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thebes · 07-14-2008, 10:36 PM

I'm being sorely tempted by the D700... enough I doubt I will buy any DX (digital format) lenses in the future. If I don't upgrade to full frame soon I will within two years. The D700 samples I saw had similar noise to my d70s if I used 1/10th of the ISO.... amazing, and without the severe premium of the D3.

Plus, of course, you get better skin tones and a better dynamic range with full frame, compared to the same ISO on a 1.5x cropped sensor. Plus better wide angle choices. And I have always liked shooting wide with shallow DOF, but DOF increases for the same view-angle lens when using a DX camera.

I did some math yesterday, and my D70, though it has depreciated 50% over 2 years, has saved me about $2500 in film and processing, comparing it to film... makes it much easier to justify buying a good body, photography has never been so cheap.

07-14-2008, 10:36 PM	#62 (permalink)
thebes Getting back into the biz Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Back in the Belly of the Beast Posts: 2,172 Points: 2,540	I'm being sorely tempted by the D700... enough I doubt I will buy any DX (digital format) lenses in the future. If I don't upgrade to full frame soon I will within two years. The D700 samples I saw had similar noise to my d70s if I used 1/10th of the ISO.... amazing, and without the severe premium of the D3. Plus, of course, you get better skin tones and a better dynamic range with full frame, compared to the same ISO on a 1.5x cropped sensor. Plus better wide angle choices. And I have always liked shooting wide with shallow DOF, but DOF increases for the same view-angle lens when using a DX camera. I did some math yesterday, and my D70, though it has depreciated 50% over 2 years, has saved me about $2500 in film and processing, comparing it to film... makes it much easier to justify buying a good body, photography has never been so cheap.