Will canon put out a camera comparable to Nikon D700?

anthony11 wrote in post #7973368
Now, do we know that all of those black lenses are Nikons for sure?

True. And some of the white lenses may be Nikons.

Hm, hadn't thought of that, using the mount adapters. I was thinking in terms of some of the black ones being Sigmas.

anthony11 wrote in post #7975217
Hm, hadn't thought of that, using the mount adapters. I was thinking in terms of some of the black ones being Sigmas.

Not with adapters. Nikon also makes some white lenses.

condyk wrote in post #7958232
That's actually quite wrong! It shoots 14 bit at 8fps and with normal AA batteries in the grip. I know this because I actually own the D700 and the grip and the AA batteries and shoot 14 bit 100%.

Are you positive that your D700 runs 8fps with AA batteies? It was my understanding that in order to truly run 8fps it took the buying the MB-D10 grip ($260), a higher output EN-EL4 battery ($125).
And..., unfortunately, the EN-EL4 battery doesn't fit in the standard recharger that comes with the D700's EN-EL3 battery, so that means also needing an MH-21 charger ($135). Also note, the AA carrier doesn't come with the MB-D10 grip, it's $30 extra.

This is what I was told by a Nikon rep when I bought my D700 a few months ago, and I've read the same thing elsewhere.

Now, I owned and used the D700 for two months before finally ending up with a 5D2. ( I never bought the grip though) The D700 is absolutely wonderful, no doubt about it. It is a little bit heavier and bulkier than the 5d2, and that matters to some, and doesn't for others.

I loved all the bells and whistles that Nikon is including these days, and the camera felt and worked great! But, in the end, it's the lens gaps for what I want is what stopped me from selling off my Canon lenses and switching. I soooooooo wish the 5d2 had many of the D700's features (flash control through pop up, exp bracketing button and more frames, focus assist lamp, 5fps, 51 points to select your focus on-great for tripod use, MUCH better auto iso functionng, etc...), but alas, the lenses are worth more for ME for now. The features are nice little things, but they don't make or break a picture in my uses. I am however, looking forward to finding out the 1D4 final specs, maybe someday will be able to afford one

Stump556 wrote in post #8005264
Are you positive that your D700 runs 8fps with AA batteies? It was my understanding that in order to truly run 8fps it took the buying the MB-D10 grip ($260), a higher output EN-EL4 battery ($125).
And..., unfortunately, the EN-EL4 battery doesn't fit in the standard recharger that comes with the D700's EN-EL3 battery, so that means also needing an MH-21 charger ($135). Also note, the AA carrier doesn't come with the MB-D10 grip, it's $30 extra.

This is what I was told by a Nikon rep when I bought my D700 a few months ago, and I've read the same thing elsewhere.

From Nikon UK specification for D700:

Continuous Shooting Speed:


- With Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e: 1-5 frames per second in [CL] mode, 5 fps in [CH] mode
- With Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 with batteries other than Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e or AC Adapter EH-5a/EH-5:1-7 frames per second in [CL] mode, 8 fps in [CH] mode

I got my battery pack with the grip so dunno if it's suppose to be supplied separate. Works really well and I can use on a D300 too for same boost, but at 12 bit.

Hi

Actually if you are somebody like myself.
I put Priority on the lenses before I even considered a camera.

So I purchased the best lens I needed for the job.
The camera always comes second.. In this case for my needs. I ended up with a Canon.

my 2c

condyk wrote in post #8006076
From Nikon UK specification for D700:

Continuous Shooting Speed:


- With Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e: 1-5 frames per second in [CL] mode, 5 fps in [CH] mode
- With Multi-Power Battery Pack MB-D10 with batteries other than Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL3e or AC Adapter EH-5a/EH-5:1-7 frames per second in [CL] mode, 8 fps in [CH] mode

I got my battery pack with the grip so dunno if it's suppose to be supplied separate. Works really well and I can use on a D300 too for same boost, but at 12 bit.

Thanks, I didn't know that. I wish I would have known that though before when I had and was testing the D700. I had access to borrow a grip, but I didn't have an EN-EL4 battery and charger, so I thought 8fps was out of the question until I bought those. hmmmm, well crud.