Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The D700 is an amplitude up in noise for sure from film Nikons but that does not stop it and the Canon 5D from being the predominant news camera out there. Any picture we see coming out of the media is probably shot with one of these two cameras. It would seem that a camera making a louder noise from others in the past does not stop life from goine on. The world keeps turning as photographers keep clicking. And in the beginning of this digital evolution those clicks are a bit louder at this point. -- Mark R. > From: Gene duprey <grduprey at mchsi.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2011 13:50:46 -0500 (CDT) > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 > > Jayanand, > > I agree with you, this is just my own personal issue. I have gotten used > to > quiet cameras, and the noise from the D700, and my wife's D200 is just to > distracting to me. I guess if I had not gotten used to the Nikon F > series, or > Leica SL/R8/9 cameras, then I would not have this issue. Interestingly, I > have found a few D700's that seem to be quieter than others, go figure... > Otherwise, I really like the D700. Just a personal issue. > > Gene > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jayanand Govindaraj" <jayanand at gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> > Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2011 12:29:22 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central > Subject: Re: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 > > Gene, > I have never had the shutter noise of the D700 ever distract anyone and > cause me to lose a photo opportunity, and I shoot a lot on the streets, > inside temples, wildlife, etc where you would think that such noise might > be > an impediment. IMHO, this is irrelevant - most subjects do not care a whit. > Cheers > Jayanand > > > On Sat, Aug 13, 2011 at 10:52 AM, <grduprey at mchsi.com> wrote: > >> Peter, >> >> I have also looked into the D700, which seems to be unfortunately very >> hard >> to find in dealers shelves, outside of the occasional demo. My big gripe >> is >> the loud mirror noise, seems they save some bucks by using the low end >> mirror box mechanicals over the quieter high end parts. It sounds like >> several mouse traps going off at once, IMHO. Outside of that I like the >> cameras performance. As to the D7000, I have not looked at it since I am >> only interested in a FF body. I have looked at the Sony A900 & A850 FF >> bodies, and while quieter than the D700, they are still noisier than my >> R8DMR. But they do offer quite a few interesting features. >> >> Gene >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter Klein" <pklein at threshinc.com> >> To: "lug" <lug at leica-users.org> >> Sent: Friday, August 12, 2011 11:31:02 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central >> Subject: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000 >> >> Today I was at Glazer's in Seattle, and had a chance to handle two >> cameras that interest me--the Nikon D700 and D7000. I've long had a bit >> of D700-lust, as it is one of the best available-dark cameras out there. >> I liked the big viewfinder of the D700 But after hefting them both, I >> looked at the D700 and thought, "would you really carry that around >> much?" Hmm--maybe not. Still, the ability to shoot at ISO 3200 like I >> shoot the M8 at 800 is very tempting. >> >> On the other hand, the D7000 seems like a "Goldilocks" camera--a lot >> about it is "just right." It felt good in my hands. The viewfinder is >> not as spacious as the D700, but quite usable. The new sensor (also in >> the Pentax K5) has previously unheard-of performance (for an APS-C >> sensor) in both dynamic range and low light ability. There are buttons >> for the commonly-used functions. The shutter is relatively quiet (the >> D700 is MUCH louder). Dpreview and DXOMark comparisons indicate it might >> have a 1-stop low-light advantage over the M8, compared to the D700's 2 >> stops or more. But that's lab tests. How about in real life? >> >> So... I would be interested in anyone's experience with the D700 and/or >> D7000--particularly those who can compare it to the M8 or M9. I know >> the difference between an SLR and a rangefinder. I'm most interested in >> image quality, handling, and real-world available-dark performance. K5 >> users are welcome to chime in, too. >> >> --Peter >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information