Nikon D700 35mm Full frame format $ 2999

Some specs

D700: FX Sensor like the D3, AF-Module but no phone/speaker, only 95% viewer, 200-6400ISO, 5FPS (8 with MB-D10), pop-up-flash (power 11), dust-removal on sensor, EN-EL3e, 1076g, fsync 1/250, 1/8000-30s, one CF-Slot, grid in viewer optional, virtual horizon, little less fast to D3. Compatible to WT-4.

SB900: 17-200mm (14mm) on FX. Reacts on DX/FX-effective focal length. Three illumination modes: standard, even, midconcentrated. Firmwareupdate via camera-CF. Overheat-deactivation. Reads and communicates gels to camera for WB. Handling by central turning wheel
 
I'm actually pretty surprised the info. leaked out so early.
All the scans from Japan a while back, now from Germany, and even the fine folks from France providing a Full Video Review of the new D today.

All and all, looks like a very capable camera, and I can't wait to see the images it produces in available low light scenes at ISO 1600 and higher.
The introductory price doesn't really agree with me, but that doesn't mean I deny its worth.

There are still more announcements expected to come from Canon, Sony, and possibly yet another full frame from Nikon.
Should get pretty interesting in the remaining months of 2008.
 
SB900??!! I Just got a SB800 today, shish. Now, to buy another 800 or wait for the 900... the 900 is a fair bit more expensive.
 
tmnt said:
SB900??!! I Just got a SB800 today, shish. Now, to buy another 800 or wait for the 900... the 900 is a fair bit more expensive.
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The SB800 is fine. Not really any hands on specs about the 900 yet. Just don't over heat the thing. (10 consecutive shots in a row) let it cool for almost 10 minutes. If the 900 has an inner-cooler though... might be worth the investment.

However, the 800 is nice because you can power it up with a quantum pack.
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
I am invested in DX glass...

DX cameras are awesome, especially if you shoot sports. My 70-200 becomes an effective 300mm lens. Wide glass like the 10-20mm Sigma exists so that not having full frame doesn't mean that you can't shoot wide.

Plus, whenever you want to shoot fullframe, use a film camera.

I'm not saying that the D3 isn't an incredible camera. I shot with it a few weeks ago and loved it, but that being said, it's not a need...

Then again, there are people who will run out and buy the latest and greatest regardless of whether they need to upgrade....
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5D and full frame.... makes timur happy. I was sorely missing my Film cameras. this is the best of both!

Full frame is good.... im glad nikon joined the party... now a 5D markII can come out! then a D800! yay!
 
I bit the bullet!
And decided to get this over the D3.
Should be here late July - early August.

The hard part was deciding between the 14-24mm f/2.8 and the 24-70.
Since I already have a 16mm, I just decided to get the 24-70.

Now that it being full frame, I think the 24 will be wide enough.
Not sure about the SB900 though. I am pretty happy with my quantum flash. At times, I do have to blast away and I need something that won't overheat.

I had gone through 3 different SB800s within a year due to melting. I bought one Q-flash and it's been a trooper. I will probably only get the SB900 if it has a built in inner-cooler type of system different than the SB800.
 
Hey Wave, can you elaborate on your SB800's melting? I've never had a problem nor have I heard of one melting, let alone three. Wow. Were you shooting on the sun? :)
 
alveraz said:
Hey Wave, can you elaborate on your SB800's melting? I've never had a problem nor have I heard of one melting, let alone three. Wow. Were you shooting on the sun? :)
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When I do live events (if I am not house photographer), I have to shoot more than the allocated manual recommendations of 10 shots in a row with the SB-800. After that, the flash needs to rest for about 10 minutes to cool off. So the last couple of years I've been alternating cameras to let the flash cool off. Every once in awhile though, I need to blast as many shots as I can before the celebrity walks off. Unfortunately at times, they're only there for 5-10 seconds. So I need to pretty much hold the trigger down and shoot as many as I can and hope a couple of those shots are with the celeb looking directly at me. Being in the pit, it's hard to get a celeb to look for more than 3 seconds. Unfortunately, I'm usually the shortest photographer in the pit lol. And if anyone has a slow flash, the celeb thinks you're done shooting, and they'll look somewhere else. (I usually shoot -1 power)

I do like the SB-800. Just not for my more demanding events.

With my 5DR, I can blast shots all night. Sometimes during large group shots, I can blast 20-30 shots in a row. (hard to get a group of 5-10 people looking at you all at once with 30 other photogs there screaming) Then... there's the paparazzi trying to weazle their way in sometimes.

It looked similar to this
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The story behind this one.

It's not an uncommon thing known between fashion photographers. I know a few people who have melted theirs. When I went to Nikon to have it fixed, the girl at the desk told me one of their hard-core fashion photographers has gone through over 30 SB-800s since their release. Forgot the guy's name.

Also, hopefully with the SB-900 it has some sort of battery life indicator and a better battery door. The doors on those things snap pretty easily on the 800.
 
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HDMI output

HDMI output

Just wondering if anyone has the Intensity capture card and can take a grab of the D700 HDMI that way ? In 1080i mode ? Thanks!
 
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