Nikon D700 Review

When the D700 was finally unveiled, the similarities between it and the D3 were many and obvious – it literally appeared as if Nikon had largely transported a D3 into a D300 body. After having shot the D700 for a week and the D3 since January 2008, that's certainly the impression I've come away with.

The cameras offer practically identical (and exceptional) high ISO performance, and the slight differences I noticed could well be individual camera specific rather than systemic. The higher shooting rate of the D3 can be largely offset by the addition of the MB-D10 battery to the D700 (at the expense of offsetting the D700's size and weight advantage). The D700 has a built-in flash and in-camera dust reduction that the D3 lacks. AF performance seems virtually identical. Both cameras are well built, with excellent ergonomics. The D3 shutter is rated for twice the service life of the D700's, and in the end, becomes the one area where the D3 holds a large advantage (at least from a specification standpoint) over the D700.

J. Keenan

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