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Subject: [Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000
From: benedenia at gmail.com (Marty Deveney)
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 19:27:34 +0930
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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
>>>
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Replies: Reply from red735i at earthlink.net (Frank Filippone) ([Leica] Thinking about a D700 or D7000)
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