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wdc330i
05-27-2016, 05:20 PM
I've been keeping it around, but I really don't need it with the D810 in the bag. It should move on to a good home.

Fewer than 13,000 actuations and in excellent condition. It has all of its bits, including the gold box. I am including a brand new Watson battery, instead of the original used Nikon one.

It's an awesome camera. The resolution and richness of the images can't be beat. Everyone should have one ;)

$1,500. Will ship.

lip277
05-28-2016, 01:03 AM
LOL....

You're killing me... :)
I would love to entertain this, but... I still am plenty satisfied with your old D700 - not to mention have not done much with really using its capabilities.

But... Ummm....
Interesting possibilities....

wdc330i
05-28-2016, 08:09 AM
They are actually pretty complementary cameras to own together :)

I have some regrets about letting that one go...

What's especially cool about the high resolution D800 is that if you shoot wide open enough, you can crop from almost anywhere in the image to create a new composition. So, amazing flexibility even after the capture.

clyde
05-28-2016, 02:50 PM
Price is great, camera is great. Very tempting.

wdc330i
05-28-2016, 05:30 PM
:) I'll be in MD next week. :)

lip277
05-29-2016, 02:35 AM
The wheels are turning.... I made the mistake of reading some reviews of this camera.... lol

wdc330i
05-29-2016, 07:17 AM
The wheels are turning.... I made the mistake of reading some reviews of this camera.... lol

;) it's revelatory. The only thing that beats it--slightly and for a lot more money--is the D810.

lip277
05-30-2016, 11:44 PM
OK - sold....

Between stereo equipment, tools, cars... and camera's... The D800 looks to good to pass by.
I have the nice lenses to go with it - so, would make a good combo.
The reviews are really tremendous.

I will probably let the D700 go... but not right away.

Talk soon.

clyde
05-31-2016, 06:19 PM
:thumbup:

kognito
05-31-2016, 07:44 PM
I will probably let the D700 go... but not right away.


Post it here when you decide

wdc330i
05-31-2016, 08:44 PM
:)

lip277
06-08-2016, 01:14 AM
Payment is on its way.... :)

wdc330i
06-08-2016, 07:23 AM
:)

lip277
06-17-2016, 09:34 PM
Arrived via UPS earlier this afternoon. In great shape - well packed and all. :)

Thanks~~~~!!!@!!!@!!!

wdc330i
06-18-2016, 07:40 AM
Arrived via UPS earlier this afternoon. In great shape - well packed and all. :)

Thanks~~~~!!!@!!!@!!!

You are welcome!!!!!!! Now go shoot!

Edit: Kevin, remind me what glass you have?

lip277
06-18-2016, 12:58 PM
I have three lenses (AF new):

The big boys....
Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8
Nikon 20-200mm f/2.8

And when I want to travel light...
Nikon 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6

I also have some nice non-AF Nikon lenses that I have been holding on to...
I really don't know what to do with them, but I will keep the FE body, so will keep the lenses for that 'antique' as well.
I wish someone made a digital back (or whatever) you could put on those old bodies... I'd be all over that.... Before I got the 700 (and now the 800) - I was seriously considering the Df before I was lured to the 'dark side'. :lol:

Funny story -

I had the D700 at work last Thursday to take some pics of my last delivery...
It was funny - our Customer had arranged an interior photo shoot to use in their marketing of their service and the Photo Producer (Seattle guy) was there to say goodbye as well. The photo shoot was done just the day before...

We were going to take a pic in the plane of the delivery team and he walked by - so I handed him the 700 (with a flash and 24-70 lens).

He looked at that and didn't miss a beat with taking some great shots.
He said he knew I wouldn't mess around - and my having the 700 'totally fit' me.
Wait till he sees the D800..... :lol:
(He loves the 997 too. He used to have an SC.. :lol:)

wdc330i
06-19-2016, 10:33 AM
Nice!

The D700 does make it easy to take great pix from the get-go. Some of my favorite photos were taken with that camera.

Do you have a macro lens in your kit? The D800 really makes macro lenses come alive. I have a Nikon 105 2.8 that I love on the camera. Although, I have been eyeing a Zeiss macro for a very long time. Manual focus only, but that's mostly how I use a macro anyway.

lip277
06-20-2016, 02:09 AM
Well - I took my first pics with the new (to me) camera...

Yeah - That 'zoom' factor of the large format does open up a totally different view on things.

The Museum of Flight had an open house today for their new 'Aviation Pavilion' where they have most of their large airplanes.... 747, Concorde, B-17, B29 and others...

Here is the first pic I took with the camera.... It is the nose art on the B-17 - Resized because the 17MB JPG file was way to big for this upload. :lol: The raw file is about 44MB... :lol:

wdc330i
06-20-2016, 07:53 AM
:D

clyde
06-20-2016, 06:17 PM
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