NOCT 1.2 58mm on D3X, the Father of D3... Discerning eyes can spot focal points, and appreciate the bokeh in the brick.
the snare drum behind cymbal stand is a side snare from Craviotto drums. Cherry. The DW set is from 2002 and is Maple shells with mahogany outer wrap. Cymbals from various recent to 70s. All hardware DW.
Anyone else agree with me the colors on the D700 are better than anything Nikon produces today? I'd still be using mine if the metering was a tad better and I had an easy way to download images to my phone like I can with my D850.
I've told myself I will NEVER part with my D700. Of course it doesn't help that the play button is missing so value isn't there anymore .
But I think that just adds to the character of my D700
Mine has the obligatory loose rubber and fogged rear LCD I tried selling, but nobody wanted it. So I sent it off to LifePixel.com and now it does 830nm IR beautifully.
MRM4 wrote:
Anyone else agree with me the colors on the D700 are better than anything Nikon produces today? I'd still be using mine if the metering was a tad better and I had an easy way to download images to my phone like I can with my D850.
I would agree.
When light and metering is good, can't beat the D700 colors, at least at base ISO 200. I've taught myself to not use Auto ISO with the D700 because I don't like how the color degrades as the ISO increases.
When using LR with the D2X profile for skin tones, it can't be beat.
But yeah the metering is a bit tricky and doesn't have the highlight-weighted metering that newer models have.
When I work with D810 or my current Sony A7Riii I do see myself reducing the contrast by quite a bit in LR (-30 or more). Too much crushed black for my tastes.
runamuck wrote:
Mine has the obligatory loose rubber and fogged rear LCD I tried selling, but nobody wanted it. So I sent it off to LifePixel.com and now it does 830nm IR beautifully.
Here is a pic of my drilled out play button. I had to drill it out because it was stuck in the "pressed" position making all the other buttons useless. Cost to replace was $350. I figure I didn't need it that bad. Of course the only way to review images is to take a "test" shot and have the camera do an image review:
