DownUnder
Nikon Nomad
At a time when most photographers I know are moving away from DSLRs and going mirrorless or smaller, I seem to have gone the opposite way.
I've spent up big on Nikon DSLRs since retiring in 2012.
A month after my retirement, I blew my budget on a D700 with 50,000 exposures and a bag of Nikkor D lenses - 50/1.4,28/2.8, 35/2, 60/2.8, 85/1.8. Over the next few months I added a 24/2.8, 20/2.8 and 180/2.8. Also zooms - 35-105, 35-70 AF (I still wonder why I bought this turkey), and an venerably ancient 28-85 that looks like a relic from the Titanic but gives me the best images of any zoom I've ever owned, and for this reason now seems to live on the D700 most of the time.
Over the next six years I racked up about 100,000 more shots on this camera. It now tends to overexpose at times but still produces passably good results.
In 2018 I bought another (used) D700 with 31,000 exposures. It worked well for about a year but now tends to overexpose as well.
I've written about this problem (inconsistent overexposure) and the efforts I've made to resolve it, in a separate thread. Updated today.
2019 has been my spend up big year. As I had a moderately successful year selling images, in January I decided it was time I bit the old bullet and invested in a new Nikon. Which one became the object of a dedicated search over the next few months.
I then bought, in sequence -
One Nikon Z6 with kit lens and adapter. Which promptly malfunctioned and had to go to Nikon for extensive repairs. It malfunctioned again and I was given a new Z6 to play with, which almost immediately went bonkers on me, for different reasons.
Sailing past a very long story involving emails, phone calls,vague threats of complaining to various government agencies, and finally the intervention of my very ethical but by then greatly exasperated camera dealer in Melbourne, I returned the second Z6 kit and acquired a Nikon Df - with which I did not get on at all.
By then both Nikon and my dealer were probably wishing that I would somehow end up taking an impromptu flying lesson off the West Gate Bridge - luckily, someone I knew happened to want a near new Df, none were available in Melbourne in the condition of mine, and I did a most advantageous (to both parties) sale and quickly acquired an as new D800 with less than 2,000 exposures. Which luckily,does everything I want it to do, but most importantly is a reliable camera for me to take on my travels. I will be back in Southeast Asia next month for a few months of wandering around at least three countries, with the D800 and two or three lenses in tow.
I sometimes think of the wads of $$$ I've spent on all these Nikons, and ask myself why? All the traveling, the good food, the nice wine I could have enjoyed, had I gone the way of only one camera and two or three lenses...
This said, I intend to keep this D800 (while continuing to use my D700s as backups when I'm back home in Australia) for the rest of my shooting life. Long may that be.
My fellow photographers express their amazement at my tale of - well, annoyance, exasperation, grief, stubbornness, whatever - and say none of them have ever done this.
Have any of you out there similar stories to relate? I'm curious. Please post if you have.
Long-winded as usual, I know, I know.
I've spent up big on Nikon DSLRs since retiring in 2012.
A month after my retirement, I blew my budget on a D700 with 50,000 exposures and a bag of Nikkor D lenses - 50/1.4,28/2.8, 35/2, 60/2.8, 85/1.8. Over the next few months I added a 24/2.8, 20/2.8 and 180/2.8. Also zooms - 35-105, 35-70 AF (I still wonder why I bought this turkey), and an venerably ancient 28-85 that looks like a relic from the Titanic but gives me the best images of any zoom I've ever owned, and for this reason now seems to live on the D700 most of the time.
Over the next six years I racked up about 100,000 more shots on this camera. It now tends to overexpose at times but still produces passably good results.
In 2018 I bought another (used) D700 with 31,000 exposures. It worked well for about a year but now tends to overexpose as well.
I've written about this problem (inconsistent overexposure) and the efforts I've made to resolve it, in a separate thread. Updated today.
2019 has been my spend up big year. As I had a moderately successful year selling images, in January I decided it was time I bit the old bullet and invested in a new Nikon. Which one became the object of a dedicated search over the next few months.
I then bought, in sequence -
One Nikon Z6 with kit lens and adapter. Which promptly malfunctioned and had to go to Nikon for extensive repairs. It malfunctioned again and I was given a new Z6 to play with, which almost immediately went bonkers on me, for different reasons.
