But at 8 years old that couldn’t be a viable option in 2016, could it? Let’s find out. But that silly old and iconic Nikon D700 is still around and you can buy a nice second hand one for about 600-800 euros. Switching to full frame is always an expensive move, especially if you don’t have a full collection of full frame lenses and have to invest in both a new body and new lenses. The other problem is that native, autofocus lenses for the full frame Sony’s are quite expensive, which makes switching to Sony an expensive venture. It’s a matter of taste if that suits you. The downside is that the A7 is a mirrorless camera which feels and operates quite different than a DSRL. The only cheaper option is moving to Sony (like I did), and buy a Sony A7 for about 1100 euros. If you want a professional grade body the cheapest new option is the excellent Nikon D810, but that is even more expensive at about 3200 euros. An then you have a camera with a body built to the standards of the Nikon D7200 and a simpler autofocus system with just 39 AF-points. But while it is quite affordable for a full frame camera it will still set you back about 1500 euros. If you are a Nikon shooter you can always buy a new full frame camera like the capable and affordable Nikon D610. If you are interested in that other high-end Nikon camera the Nikon D800 you can read my 2017 perspective on the Nikon D800 here.įull frame still seems to be the holy grail of photography for a lot of prosumer APS-C camera-users. The only newer Nikon that comes close is the quirky Nikon Df, with its high-end Nikon D4 sensor but it also lacks the rugged pro-style body the D700 has. The D800 is a different camera aimed at a different audience and the D750 looks like a reasonable upgrade for the D700-users but can’t quite match the D700’s rugged body. That was probably why Nikon was a little reluctant to introduce a ‘real’ new Nikon D700. That was why a lot of professional and semi-professional photographers chose to buy a D700 instead of the much more expensive D3. The D700 offers a 12 megapixel resolution and an, for that time, incredible ISO range going from ISO200 to ISO6400 native. It shares a lot of internals with the D3, like the sensor and the autofocus system. It was introduced in 2008 as the smaller and more affordable alternative for the professional Nikon D3. The Nikon D700 is still seen as one of the best and most iconic cameras Nikon has introduced in the last decennia. Thinking about other options? Read my 2023 review of the original Sony A7, the Sony A7RIII, Nikon D750or Nikon D800. So if you are considering a D750: I’d say go for it! If you are still in doubt: read my review and see if this camera is for you. If I had 300-400 euros burning a hole in my pocket I’d rather have a former high end brick that will withstand about anything you throw at it than a flimsy feeling mirrorless with a cheap lens. For its time it was one of the best cameras you could buy, and now it is still a very good camera you can buy for the price of a mid-end APS-C mirrorless camera. But unless you are printing all your photo’s in roomsized-wallprints you won’t be dissapointed by the images you get out of this older camera. Yes, newer full frame models have even better image quality and many more megapixels. The D700 is still a very fine camera in 2023. I’ve written this original review a few years ago, but everything I wrote back then still stands. If you are reading this you are probably thinking about buying a second hand NIkon D700. Introduction to my 2023 review of the Nikon D700
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