The Best Gift a Wife Could Give
The gift of love, of course!
But a D700 doesn’t hurt…
Today, to my utter shock, my wife and the love of my life presented me with a brand new D700. I can’t really say enough about it… it’s an incredible gift and I’m glad to have a wife that supports me and my photography habits!
Every photographer does this. You get a new camera, unwrap it from the box and quickly shoot everything in sight. Testing is important, right? So without further ado… my first few “test” subjects:
ISO 2000. Handheld in bedroom light. (click to enlarge and see zero noise)
It’s Not Art, But It’s A Clean Shot
Stopping In at 1 AM
Okay… I did take a couple of “artistic” photos as well…
Lights
A Farewell to DX
The D700 is one of Nikon’s two “FX” cameras which are the relatively new full-frame digitals. This means the camera sensor is the same size as 35mm film and therefore shoots like film in terms of focal length and field of view. Lenses marked “DX” or “Digital Only” can still be used, but half the resolution is lost. Luckily, my favorite lens (70-200 2.8 VR) is “normal” or “FX” sized, as is my 50mm prime. The 12-24 pictured above, however, will be hitting the auction block.
The real strength of the camera is the quality of lower light photography. As you can see in some of the examples above, the D700 is capable of very fine detail and low noise in poor light. I shoot a lot of photos in available light and this is an absolute killer upgrade.
Overall I’m absolutely shocked and thrilled to be holding a D700 in my hands so soon. Thanks, Teresa!
August 10th, 2008 at 3:12 am
Of course sweetheart. I’m glad you love it.
Love you.
August 11th, 2008 at 1:34 am
Oh I am so so jealous….
BTW, I finally figured out why the 200 of the 18-200 isn’t the same as the 200 of the 70-200. It has nothing to do with FX versus DX, but the fact that zooms are measured when focused at infinity. And, higher power zooms tend to have less reach at the long end at shorter focal lengths. Thus, the 18-200 will have a full 200 when focused at infinity (and you’ll get the same reach as with the 70-200), but when focused closer it behaves more like a 170 mm lens.