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

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rampanthamster said:
sorry to digress slightly, but what settings do people leave their 'vignette control' at?
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It is not digressing, the thread is for anything related to the best value full frame DSLR on the market currently:)
 
I use Kata 3N1-30 and have that lot (in sig) in it with plenty room to spare.... Obviously not the tripod & monopod thou :nono: :lol:
 
benners said:
morning Team D700 :)

a while ago I posted about bag recommendations, and the Thinktank Retrospective 20 came out on top... however I've decided that'd I'd prefer to have a backpack.

so I was wondering which backpacks people use, that are deep enough to fit a gripped D700 with lens attached? In the bag I'd also regularly have 70-200, 24-70, D90 body/grip plus accessories.

We only have a little Jessops nearby, and they only stock a couple of the flipside-style Lowepro, so don't have anywhere close by to go and look at a good range :(

I was thinking something along the lines of the Lowepro Vertex 200AW?
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Can I ask, what's wrong with the Vertex200?

I have the 200 and 300; love this bag. It's a lightweight case, take a load of equipment, and when carried is amazingly comfortable even on long hikes :thumbs:
 
Wail said:
Can I ask, what's wrong with the Vertex200?

I have the 200 and 300; love this bag. It's a lightweight case, take a load of equipment, and when carried is amazingly comfortable even on long hikes :thumbs:
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i think this is leading the way at the moment, not seen much better for the price :)

is the 300 noticeably bigger than the 200? I think the 200 is all i'd need at the moment?
 
In physical sense, there isn't much difference between the 300 and the 200. I carry with me their measurements and cabin rules for the airlines that I use most often .. to give you an indication of the two ...

300
H55cm / W33cm / D26cm weight 3.7kg

200
H47cm / W32cm / D26cm weight 3.4kg

These are measures for the case's externals

So, you'll only save 300 grams by choosing the 200 vs. the 300; that, plus the 8cm in height and 1cm in width. That doesn't sound like much, but you'll notice the difference when you carry and use it around. The 300 just looks huge; but both are cabin friendly (for bmi and BA).

What I can't stress enough, is how good the Vertex are when worn. I have had close to 15kg of stuff in the 300 and that was a hefty weight I carried on a 4 hours hike. Couple that with a serious health issue I have, you'd think the weight was a problem, but the way the bag is designed, it just rests comfortably on your back, with the weight well distributed to your shoulders, abdomen, and lower back.
 
Wail said:
In physical sense, there isn't much difference between the 300 and the 200. I carry with me their measurements and cabin rules for the airlines that I use most often .. to give you an indication of the two ...

300
H55cm / W33cm / D26cm weight 3.7kg

200
H47cm / W32cm / D26cm weight 3.4kg

These are measures for the case's externals

So, you'll only save 300 grams by choosing the 200 vs. the 300; that, plus the 8cm in height and 1cm in width. That doesn't sound like much, but you'll notice the difference when you carry and use it around. The 300 just looks huge; but both are cabin friendly (for bmi and BA).

What I can't stress enough, is how good the Vertex are when worn. I have had close to 15kg of stuff in the 300 and that was a hefty weight I carried on a 4 hours hike. Couple that with a serious health issue I have, you'd think the weight was a problem, but the way the bag is designed, it just rests comfortably on your back, with the weight well distributed to your shoulders, abdomen, and lower back.
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thanks Wail, that's great info :thumbs:
hmm, the 200 is sounding promising... although the 300 gives you that bit extra, I think the 200 may be a touch more user friendly as it isn't quite so big? I'm more likely to be shooting at concerts, weddings, events rather than going up and down dale :)

but then I looked here and the 300 doesn't look so bad!
pity there's nowhere nearby to see them in person :(
 
Goat moaning!

I have recently just purchased a fine specimen AKA d700 with the 24-70.
I noticed the lens when in auto focus is quite noisy - is this normal? I had a d3s prior to this with same lens, and i seemed to remember that being a lot quieter?

Thanks in advance
 
kmlc said:
Goat moaning!

I have recently just purchased a fine specimen AKA d700 with the 24-70.
I noticed the lens when in auto focus is quite noisy - is this normal? I had a d3s prior to this with same lens, and i seemed to remember that being a lot quieter?

Thanks in advance
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bonjour!

hmm, I would say that is not normal... I've just picked up a used 24-70 (upgrading from Tamron 28-75) and I had to check it was working properly because the AF was so quick and quiet!
 
Honestly? I was giving photography up because It all became a bit too much, full time job, this on the side and another job - then when I did, I realised i had made a mistake, so here I am.

Oh, and was joining the Army - but unfortunately that is now not going to happen.

I got the d700 as at this moment in time I can't justify the d3s - but next year I shall be getting it and using the d700 as my back up.
The d700 is a fabulous camera, so impressed with it :)
 
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kmlc said:
Honestly? I was giving photography up because It all became a bit too much, full time job, this on the side and another job - then when I did, I realised i had made a mistake, so here I am.