Sailing past a very long story involving emails, phone calls,vague threats of complaining to various government agencies, and finally the intervention of my very ethical but by then greatly exasperated camera dealer in Melbourne, I returned the second Z6 kit and acquired a Nikon Df - with which I did not get on at all.
By then both Nikon and my dealer were probably wishing that I would somehow end up taking an impromptu flying lesson off the West Gate Bridge - luckily, someone I knew happened to want a near new Df, none were available in Melbourne in the condition of mine, and I did a most advantageous (to both parties) sale and quickly acquired an as new D800 with less than 2,000 exposures. Which luckily,does everything I want it to do, but most importantly is a reliable camera for me to take on my travels. I will be back in Southeast Asia next month for a few months of wandering around at least three countries, with the D800 and two or three lenses in tow.
I sometimes think of the wads of $$$ I've spent on all these Nikons, and ask myself why? All the traveling, the good food, the nice wine I could have enjoyed, had I gone the way of only one camera and two or three lenses...
This said, I intend to keep this D800 (while continuing to use my D700s as backups when I'm back home in Australia) for the rest of my shooting life. Long may that be.
My fellow photographers express their amazement at my tale of - well, annoyance, exasperation, grief, stubbornness, whatever - and say none of them have ever done this.
Have any of you out there similar stories to relate? I'm curious. Please post if you have.
Long-winded as usual, I know, I know.
Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
My digital journey has been as follows:
Nikon D70 ... never did a thing wrong but back then I may not have known if it had!
Leica M8 ... so much potential but delivered so little at an astronomical price.
Nikon D700 ... almost the perfect camera and if the shutter hadn't died I'd still be using it.
Leica M240 ... a nice camera but dull in my opinion. Just sold it after a few years of barely using it.
Three Sigmas ... DP3, DP2 and an SDIM DSLR that now sits on the shelf and haunts me. Still love and use the little DPMs but will sell SD1M for whatever I can get for it ... it's a battery hog with a pretty awful viewfinder but like the DPMs has a wonderful IQ.
Nikon D4 that I bought used a few years ago ... I neither like nor dislike this camera but trust it totally. It's heavy and ugly but I will keep it until it stops working ... which may not happen because I may expire first.
I'm currently aiming to buy a Sony A7 with an adapter for my OM lenses... and I'm hoping it will be the end of it all. No more!!!
Nikon D70 ... never did a thing wrong but back then I may not have known if it had!
Leica M8 ... so much potential but delivered so little at an astronomical price.
Nikon D700 ... almost the perfect camera and if the shutter hadn't died I'd still be using it.
Leica M240 ... a nice camera but dull in my opinion. Just sold it after a few years of barely using it.
Three Sigmas ... DP3, DP2 and an SDIM DSLR that now sits on the shelf and haunts me. Still love and use the little DPMs but will sell SD1M for whatever I can get for it ... it's a battery hog with a pretty awful viewfinder but like the DPMs has a wonderful IQ.
Nikon D4 that I bought used a few years ago ... I neither like nor dislike this camera but trust it totally. It's heavy and ugly but I will keep it until it stops working ... which may not happen because I may expire first.
I'm currently aiming to buy a Sony A7 with an adapter for my OM lenses... and I'm hoping it will be the end of it all. No more!!!
B-9
Devin Bro
Wishful thinking Keith!
Never had a Nikon fail on me.
Wish you the best with the D800.
I often daydream of the D800!
Never had a Nikon fail on me.
Wish you the best with the D800.
I often daydream of the D800!
Archiver
Veteran
That's really interesting. I'm wondering why you didn't get along with the Df? The D700 has caught my eye recently, especially since used prices are less than for a decent phone.
Pál_K
Cameras. I has it.
The D700 is my only digital SLR. Was the Df too large or unwieldy for your tastes? I wanted one when they came out - they're essentially a digital F4 with good support for pre-AI lenses. However, 16MP wasn't a big boost over my D700's lovely 12MP - better to spend that money on a nice lens or two.
Wait... surely you don't mean the 28-85/3.5-4.5 as shown below?
I had high hopes for mine, but soon discovered that I didn't like the ring-control zoom and that even with its proper hood it vignettes badly at 28mm. It's sharp, but nothing I'd write home about (though I rarely write home these days).
Wait... surely you don't mean the 28-85/3.5-4.5 as shown below?
