment.
+1080p 24fps Movie mode with continuous auto-focus(like I said not as zippy as Sony, but much quieter) I made a few youtube videos now.

Neutral:
Battery is bigger and more expensive then before. I Since I record clip more it is hard to compare to the D40 which just took pictures. I get 350-400 shots before I recharge. Some people claim 1000 shots per charge, but that is not me. My 4000shot has
has 5-6 charges already.

Negative:
-GPS, if the Sony A55 with the same cmos as this can have one for cheaper, why not the D7000.
-I was hoping it be around $1000. The Sony A33 and A55 are much cheaper, with the same cmos.

Overall I like the pictures that I got from the Nikon D7000, and all the external layout. I can bracket shots with ease, for HDR editing photoshop of course. I don't have to go into the submenu to turn on the remote. I even used the continuous burst for once. The Nikon ViexNX is a good software for quick fix like for contrast and sharpening.

It is no way a Lightroom or Photoshop replacement, nope. It can edit video too, but I just use the Window Media player on Win7. I added the SB-700 to this camera and the two work well together, ie the wireless flash. I have/carry this camera around me like a cellphone.

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