My D700 Is Here
October 22nd, 2008
Ok, so I caved in.
This is what I got a few weeks back
I'd been holding out because the Nikon D3 hadn't impressed me too much. I used a pair of D300's and was satisfied. 1600 ISO was good and 3200 not bad either. Sharpness was down, but - ah well.
But the D700 is truly life changing.
No, I don't use that term lightly.
But having been used to maxing out at ISO 1600, being able to crank up to 6400 and higher is just so much FREEDOM!
The pics at those ISO's are sharp and the noise is negligible (the pic above was taken at 6400, of course).
What else is new and different (compared to the D300)?
The crop factor of 1 is either good or bad, depending if you want to be wide or close with your lenses. Not being able to really use DX lenses at full resolution is a downer.
The artificial horizon is great!
The lightweight strap a-la the D3 is great!
The greatest bonus which no one is talking about is being able to use the year-old 24-70mm/2.8 lens!! This amazing piece of glass is soooo sharp and yields such great colors and contrast it's frightening! If you thought the 17-55mm/2.8 DX lens was sharp, this is something else. I would almost buy the D700 just for this lens!