I had high hopes for mine, but soon discovered that I didn't like the ring-control zoom and that even with its proper hood it vignettes badly at 28mm. It's sharp, but nothing I'd write home about (though I rarely write home these days).
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farlymac
PF McFarland
I used a Nikon Coolpix P7700 for the longest time as my second digicam (replacing a Panasonic TZ-3), but while the form factor was much to my liking, it started to show some age with little hiccups in the AF system, and there was no viewfinder for it.
So I got a D80 which was much better than the P7700, and after adding the battery grip it was a very well handling camera. Then I bought a back-up second body. It broke after two weeks even though it was newer than the first one (both bought used). It had an error code that could have been any one of a half dozen faults, none of which would be inexpensive to fix, so I looked around for a new replacement.
Came up with the D300s, mainly because it used the same battery as the D80 (and still bought used). It worked so well I again got a second body and battery grips, and have been very happy with them since.
Now I'm considering going with the Z6, but will wait until the D300s' start to have issues.
Hope that's not for a long time.
PF
So I got a D80 which was much better than the P7700, and after adding the battery grip it was a very well handling camera. Then I bought a back-up second body. It broke after two weeks even though it was newer than the first one (both bought used). It had an error code that could have been any one of a half dozen faults, none of which would be inexpensive to fix, so I looked around for a new replacement.
Came up with the D300s, mainly because it used the same battery as the D80 (and still bought used). It worked so well I again got a second body and battery grips, and have been very happy with them since.
Now I'm considering going with the Z6, but will wait until the D300s' start to have issues.
Hope that's not for a long time.
PF
kshapero
South Florida Man
Started with a Nikon F, used in 1974, still have it. Met my wife, she had a Nikkormat FTN, she still has it. Picked up a Nikon FE in the early 80's, still have it. Picked up a few DSLR's until I settled on the D7200, works with all my lenses (I have many), still have it. 2006 I dove head first into the rangefinder world, thanks to the head bartender, with a CV R3A, migrated to the R3M ( a gem), still have it. Added an M3 single stroke, still have it. Had an M262 but didn't get on with it. So now I'm saving up for an M10.
ornate_wrasse
Moderator
My very first digital camera was the Nikon D70. After owning it for a while, I moved up to the D300. Both of these I used for underwater photography.
I then made the big move to full frame and bought a used D700, which I love and am still using. It's been my workhorse camera for years. My three main lenses are the 16-35, the 35-70 and the 70-300. I don't understand why you call the 35-70 a turkey and don't seem to like it. I bought it because I didn't want the weight of the 24-70 and after I read that it was Nikon's top professional mid-range zoom for quite a while. It's weird in that it uses push-pull to zoom, but it's very well built and its widest aperture is f/2.8. I get good images from it, IMHO.
I then bought the M9 after deciding to venture into the Leica digital world and the Fuji X Pro1, both of which are smaller and lighter than my D700. However, I use the D700 more than the M9 and the Fuji X Pro1. It's that good of a camera.
I then made the big move to full frame and bought a used D700, which I love and am still using. It's been my workhorse camera for years. My three main lenses are the 16-35, the 35-70 and the 70-300. I don't understand why you call the 35-70 a turkey and don't seem to like it. I bought it because I didn't want the weight of the 24-70 and after I read that it was Nikon's top professional mid-range zoom for quite a while. It's weird in that it uses push-pull to zoom, but it's very well built and its widest aperture is f/2.8. I get good images from it, IMHO.
I then bought the M9 after deciding to venture into the Leica digital world and the Fuji X Pro1, both of which are smaller and lighter than my D700. However, I use the D700 more than the M9 and the Fuji X Pro1. It's that good of a camera.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
I really like my trusty D700. I hope it doesn't start to overexpose.
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
My story is really similar! I started with a D200 as my first Nikon digital. I sold it and bought a D300, which I still have, and later a D700. My zooms are the 17-35mm f/2.8; 35-70mm f/2.8; and 28-105 3.5-4.5. All are very fine, no complaints (except for the weight of the 17-35. I can walk and shoot with it for 30 or 40 minutes tops). I have the 20/3.5 Voigtlander, 24/2.8 AF, 85mm AF Nikkors and a few manual Nikkors. And I have an M9, but use the D700 more!
What similar paths we have been on!
