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For months now I have been pining over the Nikon D700, which in my previous post I called “(un)arguably the best Digital SLR ever made”.  My previous camera the Nikon D200 has been a wonderful camera for the last 3 years.  Paired with either my 50mm 1.4 lens or the 18-200mm VR, it has been a great combination for Wedding, Portrait & Event Photography.  But, it’s time to take things to the next level.  Having played around with my new D700 now for about a week I can tell you the difference is amazing.  My 50mm lens is insanely sharp with this camera – I never knew it could be this sharp.  Furthermore, while it is blasphemy of sorts to use the 18-200mm lens (which is a DX lens) with the FX D700, I and others have tried it out and this lens has never looked so good (though it is not a fast lens, when combined with the D700’s low-light capabilities this lens suddenly becomes that much more effective).  In fact, I did comparisons taking the same shots using the D200 and the D700 with the 18-200mm lens and the D700 shots are markedly superior, both in colour and sharpness.  While I’m tempted to keep using this lens, what with its great range which I have become so used to, I will be buying an FX lens to take its place (alas, not that there is an FX equivalent).

While everything is better with this camera, the main selling feature for me is its aforementioned incredible low-light performance.  It’s ridiculous how good the pictures look at 3200 ISO.  And paired up with the 50mm 1.4, flash will definitely only be required now and then.  The way I had to utilize flash with my previous set-up had been a source of irritation since most of the available ambient light was almost always overwhelmed by the flash.

No longer.  Can’t wait to do more shooting.  For those of you on the fence about the D700, if you can afford it, buy it!!

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