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Nikon D70 Reviews at all the websites on Internet were compiled by our team. The Final Rating given by us to Nikon D70 is 81 out of 100, Which Comes in Excellent Category.

Nikon D70 is 6.1 megapixel Digital SLR with 2inch LCD.

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Summary of Review of Nikon D70, at KenRockWell “Bravo, Nikon! The D70 eclipses every other DSLR under $3,000 because the D70 provides critical ease-of-use and speed, especially when it comes to the critical flash sync. Image quality is unbeaten except possibly by the Canon 1D-II and 1Ds, but they cost five to eight times as much and weigh a ton. The D70 offers superior quality to any point and shoot digital, and especially superior operational efficiency and practical image quality compared to the newest 8 Megapixel point and shoots like the Nikon 8700, Sony DSC-F828 and Canon 8MP Pro-1. Remember the P/S digicams use much smaller pixels, so 8 million teeny-weeny pixels are not as good as the 6 million huge ones on a real DSLR. I have a whole page about this here.”

In its Review of Nikon D70, Lets Go Digital writes and gives its conclusions “With the introduction of the Nikon D70s digital SLR camera Nikon further strengthened its position in the digital SLR market. We are glad to see that this time Nikon is acting fast and is not letting its big rival win more and more market share. The Nikon D70s is the successor of the DIWA Gold awarded Nikon D70 camera. It uses a Nikon DX format RGB CCD image sensor of 23.7 x 15.6mm and 6.24 million pixels, 6.1 effective Megapixels. The Nikon D70s has a Nikon F lens mount design shared by all Nikon SLR cameras for seamless compatibility with all AF Nikkor lenses, as well as the expanding family of high quality DX Nikkor lenses. Designed and built to exacting standards, and acknowledging that performance is paramount if the user is to capture precious moments and get the best possible results, every aspect of the Nikon D70s’ functionality has been optimized to keep the photographer on top of the action”.

Summary of Review of Nikon D70, Photography Blog writes and gives its conclusion “The Nikon D70s is as good an excuse as any to dip your toe in the water and join the DSLR revolution. It provides almost everything that most photographers will ever need in a camera (digital or otherwise), whilst delivering fantastic ease of use and very impressive image quality. The Nikon D70s offers a wealth of features, fast and accurate operation and solid build quality at a price point that would have been difficult to believe only a couple of years ago. Negative points are few - it “only” has 6 megapixels (although this is more of a marketing thing than anything else), the Multi Selector arrow-pad is spongy and unresponsive, and the shutter release mechanism is on the noisy side. I thoroughly enjoyed using the Nikon D70s and would have no hesitation in buying this camera, if I didn’t already have a substantial vested interest in Canon lenses! Highly recommended for advanced amateurs who are looking for more functionality than the cheaper entry-level DSLRs provide, or for the professional who requires a durable and hard-wearing back-up body”.

Verdict of Nikon D70 at PhotoNet “In 1999 I promised myself I would switch to digital photography once a reasonable 4 Megapixel camera was available. Well the time has come, and Nikon has provided the answer in the form of the D70 Digital SLR. The fact that it is F mount compatible (mostly), produces excellent images, and is affordable have left me with no excuse for not jumping in at this point. The ultimate validation of this is the fact that my wife (who has always maintained a healthy dose of skepticism of my various equipment purchases) can’t wait to get her hands on it, finally relinquishing her 20 year old Minolta SLR as the only tool a photographer needs”.

In its Review of Nikon D70, Steves Digicam writes and gives its conclusion “As stated in the opening paragraph, Nikon’s D70 has redefined the amateur dSLR market. It offers excellent shooting performance and image quality, while providing the photographer with fully-functional auto exposure and auto focusing controls. Users of consumer digicams will find that the D70’s responsiveness, viewfinder clarity, and image quality at high ISO settings overcome the limitations of their current equipment. And users of Nikon film SLR’s will find a familiar look and feel, and compatibility with most of their inventory of AF Nikkor lenses. At an MSRP of $999 for the body-only D70 Set, and $1299 for the D70 Kit including the AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED lens, Nikon has produced a high quality, reasonably priced dSLR whose results translate into a great value“.

