D700 discontinued?

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Hey guys, from the above link, unless I'm missing something, I don't seem to see the D700 in Nikon's current lineup. Does anyone know if Nikon made the D700 a discontinued model? Thx!


Dave

Yep, it's no longer being produced - it hasn't since last year sometime. Some stores may still have some new stock though.

Not any More, D800 is available now!

I know someone that just searched high and low for a brand new D700 but no luck. He ended up purchasing a mint condition D700 with low actuations for a great price on ebay and then took it to Nikon, spent $77 for a clean and check so he could have peace of mind, and he's one happy camper.

I'm seeing them used with low counts in the $1500-1700 range locally. Nothing new.

The D700 had a great run, also have to remember, that Japan changed their battery rules, and had to redesign the battery, so the last year, I hear that Nikon could not even sell the D700 in Japan due to the older battery design.

Hence the updated battery design of the newer generation with the contacts now no longer exposed, which seems to have impacted the performance by about 10% for the sake of improved safety (I guess if you short out the older batteries they can overheat and cause fires).

Interesting, particularly since the D90 has the same battery and is still being offered for sale. At least it is here in the states.

Batteries go direct from china to US so dont get exported from Japan...I suppose the D90 takes the same route..

Yes, but not in Japan,, and I bet those D90s are left over inventory. Seems to take a while to flush out their supplies. I doupt that any D90s are still be manufactured.

But they're still listed as a current product on the Nikon USA site. The D700 is not.

It may have been discontinued, but there are a lot of people buying them up.

I imagine it has everything to do with the "pro" status of the D700...

I know I sure would like to have one...love the 12 MP sensors!