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Again without actually comparing the specs I was under the impression that the D7000 does have a metal body but I could be wrong?
Another factor is the feel, I think the feel factor is very important. I have a little D3100 and although it has much higher resolution and arguably better high ISO capability than my D200, I consider it a snapshot almost 'throw away' camera compared with the D200 which I reach for to take any serious photographs. I find it very hard to hold still, whenever I hold the camera to my eye I seem to press buttons on the back with my nose because the camera is so narrow, I get nose grease all over the rear screen because there is no protector and no way of fitting a protector, the back screen is scratched because there is no protector.
The one feature on the D7000 that I covert is the ability to lock to banks of user settings with a knob U1 and U2, That would avoid user stupidity like forgetting to reset manual colour balance and exposure bracketing to normal after use. Another one I set and forget is exposure delay and mirror up first which I use quite often to take longish exposures of flowers in shade on a tripod.
That would be a real help because I don't use my cameras every day, and even if I did my memory isn't what it was. If I am concentrating on making the images I tend to forget the minor stuff like returning settings to normal.
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Robert.