Very relevant, its pix pixel sensor has a very nice character - almost as nice as the original 5D - in a very capable body. Use mine primarily with manual focus Nikon glass. Very enjoyable.
If they had an award for the most enthusiastic sarcasm at the Oscars, we all know who would be walking up on stage grinning, waving, to collect it. The applause from audience would be wild.
I have a D700. Apart from the weight it's still my best camera. If you're in the market for a used and inexpensive full frame, I'd say it may indeed be the camera of the year. But mine is not for sale.
The images that sensor produces are spectacular even in 2021. But today it's all about high megapixels and high FPS. For people who just love photography, this camera is a steal.
Very funny. You are great, Omar. Made my evening. I bought one last year with 5000 shutter activations. I call that new with a 50mm f1.4 lens and battery grip for about $600. Best deal ever. I am a Fuji shooter now but I love that tank of a camera. This and the D850 are probably the best DSLRs ever. I’ll get the D850 when everyone has gone mirrorless.
Ah 2008. Appreciate the commitment all the way through with the rock band sounding music, comic sans font, and those early movie transition effects. Crazy to remember how many gadgets came with a CD and extra goodies. My younger family members don't even have computers that come with a CD drive anymore!
Love it!!! Subscribed. I'm a high school photo teacher, and in the early days of digital cameras with 2, 6, and 8mp cameras; I wish I had a video record of my telling sceptical students that, "One day, these cameras will have 12, 18, 20 even 40 some mp capabilities to even higher rediculous MP numbers. All that's enough to bog down our computers now, cant imagine the high (MB) computers that could handle these enormous files." And here we are now in the time of enormous MP cameras and laptops measured in Terribites. I use my D700 regularly. A stand alone Nikon that produces images with a signature quality look.
Still have mine and will never get rid of it. It’s simply a fantastic camera and true beast. Although I’m shifting to a much lighter mirrorless camera, I plan to whip out the D700 when I want those iconic film-like images. And it was cool having you take us back in time to 2008 😂
Possibly the finest DSLR that Nikon had ever made. I've shot with one but never owned one. Shows that you don't need huge amounts of pixels, just a truly wonderful sensor. You can also buy a body in decent condition that's cheaper than an X100S.
Wonderful. My old D700 was the camera I’d never sell. Until ALL my Nikon gear went to make way for Fuji. I just found one with a 400 shutter count! I couldn’t say no. I had to find a lens. 28-105 does the job for now. For all the reasons highlighted here I’m very happy.
I love my d700. Still my favourite camera for portraits using a flash. Best feature for me is the small files. Also, 12mp is more than enough in most situations. It’s the only camera I have made money with.
F3 Hp with MD-4, bought in 1984; d700 with Motor bought in 2018 and d750 bought in 2018 and not the least capture on. What a Photographic Fun, for me, it is!
That was fun. Coming from someone old enough to remember getting excited about print coming up on my green monitor through the phone lines...yes, I am a dinosaur....
Still have my D700. Remember: that was the hottest pro-camera - the Baby D3 in 2009! I remember David Hobby and Joe McNally posting blog entries about them 😂... Good times...
I fell back in love with photography with Fuji mirrorless cameras, and I’ll always love my X-T1 and X100, but I love using an OVF too much and I replaced them with a D700 and M9.
Funny man. The D700 was my money maker for weddings and overall probably the best camera I've owned. It just worked. But I sold it and the holy trinity set of lenses last year since I don't do professional photography anymore. My XT3 and X-T20 suit me very well these days and are way lighter, the photos are not as magical as with the D700 but they are good enough.
Very funny! I had a D700 back around then. I loved it. The finger grip was deep enough that I could hang the camera off just my finger tips. I don't think I could do that with any of my current cameras. And the D700 was tough as nails.... except when it wasn't. Mine got a single grain of sand in it during a trip to Sydney for the NYE fireworks. Froze up the whole camera right before the early show started. (Fortunately, the J1 had just came out and I had one as back up.) I was finally able to get the grain of sand to move enough right before the main show. Other than that, it was a great camera for its time. Glad I don't have to carry all that weight anymore though.
I've been using my D700 for about 9 years for athletics and recently landscapes. A cracking good camera, rock solid, although I did get it very wet once which cost me a few £££, but otherwise superb. Love all the dials, does everything I need it for.
Very funny Omar. But for real, the D700 has a sensor that makes amazing 12 mp images. I have many cameras that I tend to buy and sell, but the D700 is one that I will keep forever (along with my xt-20!)
And here I was looking at cherry blossom tree’s all morning and you go and have a stellar shoot with them! 😭 it’s like you’re rubbing it in my face Omar!
