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<p>Thanks Shun.... I will either save a bit more and do the D3X or the D800. Suppose it just wasn't meant to be right now. :-) Leaning more to the D800 now. </p>

<p>Well... that (the D3) didn't do so well.... major issues as previously discussed on here. Oil and much dust on the sensor. I will hold out to see what August may have in terms of new releases or go with the D800. Thank goodness it was a reputable company and will accept the return.</p>

<p>Just wanted to finish this off with letting you all know how very appreciative I am that you have taken such time to respond and with the wealth of knowledge that I needed.<br>

I have just now purchased a Nikon D3 (used with a warranty) with 50,000 actuations (well 50,564) it was at a price that I could not refuse.... 2200.00. I believe at this time and what I do that this is a great compliment and back up to my D700 or the D700 as the back up either which way... and yes Shaun, dual memory cards makes me feel a bit more secure. <br>

Thank you all so very much once again,</p>

<p>I have personally found it very informative and interesting..... Thank you !!<br>

And yes... I have been following this all. <br>

I appreciate all the knowledge, opinions and information regarding this.</p>

<p>To all that have contributed to this thought process of mine... I apologize for the "tinker toy" comment. It was not meant to offend anyone in any which way. As Eric had stated.... I just prefer a bit different feel. Again, I am sorry. There was not to be a debate over my comment... my fault for using the wrong choice of words.<br>

I do believe I will be considering the move to another D700 as so many have stated or move up to the D3 or D4 (just have to save a bit more for those). <br>

And I wrote this thought yes a year ago after the D800 was released. I am not one to jump on the new technology... therefore I wanted those who did make that change to speak of their experiences, troubles or concerns which was and has been done here in the past 2 days. Thank you !!</p>

<p>Kent... I need a second body on hand at all times. I have scheduled clients and wouldn't nor shouldn't tolerate "My camera is in the shop". I am sure you understand. I make a decent living off what I do.... I need the comfort of knowing I have a back up and a good one.</p>

<p>Shun... I am questioning if I really need the upgrade or if it is even worth it. The 600 felt like a tinker toy to me. I want something solid... the D700 is that. The D800 is that. Yes the dual card slot but like Kevin stated I have never had bad memory in all the years that I have been doing this. For a price difference of almost 1700.00 (new 800 with grip) vs the D700 @ 1700.00 I am questioning if I really do need to "upgrade". I don't need the latest and greatest.... never have been in that group. Thanks for all this help once again.</p>

<p>I have the D700 and it does everything I need it to.... I have a D7000 as a back up body which I haven't touched in a year ..... It just doesn't compare I know.<br>

I have the opportunity to by a refurb D700 from Nikon for 1700.00 ....Or do I upgrade to the D800?<br>

Like I said the D700 does everything that I need it to do. I have all my Nikon glass with the exception of the 70-200. But, my money maker right now is the D700. <br>

So....do I bite the bullet and spend the extra 1600.00 (grip and body) for the D800 or stay with my thoughts of the refurb?</p>

<p>Thank you all once again !</p>

<p>Jason... I do not have spare Money and I am making a decent living doing photography however, I do only want to have a full frame 2nd body "eventually" and was just tossing around the idea and wanted professional and real life users to share experiences and knowledge. <br>

That is why I come to this forum and pay to be a member. I have always gotten amazing advice and help when I have needed it most. <br>

I also understand that better cameras do not take better pictures... it's the tools you have and how you use them. I am just saying. <br>

Thanks for sharing your thoughts.</p>

<p>I am set with storage... I run 2-2TB drives for my clients and a 1-1TB for personal... I purge once a year and remotely store the oldest drive and replace. I never store anything internally. As far as processing... I am running 12gig of ram and it runs quite smoothly. <br>

Also... I am set on my lenses. The shake may be an issue. haha I am older and have hand issues so it will be a bit a learning curve I am sure. <br>

I run two bodies so that I don't have to change lenses in bad situations (to answer another on here). I don't like to change lenses in the cold or outside on a location so I will often run my prime of choice on the D700 and usually the 24-70 on my backup (right now my D7000).<br>

It's much easier to grab another camera than it is to change lenses when doing children and moving subjects. </p>

 

<p>Steven...</p>

<p>That was quite eloquent ! And just what I was looking for at the same time.<br>

By the end of this year or the first of next I will have the D800 thanks to all of you with the amazing feed back !</p>

<p>Evan.... I learned the hard way with lenses. I have tried Tamaron and Sigma both at different times with different lenses. I much prefer Nikkor / Nikon glass ... the clarity and performance exceeds 2nd market lenses every time . Just my opinion of course.</p>

