Nikon D700 is cool

[alan328]

Wow ~ just seen the D700 sample photos!

Great ISO 6400 photos ~

IS 400 is smooth like ISO 100 for my 30D .....

Nikon D700 samples

[Jen]

looks awesome

[yorkshireman]

Can only pray and wish

[photoserial.com]

the different camera

[vieya]

wow it's pretty crisp. I'm saving up!

[mhinchee]

Ah man!!! I was looking at the D300 but after seeing that I guess I will wait until I can get the 700. It looks really good. Maybe there's a lottery drawing tonight I can win

[robsarge]

But...one drawback, as reported in the review in "Popular Photography"(Sept 2008, Pp 86-88)...The D700 steps down to 5 MP if you use it with 1.5X lens-factor DX-format glass!
I was on the Nikon page and didn't see any Nikon Lenses in FX format yet! But when they come out, I'll bet they are pricey! So without some EXPENSIVE full-frame lenses, we will never see 12.1 MP!
This is what turned me away and maybe put back the D300 on my "wish list".

[mhinchee]

Interesting, thanks Robsarge. So that isn't the case with the D300?

[robsarge]

Mike, this is directly from the Nikon webpage---

D300 - "12.3-megapixel DX-format CMOS sensor: Nikon's exclusive digital image processing system advances DX-format image quality to new levels".

Here is the Pixel quality for the D700...
FX-format
(L) 4,256 x 2,832 = 12.05 MP
(M)3,184 x 2,120
(S)2,128 x 1,416

DX-format
(L) 2,784 x 1,848 = 5.14 MP
(M) 2,080 x 1,384
(S)1,392 x 920 Image Area (pixels)

My opinion, for what it's worth, the D300 gives you more for less money! Don't think the few extra "bells & whistles" on the D700 are worth the extra money.

Here is a side by side comparison of Nikon D-SLR's (.pdf file)
Nikon Digital SLR Comparison Chart

[bsktbljones]

I have heard from someone pretty well "in-the-know" that Canon will have a major announcement around Sep. 26. Of course there are a ton of rumors all over the net- and Canon has put a Teaser page on their website.

Regardless of what it will be called and what the details are- this gentleman I referred to said it is going to blow everything out of the water. So, we'll just have to wait and see. Could be vary interesting.