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I have always used a strap with my cameras even film cameras. So for me using a strap with the zf is not a big problem. I just use a small strap. I was very surprised how heavy the camera is. But I have to admit that I love the look. I have really explored the possibilities to buy a z6 III. But because I dont do video I didn’t think that the z6 III will be a good investment for me. But now I’m thinking to buy a z8 for wildlife and heavy lenses.

I still use my D700 often…great skin tones and really unique sensor, that has a wide colour gamut for post-processing. In fact, I regularly shoot the D200 for its filmic CCD sensor, as well. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Z cameras, but creating with older DSLRs or SLRs is still fun! Also, I live in 🇨🇦….snows in November and basically does not stop until April.

Brought a tear to my eye when all your patience paid off and the big bird appeared. All credit to you for showing all that naked emotion and making us all feel better about our own missed shots - showing that even the top photographers (you) beat themselves up! I would have been made up to get even half of what you did

Mirrorless cameras are computers with lenses ....DSLR is a camera with minimal computer assistance

D700 is great, l hope you enjoy using it!

That's awesome, enjoy, man! I might be going for the D750, I love it's dynamic range 🙌🏾

You'll be buying a D810 next. I have.

I Love your Chanel and I like the style you Two Buddies😊😊 and never miss any of your episode, Thanks for All 🙏👌👍

whats with the d700 hype in the recent weeks

Believe the hype and believe the magic !! The colour depth from the sensor is fantastic and unique to the D700. One could still use this camera today in a professional capacity. And 12 mp is easily enough for really big prints ...Believe !! Thanks for your video...

I used two of these for pro Work for best part of a decade. Still have them, still use one regularly (despite having newer cameras). Paired it with the Tamron 35-150mm F2.8-4 recently, amazing combo. Still undecided whether to sell the one that I don’t use. Thoughts?

Here's a left field suggestion which is ignored as we all bow down to the almighty Adobe. Why not use NX Studio as your RAW convertor? You get all the convenience of jpeg and the power of RAW. Also, and not insignificantly, you can create or copy colour profiles which can then be loaded onto your Camera. You can even apply those profiles to any NEF file no matter the body or how old. I know, silly idea.

I had a D700 and loved it but moved on when the D800 came out due to the increased resolution. I think the D700 was a more substantial build and its sensor was certainly impressive. If I was in your position Russ with F mount lenses then I would pick one up today, well done. I am really looking forward to your future comparison videos with the Z mount. I sold every F mount lens so I won't be going that route. One thing that did strike home was the weight. I had the D700 with battery grip and D3 battery plus heavy lenses and never thought anything about the weight. Today I find the Z8 with lighter Z lenses quite heavy, it shows how age affects you. I hope you get more subscribers soon, you might get more review gear offered to you. You're one of my favourite photo channels due to your easy style and Loz's comments.

I hear so many cracking reviews of the D700 and wow this was a cracking deal and something to treasure I’d say. Why not 12MP is enough for most scenarios and yes using some retro lenses will be magical. I agree I learnt so much using an ovf and whilst mirrorless is brilliant you can’t beat the experience or feeling when you know you’ve put more effort in. I can remember having snow on my birthday 7th November but was back in the 70s 😂

I’ve kept the cameras that I loved most over the years - Miranda MS1N my first SLR, Minolta Dynax 700si my first AF camera, Nikon F100 my favourite film camera and the D700, the first digital camera I preferred over the F100. I use the D700 when I need the nostalgia of the clunk, but otherwise it’s on the display shelf. I love it for what it was at the time, but I can’t imagine choosing it over the Z8 or even Z50. It deserves its reputation but I don’t see any magic.

"What camera did you use?" they asked me when I showed some of my work and they were impressed. "Visiting a sculptor's vernissage [1], did you ask them what hammer and chisel they used?" I asked back. Silence. "No," they answered modestly. As one famous photographer once answered the similar question of "Hype or magic?" in saying, paraphrased, that "if they need to discuss that, then they probably lack in the art department", the implication is that the answer is "more hype than magic." The landscape art photographer that shot with a Nikon Z 7 will not see better stills from a Nikon Z 8. The latter is more expensive and larger and heavier. It may be more robust, but that may not be a requirement in landscape genres. Aware of a landscape art photographer who made such a replacement, the simple"yes, but" is that they shoot video as well, and the "8" has better IBIS, especially in run and gun video BTS takes. Whatever the camera and its resolution or features, it's still the photographer that decides where to place the camera for the shot/take, the angle between optical axis and subject, the framing, the exposure, motion blur or not, Depth of Field - features that have a serious impact on the art quality of our images. Plus "the Decisive Moment" [2] - both in composition when there is motion in the real world, as well as lighting. Getting the Decisive Moment right distinguishes us from being "image collectors", canners, versus photographic artists. [1] vernissage - the celebratory opening of their art exhibition in a museum or gallery. [2] art photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson [1908-2004], one of the founding fathers, 1947, of the exclusive Magnum Photos collective of photographers who consider each other's work as art. He published a book about his work with that title, in the English translation, "The Decisive Moment" ("Images à la Sauvette" in the French edition - literally more like rescued images). One of "his things" was to frame an artsy composition, e.g. in an urban landscape that had a void in it. He then waited for a person to walk into that void and at the decisive moment would press the shutter release. With a manual film Leica that he maybe could shoot at a frame rate of 0.5 FPS and with an unused roll of 36 exposures that would be the maximum burst length. www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/obituaries/archives/henri-cartier-bresson-photography

"More than a month before winter starts" - in the Netherlands we call our climate "moderate sea climate" and I presume that applies to the UK too. Because of the Warm Gulf Stream [1], our actual climate lags behind the one on the calendar by about 1 month. Yes, snow in Autumn/Fall is very rare. What would be really rare is if it stays there for more than one or a couple days. And if it stays there for more than a couple days, we may have seen the start of a new Ice Age in your video, here. [1] the Warm Gulf Stream is part of a circulation system. Ice/snow in the Arctic/Polar region melts and this being fresh water and lighter than salty ocean water flows South in a cold stream. And warm water flows North in another, as part of the circulation. Remove the melting and the circulation is thought to stop. And that's how you get an Ice Age.

