D-SLR choice. D70s or D100
Discussion
) Both are 6mp so that shouldn't be a factor in your decision.
I'm pretty sure both use the same sensor and metering, so very little differnece there. Noise handling may be a bit better on the D70, older nikons aren't great when it comes to noise.
Bottom line is you can get a new D70s body for £399 whilst the D100 is still fetching a lot more than that new. If your budget can stretch I'd get a new D70s myself rather than a second hand body.
I'm pretty sure both use the same sensor and metering, so very little differnece there. Noise handling may be a bit better on the D70, older nikons aren't great when it comes to noise.
Bottom line is you can get a new D70s body for £399 whilst the D100 is still fetching a lot more than that new. If your budget can stretch I'd get a new D70s myself rather than a second hand body.
As a poor answer I would have to say... it depends. Depends on what you want to use it for, what build quality you want etc.
Both are approx the same pixel count so no clear advantage there , but the images come out of the D100 "softer" as it has a more agressive filter in front of the sensor. All this means is you need to apply a bit more sharpening to thes eimages than the D70 images.
Both will give nice quality A4 sized images out of the camera, but if you wan tot go larger you'll need to interpolate the images up in size using either PS or some other programme (e.g. Genuine Fractals).
D70s also has a bigger screen than the D100 for reviewing images / histograms on.
In terms of build quality I'd say the D100 is more robust but many will have had a harder life.
D70 has no remote release socket, you have to use an infra red transmitter which may or may not be a pain. The D100 has a 10 pin socket for use of the electronic release and also the shutter release itself has a tapped hole to screw a traditional style remote release into. The D70 does not.
Also with the D100 you can bolt on the extra battery pack which gives you a vertical release switch and also extended battery life. Bear in mind that the battery life on the D70 is very very good (Mrs CVP used to get 600-700 on one charge), so the D100 with two in you're looking at least 1,500 between charges
Both are capable of really good quality images with the right driver behind the wheel. Mr Trackdemon uses/used a D100 so if you search you'll see what it is capable of.
The only thing I would say is that both are getting a bit long in the tooth now , especially re AF performance if you shoot fast moving subjects and maybe it's worth considering a D80 instead. Mrs CVP has upgraded from an original D70 to a D80 and whilst there are a few design niggles, overall she much prefers it.
HTH
Chris
Both are approx the same pixel count so no clear advantage there , but the images come out of the D100 "softer" as it has a more agressive filter in front of the sensor. All this means is you need to apply a bit more sharpening to thes eimages than the D70 images.
Both will give nice quality A4 sized images out of the camera, but if you wan tot go larger you'll need to interpolate the images up in size using either PS or some other programme (e.g. Genuine Fractals).
D70s also has a bigger screen than the D100 for reviewing images / histograms on.
In terms of build quality I'd say the D100 is more robust but many will have had a harder life.
D70 has no remote release socket, you have to use an infra red transmitter which may or may not be a pain. The D100 has a 10 pin socket for use of the electronic release and also the shutter release itself has a tapped hole to screw a traditional style remote release into. The D70 does not.
Also with the D100 you can bolt on the extra battery pack which gives you a vertical release switch and also extended battery life. Bear in mind that the battery life on the D70 is very very good (Mrs CVP used to get 600-700 on one charge), so the D100 with two in you're looking at least 1,500 between charges
Both are capable of really good quality images with the right driver behind the wheel. Mr Trackdemon uses/used a D100 so if you search you'll see what it is capable of.
The only thing I would say is that both are getting a bit long in the tooth now , especially re AF performance if you shoot fast moving subjects and maybe it's worth considering a D80 instead. Mrs CVP has upgraded from an original D70 to a D80 and whilst there are a few design niggles, overall she much prefers it.
HTH
Chris
Chris
Is this right? I regualarly get A3 images printed from my D70 without having to do anything in PS and while I admit I'm no expert they seem as good a quality as A4 images. They certainly don't print out A2, but A3 should be fine? Admitedly I've never compared the output at A3 from say a D200 to a D70 maybe I need to look again
Giles
CVP said:
Both will give nice quality A4 sized images out of the camera, but if you wan tot go larger you'll need to interpolate the images up in size using either PS or some other programme (e.g. Genuine Fractals).
Is this right? I regualarly get A3 images printed from my D70 without having to do anything in PS and while I admit I'm no expert they seem as good a quality as A4 images. They certainly don't print out A2, but A3 should be fine? Admitedly I've never compared the output at A3 from say a D200 to a D70 maybe I need to look again
Giles
rhubarb said:
Chris
Is this right? I regualarly get A3 images printed from my D70 without having to do anything in PS and while I admit I'm no expert they seem as good a quality as A4 images. They certainly don't print out A2, but A3 should be fine? Admitedly I've never compared the output at A3 from say a D200 to a D70 maybe I need to look again
Giles
CVP said:
Both will give nice quality A4 sized images out of the camera, but if you wan tot go larger you'll need to interpolate the images up in size using either PS or some other programme (e.g. Genuine Fractals).
Is this right? I regualarly get A3 images printed from my D70 without having to do anything in PS and while I admit I'm no expert they seem as good a quality as A4 images. They certainly don't print out A2, but A3 should be fine? Admitedly I've never compared the output at A3 from say a D200 to a D70 maybe I need to look again
Giles
I was referring to the "natural" size direct out of the camera based upon the captured number of pixels. I did find with my old one if you simply tell the printer to blow up to A3 size then things get a bit softer. I simply have an action written in PS that increases the image dimensions 10% each time and blows the image up to size this way.
Cheers
Chris
I'll try and keep my answer simple (for once 
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For the money, the D70(s) is the newer technology, by quite some timespan in digital terms.
It's not perfect by a long way. But despite my gripes I'd still go with the D70.
} For the money, the D70(s) is the newer technology, by quite some timespan in digital terms.
It's not perfect by a long way. But despite my gripes I'd still go with the D70.
Just looked on Gray's and s/hand '70 comes in at either £10 more or £10 less than a '100 - so you definitely pays yer money and takes yer choice!
My first foray into digital imaging is the D70S which i had work buy for me (can't take it home with me unfortunately).
It is a great bit of kit and you can get some absolute bargains out there at the moment (this is in Aus so UK should be even better). For me though, having read some recent reviews, the D80 if you can stretch to it, would be a better camera to buy if you intend to keep for a long time. This at least is IMO after reading reviews of the upgrades of D70s from D70 and now D80 from D70s.
Nonetheless if you are limited in budget then the D70 even, or the D70s both look bargains to me!
It is a great bit of kit and you can get some absolute bargains out there at the moment (this is in Aus so UK should be even better). For me though, having read some recent reviews, the D80 if you can stretch to it, would be a better camera to buy if you intend to keep for a long time. This at least is IMO after reading reviews of the upgrades of D70s from D70 and now D80 from D70s.
Nonetheless if you are limited in budget then the D70 even, or the D70s both look bargains to me!
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