Building on the immense success of the Nikon D3 professional D-SLR camera, the D700 offers pro-level performance and an extensive array of features and innovations in a comfortably nimble platform. Nikon's flagship FX and DX-format cameras, the D3 and D300 respectively, established new benchmarks for digital image quality, speed, and unmatched ISO performance. The D700 maintains this new measure with exceptional overall image quality, broad tonal range and depth, and extremely low noise throughout its native ISO range of 200 to 6400. The Nikon D700 is a fusion of astonishing image quality and agility. Leveraging the breakthrough performance of Nikon's original 12.1-Megapixel FX-Format (23.9x36mm) CMOS sensor, teamed with exclusive Nikon EXPEED image processing technology, the D700 delivers astounding image fidelity with incredible sharpness, rich color depth and broad tonal range. Shooting limitations fade with the welcome picture angle characteristics of a 35mm SLR, combined with amazing low-noise performance at up to ISO 6400 and continuous shooting as fast as 5 frames per second. Nikon's exclusive Scene Recognition System boosts several segments of the D700's performance, including its fast, accurate 51-area autofocus system. The D700's tempered-glass-protected, 3" VGA TFT LCD monitor features bright, 170-degree wide-angle viewing for precise image review. With a rugged self-diagnostic shutter, tested to 150,000 cycles, the versatility of two Live View modes and integrated dust reduction, the D700 is agility meets quality. Two Live View shooting modes Rugged magnesium-alloy construction Fast, accurate 51-point AF with 3D Focus Tracking Dynamic integrated dust reduction system 3D Color Matrix Metering II Exclusive Scene Recognition System Picture Control settings Active D-Lighting with New Auto mode Dimensions - Width 5.8 x Height 4.8 x Depth 3.0 Weight - 35 ounces (995 grams)
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Worth the upgrade from a D300 but Adobe won't read RAW from the D700:
I was debating if it was worthwhile to drop the dough to get the D700 despitte the same megapixel count, which didn't seem to compete with Canon's 5D Mark II. I have no regrets! The D700 out performs the D300 in low light (less noise), color rendition, and most importantly you get a full-frame sensor. 50mm is really 50mm, not 75. That was the achilles heel of the D300 in my eyes.
My three issues with the D700 are (and I can live with all of them):
1) It's RAW (NEF) files cannot be read by... more info
Top of the Line DSLR:
Not much I can say about this beauty that hasn't been said here. Shooting at 6400 ISO is great. There is a feature on the camera that sets the highest ISO to shoot at before changing the shutter speed that is essential if you are shooting an event and are moving from light to dark areas. I abuse this feature. The CF card cover has only accidentally slid out once for me. No biggy. Get a good f/2.8 lens and shoot away. I tweak my photos in Lightroom 2. Get this camera and stop making excuses to why your... more info
amazing!:
I managed to hold out until now on buying a DSLR but once I saw the specs and read the reviews of the D700 I knew I had to have it. So far it's been about a month and it's everything I hoped it would be. The controls are very well laid out, ergonomic, and intuitive. The camera body feels very sturdy, if a little heavy. It works great with my old non AI manual focus Nikkor wide angle as well as my zoom and new 50mm portrait lens. A few minor quibbles: the Live View function seems utterly worthless but hey,... more info
Sigh of Relief:
As a longtime F100 and D100 user, I've been holding my breath, on the edge of buying a new DSLR for years. I was so used to shooting with my F100 film camera and collection of Nikon lenses that I was somewhat disappointed when I first bought the D100: Performance, speed and of course the loss of lens range. However, I was pretty pleased with the image quality under most conditions. The full frame pro models were a bit too much of an investment for me then.
I got a chance to use both the D200 and D300... more info