I've owned a D700 and the special look is down to the fact that the colours are not entirely realistic as they are with modern DSLR and mirrorless cameras. D700 colours are more vibrant too.

The only camera I regret selling

I think it does have a special look… white balance must adjusted more often than with mirrorless but all in all it is amazing. Tips: 1) get a 50mm 1.8D, 2) D700 with battery grip with 8 AA batteries does 8 fps instead of just 5 fps. Enjoy it!

I shot with that within the last month 🙂, Along with the D3s and the Z8.

Looking forward to seeing you get the most out of that D700. I passed on buying one. I have a stable of Nikons Z's theses day. I still have my D500 and D7000. Sold off my other Pre D7000 DLSRs

D700 is "back to basics" !!?? 😁😂😂🤣🤣 For anyone aware of what photographic gear was like in the decades before... We're having a good laugh 😁😉 All that is being said chickily, not being offensive 😊 Good on you to bring this venerable legendary! 😎) camera back into the light.

I had the Nikon 180mm 2.8 glued to my D700 for a couple of years back in the day. That combination was actually magic. Hope you get much joy out of the 'new' camera mate.

Snow!? Crazy days. Enjoy the new beast.

I was settling in waiting for the D700 to be compared to mirrorless but you guys abruptly checked out. That’s a great camera you got there. I think you’ll get plenty use out of it. 📸😃👍

I'm subbed! Looking forward to D700 content :)

I still have my trusty D200 and battery grip. Mostly a desk ornament now but still totally functional. Wish I kept all my Nikons, but some made good sense to sell at the time and others I gave to family members, so it's all good. My F3HP though - that one I wish I still had. I don't do film any more but I'd love to have that camera back. Good times!

The Nikon Z5 is super cheap now well worth a look !

Another great video

Nostalgia can be a powerful influence. I'm fortunate enough to still own every Nikon camera I have ever purchased starting with the Nikon N8008 (Nikon F-801s outside of the United States) so I am happy thus far. However, I don't think I would ever go back and purchase an older camera if I had sold one. I think the $300 would be better spent by saving it and adding it to the pot to get something in the Z-mount family. But, if getting an older camera to test and use with a lot of F-mount glass (including the older D/screw drive lenses) is something that makes you happy and we will get some interesting future videos, then this purchase gets the official MookieMc Seal of Approval. I expected this video to end with a snowball fight, but calmer heads prevailed. For those reading this, be sure to like and subscribe!

I started with a D500 then D850, Z9 and then Z8. I now own a museum of the best APSC DSLR, the best full frame DSLR and the first real mirrorless with no shutter! And the only one I use, the Z8, which is slightly heavy but just incredible. Really looking forward to seeing what you can do with the new antique.

That's so incredible to see you in the snow! The D700 has a surprisingly good autofocus, for example for bird photography. It makes very special photographies of birds, with very special colors. I have bought a SD->Compact Flash adapter, which is much easier (and cheaper) to work with. Wish you lots of fun using this workhorse!

Of course you can get an adapter from CF to SD card

The D810 was my favourite.

II owned that camera and always regret selling it. It was a great camera.

Nikon is clearly better in most of the situations.

If I shoot birds towards the sky I always go fully manual to avoid the metering issues. Just set shutter speed to 1/2000 or shorter and dial in iso so that nothing is overexposed. Unless the conditions change significantly I never have to touch it and everything is consistent in the view finder as well, no sudden changes in brightness. If the sun suddenly comes out or something like that I just change the iso a little.

Super! I'm accustomed to seeing osprey on Martha's Vineyard, off the south coast of Massachusetts, USA. Your images of the kingfisher were wonderful! Did you identify the large flocks of birds toward the end of your video? You are a patient man.

You can set up the Zfc to use the manual focus ring to set the aperture. It works fine on the 24mm.

With Z 8 or Z 6III 😮

Soon as I learned no IBIS I was out!

Oh wow great video mate and some fantastic footage, really enjoyed watching this !!!

Nice video, there's a harsh lesson in not chasing your subject, let it come to you. There's a setting on the z8 which will show the focus point on the screen on playback, doesn't help with missed focusing but it will give an idea of where it has focused. Can recommend Horn Mill Trout Farm near Rutland Water if you're serious about photographing Ospreys, great low level hide, well worth the expense. Keep up the good work with the videos, great to see some local content

Beautiful work. I had an Osprey pair trying to nest in a soccer field. Got some photos before the maintenance department knocked the nest down.

Really enjoyed this vlog it's a great advert for patience and perseverance.

This is a fairly accurate portrayal of an average day for me. I'd be happy if I got that kingfisher hovering footage thou.