ooo the holy trinity of Nikon glass - we know where the money sit
You better ask for fat discount at that store - for that much gear they better give you at least 500.00 off !!
orangeujealous wrote:
Yeah i agree. I'm going to be picking it up tomorrow! Thanks everyone along with the 14-24,24-70,70-200 and 105 macroVR. Can't wait!!
How does anyone know the next D from Nikon will be a D800? Was it published somewhere, or are we just using 800 as a fill for whatever the next will be?
It's not like the D700 will be obsolete when the D800 comes out - it'll still take fantastic shots.
I mean here's what it would improve:
- Already good high ISO performance
- Higher MP count
- Video capability
Let's be honest, aside from the first point, the other 2 aren't as important. Higher megapixel count helps if you need a tighter crop, but every photographer will tell you it's better to just get as close as possible. So it could be useful on super large prints, but if you get higher megapixel just to do crops then that's just being lazy and relying on technology too much imo. Video can be good, but Nikon hasn't shown they are really serious about it yet.
If you can live without video or higher megapixel count (which could slow down the post processing time if you don't have a great computer) then get the D700 now. Like I said, it's not going to be obsolete as long as that shutter works.
Rodolfo Paiz wrote:
Orange, it's hard to provide concrete advice in this case. Your profile says nothing about you, why you shoot, what you shoot, what your skill level is, what your current gear is, whether you need this upgrade or not, or anything else. And whatever advice you get will be limited by all of those.
If I imagine that this is a clean-sheet purchase -- as though you have nothing at all, or will be selling everything you had before -- and if I assume that only the high-ISO, shallow-DOF, wide-over-long characteristics of an FX camera will suit you, then I'd also assume that good glass is absolutely critical for you. So, if you're really agonizing over body choices, I'd suggest that you get a used D300 right now.
The D300 will give you the AF engine, body layout, weather-sealing, and virtually everything else you get from the D700 except the larger sensor. Used D300 bodies in great condition should be easy to find on the B&S for about $1,000. Then, start buying good lenses. Once the next upgrade arrives (D700s, D700x, or D800), or once you decide that getting great shots now is more important than getting the newest-body-on-the-block, then you can upgrade from your D300 to whatever your new body will be.
I'm of the "the worst image is the one you didn't get" school of thought, so waiting for a body upgrade just means lots of images that I didn't get in the meantime. ...Show more →
this is a great suggestion which will add versatility to your bag later when you do get the d700/800
Put your money in good glass and let the technological improvements pass.
There will always be a newer better body and they immediately drop in price. It is like buying a new car. Drive it out of the showroom and watch the price drop.
Decide on Canon or Nikon and buy their glass.
The camera is a tool and your skill in using the tool is what produces good images.
Video capability is getting to be more and more important. Ask any pro who is worth his salt and he will tell you that video clips are being requested more frequently then ever before.
The marketing-department always want's to boost desire for the next model. It is doing that by giving each model always something that could be better in the next model, so your desires will be granted for a while, but later on all those lacks and so called set-backs compared to an eventual later model or the competition will dig up the desire and boost it once more. Believe me, a model is never ok and complete, the grass is always greener at the other side of the hill. They want you to keep on consuming.
Get what'll work for you now, or miss a years worth of shots. 
