New D70 - DPChallenge Forums

01/08/2005 08:28:49 PM · #1

OK, I finally made my choice between the D-Rebel & Nikon D70. Ordered my Christmas present this morning. Settled for the 18-70 kit lens for now. Blue ribbon, here I come... HAH!! I crack me up!

rscorp

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/08/2005 08:43:56 PM · #2

Congrats on the new camera, it takes great pictures. ( or so I'm told ). Have fun with it and don't let the wise-ass Canon owners trick you into thinking you made a bad choice in systems.

Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM

01/08/2005 08:48:57 PM · #3

What's a Canon?

jfaulkner

Canon EOS-600D/T3i Rebel

01/08/2005 08:49:10 PM · #4

Congrats! I chose the Rebel myself although I think the Nikon is probably a slightly better camera. But I got the Rebel for a few hundred less than I could find the Nikon. Mine is going to arrive on Monday. I hope I can take some good pictures with it. I wish you good pictures with your new one.

Flash

Nikon D700

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/08/2005 08:52:05 PM · #5

Congrats. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine.

Some shots for your review....

D-70 w/ Nikkor 17-35 f/2.8

D-70 w/ Nikkor 24-85 f/2.8-4

D-70 w/ Sigma EX 50-500

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/08/2005 09:03:03 PM · #6

Thanks, guys. I'm looking forward to learning a lot with my new toy.

jfalkner, good luck to you also. I nearly bought the Canon, but decided to spend the extra money instead. There's a guy at work who's going to be really disappointed with me. I'd probably end up happy with either one, but I just seem to like the feel of the images from the Nikon more - more like film?

Great shots, Flash. Love the tiger. And the snow.. And the fireworks...

deapee

Kodak V803

01/08/2005 09:34:10 PM · #7

congrats! Either way is a great choice. In the right hands, they'll perform pretty much the same way anyway -- it's all about the lens. have fun. The biggest thing to adjust to when getting a DSLR from a P&S is getting used to a bigger camera bag and loads more gear.

jxpfeer

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

01/10/2005 08:53:44 AM · #8

congrats on your new camera, you'll really love it. the d70's kit lense is quite versatile, i shoot with it 90% of the time.

cghubbell

Nikon D300

01/10/2005 09:20:01 AM · #9

Originally posted by aronya1:

Settled for the 18-70 kit lens for now.

Settled? I predict you'll change your wording after using that piece of glass. It's quite nice, and for its focal length very compact (convenient!). Welcome to the D70 club - I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

My advice: Read the manual once a month for the first 4 months you own the camera. You'll implode if you try to learn everything at once :)

colda

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/10/2005 09:24:40 AM · #10

Welcome aboard :)

The kit lens is excellent, I've also added the 50mm 1.8 and 70-210 4-5.6 (both bought cheaply off ebay).

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

01/11/2005 02:39:20 PM · #11

By "settled for" I mean to say that I had to limit myself to one lens for the time being. Can't quite justify the 80-400 VR... Yet!

cghubbell

Nikon D300

01/11/2005 02:42:39 PM · #12

Originally posted by aronya1:

By "settled for" I mean to say that I had to limit myself to one lens for the time being. Can't quite justify the 80-400 VR... Yet!

You might want to look at the 70-200VR and a teleconverter instead. The 80-400 is slower glass (f/4). I've found the f/4 to be a problem in many conditions I shoot in, which is why I'm hoping to trade up my 70-300 for a 70-200 f/2. It all depends on what you do though, and both are very fine optics.