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I should mount similar cam to a grandma and setup grandma-strapped-with-cam project and see how it comes out.
Haha!!!!! That's hilarious, both the partner comment and the grandma idea.
It wouldn't work on my cat....... all i'd get would be her favorite chair, the litter box, or the food bowl. Really nifty idea though. I'm amazed the cat gets used to it.
Anyone here real knowledgeable on the D70s? I have the opportunity to swap out my D40 for it for $50. Good idea? By the looks of it, its definitely bigger, but thats not a huge deal. I don't like the fact that it wont work with my batteries or SD cards, but I can deal. What I do like is having a focus motor.... i don't know what else is different about these cameras though.
Any insight?
(either that, or, anyone got a D80 they want to sell )
Anyone here real knowledgeable on the D70s? I have the opportunity to swap out my D40 for it for $50. Good idea? By the looks of it, its definitely bigger, but thats not a huge deal. I don't like the fact that it wont work with my batteries or SD cards, but I can deal. What I do like is having a focus motor.... i don't know what else is different about these cameras though.
Any insight?
(either that, or, anyone got a D80 they want to sell )
Stick with a d40. Ken Rockwell doesn't like those mid-level cameras. He likes his D40 and D3.
Great upgrade. I've liked the camera so much I upgraded my one month old D40 to both a D70s and D70.
The only good thing thing that the D40 already had is a high flash sync, as well as being able to be tricked into a higher flash sync(at least I think D40 is one of them). Bigger screen, is definitely a plus, but I can get by w/o it.
D70s has a high flash sync on its own, and can even go higher with the modified SC-17(I have two on the way). I think only the D40 and D50 are the other one's that share the 1/500". The rest I believe only go up to 1/250". It's got a depth of field preview button, it can wirelessly trigger the SB-800 and SB-600(big benefit if you can't afford something like a Pocket Wizard at the mment), and ability to auto focus with all F mount AF lenses. I feel the bigger size and separate controls for aperture and shutter speed are a plus, but those are really just a matter of preference.
I personally think that the D70 is really all an amateur will ever need(unless you want to meter with AIs lenses), and if you need a bigger screen, you can always get a D80. Otherwise a used D70 is a bargain.
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Stick with a d40. Ken Rockwell doesn't like those mid-level cameras. He likes his D40 and D3.
ken rockwell's also a twit when it comes to many things
the d70 does have some advantages over the d40 mainly a focus motor in the body itself allowing for a much wider selection of lenses being able to autofocus
but switching most likely wouldn't be the greatest idea considering the d70 most likely has a lot more wear than your d40 itself would
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Great upgrade. I've liked the camera so much I upgraded my one month old D40 to both a D70s and D70.
The only good thing thing that the D40 already had is a high flash sync, as well as being able to be tricked into a higher flash sync(at least I think D40 is one of them). Bigger screen, is definitely a plus, but I can get by w/o it.
D70s has a high flash sync on its own, and can even go higher with the modified SC-17(I have two on the way). I think only the D40 and D50 are the other one's that share the 1/500". The rest I believe only go up to 1/250". It's got a depth of field preview button, it can wirelessly trigger the SB-800 and SB-600(big benefit if you can't afford something like a Pocket Wizard at the mment), and ability to auto focus with all F mount AF lenses. I feel the bigger size and separate controls for aperture and shutter speed are a plus, but those are really just a matter of preference.
I personally think that the D70 is really all an amateur will ever need(unless you want to meter with AIs lenses), and if you need a bigger screen, you can always get a D80. Otherwise a used D70 is a bargain.
While I would take a D70s over the D40 anyday, the original D70 is pretty dated these days and has been surpassed in many ways be even the D50. Another big killer for me is that the D70's noise performance is mediocre compared to the tweaked D70s and D50. For some the difference may be minimal but I shoot a lot at ISO 800/1600 and the D70 does not fare very well at high sensitivities.
With prices the way they are, I would personally go with either a D50 or a D200. If you're just starting out, you probably won't be using the expanded feature set of the D70s so the D50 should be all you need and the bodies can be had for about $350 whereas the D70s bodies are still going for about $450. If you're looking for something more than the D50, or more importantly something that you can shoot with your old glass, go straight for the D200. I've seen D200s with MB-D200 grips go for only $900-950 and it offers you so much more than the D80. I think this will in fact be next camera as I have some really good old glass, namely my 35mm 1.4 that I adore, that I would love to be able to meter with. Shooting test shots or bracketing just takes too long for non-still objects on the D50.
My only gripe with my D50 is: The small viewfinder, and the lack of a light on the top LED. For my needs, it fits me very nice. A D300 would just be for simplicity by having more knobs instead of pushing buttons. A D50, D70s, D80, D200........ plenty enough for most people.
I own D50, and your so right, lack of the light in top LCD is maybe the most annoying thing in whole body. Also, sometimes I find it too limited with settings, for example missing button for exposure in Manual mode drives me crazy time by time. I'm thinking about upgrading to D300, but I'm not sure yet is the price worth it, I could buy a nice lens with that money too.
EDI. Don't get me wrong, I think its still pretty nice camera for its price, and compared to D40 the AF motor in body is just great.
