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Nikon D700 12.1 MP Review - Read This Before You Buy!
I've been a semi-pro digital user for five years. I started wtih a Fuji S2, moved up to the Nikon D2H (horrible reliability, expensive), D2Hs, D200, D300 and finally the Nikon D700 12.1 MP.
With every camera prior to the D700 there were compromises and Nikon was always two years behind Canon. Finally, when the D3 came out, they were in the lead again, but the price was too much for my semi-pro use to justify. So I struggled along with a pair of D300s for another eight months. The D300 is an excellent camera, however, it has some serious flaws: It overexposes and is particularly hot on the red channel. It's higher ISO performance is mediocre and really kills detail. And it's DX.
Nikon D700 12.1 MP Review - Read This Before You Buy!
I bought a Nikon D700 12.1 MP for $2950 and, predictably, the price fell $200 a few days after that. But I needed it for an assignment that would involve shooting in a dimly light garage.
The camera worked perfectly, although once again, I am seeing overexposure in some scenes. The auto WB is much improved over the D300. The dynamic range is much improved, as well. And the AF seems faster.
This camera has me going back to prime lenses. The DOF is much shallower and the bokeh much nicer with my 85mm and 50mm lenses on the Nikon D700. Eventually, I want to be all primes on the long end. My 300 f/4 gives wonderful results on this body. The 70-200 is a mixed bag. I'm just not happy with the look of the images. They are not as sharp as they are on the D300 (I kept one). Weird. I'm still testing.
I love everthing about the Nikon D700 12.1 MP except it's tendency to overexpose and the fact Canon's competitor has video and more MP. Video really should have been on this camera; after all, the D90 at 1/3 the price has it. Nikon dropped the ball by not including it on the D700. Two months after being introduced, Nikon D700 12.1 MP is already a somewhat obsolete camera, thanks to Canon's offering of more mp and video.
All that said, as a Nikon user I'm glad to finally have 5D image quality in a full-frame Nikon, even though it comes at a premium. I feel the current combo of the D300/D700 will last me for several years, and will eventually result in a transition to almost all prime lenses, if Nikon ever gets its act together and offers some worthy wide angle primes to match with this body. Meantime I find the 35 f/2, 50 f/1.4, 85 f/1.4, 105 micro, 180 f/2.8 and 300 f/4 to be excellent matches for this body. The Beast 28-70 f/2.8 is also a good performer on this body, as is the 14-24 f/2.8. The 70-200 f/2.8 is questionable.
Be sure to get the grip for best balance and extended battery life. I find the Nikon D700 12.1 MP has better battery performance than the D300. Also if you do portraits, get a portrait Expo Disc and download the portrait custom setting for your camera. The results are very nice.
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Frequently Asked Questions...
A DSLR camera that would work with older lens?
I consider myself an amateur photographer, I currently own a Nikon D40 and I find AF-S lens to be a bit expensive. A just bought a Nikkor 35mm f1.8 for 180£. Looking at other AF-S lens I find them expensive to the point of inaccessible. I would be interested in some 10-24mm but even Tamron are expensive.
Now my question: if I was to get a new body what should I look for? Meaning some DSLR that would work with older lens which I am to find cheap on ebay. Autofocus function is a must and if I had a choice I would stick with Nikon.
Thank you
ive tried manual focus and it is a lot harder. a lot of hit and miss
im not much interested in telephoto. so if i was to buy one all-round lens id would go for a cheap 18-200, and i know tamron suffers from softness.
im more interested in widelens, low light and fish eye lens.
thanks zack and photoace, answers getting better and better
Answer:
The cheapest new body that has an AF motor is the D90, which runs ~$800. That's around $200 more than the Tokina 11-16mm wide lens.
You could get a new body, but if you are on a budget, focus on getting lenses. Wide angle lenses can be very easily manually foucsed. I shot my 12-24mm Tokina in Manual Focus mode all the time on my D60. They are so wide that almost nothing is ever out of focus. If my subject was over 2 meters away, I just had to keep it at infinity.
Also, keep an eye on the focus confirmation dot. That will help you get perfect focus from lenses that your D40 can't focus.
If you still want a body to AF your lenses, and you want to go cheap, look for a used D70, which will run you around $250.









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