I got the d700 as at this moment in time I can't justify the d3s - but next year I shall be getting it and using the d700 as my back up.
The d700 is a fabulous camera, so impressed with it :)
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fare enough, well enjoy and welcome, maybe the d800 or d4 maybe your prefered choice by then mind you the d3s should drop in price if they come out:thinking:
 
benners said:
thanks Wail, that's great info :thumbs:
hmm, the 200 is sounding promising... although the 300 gives you that bit extra, I think the 200 may be a touch more user friendly as it isn't quite so big? I'm more likely to be shooting at concerts, weddings, events rather than going up and down dale :)

but then I looked here and the 300 doesn't look so bad!
pity there's nowhere nearby to see them in person :(
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The picture you've posted demonstrate the difference very well; it's ever so little, but the 300 is slightly more intimidating than the 200 when out in public.

That aside, the 300 takes a lot of kit ...

- D3x
- D700
- 2 extra D3x batteries
- 2 extra D700 batteries
- D3x & D700 battery charger
- Charger cable
- MacBook Pro charger
- 24 PC-E
- 45 PC-E
- 24-70 AF-S
- 85 AD-F
- 50mm AF-S
- Kenko set of extension tubes
- 16 Hi-Tech filters
- Filter mounting brackets
- 3 77mm B+W screw-on filters
- 58mm B+W screw-on filter
- Small Tupperware with compass, cable trigger, bubble level, etc.
- Paint brush
- 2 Lens Pen, 2 Lens cloth (micro fibre), 2 tea towels, 2 bandanas
- D3x and D700 manuals
- 4 Gepe CF cases
- Rocket Blower
- A good selection of zip-lock, and garbage bags
- 17" MacBook Pro
- 2 500GB USB hard drives with their cables
- Carabiner attached to the outside top handle

I tend to mostly use the 200 now; and instead of taking the 17" MBP I take the 13" MacBook Air, which I carry with the hard drives in my hand bag along with passport etc.

That's what I travel with (country to country), mostly, for a landscape shoot. When out, one of the bodies is no longer in the case, as it one of the lenses. It's then replaced with a couple of M&S sandwiches. Water bottle on the outside.

They are both very versatile bags.

I've never had to travel with my studio set (use SB-900s and SB-R200 for that work), and I'm not too sure how much of that stuff I'd be able to stick in there; but from the landscape kit you'd see there's a lot in that smallish bag.
 
kmlc said:
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The d700 is a fabulous camera, so impressed with it :)
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I just can't see myself without this camera. Couple it with a 50mm f/1.4 and it's a tiny little bit of camera that can easily be carried as a walk-about P&S type in the busy streets of London.

I put that lens on, set exposure compensation to +1, Auto ISO to go all the way up to 6400 with minimum shutter speed to 1/60, and off I go; just compose adjust aperture, rarely go above 2.4, to my creative mind for some nice street photography.

It's just so accommodating, and so forgiving.
 
Help!!!!:help::help:
Just a quickie everyone. Been out having fun with my new D700 and pressed something I can't cancel:help:Somehow or another I've managed to set bracketing and now continually have a number of pics with various degree of exposure:bonk: Can someone tell me how to cancel this, I can't find it on the net or in the manual, on the info screen I have "BKT" consistently showing:help:
If it helps, I haven't changed anything in the menu, it happened with the external buttons somehow:thinking:
Thanks in advance
 
Daveee said:
Help!!!!:help::help:
Just a quickie everyone. Been out having fun with my new D700 and pressed something I can't cancel:help:Somehow or another I've managed to set bracketing and now continually have a number of pics with various degree of exposure:bonk: Can someone tell me how to cancel this, I can't find it on the net or in the manual, on the info screen I have "BKT" consistently showing:help:
If it helps, I haven't changed anything in the menu, it happened with the external buttons somehow:thinking:
Thanks in advance
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It's probably set to one of the assignable buttons on the front, hold each down and see if the top display changes to the bracketing setup - if so turn it to 0 frames by holding the button down and turning one of the dials.
 
Daveee said:
Help!!!!:help::help:
Just a quickie everyone. Been out having fun with my new D700 and pressed something I can't cancel:help:Somehow or another I've managed to set bracketing and now continually have a number of pics with various degree of exposure:bonk: Can someone tell me how to cancel this, I can't find it on the net or in the manual, on the info screen I have "BKT" consistently showing:help:
If it helps, I haven't changed anything in the menu, it happened with the external buttons somehow:thinking:
Thanks in advance
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:D If its anything like the D7000 hold the BKT button and rotate the back command dial, see if that helps :)
 
jpw said:
It's probably set to one of the assignable buttons on the front, hold each down and see if the top display changes to the bracketing setup - if so turn it to 0 frames by holding the button down and turning one of the dials.
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PeterM69 said:
:D If its anything like the D7000 hold the BKT button and rotate the back command dial, see if that helps :)
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Thanks guys,

You were right John, it was the FN button:bonk::bonk: What a plonker...
 
