Nikon D70 Body Only Digital Camera

Pros: Ease of use.
Cons: Bad pictures in low light.

After owning several digital cameras, I've finally found one that will retire with me. My last camera was the Nikon DCS620, but it was to heavy to lug around. The Nikon D70s is compact, feels great in your grip, and does it all. I'm not lying when I tell you that the lithium battery will last for days without a charge. The rear compact flash door opens easy, and accesses the card extremely fast. The large lcd screen menu is intuitive and simple. So far the only issue I have with the camera is taking low light scenes with the built in flash. It's not sufficient. Although, you can use the Nikon free online software to adjust picture quality, I prefer to capture a great picture before the fine tuning. Therefore, I suggest you purchase an external speedlight. Most older Nikon's will work. I'm using my old SB-28D and it works great.

Pros: Great pictures, options, quality!
Cons: it can be a bit bulky when taken on trips or out on the town

I had a Nikon 35mm SLR and loved it. When I decided to move up to a digital, I looked at other brands but none compared to the Nikon, their clarity in pictures and strength can't be matched by their competitors. I really liked that they stayed with metal and not the plastic that many other camera companies went with. It's great for people just starting and exploring photography and those advancing into further areas through it's manual/automatic options

Pros: No shutter lag. Fast power up. Excellent images.
Cons: Requires iTTL, won't work with my SB-28

I have been a Nikon user since the early 90s. I had a ton of lenses and flashes that were compatible with my N90s, so it was an obvious choice. It was the best addition to my rig since my N90s. My only gripe is that it requires iTTL which means that I can't use any of the program settings with my SB-28 Speedlight.

Pros: very fast, good metering
Cons: price, a bit unwieldy, viewfinder

For $1000, these are the popular choices you have
1. Nikon D70
2. Pentax *ist DS
3. Canon Digital Rebel

I bought the D70 last thanksgiving and have taken maybe 2000 photos with it. I skipped the zoom lens to get a fast 35mm f2 lens. Before this I had a Canon Canon AE1P manual focus camera.
This camera has had quite an impact on my photography. The lens is a matter of personal preference and if you need the flexibility, the zoom is good. With the 35mm f2(sees like a 50mm with the 1.5x factor), the camera is really fast. I'm shooting autofocus most of the time. The matrix metering works for me 95% of the time. I'm able to focus on composition (for this, the grid pattern has come in handy). The viewfinder was my biggest concern, but I've learnt to live with it.

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Pros: Very very flexible. Controls, AF, processing, fast and easy. Wonderful picture quality.
Cons: Shooting mode dial switches too lightly. Tendency to underexpose (prevent blowout highlights?) needs compensation.

After about a month and approx. 1000 exposures, the D70 is growing on me more and more. It has a bit of a learning curve for those like me who are used to film, what with levels of in-camera sharpening, color saturation, etc. Take plenty of time to take test pictures of the same subject. I took just 2 shots to ajust the camera to my 20 year old Vivitar 283 and it performed wonderfully well. The flash doesn't take information from the camera so every time it releases the maximum. Thankfully, the D70 has a 1/500 sec. max. sync. speed.
I have tried only a fraction of all the onboard features and used only Medium size Fine quality JPEG's. Results have been stunning. Performing poets were attacked with 1600 ISO, WB-incandescent,Auto-sharpening and spot metering, compensated by 0,3 to 0,7 stop at f4.5. Excellent sharpness and unbelievably low noise! Fine Kit glass.
Metering and AF set to lock when the release button is pressed down half. Handy. I set the controls of shutterspeed and aperture to switch functions. I find the dial at the front to be un-ergonomical, so now I can use the other. Lovely!

Pros: Separate aperature ring, good battery life, excellent set of features.
Cons: not built too sturdy, no vertical grip, poor popup flash, small LCD

I bought this camera 18 months ago as an upgradeto my N65. The N65 appears to be the film counterpart to the D50. The D70 has some of the features I missed with my N65. Overall, I am very happy with the camera, but I wish it felt a little sturdier. Do yourself a favor if you buy this, but the magic lantern guide for it.

Pros: Fast, great lens (18-70) nice package.
Cons: Poor print resolution when compared to my Minolta S414 4MP.

This is a great camera for image capture with very active grandkids. The nearly instant on and ability to capture quickly, plus capture images almost as fast as a film camera, provide the ability to select the best from multiple captures. Only problem experienced is poor resolution in JPEG setting (highest used) when printed on my Canon PIXMA 8500. I have turned to taking all images in raw format to try to get around this.

I have purchased JASC Paint Shop Pro 9 in hopes that I can use this program to edit the raw images, transfer them to JPEG, and get lab quality prints from my Canon 8500 just like the prints I have been getting using this printer with images captured with my Minolta S414 (4MP).

Pros: Easy to use, great pictures, nice feel.
Cons: None other than price!

This is a fantastic camera! I replaced my 14 year old Nikon SLR with this camera. At first I had some doubts if I would "adjust" to the digital format, but this camera is incredible! You can take 100's of pictures at a time, the camera records all you settings so that you can learn from your mistakes once you download and review the photos. For someone who is relatively comfortable with the functions of an SLR, this took me about 4 hours to get up to speed and start taking good pictures.