Honestly I don't see how digital photography could get much better at this point. I mean 5 fps and 12MP ? Who needs more ! Plus, the size for this performance is really reasonable. No way such a tech fits in a smaller body.
I miss mine. It was indestructible. To hell and back with it. Most of my learning with it. Tough day sliding that and all my glass across the counter for Fujifilm. I forgot how big and heavy it was.
The sarcastic starw when you talked about never removing the exterbal physical dials and buttons for control. I laughed. Seriously thigh it's why i love old DSLRs. Everything can be externaly controlled. wish that would come back.
Definitely has that digital film look. Dynamic range leaves a bit to be desired by today's standards but as long as the light conditions aren't too harsh images look great.
The dynamic range we have today is overkill. We are now at a point that photos just look like CGI because they are so perfect. Limited dynamic range is a pro for me. Photos look more real. I sold my GFX50R to go back to my old DSLRs. Mirrorless is an awful experience and the cameras of today are far to clinical.
I agree, the D700 images have soul and character, where today people live on the spec sheet, easily pick up an older camera and see that the ISO isn't as high and FPS isn't as fast and they pass it by and they're missing so much.
D700 is amazing, I picked mine up at the start of the pandemic as a walk in the rain with a 50mm F1.8, just for the image quality that is film like. Added some quality lens like a 85 F1.4, it’s amazing. Got a D850 as a back up 😆, that is fantastic, but the D700 is still amazing and is off to work with me now.
Same here! Have had a D700 for only a couple years - magnificent camera! I then decided I might add a D850. Bought the D850 and it sits around as a backup while I continue using the D700.
Best digital camera ever. Still have mine. Never for sale.
One of the greatest dslrs of all time 👌🏻 you could beat any mirrorless camera to death with it and it would still shoot flawlessly.
Comic Sans at the end shows me you're really committed to this 🤣
I'm sure it violates at least one RUclips policy and one article of the Geneva convention.
@@quikee9195 rofl
That was pretty awesome, not to mention D700 is still a relevant camera 14 years later.
Very relevant, its pix pixel sensor has a very nice character - almost as nice as the original 5D - in a very capable body. Use mine primarily with manual focus Nikon glass. Very enjoyable.
If they had an award for the most enthusiastic sarcasm at the Oscars, we all know who would be walking up on stage grinning, waving, to collect it. The applause from audience would be wild.
I worked as a second shooter for a wedding photographer a few years ago who was still using D700 cameras and producing great work!
I still use the D700 for paid work
Anytime I see a d700 I send a like no matter what.
Jokes aside, the images from it are beautiful
Just bought one two weeks ago. I absolutely love it :) And the shutter sound is so much better then a video can ever show.
That shutter!
She surely is a loud slapper :)
Oh my god... I remember seeing this video 13 years ago and it made me want to buy the Nikon D700.....
Lol.
Omar, thank you for your humor 😂
I have a D700. Apart from the weight it's still my best camera. If you're in the market for a used and inexpensive full frame, I'd say it may indeed be the camera of the year. But mine is not for sale.
The images that sensor produces are spectacular even in 2021. But today it's all about high megapixels and high FPS. For people who just love photography, this camera is a steal.
In terms of FPS, it's worth mentioning that it can hit 8 fps with a battery grip
Legend
4:20 "I should start a youtube channel recording sounds"
*whispers
"hello" 🤣🤣🤣
2:12 I fell on the floor laughing
Incredible camera. Nikon really shaked the industry with the D300/D700 cameras.
The D700 puts out amazing images. I own three of them.
Very funny. You are great, Omar. Made my evening. I bought one last year with 5000 shutter activations. I call that new with a 50mm f1.4 lens and battery grip for about $600. Best deal ever. I am a Fuji shooter now but I love that tank of a camera. This and the D850 are probably the best DSLRs ever. I’ll get the D850 when everyone has gone mirrorless.
Ah 2008. Appreciate the commitment all the way through with the rock band sounding music, comic sans font, and those early movie transition effects. Crazy to remember how many gadgets came with a CD and extra goodies. My younger family members don't even have computers that come with a CD drive anymore!
I almost spit my coffee out when you said it shoots 5fps😂 that face was hilarious.
Engineers: How many buttons & deals should the D700 have?
Nikon. YES.
iam a fuji user, but a few days ago, i just buy used nikon D700 with new 50mm AFD and i love it!
