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  • Overall Rating
    2 stars 2 Star Review
    Reviewed by: tektribe

    Updated:11-28-08

    Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

    Strengths: FX(fullframe/no lens magnifying factor), High usable ISO till 6400, low noise, good frame rate,

    Weaknesses: Flash exposure issues with flash, shutter, aperture setting. Color setting is too contrasty. Awkward combination of LCD, push buttons and dial controls(I don't like the layout)

    Overall Evaluation: After having used F4 shooting film for so long holding D700 seemed like it would work, but so far it's been a struggle. My SB25 flash got stuck, the exposure was rarely what I wanted, and hard to correct. It seems like there's more options, but none of them are of much use. The button lay out makes me hold the camera in a weird way(eg, the AE lock makes me stretch out my thumb way too far to hold the camera steady.) Exposure issues: Incorrect colors(too punchy/too contrasty), problem with shutter & flash control(can't seem to set the shutter to descent speed to keep the background exposed to give good ambiance), I'm using the D lens and it takes a while to focus. F4 was much faster, and the view finder was brighter, and easier to see for manual focusing. So far the D700 promised a lot of high end features, but seems to fail on delivering the basic stuff that I rely on so much. The best thing about this product so far is that it's giving me the use of my full line of non-DX lens. I've got to take this to work in a couple of days, and it's making me a bit concerned, wish me luck!

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: mb11040

    Updated:10-25-08

    Duration of ownership:2 Weeks

    Strengths: iso and picture clarity

    Weaknesses: none

    Overall Evaluation: this is an amazing camera, probably the last one you will ever buy. the pictures are extremely clear. The camera is easy to use and extremely durable. I would highly recommend it to anyone that wants an easy to use and durable camera

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: ghamden

    Updated:08-19-08

    Duration of ownership:

    Strengths: Excellent camera

    Weaknesses: None

    Overall Evaluation: Nikon may have built The Last camera you will ever own This is an unbelievable Piece of technology No Noise IQ is Perfect It is built for durablity The Viewfinder is Incredible It is built solid to last This is an invest that will definetly recoup it cost

  • Overall Rating
    5 stars 5 Star Review
    Reviewed by: lechter

    Updated:08-15-08

    Duration of ownership:10 Days

    Strengths: High ISO with clear picture and no noise

    Weaknesses: A little big

    Overall Evaluation: But small compared to the D3. A real gem for indoor work. You can get 1/500 or 1/1000 at 2.8 at 200mm. Nice clear viewfinder. Will use all lenses made by Nikon since the 70's.

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Nikon D700 Black SLR Digital Camera Body Only
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