Wail said:
I just can't see myself without this camera. Couple it with a 50mm f/1.4 and it's a tiny little bit of camera that can easily be carried as a walk-about P&S type in the busy streets of London.

I put that lens on, set exposure compensation to +1, Auto ISO to go all the way up to 6400 with minimum shutter speed to 1/60, and off I go; just compose adjust aperture, rarely go above 2.4, to my creative mind for some nice street photography.

It's just so accommodating, and so forgiving.
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may i ask why you set exp comp to +1? What metering mode are you using?
 
For three reasons really...

1- I find the D700 slightly under exposes (by a slight margin of about 1/2 a stop)

2- I like the subject, when doing street-photography to be slightly over exposed

3- I try to get as close to the right hand side of the histogram as possible.

Keeping in mind that my camera, I can't speak for all D700s, slightly under-exposes; the +1 EV really means a +1/2 ... But, I'd still be happy with a whole +1!

Give it a try and see if you like the result?
 
Wail said:
For three reasons really...

1- I find the D700 slightly under exposes (by a slight margin of about 1/2 a stop)

2- I like the subject, when doing street-photography to be slightly over exposed

3- I try to get as close to the right hand side of the histogram as possible.

Keeping in mind that my camera, I can't speak for all D700s, slightly under-exposes; the +1 EV really means a +1/2 ... But, I'd still be happy with a whole +1!

Give it a try and see if you like the result?
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It's funny - I always think the metering on the d700 is a little over and end up dialling in -1/3 to -2/3 of a stop under. Depends on the subject though
 
Wail said:
For three reasons really...

1- I find the D700 slightly under exposes (by a slight margin of about 1/2 a stop)

2- I like the subject, when doing street-photography to be slightly over exposed

3- I try to get as close to the right hand side of the histogram as possible.

Keeping in mind that my camera, I can't speak for all D700s, slightly under-exposes; the +1 EV really means a +1/2 ... But, I'd still be happy with a whole +1!

Give it a try and see if you like the result?
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I noticed mine tended to under expose as well, why don't you do what I did and set the auto exposure fine-tune to correct it? Saves having to adjust it all the time, and you can set a different amount per metering mode.
 
jpw said:
I noticed mine tended to under expose as well, why don't you do what I did and set the auto exposure fine-tune to correct it? Saves having to adjust it all the time, and you can set a different amount per metering mode.
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Under or over? Perhaps we need a poll...

I find my D700 underexposes, and often set it + 1/3 to 2/3 stop.
 
I've got some time on my hands at the moment, and want to run through my lenses to test for sharpness, and make any necessary adjustments. What is the best method / chart to use?
 
Flash In The Pan said:
Don't do that, otherwise someone with a D3s will post a 12600 or 25600 shot here :lol:
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Well, a rather exciting day for me as I should have my hands on a D700 when I get home. Can't wait.

Maybe there'll be a barrage of questions later but just for now, for those that upgraded from a D300, is there much change in terms of menus and settings or should I feel fairly at home straight away?
 
gad-westy said:
Well, a rather exciting day for me as I should have my hands on a D700 when I get home. Can't wait.

Maybe there'll be a barrage of questions later but just for now, for those that upgraded from a D300, is there much change in terms of menus and settings or should I feel fairly at home straight away?
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Menu differences are minor. You'll feel at home.
 
gad-westy said:
Excellent. And am I right in saying that my third party spare batteries that I used with the D300 will also work on the D700?
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Correct Graham, same batteries and grip can be used as the D300.

Enjoy having a play later, you will love the new addition:thumbs:
 
Adam_K said:
Correct Graham, same batteries and grip can be used as the D300.

Enjoy having a play later, you will love the new addition:thumbs:
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Well I've now had a play at naturally the first thing I did was crank up the ISO and shoot away.

Just had a look at the results and I can honestly say that I'm gobsmacked. I came from a D300 and and before that a D5000. I've never really been pleased with any shot taken above 1600 before and even those at 1600 were few and far between. Have taken a few shots at 6400 tonight that I'd say look no noisier than ISO 800 on the D300. I'm genuinely amazed!

I know these are not the world's greatest shots and none of you lot will be surprised but I feel like posting them anyway. :)


ISO 6400 by G.A.D, on Flickr


ISO 6400 -2 by G.A.D, on Flickr


GAD_1690 by G.A.D, on Flickr


ISO 6400 -3 by G.A.D, on Flickr
 
They are very clean.. I would love to make the jump to the D700, but a load of lenses would need to go first!!
 
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