RichC
Well-known
I bought a Nikon D800E new in 2012 and sold it 6 years later. Over that time it worked flawlessly and never let me down. It was replaced only because technology marches ever onward, and current digital cameras are vastly more capable...
As for disasters like the OP's: Leica digital M. I will never buy another Leica. Crappy, badly designed cameras, appalling and glacially slow aftercare and a less than honest company. I've never used such a terrible camera: its electronics locked up, and you had to "reboot" it by pulling out the battery and reinserting it - just like a malfunctioning computer! And the shutter self-destructed after a minimal use, among other problems.
I've owned Canon, Nikon and Sony digital cameras - and they all did exactly what was expected without a hitch.
As for disasters like the OP's: Leica digital M. I will never buy another Leica. Crappy, badly designed cameras, appalling and glacially slow aftercare and a less than honest company. I've never used such a terrible camera: its electronics locked up, and you had to "reboot" it by pulling out the battery and reinserting it - just like a malfunctioning computer! And the shutter self-destructed after a minimal use, among other problems.
I've owned Canon, Nikon and Sony digital cameras - and they all did exactly what was expected without a hitch.
CharlesDAMorgan
Veteran
Traded in my F5 for a new D70, used that for several years until the mirror locked up.
Six years with Lumix (lovely lens) then I returned to a D700 which I hardly used except for pics of antiques for sale.
I have a Sony A7s bought for low light work which I actually now use mainly for mounting old glass and close up photography. An immensely capable camera.
Now got a Fuji XT30 with which I am delighted. D700 was sold last month with a huge 12000 shutter activations.
Also just picked up a Sigma DP1 with Foveon. I only use digital for colour and as I no longer shoot colour film whichever of the XT30 or DP1 works as a practical colour camera gets to stay.
All my film Nikons and Nikon glass will be sold.
Six years with Lumix (lovely lens) then I returned to a D700 which I hardly used except for pics of antiques for sale.
I have a Sony A7s bought for low light work which I actually now use mainly for mounting old glass and close up photography. An immensely capable camera.
Now got a Fuji XT30 with which I am delighted. D700 was sold last month with a huge 12000 shutter activations.
Also just picked up a Sigma DP1 with Foveon. I only use digital for colour and as I no longer shoot colour film whichever of the XT30 or DP1 works as a practical colour camera gets to stay.
All my film Nikons and Nikon glass will be sold.
ornate_wrasse
Moderator
Yes, we have been on similar paths! Your reference to the weight of the 17-35 is precisely why I decided not to get that lens! I held it once and decided I would never buy it
That's why I went for the 16-35 which is lighter than the 17-35.
Yokosuka Mike
Abstract Clarity
Keith, I have a Sigma SD1 Merrill, It doesn't get much use these days but I could never part with it (even though I have often thought of parting with it). The optical viewfinder isn’t the greatest thing on earth. Autofocus? I think autofocus was an afterthought that wasn’t thought of before or after any thought took place. Manual focus is much more reliable and much faster. I have the twin battery grip on mine. Combine that grip with any lens like the Sigma 24-70mm zoom and the damn thing weighs more than a bowling ball.
But, damnit, the images one can get with that camera are spectacular.
Selling my SD1 Merrill would be like selling a faithful old dog that might not be quite up to speed with the new pups, but if a burglar broke into the house, the dog would find the wherewithal to tear the thief to pieces.
Anyway, there will always be room on the shelf for my SD1, and on occasion I’ll still be taking it out for some frustratingly good photography.
Me and my old friend.
