Nikon D700 12.1MP Digital SLR Camera
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Nikon d700 “new” (though I have my doubts) arrived with all its cutting edge technology, its bells and whistles, its superlative reviews. I charged up a battery and attached a brand new Nikor 24-120mm lens, inserted an 8gb flashcard, formatted same, enabled “liveview” mode, removed the lens cover turned on the camera pointed and…stared, open-mouthed, at a blank dark monitor…now I am a novice, I don’t deny it, so I was sure that I had missed a switch, a button, a lever, a trigger, a step, a sequence, a cryptic gesture, a password or a mantra which all but the most hopelessly untutored DSLR users already know and perform automatically and without thinking. So I read the “Quick-Start” over and over, searching for the hidden nuance, hoping it would suddenly jump out in front of me and I’d shout, “Oh for Pete’s sake, of course, you have to blow on the flash bulb and tighten the camera strap first before the monitor turns on. How dense can I be?” But I came to no such epiphany, and so I called the Nikon 800 number and I was told, “You have a bad camera, Joe,” and though my name is not Joe, I thanked the man for the bad news. The camera is on its way, as we chat, to NV whence it came and I am left wondering what kind of shoddy quality control placed Nikon’s name on that camera neatly packed in that box with all of its accessories and cables and operating manuals, for me, the unsuspecting and very disappointed would-be user to discover that oh, it doesn’t work.Nikon D700 12.1MP Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this Nikon D700 from Amazon as a new camera for my brother. Just got message from him, that the camera was not new. Has over 3000 pictures made on it. Very bad news. Don’t you think.
Rating: 1 / 5
OK, Amazon asked me (by email) to review this camera so I’m going to bite. First of all, I must say that I am a long-time Nikon user. I currently own two film bodies(N90S and F100) and one DSLR (D200). I’ve used primarily the D200 for the past 3 years. Before that, I collected a lot of “film” Nikkors as well as my film bodies, so that was one reason I wanted to go FX. So I’m not a troll or have any axe to grind with Nikon. Generally their products have performed very well for me and when (rarely) I have needed their customer service, it has been good. I love the F100 and if I had time, I think I would still shoot film with it. But this review is about the D700 and unfortunately, the D700 is on its way back to Amazon for a refund. There was a really bad spot on the sensor (many pixels were affected) that was visible on any image shot at ISO 400 or above. This “red spot” was even visible on jpegs on the normal size that opened with NX2 – no magnification. The main reason I am writing this review is to let prospective buyers know you should thoroughly check out your new camera ASAP after receiving it. Thanks Amazon for you great return policy! This was a BIG investment for me. I have seen images from the D700 and they are really gorgeous but now I wonder how good Nikon’s QA/QC is. I’m undecided if I’m going to try another sample as this has created work and anxiety that I don’t need. I may stick with my D200 for awhile, as it still works great an produces nice images. I have no idea what the probability of getting a defective Nikon may be, but I sure would like to know the odds. I’m pretty sure that if I would not have been able to return the camera that Nikon would have made some sort of fix under warranty, but that would have been even more hassle and anxiety. Hence the title of this review. Good luck and I hope you get a good sample. I’m sure this would have been five stars if I had gotten a D700 with a good sensor.
Rating: 1 / 5
Nikon D700 was around 1,7XX few months back. Suddenly the price got increased. Oh! That’s really bad.
Rating: 5 / 5
Can anyone who has bought this from Amazon tell me if it has a Nikon USA warranty or is grey market (Intl. warranty)? It does not say anywhere in the product information.
Rating: 5 / 5