Shun Cheung reviews the Nikon D700 for Photo.net, and as expected by now, the Nikon D700 comes out as the best of both worlds: as fully capable as the Nikon D3, and as compact as the Nikon D300. We’ve gone over most of this before, but in my opinion, the Nikon D700 is the best out there for the money (though I’m confident the 5D Mark II is going to soon make this more difficult to say). From Cheung’s review:
In other words, the D700 is another 12MP DSLR that has start-of-the-art high ISO results that is extremely suitable for indoor wedding and event photography under dim light, although those wedding photographers who prefer the absolute safety to guard against memory card failures may prefer the dual CF slots in the D3. Just like the D3 and D300, it also has Nikon’s current best AF module in the Multi-CAM 3500, making it very suitable for action photography. However, for those who photograph action with a high frame rate, you need to add the MB-D10 battery pack to achieve 8 fps, and with the MB-D10 attached, the D700 becomes a really bulky and heavy camera, somewhat taller than the D3 around the top of the viewfinder.
Just so everyone’s clear, the Nikon D700 is on my gift list.
You can get the Nikon D700 at Amazon for $2696
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