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<p>Thanks, Matthew! I looked all over Google and strangely couldn't find a picture of the bottom of a D700.<br> Now, what happens if the tag was removed? Any other methodology? </p>

<p>Alright. So I have to make this as short and nonspecific as I can.</p> <p>My local authorities are attempting to retrieve my D700 which was "taken without permission" recently. Subsequently, I located it on a local buy/sell website. The authorities are attempting to put their hands on the camera.</p> <p>If they are successful, they need to be able to find the serial no of the body quickly to cross-reference it with my record. This has to be done at the moment of the transaction. So, here's my questions:<br /> <br /> 1. Is there a label at the bottom of the camera body with the SN. (I just can't remember, lol. Never paid much attention to that kind of details.)<br /> <br /> 2. Is there a way to retrieve the SN No from inside the camera menu?<br /> <br /> Since this has to be done on the fly, we don't have the luxury of taking a photo and pulling the EXIF data. Sorry I am being cryptic, but the less detail I share at this point, the better. Thank you for your help!</p>

<p>To Scott and Christopher: Thank you for your suggestions. In fact, that is the technique I will use from now on. </p>

<p>Sorry, <strong>Michael</strong>. My bad. I confused LENR with High ISO NR. Yes, LENR will certainly make a positive difference. However, as <strong>Joe </strong>points out, it will effectively double my exposure time. That's OK by me--I don't really do a lot of long-exposure photography--so I'll give that a try next time I'm out. I will also try taking a series of 30s shots and combine them. That should help reduce some of the artifacts. Thank you all for your help.</p>

<p>Michael, no I didn't. I shoot almost exclusively in RAW, and it's my understanding that LENR only works in JPG. No?<br> Jos, thank you for the link. I wasn't aware that Lightroom could map out hot pixels. I'll give that a try and report back. </p>

<p>Well, I went out last night and took some long exposure shots of the sky. I do mostly street and documentary photography, so this is was a new experience. When I came home and looked at the pics, I was shocked to see nasty hot pixels all over the place. (Please see the image in the link below. Look among the trees and around the house.)<br> Image Link: https://app.box.com/s/646ys5dd8tvf0eni0pud58f1bowi8hy6<br> <br /> Now, to be fair, my D700 has seen better days. It's clocking at almost 200K clicks, and I can sense that it's tired and is ready to give it a rest. Still, I was wondering if anyone knew if there was a convenient way for me to deal with the hot pixels for the time being, until I have completed the long-deserved upgrade.<br> I mean, are there software and/or tricks I can use? Thank you in advance for your help.</p>

<p>Hi Stuart,<br> Of course! I would never ever consider selling anything used without a complete disclosure. In any event, I am inclined to make the repairs, and keep the camera. For one thing, I believe that it is the best DSLR that Nikon has produced so far. It is not surprising that D700 has cult following.<br> JM</p>

<p>Thanks you all for your wonderful responses. I do love my D700. Even with the newer Nikon DSLRs in the market, I am still convinced the my D700 is the best all-round camera for me- I am a Documentary and Street photographer.<br> Regarding the questions about shutter actuation count from Nathan, Shun, Jose, et.al- I neglected to mention it in my original post. Are you guys sitting down?<br> It's got....171K click on it, mostly in rough environments- tropical heat, humidity, dusty, in monsoon rain...you name it. LOL.</p>

<p>I have owned my D700 for about five years now, and it's gotten a lot of use in that time. I just sent it in to APS for cleaning and maintenance. They're recommending that I have the following things done:</p> <ul> <li><strong>Replace the Mirror Box Sequence Unit</strong>. Apparently, the gears that move the shutter are pretty worn. This maybe the reason why the shutter mechanism freezes up in extremely cold weather, something I started experiencing a year ago.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Clean the inside of the Pentaprism</strong>. There's quite a bit of dust and debris that's gotten in there. This is obviously not an essential repair, but given that the camera will be disassembled for the replacement of the Mirror Box it's cost-effective.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Replace the left-side (rubber) grip</strong>, which is starting to peel off near the Focus Selector Switch.</li> </ul> <ul> <li><strong>Regular cleaning, including the sensor.</strong></li> </ul> <p>The total bill comes to $645.<br /> the D700 has been my only camera up to now, but that's about to change. I am considering purchasing another body, either a D750 or Fujifilm X-T1. I might just end up selling the D700. For now, though, I am going to keep it around as a second body. <br /> So, what I am wondering is if it's worth spending all that money in getting the D700 in top shape. Is this a good investment, regardless if I keep it or sell it down the road?<br /> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!</p>