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Hmm. Not only does that look like a pretty decisive "no" to the question of being worth twice the price of the D5000s, it even looks like it might not be much of a step up from the vastly more affordable D2000s! |
I'm sorry if you got that impression from reading the article. I need to update that page when I have some time as it seems to get frequently mis-interpreted.
I never said the there was no difference between the D2000 and the D5000 and the D7000, nothing like that at all. The differences between the D2000 and D5000 and the D2000 and the D7000 are glaringly obvious to anyone who spends 5 minutes with them. The difference between the D7000 and D5000 is more subtle, but clearly there.
There is a distinction between a "difference" in sound and a "supeiority" in sound. One is an objective fact, A is not like B, the other is a subjective opinion, A is better than B. I note in the review, that as a subjective judgement,
even though I couldn't disagree more,
some people claim the D2000 sounds "better" than the D5000. There will be people who prefer the D2000 over the D7000 and the D5000 over the D7000 etc. etc. There is no accounting for taste...
Then there is a third question, "is the difference and superiority of A, worth the cost of that upgrade"? This again is totally subjective question. The D7000 (at full retail) costs twice what the D5000 costs. Is the *difference* (relatively small difference) between them worth it? That question assumes you prefer the D7000 over the D5000 which I suspect at least 70% of people will. Now, is that degree of superiority worth $500 extra dollars for you? Who knows, depends on who you are.
I'm a guy with $2K power cords, so of course I own the D7000. YMMV.
WRT to differences in pads what you seeing is the variation in the production of individual pads. Each and every one made by young Chinese hands in God knows what conditions have their own special shape and size and stitching pattern. I've handled hundreds of these pads now, they're all unique little snow-flakes.
There is no difference between the pads of the D7000 and D5000.