some camera advice please

martynpd

martynpd

martynpd

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First of all i would like to announce i am now a nikon owner.

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secondly I need a camera to match up with this lens.

I was looking at the D700. but i have a few questions about this lens.

first of all I have no intention of cropping images.
is it still worth buying a d700?
will I be able to get nice quality A4 / A3 prints at least?
is the DX mode on it a complete waste of time?
used is normally about 1300-1400 new you can get it for 1600.

I intend to use it for portraits and sports, and general shooting.

or is it worth saving up the extra and getting the D800. for another 800 pounds?

or get a d700 + d300 / d7000 for the extra reach for my sports?
thanks for your help :)
 
I Dont know i just decided to do things backwards as always. been debating canon nikon for weeks. got a good deal on that lens and decided to jump at it.

I can afford both :) but i could have a d700 and a 24-70 2.8 sigma or a d800 :)
 
What I mean is, under the circumstances of the d800 coming out, would I be wasting money investing in a d700 now? I don't see prices falling by a lot but I'm no expert when it comes to well... anything really, so I came here for advice :)
I mentioned the cropping because the 12mp sensor won't give much room for cropping.
I don't see the 12mp sensor being a issue but I just thought id confirm it.
 
I just thought if im not going to end up kicking myself for not getting the d800 i could invest in another lens, probably a 24-70 sigma to give me 24-200 coverage
 
OK, so lets say I go for the D800, this filter they put in, according american Nikon website, this filter is quite weak and will effect the sharpness, so that's probably why everyone wants the D800E, my question is this filter, is it better in or out of the d800 for in general shooting? will it effect sports or portraits in anyway?.
I heard the only type of people that will be buying the E version are professionals that can control their lighting situation.

I will probably get a D800 because it saves getting a d300 if extra reach is needed down the line, probably not but you never know. Considering its apparently being released on Monday and yet no early unboxings or anything.

what do you think, will this be a decent move?
 
D.P. said:
^^^many sports photographers prefer predictable, well focused, high quality 4FPS rather than lousy 10FPS machine gunned images.

A pro sports tog will do much better with a 4FPS D90 and 70-300vr than a begginers with a 10 FPS pro camera with 400mm f/2.8
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I usually wait for the right moment, treasuring each shutter count like it was my last.

FPS doesn't really bother me too much like you said it isn't needed if you know what you are looking for, which comes with practice.
 
good advice guys, ive decided on getting a second hand d700, and a 24-70 f2.8
and probably a 1.5 teleconverter later one when I need this extra reach.


thanks again.

if I do end up kicking myself at least with the second hand d700 you have a chance to get a good return back off it.
 
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