Thanks for making such good content. It's a great summary and there are also nice photos. Coincidentally, I also have a D700, M43, and Pentax Q. My go-tos for when I'm going heavy, going light, and almost like I'm carrying nothing respectively. I was going to sell the Pentax Q because I have several cameras but I started to review the photos I had selected from a few years ago and I found many that I had taken with the Pentax Q and the 02 lens and it turns out that I couldn't have taken them with another camera . So now, another Pentax is coming with an 01 and I will soon get the 06, so that I already have a mini Q system. To be honest, sometimes the image quality does not satisfy me (I am used to D700, D3S, EM5) and of course, being such a small sensor, sometimes there is a lot of noise, therefore I use Topaz denoise but with subtlety. I say that it happens "sometimes" because it depends on the light conditions and ISO level, which I prefer not to go above 800. This is especially true in color photos, in black and white the noise generally looks good. In my case I have no problem going with a big camera and having them see that I am taking photographs, well, I can say it now that I live in a safe country where there are no robberies and people don't seem worried about a foreigner taking photos either, but I It does change the equation that with such a small camera no one takes you seriously so everything becomes more relaxed. And another great thing about the camera is that it has two dials, one front and one back, very useful and giving a powerful tactile experience.

Im buying D700 as my first full frame camra this month 😅 i cant decided whot first lens to buy ..im shooting mainly my family

Everyone...what is great budget lens for portrets for d700 ? Thank you

The most iconic Nikon cameras involved a direct participation or design of the sensors by Nikon. The Nikon NC81338L is found on the D3 and D700. The Nikon NC81366W was used on the D4, D4s and Df. Sure, other Nikon models use Sony sensors modified by Nikon to their purposes, but the colors of the sensors made by Nikon specifications are something else! Thanks for sharing!

Another useful video, thanks.

Nope - you can buy a Sony a6000 for a cheaper price which is a far better camera and the body is$ 250 - $350. Couple it with the Sony 16-70 f/4 for another $300 - $350 and you have a far better camera which is smaller and lighter. Best $600 spent for entering photography, IMO, and if you stay with ASP-C that lens works on all Sony ASP-C cameras

I bought this lens 2 weeks ago with pristine optics for the grand sum of $59.00 CAD with free shipping from Japan. It had some play in the focussing ring because tiny locking screw needed tightening, took about 20 seconds to figure that out and adjust it. I tested it on my D850 and I was blown away by the sharpness, contrast and color saturation of the images. This lens is an absolute bargain, you will not be disappointed.

Bought my d700 a month after release in 2008. Haven't used it in ... 3 hours. Used it professionally for 10 years til the d850 came out in 2018. I just showed a 25% crop, less than 4 mp shot 16" print and it was, in my not humble opinion, the best of 20 shots displayed. Now I print to 20" and the d 700 can easily do that especially with topaz gigapixel ai to up scale. Most folks don't print and display on line as what, 3mp? Now the dynamic range of the 850 is way impoved over the d 700 but it worked just fine for me for 10 years. The most important part of the camera is the 12" behind it...Ansel Adams. Learn the craft and you can make fantastic images with a cell phone.

Bought mine in 2008 as soon as it was released. Haven't used it in... a day. Now, my d850 is way sharper, way more dynamic range... startling after using the d700 for 10 years. But I recently showed a 16" print of a 25% crop from this camera. It is a work of art, not just some razor sharp piece of crap reproduction of reality. Of course, most of my work these days in in film, 35mm, 645 and 67 but the d 700 still has a place in my camera lineup. My d200, 20 years later value makes it disposable. The D700 still gives more resolution than is needed for the internet.

i have Nikon D700 and Nikon D850...And D700 clear winner on photography process, idea, art, because you don't need to spend more time in post processing:) Nowdays cameras focusing on procesing...Both stuff is fun for me...But skintones - D700 winner...If you make photography without mistakes (like film photographers did) - Then you don't need D850:) If you love post processing - Now for it i have digital 50MP medium format camera (woth 23mm (18mm ekv FF) lens ) for extreme post...But D700 is my Fine ART/portraits camera with manual Zeiss Classic 35mm f1.4🎉

D700 love mine.

Ok, this has got to be the MOST straightforward, simplest and yet to the godd@mn point video ever uploaded to The Tube. Absolutely no word salad, no fancy theories and intricate concepts. Just pure common sense presented with passion... Thanks.

it's My fav Camera.

12MP is quite enough but if you need higher redolutuon there is some great AI software to lift your pics to look it like a D850 pic. But as I said 12MP is mostly enough.

Very well done - beautiful photos and excellent production all around. I have several old Nikon DSLRs (including the D700), as well as several old Nikon Film cameras, and so many of the "old" manual focus lenses are absolutely stellar performers. New subscriber, and looking forward to your future videos. Cheers!

I own a 750. Still learning. Thank you for this video. Manual focus lenses....Got to try.

The Nikon D700 takes top notch photos! I have done events! I have had snob photographers point out you need the latest! no you don’t! The megapixel thing is totally BS!! Nobody is hardly printing stuff as billboard :) 12mp is great to work with! Less data! nicer work load to deal with.

Still have mine

I've been looking for months for that 25-50 but I ended up for a slighty older 28-45. Beautiful lebs collection!

the biggest advantage for me is I never have to worry about someone trying to steal it so I take it out more compared to all of my cameras this makes it invaluable to me.

D700❤

fantastics shots 👌

Lovely. I have two. 🙂

I love and appreciate that you pronounce "Nikon" correctly. You also know what you want in a camera. Great videos!

Add on the MD-D10 battery grip and get yourself an EN-el4a battery along with the Nikon BL-3 adapter and you can run your D700 at 8 FPS, only 1 FPS down on the D3.

