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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kamurah" data-source="post: 723813" data-attributes="member: 47827">Hello all.I am not the original poster...but I did just order a used D700 body (way to go for staying current in 2020! lol).  My previous system was a Sony a6000, which was fine, but always left me with an empty feeling.  I am old school in my approach....and at one time was a working fashion photog.  I always enjoyed the simplicity and organic nature of shooting with manual-ish cameras.  I used to have a FM2n with motor drive that was possibly my favorite camera of all time, along with Hasselblad and Mamiya systems for medium format.  99.99% of my work was done on chrome or T-max, and I LOVED the discipline chrome required to get a great shot.  You had about 1 stop latitude to nail the exposure on chrome and I just loved the fact it took a degree of precision to create a great image.I spent a great deal of time agonizing over and comparing different models before buying the D700.  What ultimately sold me in the end on this particular Nikon was its IQ.  I have poured over tons of images from various makes and models, but at the end I kept coming back to and comparing everything to the D700.  There is a quality to the color rendition and the images at high ISO (noise) that seems very close to what I came to love about medium format.  I don't need tons of megapixels.  Most of the time I was downsizing the photos from the a6000 to share with family.  I've printed a 6mp image to 16 x 20 before and it was just fine.  I don't need tons of features, or 500 AF points or whatever.  I usually choose one point for AF, and recompose after focus lock.  I don't need to shoot 8 frames per second.  I don't need face tracking or, or, or......What I need is a camera that FEELS like a camera.  I need an optical viewfinder.  I need something solid and quick responding, and something that has terrific image quality.  What I settled on, in 2020, was a D700.  I found one in good condition with low shutter activations.  I will be using this camera for portraits / family visits and what I call 'out and about' shooting (day trips, travel, you get the idea).  I will be using 2 lenses for about 95% of my shooting.  A 35mm f1.4g, and an 85mm f1.8d. I also have an old 20mm f2.8 for the odd shot or two.I know I am probably just looking for confirmation bias on my purchase, but....am I crazy?  There are newer, and subjectively better cameras nowadays, but I think the D700 might just be a sweet spot for me....am I wrong?Thanks!</blockquote>

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