The Nikon D70: Never Look Back (Nikon D70)

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Product:	Nikon D70
Date:	05/04/06 (96 review reads)
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Advantages: Ease of Use, Superb Image Quality, Total Control Over Image Production

Disadvantages: None

I have used the Nikon D70 digital SLR for just over a year, and taken over 6000 photographs. Without a doubt, it's the best camera I have ever purchased.

The D70 allows you to have a very simple approach to photography, with a complete portfolio of automatic settings available as standard. You can simply "point and shoot" using one of a number of fully automatic modes, and the camera's fast action means you hardly ever miss the moment.

The D70 is also well known in professional circles, and it's set of manual image controls make this camera a firm favourite with traditional 35mm SLR fans and expert photographers too. The SLR approach also means that you can buy and use different lenses, including powerful telephoto/zoom and wide-angle lenses to great effect.

Amateur photographers and those "just starting out" can progress and learn with this camera, moving through the modes and functions as they improve thier technique.

The manual is well-written and easy to use and understand, and I still refer to it on a regular basis as I search for new things to try.

The camera build quality is superb, which was put to the test when I accidently dropped the camera on the kitchen floor. My heart skipped a few beats, but the camera just marched on without even a scratch.

Connection to the computer couldn't be simpler. A USB port on the camera means you can "dock" with the PC and deliver the images directly to the hard drive. Nikon's editing software is supplied with the camera to make life even easier, and the camera also supports compact flash cards that are simple to remove and install.

6.1 Megapixel resolution is more than adequate for quality image production, and the superb optics from Nikon/Nikkor lenses produce images that are superior to cameras with higher resolutions. With Nikon, the number of Megapixels is not the measure of power. Optical quality wins every time.

I have an A3 printer, and I can "crop" images using editing software to improve the view, then produce pin-sharp large-scale photos with it. The results are stunning (and my family and friends think so too).

I've owned a range of quality cameras including Canon and Minolta, from 35mm compact to digital, and I've never looked back since buying the D70. It's simply a combination of all the good things I've had in the past, with Nikon's quality added.

As a keen amateur/semi-professional I can alter the settings to get the images I want, or turn it to "Auto" and hand it to my wife who neither knows nor cares about shutter speed and aperture control. She then gets the snapshots she wants, which are, unsurprisingly, rather good.

Summary: All things to all people with unrivaled quality and ease of use

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