Love it!!! Subscribed. I'm a high school photo teacher, and in the early days of digital cameras with 2, 6, and 8mp cameras; I wish I had a video record of my telling sceptical students that, "One day, these cameras will have 12, 18, 20 even 40 some mp capabilities to even higher rediculous MP numbers. All that's enough to bog down our computers now, cant imagine the high (MB) computers that could handle these enormous files." And here we are now in the time of enormous MP cameras and laptops measured in Terribites. I use my D700 regularly. A stand alone Nikon that produces images with a signature quality look.
The D700 is still a great portrait machine 👍🏻
I picked one up used 7-8 years ago, and it's still worth now what I paid for it then 🤯 Not that I'd ever part with it, I love that tank!
it also has a pop up flash (:
what a nice thing to have.
Btw, i'm still using my nikon d90. My first camera.
Still have mine and will never get rid of it. It’s simply a fantastic camera and true beast. Although I’m shifting to a much lighter mirrorless camera, I plan to whip out the D700 when I want those iconic film-like images. And it was cool having you take us back in time to 2008 😂
I'm more amazed that in 2008 you were able to film this review in 1080P 60fps 😁😋☺️
Possibly the finest DSLR that Nikon had ever made. I've shot with one but never owned one. Shows that you don't need huge amounts of pixels, just a truly wonderful sensor. You can also buy a body in decent condition that's cheaper than an X100S.
Wonderful. My old D700 was the camera I’d never sell. Until ALL my Nikon gear went to make way for Fuji. I just found one with a 400 shutter count! I couldn’t say no. I had to find a lens. 28-105 does the job for now. For all the reasons highlighted here I’m very happy.
One of the best cameras ever made, I loved it! Cool video!
Omar, if you ever get sick of photography you can have a career in comedy for sure.
Literally one of the greatest cameras ever made and Noone knows
That opened drawer on the left! I kept starring at it!
Why it feels like I am living in a Groundhog Day all-over again 😂👍🏼
I use D700 with Nikkor 85mm and I love that beautiful pictures it produce. 12mpx is enough for normal prints or Internet.
12mp are way more enough than that,you can print big
I love my d700. Still my favourite camera for portraits using a flash. Best feature for me is the small files. Also, 12mp is more than enough in most situations. It’s the only camera I have made money with.
Excellent video sir ! Loved it. I’ve got a D700 and I will now show it some love.
Omar, you are amazing! Too funny 😂
I still have my D90 and loved it till now 😁
I was just laughing at your facial expressions and delivery hahah great video!
Omar that was great 😂👌The images still look great 14 years later! LOL
Omar is gifted with many talents, one them is humour 😂
I have two of them!! Absolutely badass camera that produces stunning images!!
Time just stopped for me watching this video…9:26 AM forever! Just acquired one and can’t wait to use it. Great video. Keep them coming.
1 month ago I exchanged Fujifilm xt20 for a well-preserved Nikon d700. I don't regret at all.
Awesome video as always. I purchased a D700 a year ago. I love the images it produces, Baby!! 😂
I'll lend you my D800 for next month's video. Awesome camera!
@2:11 🤣🤣🤣 Hollywood awaits for you King.
A good camera is always a good camera, but this shows a good photographer can take good shots with any camera. Love your humour.
Omar i am from the future... and i wanna let you know this camera still rocks in the future and will be called the legend Nikon dslr.
Haha. It does (I mean WILL) rock.
Still my main camera
F3 Hp with MD-4, bought in 1984; d700 with Motor bought in 2018 and d750 bought in 2018 and not the least capture on. What a Photographic Fun, for me, it is!
i bought it this year 2021 and love it ..its just made to take pictures .
That was fun. Coming from someone old enough to remember getting excited about print coming up on my green monitor through the phone lines...yes, I am a dinosaur....
Omar should start a RUclips channel. He is really good at it, like on par with DigitalRevTV.
The output of the D700 still looks better than anything Fuji ever produced
@They Caged Non noted
Still have my D700. Remember: that was the hottest pro-camera - the Baby D3 in 2009! I remember David Hobby and Joe McNally posting blog entries about them 😂... Good times...
Made my day - brilliant video. I may pick one up one day.
This makes me wanna go out and buy an old full frame DSLR! LOL!
I bet the D700 beats your Camera on terms of colors and micro contrast anytime
I fell back in love with photography with Fuji mirrorless cameras, and I’ll always love my X-T1 and X100, but I love using an OVF too much and I replaced them with a D700 and M9.
I can understand that.
Ah those memorable clip from Cameralabs and DigitalRev really brings me back to the time I hunt for my first DSLR
I have it and keep it for all my life ! You are so funny ! I love your videos so much (Fuji, Nikon, etc...). Thank you for all !