All the best,
Mike
Gid
Well-known
Well, my problem (addiction?) seems to be buying cameras, selling at a loss, rebuying, selling at another loss, rebuying etc, etc. IIRC the problem started not long after joining RFF in 2004 - GAS and the search for the Holy Grail commenced. Digital history -
Olympus E20P
Olympus E1 (still have it) bought another when on clear out and gave to stepson
Nikon D70 - loved it but too similar to E1 so sold
Epson R-D1 - loved it, sold it, bought another, sold it, bought another and stupidly sold it
Leica M8 - took 3 to get one that worked. Ok but sold it, bought an M8.2 and sold then another M8 that I should have kept but didn't
Canon 5D -loved it but sold and bought and 5DII that I didn't like. Bought another 5D and then sold it again
Olympus E400 - gave to my wife and she still uses it
Olympus E3 - bought and sold 3 of them
Olympus E5 - bought and sold 3 of them
Pentax K5 - bought and returned
Nikon D300 - terrific camera (apart from ISO) bought and sold 2
Olympus EM5 - bought and returned
Fuji X100 - still have it
Fuji X-Pro1 - bought and sold 4 of them - great camera
Fuji X-E1 - bought and returned
Fuji X-Pro2 - bought and sold 3 of them
Nikon Df - bought 4 sold 3
Pentax K5II - bought and sold
Pentax K3 - bought and sold
Nikon D600 - bought and sold
Nikon D610 - bought and sold 2 of them
Canon 6D - bought and sold 3 of them - very nice camera
Olympus EM1 bought and sold
Olympus EM10 mkII - bought and sold
Pentax KP - bought and returned
Fuji X100F - bought and returned
Leica Q - bought and returned
Leica M240 - bought and sold
I now have and Olympus E1 and lenses, Fuji X100 and Nikon Df and lenses and they all get used. I am trying very hard to ignore the Black Friday deals in the UK at the moment especially the X-pro2 at £799 new. I haven't worked it out but imagine I have probably lost more than cost of a leica M10 and several lenses. :bang: Now don't get me started on film cameras or even guitars
Olympus E20P
Olympus E1 (still have it) bought another when on clear out and gave to stepson
Nikon D70 - loved it but too similar to E1 so sold
Epson R-D1 - loved it, sold it, bought another, sold it, bought another and stupidly sold it
Leica M8 - took 3 to get one that worked. Ok but sold it, bought an M8.2 and sold then another M8 that I should have kept but didn't
Canon 5D -loved it but sold and bought and 5DII that I didn't like. Bought another 5D and then sold it again
Olympus E400 - gave to my wife and she still uses it
Olympus E3 - bought and sold 3 of them
Olympus E5 - bought and sold 3 of them
Pentax K5 - bought and returned
Nikon D300 - terrific camera (apart from ISO) bought and sold 2
Olympus EM5 - bought and returned
Fuji X100 - still have it
Fuji X-Pro1 - bought and sold 4 of them - great camera
Fuji X-E1 - bought and returned
Fuji X-Pro2 - bought and sold 3 of them
Nikon Df - bought 4 sold 3
Pentax K5II - bought and sold
Pentax K3 - bought and sold
Nikon D600 - bought and sold
Nikon D610 - bought and sold 2 of them
Canon 6D - bought and sold 3 of them - very nice camera
Olympus EM1 bought and sold
Olympus EM10 mkII - bought and sold
Pentax KP - bought and returned
Fuji X100F - bought and returned
Leica Q - bought and returned
Leica M240 - bought and sold
I now have and Olympus E1 and lenses, Fuji X100 and Nikon Df and lenses and they all get used. I am trying very hard to ignore the Black Friday deals in the UK at the moment especially the X-pro2 at £799 new. I haven't worked it out but imagine I have probably lost more than cost of a leica M10 and several lenses. :bang: Now don't get me started on film cameras or even guitars
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kshapero
South Florida Man
Wow I got dizzy after the Fuji's.Well, my problem (addiction?) seems to be buying cameras, selling at a loss, rebuying, selling at another loss, rebuying etc, etc. IIRC the problem started not long after joining RFF in 2004 - GAS and the search for the Holy Grail commenced. Digital history -
Olympus E20P
Olympus E1 (still have it) bought another when on clear out and gave to stepson
Nikon D70 - loved it but too similar to E1 so sold
Epson R-D1 - loved it, sold it, bought another, sold it, bought another and stupidly sold it
Leica M8 - took 3 to get one that worked. Ok but sold it, bought an M8.2 and sold then another M8 that I should have kept but didn't
Canon 5D -loved it but sold and bought and 5DII that I didn't like. Bought another 5D and then sold it again
Olympus E400 - gave to my wife and she still uses it
Olympus E3 - bought and sold 3 of them
Olympus E5 - bought and sold 3 of them
Pentax K5 - bought and returned
Nikon D300 - terrific camera (apart from ISO) bought and sold 2
Olympus EM5 - bought and returned
Fuji X100 - still have it
Fuji X-Pro1 - bought and sold 4 of them - great camera
Fuji X-E1 - bought and returned
Fuji X-Pro2 - bought and sold 3 of them
Nikon Df - bought 4 sold 3
Pentax K5II - bought and sold
Pentax K3 - bought and sold
Nikon D600 - bought and sold
Nikon D610 - bought and sold 2 of them
Canon 6D - bought and sold 3 of them - very nice camera
Olympus EM1 bought and sold
Olympus EM10 mkII - bought and sold
Pentax KP - bought and returned
Fuji X100F - bought and returned
Leica Q - bought and returned
Leica M240 - bought and sold
I now have and Olympus E1 and lenses, Fuji X100 and Nikon Df and lenses and they all get used. I am trying very hard to ignore the Black Friday deals in the UK at the moment especially the X-pro2 at £799 new. I haven't worked it out but imagine I have probably lost more than cost of a leica M10 and several lenses. :bang: Now don't get me started on film cameras or even guitars
css9450
Veteran
I've told this story before, but it fits here so here it is again. I know a guy who went from a film Minolta system, to Nikon AF to Canon AF, then back to Nikon AF... Eventually he went to digital and switched back and forth between Nikon and Canon several times. I might be embellishing with each re-telling of the story, but the point is he bought and sold the same basic lineup of pro-level bodies and lenses (f2.8 zooms) several times each. I always wondered: How many Nikon or Canon 80-200/2.8 zooms did he buy? Probably 4 or 5 of each...
