Nikon D700 Review

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A new addition to Nikon's family is the D700. It was near the end of February 2005 when Nikon launched the D2X as its DSLR flagship. Then, in mid-December of that same year, the "pro summer" D200 arrived, offering a large dose of D2X performance at a fraction of the price. True, the D200 mounted a 10 megapixel sensor instead of the D2X's 12.4 megapixels, but it matched the big camera's 5 fps shooting rate at full resolution, had better high ISO performance and a built-in flash to boot. A lot of Nikon shooters who carried two bodies used the D200 as a relatively low-cost backup to their D2X - I certainly did.

The D700 features Nikon's 12.1 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor (FX) and latest-generation EXPEED processor, as does the D3, but packaged in a more compact body with a strong resemblance to the D300.

There's the same 200-6400 standard ISO range found in the D3, with additional 100, 12,800, and 25,600 expanded settings available should the need arise, just like big brother. Other areas of commonality with the D3 include the 3.0-inch, 920,000 dot LCD monitor, two Live View shooting modes, multi-CAM 3500 AF system ...
... with up to 51 focus points, and 1005 pixel Color Matrix Metering II and Scene Recognition System auto exposure.

The D700 uses Type I CF memory media and Nikon includes an EN-EL3e rechargeable li-ion battery and charger, USB cable, video cable, camera strap, body cap, accessory shoe cover, monitor cover and software suite CD-ROM with each camera.

The magnesium alloy body is weather sealed and finished in a matte black paint scheme, with patches of nicely tacky rubberized material in the handgrip, thumb rest, and left front portion of the body. In a departure from past practice with pro summer and pro bodies, the D700 loses the separate memory card slot cover latch, opting for a simple slide-to-open cover instead.

Folks who shell out $3,000 for a camera body probably expect some fairly serious performance in return. All but the pickiest of users will probably consider the price of admission to the D700 club to be money well spent.

Nikon reports a 12 millisecond start up time and 40 millisecond shutter lag for the D700. The camera is ready to shoot as soon as you turn on the power switch so it's hard to argue with that first figure. With the standard hand timing device that DCR.com reviewers use to measure shutter lag, I was able to produce consistent .25 second times to acquire focus and shoot with the D700.

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