I've had my D700 for about four weeks now, and I've taken almost 1500 shots with it in very diverse situations; portrait, dark pubs, street, landscape, urban etc. In all these different places it performed very well indeed. I was really impressed with the quality of shots after cropping in quite close too. Just love it! Handles like a dream. Gripes: would have liked a horizon indicator in the viewfinder rather than just in live-view mode. Other than that, it will suit me for a long time to come. Don.

(Written by: DonDavisUK)

What a excellent addition to there line up of D-slr's. It fits in very nice and I'm pretty sure that it will be retailing a for a fair bit less than the r.r.p. you only have to look at what the D3 D300 and other cameras are now selling for. It's just what the market needs right now and it is going to be in direct comp with Canons replacement for the D5, if that wasn't due to be replaced in the near future it would still be selling a lot nearer its original r.r.p. as it had no competition. Just look at how Canon has dropped price on there top pro model since the D3 came onto the market. It's all good for the market and the consumer.

(Written by: phiggys)

This is the camera that a lot of D300 owners wanted and hoped for when the D300 was launched. The market needed a smaller and more compact D3 but with it's unbeatable performance and now we have it. There is still a huge price difference to the D3 and this puts enthusiasts off, as well as the fact that many people, including pros, do not want to carry a huge camera about all the time. Thats why many wedding pros use D200/300 or Canon 5d's. All the advantages of the D3 but smaller and lighter, no brainer to me.

(Written by: ianarridge)

I think there are too many choices within the price brackets.If someone were to be in the market for a £2000 camera then it would be no hardship to stretch to a D3. This camera should be priced at around £1500 but then where would that leave the D300? I think its all getting a little cluttered.

(Written by: jeromba)

You need to make a descision with your photography really - you only require the use of a camera to a certain level due to the amount of photograpy you do or the level at which you do it. The introduction of more enthusiast/pro cameras in to the range seems only to be a money making exercise to me as it would unlikely that many would need this level of camera as they or they would buy a D3 or wait for the D3x. Technically you can not fault a Nikon for build and functions but a more compact body is not necessarily wanted - I have been more than happy with my 2.5kg Nikon and the handling/feel of it so compact is not an issue for me. I am looking forward to a full review for further comment.

(Written by: rossmatthews)