In its Review of Nikon D70, Imaging Resource writes and gives its conclusions “In the bit over a year since the introduction of the original Nikon D70, rival Canon has answered that camera’s challenge strongly with their Digital Rebel XT model, catching up quite a bit in the areas of startup time and responsiveness, as well as in resolution and detail rendition. That said though, the Nikon D70S retains the advantage of a superior lens with a wider zoom range and slightly wider maximum aperture. It also retains the superb in-hand feel and ergonomics of the original D70, while the Rebel XT has gone quite a bit in the other direction with a tiny handgrip that’s simply too small to be comfortable for many users. (Although for that very reason, the Rebel XT is likely to be very appealing to many women.) For shooters interested in flash photography, the D70S easily leads the field, with its combination of matrix metering for fill flash operation, and its direct support (no accessories needed) for true wireless TTL-metered flash operation with Nikon’s SB-600 and SB-800 flash units. With its dead-simple “green zone” operation and host of helpful scene modes, the D70S is also a very approachable camera for novice users. This is an important consideration, given how well a d-SLR matches the needs of typical family shooting, an application where less-sophisticated users really need the things that d-SLRs do so well. (Fast shutter response, good high-ISO performance.) “.

In its Review of Nikon D70, bythom writes and gives its conclusionas below :
Drawbacks

* Those few missing features. No mirror pre-release. No mechanical remote release (fixed in the D70s).
* No extended grip. While I don’t miss having the vertical release, the MB-D100 provided a 10-pin connection, which I do miss. And with two batteries in the grip, you could probably shoot forever with your D70. Alas, we’ll never have the chance to find out.
* Manual lenses. AI and AI-S lenses and accessories can only be used in Manual exposure mode, and the meter is inoperative.
* D-TTL is MIA. Buy a new Nikon flash or be relegated to Automatic and Manual flash mode. It’s silly that D-TTL isn’t supported by the camera.
* Some performance issues to be aware of. Moire, bright light blooming, and bright light grid noise can rear their ugly pixels if you’re not paying attention. If you go above 1/250 shutter speeds, be aware of what triggers the latter two.

Positives

The drawbacks are all minor compared to the pluses. The D70 takes beautiful photos when used well, and can give almost any digital SLR on the market a run for the money in image quality. We may quibble about slight differences in color, or noise, or aliasing between different models, but these discussions are no different than the Provia versus Ektachrome type of debate. In short, expect to produce darn good results out of this camera.

* D1x image quality at a Best Buy price. Just like with my D100, I’m getting results out of the D70 that equal or exceed those from my D1x (though sometimes that takes a bit of post processing I don’t have to do with the D1x). The more I use the camera, the more I discover how to eek out a bit more quality.
* Feature-itis. If the original Digital Rebel was a crippled 10D, the D70 was an enhanced D100! Love the meter, love the flash, like the improved controls and menus, not missing much of anything (realistically, only the missing mirror pre-release is a functional thing that I miss).
* Light, small, mostly comfortable. The D70 is small and light enough to carry all day in casual situations. The D70 kit (with 18-70mm lens) and a 70-300mm ED lens may be the perfect vacation DSLR combo: long battery life, compact size, capable of great images.
* The plastic takes a beating. Say what you will, but I’ve already seen plenty of evidence that the D70 can shrug off bumps, drops, and scrapes.

In its Review of Nikon D70, Cnet writes and gives its conclusions “The good: Versatile drive mode; excellent dynamic range, noise levels, and color rendition; full feature set with lots of customization options; responsive operation; solid battery life. The bad: No preshot mirror lockup; only one set of custom parameters; raw-file editing/control software costs extra. The bottom line: Small improvements fine-tune one of the best digital SLRs in the sub-$1,000 class”.

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