a long story short
when my insurance told me they would pay out for a new camera i bought a very nice d300 from one of our members here, now they have said they will replace it and not send a cheque out, so it's not a problem to sell the d300 on but they are sending out a d300s as the d300 is out of stock, i asked about an upgrade to the d700 and it will be £550, is it worth the £550 to upgrade?
The D700 is FX, will that be ok with the rest of your kit, ie lens compatibility.
that's a concern for me as i only have 4 lens' and 2 of them will need swapping so i suppose it's more than just the camera,
First question, do you need full frame goodleness?
Second question, can you not use dx lenses on a fx body in crop mode?
Third question, do the 2 lenses that are dx get a lot of use now? Would they on fx?
Lastly, can you afford the £550? (No need to answer this one on here :legit:)
Quote from: alan1572 on September 28, 2010, 04:44:31 PM
a long story short
when my insurance told me they would pay out for a new camera i bought a very nice d300 from one of our members here, now they have said they will replace it and not send a cheque out, so it's not a problem to sell the d300 on but they are sending out a d300s as the d300 is out of stock, i asked about an upgrade to the d700 and it will be £550, is it worth the £550 to upgrade?
Just checked with Camera Price Buster and the best price for a D300s is £1,085 whilst, the D700 is £1,701.99, so £550 sounds a good deal. The D700 is like the D3 and will detect a DX lens and set the camera to DX mode. This can be turned off if required. If you can afford it, it's a cracking camera and you can upgrade/add new lenses at a later date. :tup:
Hard decision Alan. I upgraded to the D700 for the higher ISO stuff really but that was from a D80 and the jump in terms of results is even bigger than I thought it was now that I have seen what it can do. I too had 2 DX lenses at that time - an 18-200 which I rarely used as my newer 2.8 lenses were so much better - and my Sigma 10-20 which I don`t mind telling you I still miss as I get used to the 16-35 Nikon vr that i bought to replace it. I bought mine in the hope of getting more paid work - which I`ve since failed to chase or secure- but it depends what you think you need FX for. I was worried it would shop up my third party lenses but have to say that my tamron 28-75, Siggy 70-200 and Sigma 105 all produce great results with the D700. I have missed the seeming extra reach the crop body gives maybe once or twice but rarely do wildlife shots so not that much. I do find that the detail in my images is much improved and the megapixels are fine for what I do. I got a free grip at the time which made me jump to it and I must admit when I use it all together for a job feel I look more the part and even got one job when just out shooting for fun because the client looked at what I had and thought I knew what I was doing ;D. Then again the D300s is a great camera too I`m told by the Leeds Flickrites using it.
Or.....pay the £550 and then sell the brand new unopened D700 for about £1,500.
You keep the D300 you were happy with and have a grand in your pocket.
i have to make a decision by 11am, the 2 lens that are not suitable are my 18-70 which i use quite a lot although it was the cheapest lens at around £180 and the other is the 12-24 which i like a lot but maybe don't use it as much as i would like, i suppose i am trying to justify the upgrade, like a lot of things it's not needed i just would like it, and i could get the £550 which as oldboy pointed out does seem like a good enough offer to tempt me :-\
Quote from: Jonathan on September 29, 2010, 08:08:04 AM
Or.....pay the £550 and then sell the brand new unopened D700 for about £1,500.
You keep the D300 you were happy with and have a grand in your pocket.
think of the soft furnishings my wife could buy with £1k....it doesn't bare thinking about, 1 way or the other i think it a good move to get the d700 and worry what to do with it later, although i have been warned that once i open the box and use i won't want to sell it) plus it wouldn't be worth as much opened)
Quote from: jinky on September 29, 2010, 07:04:07 AM
....and even got one job when just out shooting for fun because the client looked at what I had and thought I knew what I was doing....
Wonderful!
I was out the other day taking a few shots by the river Wey and was approached by a couple who said, "You look like a photographer, can you tell us where we can see a Kingfisher please?". I pointed out that just because I had a camera with me I wasn't Bill Oddie! :o
That reminds me, i must get to see my first kingfisher, there's one about 15 miles away...that's not to say there isn't one closer, i just don't know of it.
Quote from: ABERS on September 29, 2010, 08:29:48 AM
Quote from: jinky on September 29, 2010, 07:04:07 AM
....and even got one job when just out shooting for fun because the client looked at what I had and thought I knew what I was doing....
Wonderful!
I was out the other day taking a few shots by the river Wey and was approached by a couple who said, "You look like a photographer, can you tell us where we can see a Kingfisher please?". I pointed out that just because I had a camera with me I wasn't Bill Oddie! :o
:2funny: :2funny: yes and they also expect you to be able to identify every single bird and it's sex as well :)
Quote from: alan1572 on September 29, 2010, 08:26:31 AM
i have to make a decision by 11am, the 2 lens that are not suitable are my 18-70 which i use quite a lot although it was the cheapest lens at around £180 and the other is the 12-24 which i like a lot but maybe don't use it as much as i would like, i suppose i am trying to justify the upgrade, like a lot of things it's not needed i just would like it, and i could get the £550 which as oldboy pointed out does seem like a good enough offer to tempt me :-\
I've tested my Nikon 12-24mm F4 on the D3, and it's OK on full frame from 17mm upwards. :tup:
Quote from: ABERS on September 29, 2010, 08:29:48 AM
I was out the other day taking a few shots by the river Wey and was approached by a couple who said, "You look like a photographer, can you tell us where we can see a Kingfisher please?". I pointed out that just because I had a camera with me I wasn't Bill Oddie! :o
Perhaps they thought you looked a little odd! :2funny: :legit:
it's done..i stumped up the extra for the D700 :tup:
thanks for the input
Knew you would Alan :)
I've been following the comments here, but couldn't really add anything sensible myself, which hadn't already been said. I went exactly the same way as Paul.
I don't think you'll regret it, it is a lovely camera :)
Quote from: alan1572 on September 28, 2010, 04:44:31 PM
i bought a very nice d300 from one of our members here
Of course that should read "I bought a D300 from one of our very nice members here."
Anyway, your going to love the D700. Make sure that you hold on to the battery grip, it fits both cameras.
Graham. :tup:
don't worry graham, the grips going no where :tup:
Quote from: alan1572 on September 29, 2010, 12:47:33 PM
it's done..i stumped up the extra for the D700 :tup:
thanks for the input
Great news, and your going to love it. :tup:
i'm certain i will, what is it with just wanting without needing? the d300 is more than i need but the chance of a d700 is just right there and i took it
At least it`s a positive outcome of getting higher end gear from the misfortune of a burglary to start it all off. You`ll love it Alan ;)