Andre Labonte wrote: photomatt88 wrote: Andre Labonte wrote:
You might consider a D300 and get better glass. With a $5000 budget the D700 eats up $3000 leaving only $2000 for glass. You end up with a lot slower consumer level glass that way.
I got my D700 new from Amazon a few weeks ago for $2350. Got my 24-70 2.8 from this forum used for $1399.
So, for an extra $550, you get the best DSLR on the market and high ISO that beats everyone.
Well, I\'m not sure I would call the D700 the \"best\" DSLR on the market, though it is one of the best offered today.
$2350 for a D700 is a steal. Is it a USA model? I think you will be hard pressed to find that again from a reputable dealer. I qouted B&H new prices; I\'m sure you can get a similar or even better deal on a D300. There are advantages to both formats. High ISO performance is over-rated IMO. It all depends on what you are doing. For me, the effective reach of the DX format is 10X more important than 1-stop of high ISO performance. I see a lot of people going for the D700 when they would be better served by a D300, that\'s all.
Adding the D700 to your cart makes the price $2349.95 right now....
Jun 11, 2009 at 03:41 PM
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