I am the new owner of a Nikon D700 DSLR

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This evening I bought a D700. I have never owned a DSLR before, so it will be a new experience for me. I want for a while to use Nikon lenses that I already own for the film Nikon cameras. One day, I may add an AF lens.

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I have these lenses in Nikon F mount:
  • 21/4
    24/2.8
    50/1.4
    50/1.8
    105/2.5
    80-200/4.5
Do they all work correctly with the D700?
What do you recommend?
Thanks.
 
raid said:
This evening I bought a D700. I have never owned a DSLR before, so it will be a new experience for me. I want for a while to use Nikon lenses that I already own for the film Nikon cameras. One day, I may add an AF lens.

IMG_04661.jpg


I have these lenses in Nikon F mount:
  • 21/4
    24/2.8
    50/1.4
    50/1.8
    105/2.5
    80-200/4.5
Do they all work correctly with the D700?
What do you recommend?
Thanks.
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They will all work fine on Aperture priority metering. I have been working w/ a D700 it´s been almost 8yrs as my only camera.
I would recommend you a 60mm micro nikkor and the 180mm ED 2.8.
The 35mm 1.4 is awesome as well.
Keep it manual focus ... i like it better than autofocus.

Body is missing the plastic protector on the back screen. You need it.
 
colker said:
They will all work fine on Aperture priority metering. I have been working w/ a D700 it´s been almost 8yrs as my only camera.
I would recommend you a 60mm micro nikkor and the 180mm ED 2.8.
The 35mm 1.4 is awesome as well.
Keep it manual focus ... i like it better than autofocus.
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I agree with you to keep things manual focus. I will skip getting the large 180/2.8. The 60mm micro sounds good to me. The 35/1.4 is also a lens to target as a general purpose lens.
 
My 2.1cm/4 cannot be used with the D700.

The following accessories and non-CPU lenses CANNOT be used with D700. Doing so may damage the camera.

AF Teleconverter TC-16AS
Non-AI Lenses
Lenses that require the Focusing Unit AU-1 (400mm f/4.5, 600mm f/5.6, 800mm f/8, 1200mm f/11)
Fisheye (6mm f/5.6, 7.5mm f/5.6, 8mm f/8, OP 10mm f/5.6)
2.1cm f/4
Extension Ring K2
180 - 600mm f/8 ED
360 - 1200mm f/11 ED
200 – 600mm f/9.5
Lenses for the F3AF (AF 80mm f/2.8 AF 200mm f/3.5 ED, AF Teleconverter TC-16)
PC 28mm f/4
PC 35mm f/2.8
PC 35mm f/3.5 (old type)
Reflex 1000mm f/6.3 (old type)
Reflex 1000mm f/11
Reflex 2000mm f/11
 
I found the AF excellent with the 35 f/1.4G and 50 f/1.4G, and the 85 f/1.4D. Pretty much never missed a shot in hundreds of weddings. Should never have sold it...it was basically my digital F100.
 
Thanks for the tip on AF lenses for the D700. There are times when a quick AF shot is what is needed.
 
If your 50 1.4 has been Ai'd, use it for a week to acclimate to the controls. Treat it like a film camera with faster processing.
 
raid said:
This evening I bought a D700. I have never owned a DSLR before, so it will be a new experience for me. I want for a while to use Nikon lenses that I already own for the film Nikon cameras. One day, I may add an AF lens.

IMG_04661.jpg


IMG_3506.jpg


I have these lenses in Nikon F mount:
  • 21/4
    24/2.8
    50/1.4
    50/1.8
    105/2.5
    80-200/4.5
Do they all work correctly with the D700?
What do you recommend?
Thanks.
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Did you just buy this from a fellow on the forum...same camera listed here.

http://www.rangefinderforum.com/pho...full.php?product=54181&bigimage=IMG_04661.jpg
 
I need to check my (old) Nikkor lenses out to see which one has been Ai'd. Thanks for the tip on getting used to the D700 for a week.
 
Congratulations Raid! I have the 60mm micro-Nikkor (AF-D version) and can highly recommend it. The AF-D lenses are relatively cheap and have a manual aperture control ring, if you find any of your AI lenses not compatible.

With this camera you can also enjoy Nikon's CLS flash capability, with one or more of the SB-series flashes. With an AF lens you can shoot one-handed with the camera in your right hand and the flash held out in your left. Set the D700 to Commander mode and you can control up to two groups of Nikon flash units off-camera.

With latest generation Nikons they've moved to radio-control flashes so the older SB-600 and SB-800 flashes compatible with your D700 should be readily available second hand.
 
lynnb said:
Congratulations Raid! I have the 60mm micro-Nikkor (AF-D version) and can highly recommend it. The AF-D lenses are relatively cheap and have a manual aperture control ring, if you find any of your AI lenses not compatible.

With this camera you can also enjoy Nikon's CLS flash capability, with one or more of the SB-series flashes. With an AF lens you can shoot one-handed with the camera in your right hand and the flash held out in your left. Set the D700 to Commander mode and you can control up to two groups of Nikon flash units off-camera.

With latest generation Nikons they've moved to radio-control flashes so the older SB-600 and SB-800 flashes compatible with your D700 should be readily available second hand.
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Thanks for these tips, Lynn.
I have left behind me flas use for many years now. I still don't know why I bought this camera, but I have never used a DSLR before, and I want to try it out so that I am OK about using RF cameras :D

It is good to know that the 60mm micro AF-D not expensive is. Maybe someone will unload some lenses at RFF.
 
Gerry M said:
raid, you got a really good dslr. Still relevant after all these years ;).
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Hi Gerry.
For $400 shipped, it was not a major investment. I read good stuff about the D700, and I decided to go for it to try it out.
 
The D700 has a superb autofocus system that's still very practical today (in its D750 iteration). Try it if you'd feel like to for the grasp of the whole DSLR experience...
 
That rig looks familiar :)

The d700 was my first "real" digital camera and the sensor still holds up after all these years. In all honesty, it's still probably the best digital platform for those old AI/AIS lenses on a Nikon body. The sensor size is "just right" and the colors have that certain something.

Anyways, I couldn't keep it on my shelf gathering dust. I simply didn't use it that much anymore. Hope you enjoy it.
 
Archlich said:
The D700 has a superb autofocus system that's still very practical today (in its D750 iteration). Try it if you'd feel like to for the grasp of the whole DSLR experience...
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I feel that sometimes a light AF is useful to have.
 
Faintandfuzzy said:
I found the AF excellent with the 35 f/1.4G and 50 f/1.4G, and the 85 f/1.4D. Pretty much never missed a shot in hundreds of weddings. Should never have sold it...it was basically my digital F100.
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The 85 1.4D and D700 is an awesome combo. I sold the D700 but can't seem to part with the 85 1.4D.

Shawn
 
yossarian123 said:
That rig looks familiar :)

The d700 was my first "real" digital camera and the sensor still holds up after all these years. In all honesty, it's still probably the best digital platform for those old AI/AIS lenses on a Nikon body. The sensor size is "just right" and the colors have that certain something.

Anyways, I couldn't keep it on my shelf gathering dust. I simply didn't use it that much anymore. Hope you enjoy it.
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Thanks for the deal, Sam. I buy from RFF before buying from other websites. Here, we can trust each other.
 
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