Nikon D700 official owners/users thread, anything related to the D700

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In about 26 months I have gone from D40 - D90 - D300 and I thought that was bad!

was always a little dubious as to how much better the D700 would be from a D300s. But after snapping 3 (yes 3) shots here in my office under artificial lighting I'm literally shocked at how good the pictures look
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That comment really annoys me! ;) I am saving up for a 24-70, but in 2 minds if a D300 with Nikon 24-70 (with my existing 70-200 VR1 and 50mm 1.4) would be better than a D700 with my current lens lineup (Tamron 28-75).

I know people say glass, glass, glass, but often would love better low light performance.
 
lol yeah sorry, you know it makes sense to invest in glass first! However if buying a D700 would honestly make you go out and take more photos then I think you've answered your own question. But if it wouldn't and you're buying to satisfy an expensive itch then maybe wait until next year when it gets replaced and pick one up cheaper then? At least you'll have some excellent glass to pop on it then :)

I bought the D700 as I got really fed up with the peep hole view finder (I wear glasses) and missed my wide angles. I even had a Tokina 11-16 on my D90 and that still didn't do it for me! I'm glad I bought it but still think glass should come first ;)
 
@cambsno.
IMHO you really need to make a decision where you want to be, FX or DX. The 24-70 is the perfect mid zoom for FX/35mm. If you're not going to go for the FX sensor you'd probably find the 17-55 DX lens more useful.

I'm currently stuck between the two systems and 24mm on DX is just not wide enough some of the time.
 
I've not got a D700 ( yet! ), but went from a Fuji S5 to a Nikon D80, hoping to get a D700 come Jan/Feb time.

Think I'm probably going to have to get a "cheap" lens to start with, either a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 or a 85mm f1.8

Any comments on either lens choice?
 
cyclone said:
@cambsno.
IMHO you really need to make a decision where you want to be, FX or DX. The 24-70 is the perfect mid zoom for FX/35mm. If you're not going to go for the FX sensor you'd probably find the 17-55 DX lens more useful.

I'm currently stuck between the two systems and 24mm on DX is just not wide enough some of the time.
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I did have the 17-55 and although a good lens, often wanted longer and rarely went below 24mm, hence the Tamron 28-75.
 
Ady Williams said:
I've not got a D700 ( yet! ), but went from a Fuji S5 to a Nikon D80, hoping to get a D700 come Jan/Feb time.

Think I'm probably going to have to get a "cheap" lens to start with, either a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 or a 85mm f1.8

Any comments on either lens choice?
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Both lenses are excellent performers on a D700.
 
mh photography said:
Ive been offered a D700 with 11'000 clicks on it for £1200. Woud you guys say thats a fair price? :thinking:

Many thanks

Matt
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Paid £100 more than that for mine with 11,000 clicks. Sounds like a pretty good deal to me.:thumbs
 
mh photography said:
Ive been offered a D700 with 11'000 clicks on it for £1200. Woud you guys say thats a fair price? :thinking:

Many thanks

Matt
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If the camera dosen't have any issues, and it's just the amount of clicks i would say thats a very fair price :)
 
mh photography said:
Ive been offered a D700 with 11'000 clicks on it for £1200. Woud you guys say thats a fair price? :thinking:

Many thanks

Matt
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I would also agree but are you likely to go VAT reg in the next three years? I so then the new price minus VAT is not far off that.
 
mh photography said:
mm prob not going vat reg just yet but its a fair point. mmm what to do!
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Matthew,

It is something that doesn't seem to get mentioned very often. £1600 camera minus VAT = £1361 then claimed against tax costs even less.

I am setting up my business in the first year. With VAT registration and claiming the full capital amount it does make a difference.
 
It is something that doesn't seem to get mentioned very often. £1600 camera minus VAT = £1361 then claimed against tax costs even less.
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I think 25% a year can be 'written off for tax... so 25% of nett price above would mean you could make £340 or so profit which would not be liable for tax due to the camera purchase. Taking this and VAT reclaim into account, you are probably looking at only £200 more for a new one as opposed to 2nd hand one.
 
cambsno said:
I think 25% a year can be 'written off for tax... so 25% of nett price above would mean you could make £340 or so profit which would not be liable for tax due to the camera purchase. Taking this and VAT reclaim into account, you are probably looking at only £200 more for a new one as opposed to 2nd hand one.
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In your first year you can claim 100% against your tax if you want :)
 
Don't forget VAT goes up to 20% in January - which will add around £40 onto the price of a new D700.
 
Well I finally picked on up, 1475 with 500 clicks and 20 months warranty left!

My wife would kill me! :naughty:

1st 2 things Ive noticed...the view finder..WOW! The autofocus is fast... much more responsive than my D300s, it just locks focus instantly! Love!