Pros: Everything mentioned above
Cons: Raw mode requires purchase of nikon program, should be supplied especially for those without photoshop

The D70 blows the Digital Rebel out of the water. You get a much bigger lens than the rebel, quicker start-up time, faster burst rates, etc. While it is true that it was designed to work with the SB-600/800 flashes, the older DX flashes work...just in a manual mode. There are definitely benefits for the newer flashes though, one being the TTL metering but there is also a diffuser, tungsten screen and a stand. Back to the D70, in the NEF(RAW Mode) you can adjust camera settings after the picture has been taken through photoshop or nikon's capture software that needs to be purchased separately. With Lexar's new 80x CF card you can shoot up to 144 frames in 12 seconds. It has a 1/8000 second shutter speed with 1/500 flash sync as well. As soon as you turn the camera on it can take 8 shots before the Rebel is ready. Plus with the 18-70mm lens how can you not choose it. If you run into a bind with no charge on your battery, you can easily throw in a couple of CR123 batteries using the supplied adapter. The rebel can't do that.

Pros: Instant on, great autofocus
Cons: Color balance not so good, soft images

Been photographing for 35 years, and have used everything professionally from a Leica M3 to a Burke & James view camera. Used a Canon EOS Elan for most of my professional jobs.

I looked at the same time at the Canon digital (not the Rebel, the higher-end one. Misremember its name. 10D maybe?)

I use mine for art shots and weddings/parties/event coverage.

Lessee. I like fast, instant on, usual Nikon quality. Ultra-reliable. Images stand up well to postprocessing. Good dynamic range.

My main gripes are with the white balance and the focus (why can Kodak get a good auto WB on a cheapo P&S and Nikon cannot? Yeah, I know, I'm a pro, and can set it for myself... and so I have to fiddle with the setting all the time.) Also, images always seem soft to me, and I almost always have to sharpen.

Pros: the few pictures that it took were nice.
Cons: at about $3/picture, was too expensive.

had this camera for 1 year, 2 days when the processor went bad. Camera was not abused in any way. Only got about 300 pictures. Camera is now worthless. Ritz and Nikon want $700 to fix it. Now I am stuck with a a worthless body and a couple of expensive Nikon lenses. I would never buy from Nikon or Ritz again.

Pros: Nikon feel and features, long lasting rechargable battery, Sharp autofocus and excellent light metering.
Cons: Needs sb 600 or sb 800 Nikon flash to use cameras TTL feature.

Great camera for a Nikon film convert. Intuitive and simple straight forward features. Simple point and shooter with the potential for full manual professional use. Works with Nikon compatible lenses. Wish the D70 worked in TTL with existing Nikon flashes. Included software is simple but very useful. Rechargable battery lasts for many photos, a few less using built in flash.

Pros: Price, flexibility, manual control, Nikon system, ergonomics, image quality, external flash synch.
Cons: Can't meter with older (non-computerized) lenses. Not as rugged as the older metal-bodied Nikons.

I've had 5 digital cameras prior to my D70, and with each one I've thought "nice, but if only I could use my Nikkor lenses..." Well, now I can- sort of- but more importantly, this is the first digital camera I've owned that gives me full control over the picture taking process. It's the first one I can use in place of film for some of my commercial work.

6 Mpixels is good enough for magazine illustration in the publications I write for, and the camera itself is flexible and powerful enough to do everything I need- synch with external flash, focus manually, adjust depth of field, set manual exposures and so forth.

All in all, the perfect choice for someone who doesn't want to spend three or four times as much on a high-end pro digital camera.

Pros: Nikon's D70 is an excellent camera and it's worthy of Nikon name
Cons: Nikon's Picture Project needs an upgrade. Several aspects are missing, especially the cropping feature.

The Nikon D70 has all of the advance technology which is a marriage of the computer and the film camera. And, this marriage is a success. The camera's metering is exceptional and focuses quickly. I appreciate the exposure lock which prevents the unfocused blurred pictures.
The feel of camera is good and the access of buttons on the camera's backside are comfortable.
I like the automatic fill in light which is a carry over from their most recent cameras and the large 7+volts Li-Ion battery. This battery provides drive for all critical parts of the camera and is essential to it's operation.
I currently have an old Nikon N2020 which is still functioning well. The Nikon D70 is definitely a good upgrade. I shouldn't have waited so long to convert to digital.
By the way, the HP Photo-smart 8450 printer does an excellent job of producing prints. Together, these products have made an quantum jump in photography.

Pros: Easy to use, fun to play with, takes great pics.
Cons: You can really eat up some time taking pictures of just everyday ordinary things.

We've had a digital camera for a few years, a Sony DCP71,and at first we really like it. The point and shoot really appealed to use since neither one had any experience with SLR cameras. After getting tired of the poor quality pics with the 3mpx camera we decided to step up. Went to a local camera shop and the manager was very helpful. With-in a few minutes we were taking pictures with it. The presets are very useful getting started, then you can review the settings of each picture so you can change them yourself and "play" with the style of the picture. The lens change very easily and battery life is unbelievable, get more than one memory card... you'll need it