Can't bitch at him on this one. It's nothing more than a D3 stuffed into a D300 body, with a couple minor tweaks. Anybody who's used a D3 and D300 has a very good idea how the D700 will work.
-Adam On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 6:31 PM, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I haven't actually handled the camera, but I'm sure that wouldn't be an > obstacle to a glowing review, it certainly isn't one for Kenny... > > Bruce Dayton wrote: >> All we need now is a Kenny Boy review! >> >> -- Best regards, Bruce Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 12:35:49 PM, you wrote: >> AM> I think the equation will be different for the D700. The 5D was >> less AM> camera than a 30D with a much better sensor, unless you >> needed the AM> better sensor (or improved low-light AF) the 30D/40D >> run rings around AM> the 5D for most people, for 1/3 the money. But >> the D700 essentially AM> gives you slightly more camera than a D300 >> (you give up 1fps without AM> the grip and the 100% finder, but gain >> an improved UI, built-in level AM> and a much bigger finder) and a >> D3's sensor. Nikon's going to sell a AM> metric buttload of D700's. >> Frankly, I expect its going to seriously AM> canabilize D3 sales as >> the pro market that doesn't need the marginally AM> faster AF or extra >> couple fps or 100% finder will much rather pay AM> $3000 for a D700 >> than $5000 for a D3, given the identical IQ and the AM> D700 having >> the anti-dust feature the D3 lacks. AM> -Adam AM> On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 >> at 12:23 PM, John Francis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> >> >>>> >> I don't really think it matters. I very much doubt if a "full >>>> >> frame" camera will account for a significant proportion of sales >>>> >> in the next five years, let alone two. I'm sure Canon sell at >>>> >> least one hundred 40Ds for each 5D or 1Ds. >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2008 at 09:12:44AM -0400, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>> Yeah, I don't think it will take that long. There may well be an >>>>> >>> interim product that will spur sales a bit -- a K30D. And of course >>>>> >>> more DA* lenses. They'll survive as a second tier player. >>>>> >>> Paul >>>>> >>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>> > 2008/7/1 Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>> >> If the Nikon D700 starts out at three grand and hits 2500 within >>>>>>> >>> >> a >>>>>>> >>> >> year, >>>>>>> >>> >> I'm guessing around $2000.00 for a Pentax full-frame in 2010. >>>>>>> >>> >> I'll >>>>>>> >>> >> order >>>>>>> >>> >> the first one that hits B&H :) >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > If it takes 2 more years for them to release a FF DSLR they are >>>>>> >>> > going >>>>>> >>> > to be well and truly behind the 8 ball in the sales game. >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Cheers, >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > Dave >>>>>> >>> > >>>>>> >>> > -- >>>>>> >>> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>> >>> > [email protected] >>>>>> >>> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>> >>> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>>> >>> > and follow the directions. >>>>>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> -- >>>>> >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>> >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>> >>> and follow the directions. >>>>> >>>> >> >>>> >> -- >>>> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> >> [email protected] >>>> >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>>> >> follow the directions. >>>> >> >>>> >> >> >> >> AM> -- >> AM> M. Adam Maas >> AM> http://www.mawz.ca >> AM> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> >> >> >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the >> PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. > > -- > Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... > -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- M. Adam Maas http://www.mawz.ca Explorations of the City Around Us. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