And then theres the ISO thing.... simply amazing.. the difference to DX is unreal. The detail at 3200 (and beyond) is so good, bring on some low light shoots! I fear the dark no more!

Very happy! :love:
 
Ozei said:
Don't forget VAT goes up to 20% in January - which will add around £40 onto the price of a new D700.
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Not for those jammy gets that are VAT registered :)

I am waiting for a credit from the lovely VAT people for £1500 but I have a list of things to buy for the business.... Filing cabinet, another printer, business cards, iPad blah blah blah Nothing left for some new camera toys BUT will have £5000 coming in April once my accountant does my end of first year accounts.......... D4 :love: to go with my D700 or maybe 2 x D800 .....
 
Just bought a used 80-200 2.8 from here to tide me over for a few months until I can afford the 70-200, plus it frees up a few hundred towards the 85 1.4. Put the second D700 on hold for the time being as well and swapped my D90 for a Fuji S5 pro.

Anyone used the 80-200 AF-D on the D700?
 
@dman.
I think Chris Pons will have used that combo at some point. 80-200 is supposed to be hellish sharp though :thumbs:
 
cyclone said:
@dman.
I think Chris Pons will have used that combo at some point. 80-200 is supposed to be hellish sharp though :thumbs:
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Thom Hogan did a review of it and the results weren't that great at 200mm in my opinion, although certainly not terrible. Either way i can't wait to try it out.
 
smalls said:
having only really flicked through the manual and waiting for my field guide to turn up, is there a way to turn the focus points on in the viewfinder?
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a6 in menus: AF Point Illumination - set to ON or AUTO.
 
I am only as far as page 6 but I am ordering a D700 within a week, my issue though, do you get a proper decent paper manual for it? Or just PDF rubbish?

I do like a proper manual!
 
ooo great :D

Sad I know, but I can't stand trying to learn things like this from a monitor.
 
OMG, 430 pages :S

D700 arrived this morning and OMG, what a leap from the D60! Just browsing the quick guide now, then i'll start on the manual. Going to be practicing a lot as I need to learn how to use the sb900's too!
 
smalls said:
having only really flicked through the manual and waiting for my field guide to turn up, is there a way to turn the focus points on in the viewfinder?
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You cant show all points at all times no. Only the active one(s)
 
I have no noticed in P or A modes that once the shutter speed drops below a certain level is just shows LO on the LCD, is there anyway of getting it to show the exact shutter speed?

This camera is so complicated :S
 
Sounds like a good deal, go for it if you can :thumbs:

I love my D700, it's simply the best camera I've ever had :) I'm very curious though towards that new 24-120mm. I'd like to see some photo's of it. Is it as good as the 24-70mm or even better?
 
Dutchie said:
Sounds like a good deal, go for it if you can :thumbs:

I love my D700, it's simply the best camera I've ever had :) I'm very curious though towards that new 24-120mm. I'd like to see some photo's of it. Is it as good as the 24-70mm or even better?
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Just as good IQ from what I've been told, I've been toying wit the idea of selling the 24-70 and buying the 24-120, as the D700 is that good at high ISO, I don't think I'll miss the wider aperture that much.
 
Harvey_nikon said:
I have no noticed in P or A modes that once the shutter speed drops below a certain level is just shows LO on the LCD, is there anyway of getting it to show the exact shutter speed?

This camera is so complicated :S
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Sounds like you've got minimum shutter speed turned on? It's in the menus under Auto ISO Sensitivity or something like that.
 
Dman said:
Just as good IQ from what I've been told, I've been toying wit the idea of selling the 24-70 and buying the 24-120, as the D700 is that good at high ISO, I don't think I'll miss the wider aperture that much.
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I picked up the new 24-120 yesterday - it's fab. From what I've heard and seen the 24-70 may have a very slight edge IQ wise, but in the real world the extra 50mm and VR (not to mention reduced length and weight) far outweigh any minor deficiencies that may or may not be there IQ-wise. I had a brief play with a 24-70 a while back and it seems the 24-120 is a little slower focussing, but not much - certainly not as slow as my Tamron 28-75 which tends to hunt for focus in low light. The VR on the 24-120 works as advertised, sharp shots at 1/30s @ 120mm are no problem and subject separation at f4 is good enough for most uses (and it's sharp at f4 too). No qualms about using it wide open, but there is more vignetting than I'd hope for at f4 - the D700's vignette control goes a long way to fixing this though and there's always Lightroom :thumbs:

Will hopefully get some people shots over the weekend to put up here for those interested.
 
Have to say I'm really enjoying my D700's. Low light performance is immense.
My old man is doing a single seater experience tomorrow at silverstone, it was a gift from my brother so I may well go along and get some shots. I just hope the weather isn't too bad, fingers crossed.
 
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