Nikon D700 review at Camera Labs

The D700 is Nikon’s second full-frame DSLR. Announced on July 1st 2008, the D700 essentially takes the D3’s large ‘FX’ format sensor and squeezes it into a D300-sized body. Along with being smaller and lighter than the flagship D3, it’s also comfortably cheaper, making the D700 Nikon’s first ‘affordable’ full-frame DSLR. Like Canon’s EOS 5D, this puts it within reach of well-heeled enthusiasts who demand excellent performance at high sensitivities, along with pros looking for a backup body.

The headline feature of the D700 is of course its full-frame sensor. It employs the exact same 12.1 Megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor as the D3, which conforms to Nikon’s FX format and delivers images with 4256x2832 pixels when coupled with an FX-compatible lens. The D700 also shares the D3’s broad sensitivity range running between 200 and 6400 ISO, with low and high modes extending it to between 100 and 25600 ISO.

Read the full review at Camera Labs