Got My d70!

[406]

size13 said:

I think 406 made a spelling mistake >> Edited by size13 on Monday 23 May 11:21

Quite correct. i had been on the sauce and replied to a post and inadvertantly said "Welcome To The Clud" Simpo Two picked up on it and typed the same when another member bought a D70. We now have a D70 Clud Certificate for members who want one. I have had a few requests for them and will email them in the next few days

Dave

[simpo two]

bossdrew said:

so is this the camera of choice by most of you?...what about the d70s? is it worth having the extra bearing in mind that i am a novice...

The other difference is a different-looking menu (though I haven't seen it so can't tell you it it's better). However, as someone said, you can get that by upgrading the D70 firmware.

The larger LCD sounds nice - but apparently it's the same number of pixels - so the original D70 is better value, certainly if it's £250 less! The results you get will be identical.

[beano500]

...and just returning to the ...



As you know, I am only capable of photographing one subject...

D70 85mm F4 1/250th ISO 200

[simpo two]

You giving it foreign food Beano?

[rico]

Had a flick through one of the photography mags (think amateurphotography???) and they had a review of the D70 against 350D and others.

The D70 won by 2%, with the 350D in second place.

Interesting that its about a year old and STILL beating brand new cameras. It wasn't even the new D70S in the test!

I'm chuffed to bits with mine.

[fergusd]

simpo two said:

The other difference is a different-looking menu (though I haven't seen it so can't tell you it it's better).

I upgraded mine the other day, not a fan of the new menus to be honest, why change them when the new ones are no better just (IMHO) less obviously colour coded . . .

Other than that everything else seems identical, RAW processing in C1 seems unimpacted, etc . . .

Fd

[simpo two]

fergusd said:

why change them when the new ones are no better

Because marketing departments can't bear to see anything stay unchanged for more than 6 months. They have the attention span of a fruit fly; always need something new to witter on about. Badges and software tweaks are quick, easy and cheap to do, unlike R&D.

Now, where's that D90?

[Tall_Paul]

simpo two said:

fergusd said: why change them when the new ones are no better Because marketing departments can't bear to see anything stay unchanged for more than 6 months. They have the attention span of a fruit fly; always need something new to witter on about. Badges and software tweaks are quick, easy and cheap to do, unlike R&D. Now, where's that D90?

right here....