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Nikon DSLR Cameras
Out of Production DSLRs
D700
D700 replacement?
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<blockquote data-quote="blueiron" data-source="post: 1147" data-attributes="member: 203"><p>Dave,</p><p> </p><p>Don't chase the technology! Unless someone comes up with a quantum leap in technology, why waste the money? </p><p> </p><p>Use the D700 until it falls apart and then upgrade. I used to work for a firm who bought a bunch of D1h cameras for work and they were only 2.1mp sensors. We had employees screaming for the then latest D2xs and the D1h models still worked perfectly. The company manager finally came out and told the assembled employees that we could have all new D2xs cameras or a raise that year. Guess which one the majority of employees went with? The detail enlargements weren't as technically nice as they could have been, but they were completely serviceable. </p><p> </p><p>My D3 has been surpassed by the S and the X models. I refuse to sell it for about $2,500 [I paid $4,995] and then sink about 5,000 more of my dollars into a new X model. The D4 is probably in testing right now and the D5 is likely on a drawing board in Japan. </p><p> </p><p>A new 400mm super-telephoto lens would bring me far more joy than a new body with more mp and a higher ISO than I am likely to ever use.</p><p> </p><p>I still use my F3 that I bought in Hong Kong back in 1980/81 and it beats my D3 for enlargements and color reproduction.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="blueiron, post: 1147, member: 203"] Dave, Don't chase the technology! Unless someone comes up with a quantum leap in technology, why waste the money? Use the D700 until it falls apart and then upgrade. I used to work for a firm who bought a bunch of D1h cameras for work and they were only 2.1mp sensors. We had employees screaming for the then latest D2xs and the D1h models still worked perfectly. The company manager finally came out and told the assembled employees that we could have all new D2xs cameras or a raise that year. Guess which one the majority of employees went with? The detail enlargements weren't as technically nice as they could have been, but they were completely serviceable. My D3 has been surpassed by the S and the X models. I refuse to sell it for about $2,500 [I paid $4,995] and then sink about 5,000 more of my dollars into a new X model. The D4 is probably in testing right now and the D5 is likely on a drawing board in Japan. A new 400mm super-telephoto lens would bring me far more joy than a new body with more mp and a higher ISO than I am likely to ever use. I still use my F3 that I bought in Hong Kong back in 1980/81 and it beats my D3 for enlargements and color reproduction. [/QUOTE]
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