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
The editors didn't like
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
Abstract: Some Initial Thoughts on The Nikon D700 A Definite Spoiler, But of Whose Game? In Tokyo When I was in Tokyo earlier this year on an Asian speaking tour I met a friend for drinks one evening. He is a journalist and knowledgeable observer of the Japanes...
Hannah ThiemAfter the introduction of the D3, most of the speculations were that Nikon’s second FX-format DSLR would be a high-pixel-count camera in the 20+MP range to compete against Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III, $6550 (review). Another school of thought...
Abstract: For me personally, introduction of the Nikon D700 finally brought about the camera that at long last felt as a warranted upgrade from the Nikon D70s that I had used from May 2005. The main reason why I did not replace my D70s with its successor, the D...
Full-frame sensor, smaller and lighter body than the D3, useful Live View, virtual horizon, comfortable to use
Slightly slower than the D3
If you’re already a D-SLR user, the next step up is a full-frame camera. Consider the D700 for its size and more competitive price compared to the top-of-the-line D3, as you won’t lose too much in the way of features and capabilities. ...
Like the D3 the D700 automatically detects DX lenses, which have a smaller exposure circle, and shows a crop rectangle in the viewfinder. You lose some pixels but you get a perfect picture. Images are noise free with wide dynamic range and beautiful to...
This is not a complaint, merely an observation. With a full frame sensor depth of field is reduced, by comparison with an APS sized sensor, for any given f stop. Closer attention needs to be paid of ISO, aperture and shutter speed. Fortunately the sens...
Someone has calculated that for a digital camera to match the resolving power of film it needs to have 14 megapixels on a full frame sensor. If that is right then this camera comes close to the ideal. Like its close siblings, the D300 and the D3, the D...
Abstract: This 12-megapixel camera has an FX sensor (full 35 millimetre-film frame size) as used in the professional D3. The camera body is more akin to the DX (APS size sensor) D300, but without some of the touches such as extra dust and moisture sealing...
Abstract: Nikons D700 is positioned between the pro-sumer D300 and the professional D3 models and is the second Nikon DSLR with an FX-format (35mm sized) CMOS sensor. Like the D3 it can use lenses designed for both FX and DX formats and will automatically rec...
Abstract: Full-frame is probably what every aspiring photographer dreams of at night. At one point, it was almost unattainable as this feature was present only in high-end models that cost a limb or two. Then along came Canon which released the EOS 5D and made f...
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Published: 2008-07-01, Author: Leonard , review by: asia.cnet.com
Abstract: Full-frame is probably what every aspiring photographer dreams of at night. At one point, it was almost unattainable as this feature was present only in high-end models that cost a limb or two. Then along came Canon which released the EOS 5D and made f...