<p>Thanks so much for everyones thougthts.... it is appreciated. I will be considering the upgrade of my backup (D7000) to the D800. </p>

<p>Thank you all again !</p>

<p>I guess it's not really an upgrade as much as it is a replacement of my second body. </p>

<p>John...<br>

Thank you ! You seemed to have answered one question that was in the back of my mind. Similarity of bodies. I do not want to acclimate myself with each camera as I am hearing of the D600. Whereas the D800 and D700 are the same. I also use battery grips on all my cameras... I feel it better balances for me personally.</p>

<p>Dave..<br>

My concern is that if there were something to happen to it I would need to replace it. I am thinking about replacing the D7000 anyway with a Full frame. <br>

I have my lenses covered with:<br>

Nikkor 35mm f1.8, 50mm f1.4, Macro 105 f2.8, 85 1.4,70-300 f4.5-5.6, 24-70 f2.8 and lusting after the 70-200 maybe yet this year.<br>

I like to have a back up camera all the time due to the schedules I keep. I couldn't be without. I do like the option of the dual card slots of the D800 as the D7000 has also.</p>

 

<p>I totally adore my D700 .... I would use this forever. Problem is that they are sparse. I use a D7000 as a back up right now (my D7000 was my primary for a bit). But... I really like the results from my D700 the iso the noise, clarity etc...<br>

My question is......... What exactly would be the upgrade or new equality of the D700?<br>

I am not convinced that the D600 is an upgrade nor am I totally convinced that the D800 is what I am looking for.<br>

I primarily shoot portraits, children, newborn, families etc... my other passions are nature, flowers, macro, nature. My portraits don't have a problem printing at 16x20 or even larger. My nature is about the same...<br>

What would be the better choice? Or should I wait it out for whatever Nikon would have in the near future? I am not looking to make the leap quickly. Probably well after the first of the year. But, this is the only place I go to for honesty and feed back as it's always been top notch and helpful.</p>

<p>Thank you all once again,</p>

<p>When in PSE I went to "color settings" and it's set to none which gives the proper coloring (as it always has) my monitor and printing are calibrated.... I am not having an issue with printing... it's with viewing in ACR and then PSE two different worlds of coloring it seems.</p>

<p>When I "open as" in PSE 9 it goes to camera raw....<br>

It defaults to as shot....<br>

My camera calibration is Adobe Standard...<br>

How do I change it to rgb? It was fine a week ago... I am sorry I am very confused.<br>

I even reset it to all the defaults and it's the same.</p>

<p>I have PSE9 and it is updated.... I also updated to the newest ACR 6.5.0.216 and for some reason my raw files are horribly dull and not true to life or to settings color.<br>

I have tried changing the source in raw (vivid, standard, etc) and there is no difference. <br>

I have triple checked my camera settings and nothing has changed (as it was fine a week ago).<br>

I use a D700 and a D7000 and both when opened in ACR are the same dull lifeless images until I open them in PSE and then they are colored properly.<br>

All help and suggestions are welcome !<br>

I have LR sitting here in a box that I haven't loaded yet.... however, I haven't loaded it because I haven't had the spare time to acclimate myself with a new program and flow. If you also have suggestions on that I would appreciate it.</p>

<p>Thank you<br>

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<p>I moved to the D700 about 6 months ago at the time that the D800 was being released at a very good price with warrenty... I have NOT regretted it for a minute. It took me from DX to FX in a very smooth transition and quality of images is outstanding. I am still waiting for more reviews on the D800 to consider ridding my D7000 (which is my second body) for the D800. But, until the bugs and reviews are in I am more than happy with my choice of the D700.</p>

<p>Very nice... Thank you for sharing. <br>

I couldn't imagine pushing my 12gb of ram on one image. Wow !!!</p>

<p>Simon... as Matt has said "With a fairly well-made, uncropped D7000 image, I wouldn't hesitate to have a good lab print 30x40 inches for the usual viewing circumstances that such a large print tends to support. That's a large print, especially when you're done mounting/framing, etc. "<br>

Well... I do this a lot for my customers using the D7000. I have never had a issue with a print going 30x40 uncropped... some portrait and some vehicles and nature. <br>

Good luck !!!!</p>

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<p>Michael...<br>

That would make sense. There wasn't any gray in the pink blossoms you are right. THANK YOU ! I was beginning to think I was crazy. LOL The sample images were just straight jpegs out of the camera. I was able to fix the raw into some pretty amazing images.. especially the star magnolia. I like to shoot raw and jpeg as education to myself while adjusting to a new body. </p>