Thread: Advice on Nikon

I have a D7000 and are very happy with it. I'm told the less number of digits the better the camera in the Nikon range. Given that, you have purchased a mighty fine camera.
Enjoy it.

I would think regardless of the brand, stepping forward 8 years in digital camera technology will be a huge leap in quality.
I'm a Pentax person, but don't think you can really go wrong with any of the well known brands. The Nikon should certainly be able to do what she would want.


Martyn

My friend you have bought a magnificent camera

the D700 is the 'middle' professional camera the D3 and it's variants being the top of the range. The D300 &D300s being the bottom but with a different (smaller ) sensor that is arguable but it still hass the titanium body.

That camera body will last for years and years. with a body that good it really really deserves good quality lenses, this takes a bit of research and depends on type of photography a bit; having said that the Nikon 70 200mm f2.8 VS zoom lense is as good as any lense ever made and will out last all of us. A good wide angle Tonkia 11 16mm F2.8 is also an expremely good lense, then a mid range one the Nikon 24 70mm f2.8 is again aas good as it gets. Yes I have left out between 17 and 24mm and yes there are superb lenses that cover this range as well

All the best quality money can buy but they do come at a cost and they are physically larger and heavier than equivalent slower lenses, remember these are professional lenses to go with a professional body but they take the best photos that you can point a camera at.

My final words are that would be my dream kit if I had the money to buy, and a very good case to keep them in. There are other accessories that you can get obviously, a mono pod would be handy as the camera and lense is a handful so it help to keep the camera still after a long walk and it can be used as a treking pole without the camera attached. Flash, remote trigger, and so the list goes on.

Blythe

Well done, top buy. The D700 is a fantastic body & will last for years. As already said get some good lenses to go with it and she won't look back

Gary

Thanks for your replys

My wife has an ex camel trophy Peli Case which is sorted out with the foam for her lenses and her camera ( at the moment ) will need a new foam for that.

Don't judge me but I have bought a lens converter so she can use some of the 10 lens from her Minolta on the Nikon temporary untill she replaces them. As said I have bought her two Nikkor lenses with the body.

it takes time to work out what to get with lenses so getting an adaptor makes sense; there is a plethora of lenses out there. I will add I would be over the moon if someone bought me that for my birthday