Nikon D700 Announced in US – D700 on Sale in New York

nikon d700 on sale in newyork The rumors ended with Nikon announcing the release of the new Nikon D700. The hybrid model, with specs & prices between the costlier Nikon D3 & the semi-pro model Nikon D700, has a host of new technical features from Nikon.

The camera was in the news for the past 2 weeks, and many claimed that Nikon D700 could be the first full frame sensor camera from Nikon.

The D700 is built on 12.1 megapixels CMOS sensor with a host of features making it a pro camera.

The Nikon D700 is sold at for USD 2,999.

The press release details the features of the Nikon D700. The release of the D700 could change the life cycle of the Nikon D300. The D300 is already under a lot of criticism from the Nikon lovers due to 2 reasons:

1. failing battery life that Nikon could not fix

2. irregularity with VR lenses on some cameras. Unlike the battery issue, this problem was erratic & Nikon could not provide any solution to the problem. It did however replace many of the cameras that were brought to the service centers.

The 2 features that are extremely attractive to semi-pros, wild life, action & art photographers:

1. 12-channel readout enables accelerated information transfer, allowing the D700 to shoot at speeds of up to eight frames per second at full resolution (using the optional MB-D10 Multi Power Battery Pack) and quickly write image data onto the CompactFlash™ card.

The D700 can record full-resolution JPEG images at an astounding five frames per second (fps), or eight fps with the optional MB-D10 battery pack for up to 100 images, or up to 17 lossless 14-bit Nikon NEF (RAW) files.

To write images efficiently, the Nikon D700 is also compliant with the next-generation of high-speed UDMA CompactFlash™ cards that will enable recording speeds up to 35 megabytes/second.

2. ISO range from 200-6400 but can be expanded to range from ISO 100 (Lo-1) to 25,600 (Hi-2) affording photographers the new-found confidence to shoot in the widest variety of lighting conditions from the brightest midday sun to dim interiors.

The Nikon D700 is listed for sale in the US on for USD 2,999.

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