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Oh, I see 300mm ED-IF in your collection. Sir, you're definitely know your stuff.

Good picture is still good picture. regardless of technology. D700 is the beast, I travel with this camera and it never let me down.

I love this camera :) Just not sure which lense to use with it.

I bought mine on 2020 and have no plans on butymg another digital camera. That's all I have to say :) Oh, about the sensor: it has the biggest pixels EVER on a digital sensor, no matter its size. Its processor software is slightly different than the D3's. All this make this make this camera really unique.

I got Nikon cool pix p510 42x lens under $200. Yup 24 to 1,000 mm Great pictures yup 12 yr old think brand new.

Great video and I totally agree with you that manual focus slows you down and you’re able to more precisely focus on what you want rather than what you the camera thinks you want. Using the hyper focal distance is also an excellent way of doing street photography as well as nature or landscapes. It’s nice to have both AF and manual focus lenses. AF when you need it and and manual focus when you can take the time. The old AFD Nikkors can be bought pretty cheaply these days with many going mirrorless. Regards Gerry

You’re right this was a classic lens. I bought one for $85 and I put a dandelion chip in it and gave it to my grandson so he could use it on his D 5300 Camera. With a chip on it it works great, although it works good on the 700 as well. I prefer the 75 to 150 series zoom for its lighter weight and its faster aperture. Both of these lenses work well with the 3T or 4T close-up lens because they both have a 52 mm filter size size. Makes macro photography with these lenses a good combination. I don’t know if you’ve done it but you might try putting a focussing screen in your D700. That’s what I did and it makes using those manual focus lenses work much easier. Your videos are excellent with lots of good B-roll. Regards Gerry

Great review of a classic camera that I will never sell. Glad to see you use it with a 35 F2 lens as that was my favourite lens for many years. Eventually, I replaced it with the 1.4 AIS, but I still have a soft spot in my heart for it, but I gave it to my son who really loved it too. It had a very nice character and was great and good and sharp up close. Glad to see you use the old 80-200 4.5 lens that was a classic in a zoom lens to be compared with any other zoom lens it set the bench mark for others to follow. Glad you included some pictures which were very nicely done and showed off the characteristics of each lens. Great review to keep them coming, I will look for future videos. Thanks for sharing. Regards Gerry.

Great video, I just got a D700, to compliment my F3HP. The D700 is everything everyone says about it. It’s a joy to use and it lives up to its nickname “The Legend”.

digital: used sony alpha with e-mount and a 24-50mm lens. upgrade to alpha 7 later film: canon AE-1, Nikon FE2. anything under $400 without rust or fungus and a working lightmeter. no upgrade needed. don't get the X100VI or anything other retro looking. It won't be a leica no matter how hard you squint your eyes and you're going to want to change the lens at one point. go for a x-pro1 instead

I bought one 2 months ago - long time Canon user, this is my first Nikon. Love it, picture rendering is fantastic. I only have 2 issues - the shooting mode dial is erm fiddly at first, and I've only got a 50 f1.8G lens so deciding on other focal length options is causing some head scratching. Super video by the way.

Waiting for a yet-unannounced Pentax 35mm SLR. Should mount ancient and new lenses seamlessly.

Excellent video - well done! Completely agree with everything you said and I'm one of those that has the latest flagship but will never part with the D700 or my Ai-S lenses.

Still my main camera to this day with a D3 by it's side. See no reason to 'upgrade'.

It’s indeed a good looking camera. Almost as pretty as the Spotmatic 😁

Great video! You deserve more subscribers! I have three Nikomat SLR's and a set of Nikon pre-AI lenses that work just as well on my Sony mirrorless full frame body. ❤

Really great post. I'm teetering on the fence of picking up a film camera. I just don't want to think about the cost per shot. It's such an iconic camera, the FE. Amazing to watch. Thanks for sharing this.

The D700 has the same sensor as the D3 but Nikon modified it to give us that unique colour science believed to be superior to the D3.

I do love my cheap AI lenses. Although I re-lubed my 200/4, I still like the 135/2.8 the best probably, even with the focus-throw. That said, the uber cheap 300/4.5 is not a bad lens too, over-shadowed by the better 300/4 ED of course, but it is still great value.

Thanks for bringing the Pentax Q family back into the photographic conversation! That was a wonderful video essay on the Q experience. And yes, the Q IS so much fun to use. This in spite of the fact the even the newest member of the family, the Q S-1, is ten years old this year. P.S. I have found a way to turn off the display, though that would not fit my personal use case. On the Q and the Q10, press the INFO button to bring up the Control Panel. If you then press the INFO button to exit the Control Panel, the camera exits the CP AND turns off the display. Press the INFO button again and the standard display returns. Also, if you turn off the camera with the display turned off, the display will turn back on when you turn the camera on again. For the Q7 and the Q S-1, the only difference is that if you exit the Control Panel by pressing the INFO button, you are greeted by three icons overlayed over the display. From left to right the choices are: 1) Standard Information Display, 2) No Information Display, and 3) Display Off. Pick one, press OK, and voilà! Pretty cool, eh? Oh, and if you have previously turned on the levels and/or the histogram in the menus, you still get them with either option 1 or even option 2.

What lens do you recommend?

I’m currently stuck between the D700 and D800. I’m hoping to shoot older glass and I am a hobbyist that enjoys taking portraits and landscapes. I know the D700 would be great for portraits, but what are your opinions on it’s capabilities for landscapes?

Can you give lens recommendations that won’t break the bank? What’s the one lens I should make sure I get if I have this camera.

Just came back from my holiday trip 1 fully charged battery can last me for 1300 jpeg..love it