Nikon D70 or D100?

With the new rebates I can either of these cameras (D70 or D100) for a
$100 difference. Is there a reason that one is vastly superior to the
other? Which would you choose? Why?

Thanks in advance for your help.

BBFoto

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:04:15 GMT, BBFoto wrote:

With the new rebates I can either of these cameras (D70 or D100) for a
$100 difference. Is there a reason that one is vastly superior to the
other? Which would you choose? Why?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Because it's much newer, the D70 is technically superior in nearly
every way except for the following features that are missing (it
wasn't designed to be a pro camera).

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.
D100 has faster continuous shoot mode.
D100 is heavier and feels nice to hold.
D100 has vertical grip capability from Nikon.
D100 has mechanical cable release.
D100 can use the older D-TTL flashes.
D100 has a proper pentaprism for a brighter viewfinder.

The D70 advantages over the D100 are too numerous to list but here are
the major ones:

D70 can Flash sync at 1/500th sec, compare to 1/180th on D100.
D70 130,000 pixel LCD vs D100's 118,000
D70 Max shutter at 1/8000th vs D100's 1/4000th
D70's buffer is bigger allowing it to maintain high fps for longer.
D70's images are slightly sharper due to a less aggressive AA filter.
D70 contains 2 years more developmental experience.

For most people, the D70 is the better choice, and is cheaper.

--
Owamanga!

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:04:15 GMT, BBFoto wrote:

With the new rebates I can either of these cameras (D70 or D100) for a
$100 difference. Is there a reason that one is vastly superior to the
other? Which would you choose? Why?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Because it's much newer, the D70 is technically superior in nearly
every way except for the following features that are missing (it
wasn't designed to be a pro camera).

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.
D100 has faster continuous shoot mode.
D100 is heavier and feels nice to hold.
D100 has vertical grip capability from Nikon.
D100 has mechanical cable release.
D100 can use the older D-TTL flashes.
D100 has a proper pentaprism for a brighter viewfinder.

The D70 advantages over the D100 are too numerous to list but here are
the major ones:

D70 can Flash sync at 1/500th sec, compare to 1/180th on D100.
D70 130,000 pixel LCD vs D100's 118,000
D70 Max shutter at 1/8000th vs D100's 1/4000th
D70's buffer is bigger allowing it to maintain high fps for longer.
D70's images are slightly sharper due to a less aggressive AA filter.
D70 contains 2 years more developmental experience.

For most people, the D70 is the better choice, and is cheaper.

--
Owamanga!

Thanks!

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:49:22 GMT, Owamanga wrote:

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:04:15 GMT, BBFoto wrote:

With the new rebates I can either of these cameras (D70 or D100) for a
$100 difference. Is there a reason that one is vastly superior to the
other? Which would you choose? Why?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Because it's much newer, the D70 is technically superior in nearly
every way except for the following features that are missing (it
wasn't designed to be a pro camera).

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.
D100 has faster continuous shoot mode.
D100 is heavier and feels nice to hold.
D100 has vertical grip capability from Nikon.
D100 has mechanical cable release.
D100 can use the older D-TTL flashes.
D100 has a proper pentaprism for a brighter viewfinder.

The D70 advantages over the D100 are too numerous to list but here are
the major ones:

D70 can Flash sync at 1/500th sec, compare to 1/180th on D100.
D70 130,000 pixel LCD vs D100's 118,000
D70 Max shutter at 1/8000th vs D100's 1/4000th
D70's buffer is bigger allowing it to maintain high fps for longer.
D70's images are slightly sharper due to a less aggressive AA filter.
D70 contains 2 years more developmental experience.

For most people, the D70 is the better choice, and is cheaper.

Thanks!

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:49:22 GMT, Owamanga wrote:

On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 19:04:15 GMT, BBFoto wrote:

With the new rebates I can either of these cameras (D70 or D100) for a
$100 difference. Is there a reason that one is vastly superior to the
other? Which would you choose? Why?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Because it's much newer, the D70 is technically superior in nearly
every way except for the following features that are missing (it
wasn't designed to be a pro camera).

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.
D100 has faster continuous shoot mode.
D100 is heavier and feels nice to hold.
D100 has vertical grip capability from Nikon.
D100 has mechanical cable release.
D100 can use the older D-TTL flashes.
D100 has a proper pentaprism for a brighter viewfinder.

The D70 advantages over the D100 are too numerous to list but here are
the major ones:

D70 can Flash sync at 1/500th sec, compare to 1/180th on D100.
D70 130,000 pixel LCD vs D100's 118,000
D70 Max shutter at 1/8000th vs D100's 1/4000th
D70's buffer is bigger allowing it to maintain high fps for longer.
D70's images are slightly sharper due to a less aggressive AA filter.
D70 contains 2 years more developmental experience.

For most people, the D70 is the better choice, and is cheaper.

The D70 definitely is better than the D100. Frankly, that the D100 continues
to sell for as much as it does when totally comparable models like the Canon
EOS 10D can now be had for $750 used, is totally beyond me. And I love
Nikons, but I still think it's ascinine.

LRH

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.

Where did you find this ?

-Michael

D100 has faster continuous shoot mode.

AFAIK: on the contrary: D70 has faster continuous shoot mode.

-Michael

D70's images are slightly sharper due to a less aggressive AA filter.

True, but that is why there are (very rarely) alializing problems.

Most important for me (we do have both):

The D70 shows a lot less noise when shooting with ISO 800.



For most people, the D70 is the better choice, and is cheaper.


TRUE !

-Michael

On Fri, 18 Feb 2005 16:27:18 +0100, Michael Schnell
wrote:

D100 has Mirror Lockup & anti-shake mode.

Here...
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/s...&cat=16&page=1

"A D100 feature I really like is the brief, auto mirror lockup which
reduces camera vibration at slow shutter speeds."

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Owamanga!