Tinstafl
No longer a newbie, moving up!
- Joined
- Dec 14, 2007
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- Valley of Virginia and RVA
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I have the D700 and have used lens I had from my nikon film days. That is a huge bonus. Also, the low light capabilities of the D700 are amazing. The down side is some of the lens are a bit more expensive but the pro series lens are very good and you do get what you pay for. I will say that the new prices are getting a bit too high though. Nikon has gone a different route than Cannon. Cannon is a fine system too. I do not own one now but have in the past and now have a bigger investment in lens than bodies. Lens will way out last the body as the next newer thing comes. Your buddy having a D700 is a great help too. The trick to get your white balance right with live view for instance is neat if you can not get a card or a white part of the shot. I will say that it is only money and the D700 takes great shots and will run almost every nikon lens. I had a D100 and a D200 and this blows them both away. The New D3s is even better I understand with ISO up to 102,400. That rocks....but it is native to 12800 I think. I have gotten great shots up to 6400 and will work up to 3200 with no problem. In fact I shot a wedding with it last weekend and the other paid photographers were shooting cannon. We kind of had a little competition at the end. I think I was envious of their lens choices and prices and they were envious of the low light abilities. Interesting choices ahead for you.