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<p>So - update - I got the D700 today and so far feel rather pleased with the deal. Body looks near mint with 20000 clicks - came with 50mm 1.8D lens, MB-D10 grip, spare battery, UV filter and an SB600 - 1350 Swiss Francs - more or less the same in dollars.<br /><br />Also had a chance to have a look at the 105 F/2.0 DC - very nice - its priced at 830 and again looks mint - should I bite at that price?</p>

<p>I am going to go with the D700 for now in the short term. It only remains to decide the lenses.</p>

<p>Im with Kent on tripods. I use where possible. Fortunately I have a good one that I didnt have to sell to stay solvent.</p>

<p>With confirmed NAS minimalist is not a relevant thing :)</p>

<p>Perhaps HDR in post?</p>

<p>Joe, Kent<br /><br />I know what you are saying about lenses being more important than bodies. The point I had hoped I had made in my OP is that I am not a newbie - therefore I know this important point.<br /><br />That said I can tell the difference between DX and FX myself even if the few paying clients (weddings) I have had cant.<br /><br />Looking back at the fashion stuff I did before I see that most shots were shot bewteen 50 and 70mm and 150mm and 200mm on the Tamron 25-75 and Nikon 80-200.<br /><br />My OP was perhaps a double post - Which camera and which lens set? - given what I want to shoot. I like Kents last lens suggestion and frankly Im finding the lens list easier to square than the body choice.<br /><br />I think it comes down to - am I going to notice a quality difference between D700 and D8XX - everything else being the same? One point I forgot to mention is that I like to shoot live bands in small dark pubs.</p>

<p>Kent my lens list was incomplete and I wont go back to DX. Ive had the Tamron 2.8 and it was excellent but wondering if the Nikkor equivalent would be better.</p>

<p>Rick - yes I was also thinking about the D3 or even the D3X - no need to buy extra grip for these either.</p>

<p>Andrew - great detailed response. The Otus is out. Just cant justify that. <br /><br />The 70-200 is for fashion.<br /><br />What about the Nikkor 105 with Defocus control? If I remember it correctly?</p>

<p>Returning to the site after some years of absence (both site and of a usable camera)<br /><br />I like to shoot fashion, portraits and landscapes - not for money - just to create beautiful images.<br /><br />Assuming cost isnt so much of an issue D700, D800 or D810. I had a D700 until about 2 years ago but had to sell it to keep solvent - It never got replaced. Now I am able to think about replacing it and get back to the hobby I love.<br /><br />Im put off by comments about Frame rate of the D800/D810 being slow - burst shooting is something I sometimes used to get one shot of fluid movement from a models movement. Is this going to be really an issue.<br /><br />I also had the MB-D10 with the D700 and like the balance of the two - Is this going to be the same with the D800/D810 combination. Also is the D800/D810 as ruggedly built as the D700?<br /><br />The body decided what bang for buck combination of lenses will meet my shooting requirements?<br /><br />At the moment I want <br /><br />Sigma 20mm F/1.8<br />Nikon 50mm F/1.4<br />Nikon 70-200 VRII<br /><br />Does this make sense for what I want to do? Other recommendations?</p>