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Will a D70 Work For Me? I am thinking about purchasing a Nikon D70. I am unsure as to whether it will work for me as I now use large format to photograph nature/landscape. I plan on selling prints, shooting stock and trying to get published. Will this camera be high quality enough to do all of this?
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Ryan Jones |
I own a D70 and am very pleased with it. However I know you will notice a difference in depth and quality when shooting digital compared to large format. Large format creates the most detail and greatest clarity especially compared to digital. Go to kenrockwell.com and read his piece on film vs. digital. It can show you a lot.
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Missy P |
I recently upgraded to a D70S. I had it for around 2 months and love it. Once the settings are set correctly it has the same quality as my 35.
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Stan Lubach |
The maximum resolution of the the D70s is 3008x2000. So, just divide the DPI value that you feel you need for acceptable prints into those numbers, and that should give you an idea of the largest print size that you can expect to get at that quality. Of course, I understand there are computer applications that use fractals to up the resolution artificially, but I have no experience with those.
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anonymous A. |
Betterphoto member Gary uses 35mm, medium format and digital (I think he has a D70. Why not ask him? http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/free/bio.php?memberID=139171
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John G. Clifford Jr |
If you use, and are used to, and expect the same quality as, medium or large format film cameras, I think you will be disappointed with a D70 or any other 6 MP camera. From what I understand, most stock photo houses don't want images that weren't produced by at least 10 MP cameras. That means the new Nikon D200 is the floor, followed by the D2x, the Canon 5D, and the Mark II. IOW, the stock agencies are trying to chase amateurs out of the business by making the camera requirements too expensive for most hobbyists. There are ways around this for landscape work, but they're complicated and can be cumbersome. In short, the D70 is a great camera for typical 35mm purposes, but it doesn't, and can't, replace MF or LF for image quality.
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
Doubt it's to chase anybody away because of status. Why would they care where it came from, as longs as they could use it? They could probably take advantage of having more stuff come from amatuers. I think it's simply a matter of keeping file sizes high so they have more freedom of sizes to use the final output.
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