You didn't mention the image quality - there's something about the way that sensor renders colours that is so unique
I had to check the video date for a second... hahaha
Funny man. The D700 was my money maker for weddings and overall probably the best camera I've owned. It just worked. But I sold it and the holy trinity set of lenses last year since I don't do professional photography anymore. My XT3 and X-T20 suit me very well these days and are way lighter, the photos are not as magical as with the D700 but they are good enough.
The one&only master of sarcasm :-)
Was a fantastic camera Workhorse
Very funny! I had a D700 back around then. I loved it. The finger grip was deep enough that I could hang the camera off just my finger tips. I don't think I could do that with any of my current cameras. And the D700 was tough as nails.... except when it wasn't. Mine got a single grain of sand in it during a trip to Sydney for the NYE fireworks. Froze up the whole camera right before the early show started. (Fortunately, the J1 had just came out and I had one as back up.) I was finally able to get the grain of sand to move enough right before the main show. Other than that, it was a great camera for its time. Glad I don't have to carry all that weight anymore though.
That was fun.
3:27 this cracked me up. You should really consider going into comedy Omar xD
can we just appreciate how Omar recorded 6min of video in less than 1 min? What a mad lad !
Great video Omar, I hope people get the message. Stay safe.
Could of been a great April fools .... a real blast from the past.
Best video so far
Great idea and well executed!! :)
Enjoyed this video so much, Omar. I got a NikonD700 along with my Fujifilm cameras. It’s a great old DSLR plus it’s built like tank !!! 👍👍👍
The D700 is incredible. It's made for taking photographs and will just keep doing it and doing it.
I really love my D700 it will never be sold just handed down to family
2:02 oh that fujifilm shade
Awesome! Only thing missing is 480p quality and 4:3 aspect ratio
The stock iMovie / iLife music never fails to make me laugh
This whole video and even the slides feels nostalgic. Best review ever. 💯🤣
I've been using my D700 for about 9 years for athletics and recently landscapes. A cracking good camera, rock solid, although I did get it very wet once which cost me a few £££, but otherwise superb. Love all the dials, does everything I need it for.
Nice one, I should bring my 300D from the basement!
That's my # 1 Dslr for street photography and some. Love it so much I bought another one with 90 clicks on it. Sensor made by Panasonic back then.
Very funny Omar. But for real, the D700 has a sensor that makes amazing 12 mp images. I have many cameras that I tend to buy and sell, but the D700 is one that I will keep forever (along with my xt-20!)
@BRIAN WHAR Thanks Brian. I just learned about Super Resolution. Looking forward to using it.
And here I was looking at cherry blossom tree’s all morning and you go and have a stellar shoot with them! 😭 it’s like you’re rubbing it in my face Omar!
Honestly I don't see how digital photography could get much better at this point. I mean 5 fps and 12MP ? Who needs more ! Plus, the size for this performance is really reasonable. No way such a tech fits in a smaller body.
Whatever you're smoking......send me some. Your vids are always entertaining. 😂📷👍
“The Production Quality!!!”
I miss mine. It was indestructible. To hell and back with it. Most of my learning with it. Tough day sliding that and all my glass across the counter for Fujifilm. I forgot how big and heavy it was.
Love this video! My Canon 7D from 2009 waves and says Hi to his Nikon brother.
The sarcastic starw when you talked about never removing the exterbal physical dials and buttons for control. I laughed. Seriously thigh it's why i love old DSLRs. Everything can be externaly controlled. wish that would come back.
Omar you're as mad as a hat full of spoons. Please don't ever change. Oh and give us more D700 vids please. 😁
Definitely has that digital film look. Dynamic range leaves a bit to be desired by today's standards but as long as the light conditions aren't too harsh images look great.
The dynamic range we have today is overkill. We are now at a point that photos just look like CGI because they are so perfect. Limited dynamic range is a pro for me. Photos look more real. I sold my GFX50R to go back to my old DSLRs. Mirrorless is an awful experience and the cameras of today are far to clinical.
I agree, the D700 images have soul and character, where today people live on the spec sheet, easily pick up an older camera and see that the ISO isn't as high and FPS isn't as fast and they pass it by and they're missing so much.
Here comes the voice of the new generation!
I actually love buttons versus menus...
D700 is amazing, I picked mine up at the start of the pandemic as a walk in the rain with a 50mm F1.8, just for the image quality that is film like.
Added some quality lens like a 85 F1.4, it’s amazing. Got a D850 as a back up 😆, that is fantastic, but the D700 is still amazing and is off to work with me now.
Same here! Have had a D700 for only a couple years - magnificent camera! I then decided I might add a D850. Bought the D850 and it sits around as a backup while I continue using the D700.
Can you give me a picture style or editing method for get film look like, thanks!