Nikon D70s - My Thoughts

[@GirdHerd]

A nice review, David. I've owned a D70s since it was introduced in 2005. Like many of the D70 series cameras, the body started getting sticky to the touch. I finally solved the problem by cleaning it with 99% alcohol. I had to rub it with the alcohol and a clean cloth about a half dozen times but it finally permanently removed the stickiness. To restore the shine I used Armor All wipes. I did the treatment almost 10 years ago and the stickiness never returned. (If you can't get 99% alcohol, anything over 92% should work.) Bottom Line: My daily camera is a D850 but about twice a year I pull out my D70s and D5500 for local landscape photography. BTW, I love older Nikon cameras so my next purchase will be a D2X or D3X. I love the beefy feel of a DSLR with built-in grip.

[@lifelogue.]

Omg, I have an old D70 and that stickiness you're talking about was awful. I managed to get it off eventually with a bottle of left over hand gel, but at first the cloth or paper I was rubbing it off with was just sticking to the camera body making it even look worse. Good to hear it never returned though.

[@marcp.1752]

I'd like to add, that the D70 came out into 2004, the subtle enhanced D70s into 2005, not 2006. Furtherway, the original D70 could being upgraded with FW 2.0 to the D70s level - same features, but D70 does have a 1.8" LCD, whileas the D70s does have a 2" display, so negledible difference only. D70s does have FW 1.00, and there was never a FW update being released. I do shoot with Nikon digital since 2002 (D100). Film - F90 (1992).

[@GirdHerd]

@@marcp.1752 - You can restore the shine of the D70s by using Armor-All wipes. My D70s was very dull after removing the stickiness with 92% alcohol so I used the Armor-All wipes. After wiping the body down with 5 or 6 wipes, the luster returned.

[@georgedavall9449]

@@marcp.1752 2&1/2”

[@GirdHerd]

@@marcp.1752 - Armor-All wipes removes the dullness caused by the alcohol and restores the shine. I treated mine 10 years ago and it's still shiny.

[@marcp.1752]

I have my D70s since 2005. Still great into 2023+ and beyond. It's never the gear, never the AF speed, never the megapixels. It's only about your very own, creative vision.

[@srr1887]

I lost my D3200 and i bought D70S cuz its cheap. Now i like it more than D3200. Just remember to bring a dedicated flash cuz basically the lowlight performance is non existent lol

[@maciejlegowicz5834]

a picture is created about 20cm behind sensor

[@georgedavall9449]

This and the D70 before it, seemed to ‘usher in’ the era of modern digital imaging, especially for the average person. I believe the D70 listed for just under $1000.00? I knew a friend that after having his Canon F1 film cameras and lenses stolen, switched to Nikon, and these bodies. Anyone that would give this Man a thumbs down, must have rocks for brains. Great stuff as always David. I have yet to view one of your videos with the ‘revised’ Intro. I’m almost scared to?! 😯😆 Stay safe and Happy Shooting!

[@DavidCuhls]

I am sorry to hear about your ur friend who got their camera gear stolen… that’s a really bad experience… Yeah, the D70 was almost a thousand dollars when it was realised (give a take). I’ve also done a video and a budget camera challenge with the D70 a month (ish) ago… 😅😂 They both produce nice results, sure, not up to modern standards technically speaking but still produce great and unique results when use properly. ☺️☺️ My new intro isn’t too different from the current one, just new clips, fonts and effects. But the same beats, soundtrack and duration. 😅☺️☺️ Thank you so much for continuing to watch my videos, I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! ☺️☺️

[@elizabethireland6320]

I was gifted a D 70s , your video is very helpful thank you!

[@DavidCuhls]

Congratulations on getting the camera, I’m sure you’ll produce great results with it. ☺️ I am also glad to hear that you found my video helpful. I thank you so much for watching as well as for the kind comment. I wish you a great time, stay safe and have fun shooting! ☺️☺️📸

[@natashagregoire9917]

I know this video is old but one point you didn’t mention (unless I missed it) is that one really cool thing about the D70S is that you can use an external flash (SB-600/800) even mounted on, up to 1/8000sec which allows you to do some pretty creative flash photography even in daylight (freeze motion, add drama, combat the sun etc) that a lot of other newer even professional cameras cant do as most cant use flash past 1/250 maybe 1/500

[@davewalker7126]

Agree with all your comments and observations - I have several D70's, d200's, D300's, D700's, D7000 and D2X. I find its my camera of choice just to take out and snap away, so long as you don't want to crop or really take once in a lifetime images its a great tool.

