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View Full Version : Looking at the Nikon D70S what do you think?


dhdpromo
07-02-2006, 04:24 PM
Here is the info throw me your suggestions.

Budget

* What budget have you allocated for buying this camera? - $2500.00 including lenses and Laptop comp


* What size camera are you looking for? Or does size not matter at all to you? - Does not matter

Features

How many megapixels will suffice for you? As Many as possible or needed I will be shooting studio and action events

* What optical zoom will you need? (None, Standard = 3x-4x, Ultrazoom = 10x-12x, Other - Specify) - I think I need more than 300x but the rep at my Camera store says I do not need that much...hmmm

* How important is “image quality” to you? (Rate using a scale of 1-10) - 10

Do you care for manual controls? - YES

General Usage

* What will you generally use the camera for? - Action and Studio Model work

* Will you be making big prints of your photos or not? - Yes as large as I can within my budget

Will you be shooting a lot of indoor photos or low light photos? - Some low light shade photos in the woods

Will you be shooting sports and/or action photos? - Absolutely almost exclusively

Miscellaneous

Are there particular brands you like or hate? - I like Nikons

Are there particular models you already have in mind? - D70s

(If applicable) Do you need any of the following special features? (Wide Angle, Image Stabilization, Weatherproof, Hotshoe, Rotating LCD)
- Image stabilization would help, weather resistant but not necessary, do not know what hotshoe is, no need for rotating LCD