Where to start? Anyone who’s serious about photography will be drooling over the D700’s specs
A full-frame 12-megapixel sensor that serves up images smoother than Daniel Craig’s dinner jacket
Machine-gun rapid 5fps continuous shooting...
Excellent photo quality as high as ISO 6
400
Fast focus and shooting
Even in low light
First-rate build quality and control layout
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Canon EOS 450D
Nothing
Not much
But 1kg aint particularly light
And £2000 aint particularly cheap
You might need to sell a few snaps to the red tops to afford the D700 – and that’s before you’ve even thought about the top quality lenses you’ll want on front (budget at least another £300). Don’t worry about the sheer...
Relatively heavy
Low resolution for its class
Viewfinder only provides 95 per cent coverage and lacks interchangeable focusing screens
Occasional issues with automatic white balance under artificial light