froyd
Veteran
Well, my problem (addiction?) seems to be buying cameras, selling at a loss, rebuying, selling at another loss, rebuying etc, etc. IIRC the problem started not long after joining RFF in 2004 - GAS and the search for the Holy Grail commenced. Digital history -
Olympus E20P
Olympus E1 (still have it) bought another when on clear out and gave to stepson
Nikon D70 - loved it but too similar to E1 so sold
Epson R-D1 - loved it, sold it, bought another, sold it, bought another and stupidly sold it
Leica M8 - took 3 to get one that worked. Ok but sold it, bought an M8.2 and sold then another M8 that I should have kept but didn't
Canon 5D -loved it but sold and bought and 5DII that I didn't like. Bought another 5D and then sold it again
Olympus E400 - gave to my wife and she still uses it
Olympus E3 - bought and sold 3 of them
Olympus E5 - bought and sold 3 of them
Pentax K5 - bought and returned
Nikon D300 - terrific camera (apart from ISO) bought and sold 2
Olympus EM5 - bought and returned
Fuji X100 - still have it
Fuji X-Pro1 - bought and sold 4 of them - great camera
Fuji X-E1 - bought and returned
Fuji X-Pro2 - bought and sold 3 of them
Nikon Df - bought 4 sold 3
Pentax K5II - bought and sold
Pentax K3 - bought and sold
Nikon D600 - bought and sold
Nikon D610 - bought and sold 2 of them
Canon 6D - bought and sold 3 of them - very nice camera
Olympus EM1 bought and sold
Olympus EM10 mkII - bought and sold
Pentax KP - bought and returned
Fuji X100F - bought and returned
Leica Q - bought and returned
Leica M240 - bought and sold
I now have and Olympus E1 and lenses, Fuji X100 and Nikon Df and lenses and they all get used. I am trying very hard to ignore the Black Friday deals in the UK at the moment especially the X-pro2 at £799 new. I haven't worked it out but imagine I have probably lost more than cost of a leica M10 and several lenses. :bang: Now don't get me started on film cameras or even guitars
You win!
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Gid
Well-known
I've just counted 44 cameras (almost 3 per year) - no wonder most of my images are test shots.
Timmyjoe
Veteran
I've just counted 44 cameras (almost 3 per year) - no wonder most of my images are test shots.
HA!!!
Just a few comments. Have had a D700 since 2009, it's a really nice camera, just does its thing, no drama. Picked up a D4 in 2012 for covering the conventions, and it paired nicely with the D700. I always liked the two camera, 24-70, 70-200 combo for covering events.
The 12MP of the D700 is getting kind of thin with what folks want in image files, so it's getting retired. And my fabulous 24-70 is getting the "crunchies" again (have had it repaired once), so that may be getting retired as well. Found an inexpensive refurbished Canon 6D & 24-70 f2.8, so now that is paired with the D4 & 70-200 f2.8.
Would love to have a D5 (or the rumored D6), and a brand new, original 24-70 (optically superior to the current model) but no way is that in the budget.
Best,
-Tim