Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Prices have already started going down for the D700 in the gray market here in India. I am planning to buy one in the next month or so. Cheers Jayanand On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 7:29 PM, H&ECummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote: > > Date: Thu, 2 Sep 2010 22:39:19 -0500 (CDT) >> From: grduprey at mchsi.com >> Subject: Re: [Leica] R lenses mod / w Leitax mount question >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Thanks Howard. It is getting harder for me to focus my WA lenses on the >> R8, and I will be looking for an alternative, and the Nikon DSLRs are my >> preferred platform after my DMR. I will be looking at the D700 as I want >> a >> full frame body if I am to switch. 4/3 is not an option for me, and the >> S2 >> is way too expensive. >> >> Gene >> > > Hi Gene, > Your choice of the D700 is among the best. Certainly the D700 is the best > digital SLR I have ever owned (and I have owned a stable of Canon, Olympus > and other Nikon ones). Your purchase timing is becoming good as the D700 is > getting long in the tooth in digital years, having been in the market for > 18 > months. A new model will likely be announced at Photokina and then the D700 > should be available at a discount. I don't think you will be disappointed. > As Jayanand has reported I set mine at auto ISO 6400 and forget about it. > Cheers > Howard. > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >