Nikon D70 Body Only Digital Camera

Pros: Fast, Flexible creative control.
Cons: Minor - see text.

Please note: THIS IS MY FIRST DIGITAL SLR REVIEW. As readers of my camera and film opinions here at epinions will tell you, I am a committed user of the Nikon line of 35 mm FILM SLRs and have posted reviews here of three of their more popular recent ...

Pros: Nicely Featured, Nikon Value
Cons: USB Transfer Rate

The Nikon D70 was may have been one of the most anticipated digital cameras to come onto the market in recent memory. Not only did it compete head on with the heralded Canon Digital Rebel in the sub $1000.00 category, it offered a viable ...

Pros: Unlimited lens options, battery life, sturdy construction and durable exterior, fast startup-speed and zero-lag shutter.
Cons: Included neck strap, slow USB transfer speed, moderately useful flash.

----- Class leading quality SLR at an affordable price ----- After four years with my trusty S ony DSC F707 5 MegaPixel camera I decided I needed to upgrade to a new model with more user friendly features. ...

Pros: 35mm feel, instant-on, no shutter delay; includes 4x fast, quiet lens; fill-in flash
Cons: possible camera shake at low speeds from SLR mirror

[UPDATED 4/5/04, 4/21/04, and 7/26/04; see the additions below] I've had a Nikon F100 for many years, but was using it somewhat less than my two digital rangefinders (first an Olympus 3040 and then a Pentax Optio-S). I was waiting for a new Nikon that ...

Pros: Fast, flexible, accurate and intuitive. Long battery life. Great new DX sensor.
Cons: Very poor durability. Not fully backwards compatible. Not compatible with all older Nikon flash units.

It almost didn't happen. I thought the D70 wasn't going to be available until I was already out of the country on vacation. But thanks to my friends at Kenmore Camera, I was not only able to be THE first in the area to own it, I also was able to ...

Pros: Fast response, great manual controls and powerful user interface.
Cons: No ISO 100, problematic color tones in some shots, JPEG compression flattens fine details.

I spent a lot of time deciding between the D70 and Canon digital rebel 300D. I first bought the D70 and loved everything about it (its "instant on", fast playback, long battery life, and huge feature set) except the most important thing of all: the ...

Pros: Very ergonomic and efficient, great image quality, designers paid attention to detail
Cons: Only auto-focus capable lenses work with meter, now a lot more expensive than original Rebel

Preliminaries I got the D70 because I already used Nikon 35mm SLR's and had already had a set of compatible lenses. I didn't want to switch systems and buy a whole new set of lenses -- not to mention carry two different systems at the same ...

Pros: Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, well built, no delay on turn on etc
Cons: Self timer cancels after one shot. No cable release socket. USB 1 PC connection.

Introduction This is my first digital SLR after many years recording images on silver and boiled cow bones. What had held me back was the price, and the feeling that digital could not equal a good slide such as Provia 100F. Well, at today's ...

Pros: 6mp, Fast Focusing, Great Controls, Pro Features.
Cons: Not sharp enough while cropping.

Wow, “they” finally did it. They built us a solid, nice to use, fairly priced, and fairly good photo quality digital SLR camera. Well, there’s more to this then meets the eye…. First of all, I love Nikons. The photos that I take with my good old ...

Pros: Fast Startup, No Shutter Lag, Quality of Pictures, Lens Compatibility,
Cons: On Board Flash Useless Indoors, Incompatible with older flash units, PicturePerfect Software

I purchased my D70 from Sam’s Camera Exchange in Westchester County, NY in the first week of May 2004. I was on a waiting list for about 3 weeks. I only purchased the body and it was, as advertised, $999. I started out this search for a digital SLR ...

Pros: Pro quality at prosumer price; Very good pictures; virtually no delay in operations.
Cons: Some quality control issues; no vertical grip.

After years of using digital point and shoot cameras (Nikon Coolpix 950, Canon G1, Canon G2 and Canon G3), I've finally decided to switch to a Digital SLR late last year with the launch of the very affordable Canon Digital Rebel. Finally, you don't have ...

Pros: Speed. Price. Pro features. Quality photos. Battery life.
Cons: Picture Project sucks. Should include Nikon Capture.

When I started photography as a hobby, I said to myself that I must stick to one brand so every accessory I buy can still be used in case I upgrade. I picked Canon. My first cam was a Canon Rebel XS. It's a great camera to start with. Months after, I ...

Pros: Picture quality reaches a new degree of maturity, ergonomics and operation very close to 35mmSLR
Cons: Flash compatibility, moderate annoyances in construction; see below

I will not repeat everything that have been said before me. I will stress a few points concerning my own observations, to complete the broad picture. Quality of pictures: The output of the camera begins to be significantly similar to that of a film ...

Pros: Very fast, good color, very good skin tone.
Cons: Soft focus, not quite as sharp and clear as I would like.

The Nikon D70 at this point is a difficult camera to find. I did manage to find one in Hong Kong and so far that has worked out, although the plug for the charger is a Hong Kong plug. So I ordered a charger with an American plug on it. The first ...

Pros: Fast, quick, beautiful, well built and feature rich!
Cons: No ISO display in auto-ISO mode Nikon Capture is limited trial

I think the biggest disappointment with this camera is that it is being marketed to the masses that know nothing about digital photography, much less how to get the most out of the dSLR format. Though it has a "point and shoot" mode like most cameras ...