Nikon D700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The introduction of Nikon's new D700 may been one of the worst kept secrets in an industry with more leaks than the Titanic, but it was still something of a surprise coming so hot on the heels of the D3 and D300. Essentially a D3 shrunk down and ...

Review summary: Nikon has filled in the gap between its midrange and pro digital SLRs. The D700, announced today and slated to ship in late July 2008, looks like a D300, acts like a D3 and promises to be as big a hit as each of them. Nikon has taken the full-frame 12 ...

Verdict: The D700 has a startup time of 0.12 seconds, shutter lag of 40ms (based on CIPA test procedures), standard top flash sync speed of 1/250 (which, unlike the D3, can be bumped up to 1/320 via a Custom Setting) and top shutter speed of 1/8000. With non ...

Review summary: Nikon has today announced the 12.1MP Nikon D700 FX format full frame digital SLR, the baby brother to the flagship Nikon D3 featuring the same sensor, and similar in size to the Nikon D300. The major advancements in performance and design that were ...

Award: Highly Recommended!

Review summary: The introduction of Nikon's new D700 may been one of the worst kept secrets in an industry with more leaks than the Titanic, but it was still something of a surprise coming so hot on the heels of the D3 and D300. Essentially a D3 shrunk down and ...

Pros: Class-leading high ISO performance, usable up to ISO 12800, Clean, artifact-free low ISO output with good resolution and detail, Well-balanced noise reduction ; more chroma NR, less luminance NR (film-like grain), Very fast (instant power-up, short ...

Cons: Lower resolution than the competition (the price you pay for brilliant high ISO performance), Very steep default tone curve can lead to clipped highlights in JPEGs, Unreliable auto white balance in artificial light

Review summary: Nikon has today officially introduced the 12.1 MP Nikon D700 FX format (equivalent to 35mm format) digital SLR, a camera that comes as no surprise to those who visit the online photography blogs and chat rooms. News of the soon to be released Nikon ...