Nikon D700 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The D700 ($2999, body only) is Nikon's midrange, full-frame digital SLR. It takes everything that's great about the $4500 D3, and puts it into a midsize body that's not much larger than the D300. The D700's main competitors include the new Canon EOS ...

Pros: Excellent photo quality with a quality lens ; Out of this world high ISO performance ; Full frame sensor means no crop factor to deal with (unless you're using a DX-format lens) ; Dust reduction system ; Built like a brick ; Large, super high ...

Cons: Tendency to slightly overexpose ; Corner blurriness a big problem with kit lens ; Considerable drop in resolution with DX-format lenses ; Poor RAW image editing software included ; better RAW editor and remote capture software cost extra ; Slow ...

Verdict: Like all D-SLRs, there's no memory card in the D700's box, so you'll need to pick one up (if you don't have one already). The D700 uses CompactFlash cards (Type I only), and I'd recommend a 2GB card to start with. The camera supports UDMA cards, so if ...

Review summary: If you're looking for a serious DSLR camera, the Nikon D700 deserves your attention. This awesome camera is loaded with features that will help you take some of the best pictures you've ever seen.

Verdict: The new model also represents Nikon's first direct competition for Canon's EOS 5D, which has had the "prosumer" full-frame sensor market more or less to itself for over three years. Perhaps this explains Canon's slowness to provide an upgrade, but ...

Review summary: Nikon now has a full-frame digital SLR for pros, semi-pros, and well-heeled enthusiasts: the Nikon D700. Nikon has done it again, producing a market-leading digital SLR that sets a new standard for image quality and ISO performance. Stacked up ...

Review summary: Nikon D700 digital SLR review : Until the Nikon D700 came around, many Nikon DSLR users were a bit jealous of Canon users. The EOS 5D was a reasonably compact camera with a full-frame image sensor, something Nikon lacked. Luckily for the Nikonians, ...

Review summary: You can pretty much guarantee that as Nikon announced the launch of the D700, thousands of recent camera buyers expressed their frustration at having parted with their cash for either the Nikon D300 or the D3. ...

Verdict: Only if you know the benefits and limitations of the Nikon D300 very well can you see the merits of having a Nikon D700. The results are definitely there, but with the price of the D300 falling every month it could be argued that it's not enough to ...