Just been playing ...

Luminosity · Jul 7, 2004

...with my neighbours brand spankin new D70 .....
:drool:

She came in to show it off and now she's my new best friend :eyebrows:

ZacKrohn · Jul 7, 2004

hehe...my dad got a new D70 for his birthday. Some how I dont think he'll let me play with it for a long time though...I mean when he got a new truck my mom didnt drive it for about a year

Luminosity · Jul 7, 2004

Haha , I hear ya

She ( my neighbour ) and I have been talking about her purchase ( she had it on lay -by ) for the past month and I was just as excited as her !
Now all I gotta do is get her to put it down long enough so I can take it for a run ... :twisted: :lol:

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

My friend bought one too when it just came out. He actualy let me borrow it for a weekend. Im so in love with it. Hence why Im selling half of my belongings to buy one!

Osmer_Toby · Jul 7, 2004

how many mp on the d70?

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

I believe 6mp

Sharkbait · Jul 7, 2004

I'll stick wif canon. Much better sensor, better ISO rating, less digital noise.

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

what canon? You cant beat what you get for the price you pay. a grand for the body is a steal IMO. Show me a canon thats got the same features if not better for the same price if not better.

Sharkbait · Jul 7, 2004

My 300D. Hands down. Lower cost, same sensor as the high end Canon DSLRs, much better ISO rating (the d70 won't even do ISO 100!). I give up some on the burst mode framerate, but I'll take that tradeoff. Also, I just like canon glass more than nikon.

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

The D70 does ISO from 200 to 1600.

Ill check out the canon though. Im looking at other options.

I also love how once you turn the D70 on, there is no delay, its instantly on.

Sharkbait · Jul 7, 2004

That is cool. I'm a bit skeptical of 'instant' though. My 300D boots in about a second and a half. From some of the comparisons I've read, the d70 at ISO 200 is about the same as the canon at ISO 150 or 175.

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

Why are you skeptical of the instant power? You can get the 300d with a lense a heck of a lot cheaper than the D70. Ill have to find a 300D to shoot.

Is the view finder a lcd screen or you look through the lense?

graigdavis · Jul 7, 2004

I like the look of this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43454&item=3825149418&rd=1

voodoocat · Jul 7, 2004

Sorry Shark, I have to pipe in... The 300D is a great camera and you can't go wrong with it...

but to address your issue with the D70... there is no ISO100 because that is the limit of the sensor. Sure, they could have included an ISO100 but there would be more digital noise than 200. Besides the noise on ISO200 looks more like natural film grain than the canon. And the difference is only distinguishable on the computer monitor at 100%. Print an 11x14 of either and the difference disappears.

danalec99 · Jul 7, 2004

graigdavis said:
I like the look of this.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43454&item=3825149418&rd=1

Sounds good!

Eventhough I'm surprised at the price of the Sigma lens. I assumed it would be higher than that.

And the Retail Value: $59.95 of the Compact-Flash Card Reader they mentioned is bull crap. I bought mine for a fraction of that from RitzCamera. Don't recollect the correct price now.