No Longer Lusting After The D700

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JohnR

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #1 on: 5 Nov 2010, 08:58 pm »
It would take a lot more than that to make me switch systems  :lol:

Wind Chaser

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #2 on: 5 Nov 2010, 10:59 pm »
It would take a lot more than that to make me switch systems  :lol:

Pancake primes did it for me. :green:

Spec wise the K5 is king of the APS-C mountain.  In that respect I see no advantage with the current range of FF.  Price wise that is extremely competitive performance.  When you look at DxOMark camera rankings, there isn't a camera - regardless of cost or brand - with the dynamic range of the K5.  This is uncharted territory for digital.

Wind Chaser


JohnR

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #4 on: 6 Nov 2010, 03:03 am »
When you look at DxOMark camera rankings, there isn't a camera - regardless of cost or brand - with the dynamic range of the K5.  This is uncharted territory for digital.

I wouldn't be so sure about that mister ;)





Wind Chaser

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #5 on: 7 Nov 2010, 02:20 am »
Where did you find the chart?  According to the DXO camera rankings page, the K5 measures 14.5 Evs, the D700 12.2 and the S5 Pro 13.5.  While the D700 maintains strong performance up to ISO 800, it quickly nose dives after that.  Shooting clean images without sacrificing a lot of DR at ISO 1600 and 3200 can be extremely useful.

JohnR

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #6 on: 7 Nov 2010, 02:28 am »
It's at the link you posted above. Except put in the S5 Pro instead of the Canon. The point is that it's not as simple as pointing at one number :) BTW the orange line is the S5 not the D700.

Wind Chaser

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #7 on: 7 Nov 2010, 02:44 am »
Why didn't they measure the D700 below ISO 150?

JohnR

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #8 on: 7 Nov 2010, 03:04 am »
It looks like those are true ISO not indicated. The native sensitivity of the D700 is nominal 200, measured 162, which is I think why the graph stops there.

SET Man

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #9 on: 7 Nov 2010, 03:34 am »
Hey!

     :duel: Fight fight fight!

     You guys are killing me :lol:

      Wind, I think you should get out more and take some picture with you Pentax instead of looking at charts on the internet. Keep in mind that a camera even with expensive one or one that measure great don't mean a thing if it ain't got a photographer with skill and a good artistic vision behind it :wink:

Take care,
Buddy :thumb:

Wind Chaser

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #10 on: 7 Nov 2010, 04:17 am »
Yeah Buddy, you're right... I need to get out there and shoot more, besides having two cameras is enough for now.

JohnR

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #11 on: 7 Nov 2010, 06:56 am »
I'm down to one camera - got rid of the rest.

ooheadsoo

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #12 on: 11 Nov 2010, 04:15 am »
The D700 still looks good, the D7000 even better at $1300 cheaper.  Since I'd like to stay Nikon, I wouldn't mind a D7000 right now.  Clean at ISO1600 would help me a lot when shooting indoor events, and help extend the life of my flash.  What I'd really like is a D7000 in a D700 body but maintain the D7000 weight.  I don't particularly care for the large size of the body itself, but I love all the physical toggles.  After I borrowed a D700 for a couple days and then switched back to my D40, I was so confused about how to change the settings.

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Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #13 on: 11 Nov 2010, 04:31 am »
This is good stuff!
Having owned almost every modern Canon and Nikon DSLR in the last 10 years. Been shooting professionally about 40.
Charts aside. The Nikon D3s with extreme high ISO capabilities, lightening frame speed and the best AF on the planet seems like a cam you would all love to own.
Having printed to extreme sizes with my D3x without issue I am not sure dynamic range is all that it is made to be unless you are pixel peeping at 400% or are looking for  bragging rights.
I shoot professionally daily with a pair of D3s and want for nothing!
YMMV
Just had to add the prime like quality of the Nikon 24-70 and 70-200VR II simply amazing performance under even the most demanding conditions and money makers.,  Interesting how the quality  of equipment is often more important to the prosumer photographer and pixel peepers who ply's this trade evenings and weekends for fun. And often post other peoples work for the purpose  of making their equipment decision purchases justified.
Sounds like audio guys right?  :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
Have a great week and buy a lot of MP so you can crop later.

ooheadsoo

Re: No Longer Lusting After The D700
« Reply #14 on: 11 Nov 2010, 05:36 pm »
But wait, you shoot D3s and D3xs, how can you say quality is more important to us?   :green:

I don't make real money with my event shooting, so I could never justify spending so much on a camera given my current income level, but I would love higher ISO capability so I dont have to switch batteries in my flash as often.  If I shot at 1600 or 3200, I could ostensibly extend my flash battery life by 2-4x, right?