[@rakutzimbel4539]

This was my first serious camera and I loved it, first shot in full automatic but in time, I learned enough to shoot full manual mode. I still love DSLR cameras, so my last purchase was a D850. Times have changed, of course, so in the meantime I bought my actual walk-around-and-keep-it-with-me camera, a Z fc with both kit lenses. It's light, small, and it delivers. Gotta love Nikon.

[@ThreeToesofFury]

Thank you! excellent video. i recently purchased a D70 from a resale shop as ive never used Nikon gear and thought it would be a fun entry level to play around with. Your attention to detail is great and i instantly subscribed to your channel. take care and happy shooting of photos!

[@ChundomanX]

I love my nikon d70s with all my heart

[@hrpickinstuff]

All the vintage Nikon's have a unique charm to their photos. Especially the CCD sensors

[@robertdavis1255]

Thanks David for sharing your thoughts and comments...I purchased my D70s new in 2008 & although I have updated to a D7100 & then D500 I still love using my D70s from time to time ...I just love the erganomics of Nikon & dont consider moving to mirrorless gear yet...some of my lenses I can use on all three camers which I find useful.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

[@pickfairguy]

The Leica III of the digital age. Great camera.

[@kikimbaart]

Hello! I'm a student that has a Nikon D70s. I would like to ask if this camera has a timer? I hope you can answer this Sir David. Thank you in advanced!

[@bobamarmstrong]

I have the same camera. It is nice with the 6MP CCD sensor, it gives wonderful photos. I use it to experiment with CCD sensor because there wouldn't be a difference anyway if I only post my photos on Instagram (Instagram compresses all images to 1MP I think). Pair it with a good glass and you are good to go. But there is multiple problems : - green tint that have to be corrected in post. White balance also - card corruption : it happened to me two times and I had to recover the files, it's frustrating. Apparently, there is a problem with a cable related to the compact flash card that doesn't work well. The pin connection also can be bent - never go above 400 iso : noise - the screen is so small and inaccurate. You cannot judge the final image until you go home in front of your computer

[@herman6539]

Agreed, the card corruption annoyed a lot maybe because the same problem occur on another CF cards?

[@bobamarmstrong]

@@herman6539 it happens with every card. There is a defect in this model. The issue has been related multiple times on the internet

[@krisceuppens5273]

I also think that the original D70 had a common technical issue (BGLOD) that was resolved in the D70s as well. One reason to go for a D70s over the original...

[@salvadorvelasquez1755]

im curious does this have the same image quality of the d40?

[@erenslayer9755]

Thanks man this video helped me alot. Keep going!

[@OmarORoman]

I got mine just for the ultra hisync speed with the flash.

[@andrewharrington7435]

So did I. Put on a manual flash and it works at 1/8000s shutter speed, although my Yongnuo 560 flash starts to get darker compared to the background beyond 1/4000. D40 can do the same thing. D70, 70s and D40 all have a global shutter, just like the latest £6000 Sony.

[@spiller3214]

Washing up liquid and a cloth is what I use to get the sticky off 📸👍

[@katelynsmith9149]

When I take pictures with my D70S they tend to have a green hue to them? Does that have to do with my settings or is that just the camera itself?

[@natashagregoire9917]

Dont have the camera in front of me so forgive me if this is not the right term but in what colour mode do you have it set?

[@davidgifford8112]

I remember my D70 grip became sticky as it oozed some kind of resin.

[@socksonfeet8125]

What lens do you have mounted on it?

[@GirdHerd]

Regarding 3rd party batteries. I find the Wasabi batteries are equal to or better than the Nikon OEM batteries at half the price.

[@outfield1988]

Have one works great

[@socksonfeet8125]

These old cameras are so cheap just get all of them lol.d70,d100,d200, d60 etc etc etc all under $100 or $50 and will still outperform a cell phone despite having much lower MPs.

[@hrpickinstuff]

💯 I'm building a Nikon display cabinet. Besides having a beautiful aesthetic appeal. They are all functional and take great pictures. I take them out randomly and continue to be wow'ed by their performance.

[@hampus5077]

Is this true? I got no knowledge about Cameras, but would love to get one. for as cheap as possible, so i can learn and have a camera instead of the phone. So my 1 year old dont get fixated by the phone. What would u say is a camera that just takes better pictures then most of the phones nowdays, but still cheap? If there is one in ur list u mentioned id like to know witch of those u prefer

[@srr1887]

Yeah especially in this era almost all phone has fake shallow effect. Its so robotic, feels so fake. Just buy d70 and slap older AF 50mm 1.8D and yer gold