Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The news guys here all shoot with D3 and 1D series cameras. Maybe a D700 or a 5D for backup, but usually only as a third camera after a pair of D3s or 1Ds. Marty On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 4:31 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >