Nikon D700

[Athos6]

Its beginning to look like its the real deal. I guess I'm going to sell all my gear to get one! All but my 28mm f/2.8 AIS... Thank goodness too, the DX format drives me nuts.

 

[kshapero]

How is it real? And how much?

 

[Athos6]

It was a rumor for a while, now it seems to be appearing in German and french mags. I think the price was around $2500 US. Of couse its not "real" until confirmed by Nikon but thats "suppost" to happen on the 1st...

 

[gavinlg]

It'll come.

In fact it should be here this week....

 

[gavinlg]

http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-851.html


There it is. In real life. Definitely real. (watch the video)

 

[Solinar]

It is not official, but take a gander at the video portion of the following web page. http://www.focus-numerique.com/news_id-851.html
It is in French. So I haven't a clue of what was said.

 

[Solinar]

The Germans quote it at 2599 Euros.
http://www.nikond700.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/d700abq0r.jpg

 

[Athos6]

Think again, the price given in that French link is 2.800euros, about 4500 USD!

"Someone" said that the US price would be lower, I'm hoping so.

 

[splitimageview]

Availability...December perhaps?

 

[Athos6]

It'll take my a year to save up 🙂 soooo, Dec 09? 🙂

 

[mhv]

July 2008, according to the French site.

 

[jke]

The D700 would have to be less. The D3 sells for $5000. At that price point, $500 is not a big enough difference to merit buying the lesser model. The other camera around that area is the Canon 1DmkIII at $4050, so I would think this camera would come in at $3800-4000, at least at start.

The D3 is an amazing camera. It can nearly see in the dark. Low light capabilities are amazing for a digital SLR. And also for an dSLR, very quiet and very very fast. However, it is heavy. Having that package in a smaller body would be a treat.

 

[AusDLK]

A friend recently came back from a workshop in Mexico City and the D700 was there for the pros to look at. I read somewhere that the price is to be US$2999.

 

[Athos6]

A friend recently came back from a workshop in Mexico City and the D700 was there for the pros to look at. I read somewhere that the price is to be US$2999.

Thats what I would be willing to pay, 1500 for my M2 and Lenses, 1000 for my D200 and lenses, maybe sell some plasma.... 🙂

 

[M. Valdemar]

The real McCoy. I think it's also backwards compatible with manual focus F lenses, like the D3:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070103nikond700previewed.asp

 

[BillBingham2]

The real McCoy. I think it's also backwards compatible with manual focus F lenses, like the D3:

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070103nikond700previewed.asp

The D200 and D300 already support them very well.

B2 (;->

 

[BillBingham2]

The full frame is nice but I'd opt for the 100% viewfinder of the D300. I wonder if this will help lower the price on the D200 and D300? Fingers crossed.

B2 (;->

 

[splitimageview]

Bill, if you want a D300, I'll have one available in July. 🙂

 

[pvdhaar]

Given the size and weight of this D700, it's still not the camera for me..

I don't see myself lugging one around for a day.. I'll stick with DX untill these FX cameras become the size/weight of a D40..

 

[nobbylon]

Given the size and weight of this D700, it's still not the camera for me..

I don't see myself lugging one around for a day.. I'll stick with DX untill these FX cameras become the size/weight of a D40..

'Hear Hear' I know it's been said so many times but how hard can it be for one of the big japanese manufacturers to come up with a basic rangefinder with full frame. One of the major reasons I got into M's was the ease of portability and of course quality of images. I still love the immediacy of digital, I still use my D70 but I very rarely take it anywhere as it's just too big. Maybe the marketplace is not big enough yet. I'm waiting for the day when we can have Japanese reliability with M style portability and a Full frame sensor. A simple basic controls digital rangefinder that will accept M bayonet at planet earth prices, not planet Leica! I've no doubt that this Nikon will produce fantastic images but look at the SIZE OF IT!!!!:bang: