D3 or not?

DoubleCheese · 24 Dec 2008 at 12:49

I have the chance to buy a D3 and a couple of lenses for a very good price from a friend that is giving up Photography and needs the cash for bills.

I'm just an amateur shooting with a D200 at the moment and love it. The D3 is obviously a Pro setup and while the price is attractive and I dont want to pass up on it, I'm not sure I like the huge size of it.

Any advice on here to help me make the decision?

Toekiller · 24 Dec 2008 at 12:58

I have found this guys opinion to be well received...

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d90/iso-3200.htm

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d3-d700-5d.htm

How good a price though

Maybe borrow it for a bit

DoubleCheese · 24 Dec 2008 at 13:10

I've read those reviews and I think the D700 would suit me more, size, weight etc should be similar to the D200 I use now. I was actually hoping to upgrade to a D300 in a few months as I have some DX lenses.

Price wise, its a saving of about £1500 over new prices, so very tempting.

ricky1981 · 24 Dec 2008 at 13:58

If you have the cash then buy it and if you don't get on with it then sell it and pick up a new D700

SilverPenguin · 25 Dec 2008 at 22:01

Depends on the price really. If it's THAT good a deal then go for it and gradually grow in to the D3's abilities. If the price is good but not THAT good then maybe go for a D300 or D700 if that would work out a lot cheaper...?

robmiller · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:06

Toekiller said:
I have found this guys opinion to be well received...

haha, by who

he's an idiot

Toekiller · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:22

robmiller said:
haha, by who

he's an idiot

The internet people

Why what sites do you recommend?

V-Spec · 26 Dec 2008 at 00:26

DoubleCheese said:
I have the chance to buy a D3 and a couple of lenses for a very good price from a friend that is giving up Photography and needs the cash for bills.

I'm just an amateur shooting with a D200 at the moment and love it. The D3 is obviously a Pro setup and while the price is attractive and I dont want to pass up on it, I'm not sure I like the huge size of it.

Any advice on here to help me make the decision?

Depends what you really want to do with it... and how serious you are about photography. My friend has a D700 and its a cracking body, and I love the viewfinder it has.. My other friend has the D3, they're both brilliant bodies, you'd have to be seriously weird to not like either of them really..

They'd also be a much better camera than the D200, especially in focusing, colour reproduction and noise, but they're both expensive..

As has already been mentioned, if the D3 is a *really* good price, buy it - you won't regret it, but if a D700 is going to be much cheaper, you'll be very happy with it. You can't fail with any of them tbh.