Nikon D70s 6.1 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Body Only)

I dabbled in infrared photography years ago with my 35mm cameras, but was frustrated by several factors including the time to get film back from the processors and the varied results. I have owned a Nikon D70 since the year they were introduced (2004 I think), and have read various reviews regarding its suitability for infrared photography. So, I bought several IR filters and obtained reasonable results even with the long exposure times required.

Wanting better results still I made numerous enquiries about getting my D70 converted, but the costs involved with me living in Australia and no local firms doing the conversion were exorbitant.

I was really delighted to be able to purchase an already converted Nikon D70s at a very reasonable price and with lots of beaut extras including infrared photography books and other documentation.

The camera arrived only this morning, but I have spent the last couple of hours giving it a "test drive" and am very pleased with its performance.

The Nikon D70s is as good an excuse as any to dip your toe in the water and join the DSLR revolution. It provides almost everything that most photographers will ever need in a camera (digital or otherwise), whilst delivering fantastic ease of use and very impressive image quality. The Nikon D70s offers a wealth of features, fast and accurate operation and solid build quality at a price point that would have been difficult to believe only a couple of years ago. Negative points are few - it "only" has 6 megapixels (although this is more of a marketing thing than anything else), the Multi Selector arrow-pad is spongy and unresponsive, and the shutter release mechanism is on the noisy side. I thoroughly enjoyed using the Nikon D70s and would have no hesitation in buying this camera, if I didn't already have a substantial vested interest in Canon lenses! Highly recommended for advanced amateurs who are looking for more functionality than the cheaper entry-level DSLRs provide, or for the professional who requires a durable and hard-wearing back-up body.

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Superb DSLR for the average or above average photographer. Excellent machine! Pixels are not everything! This camera has more than enough horsepower and bells and whistles for the vast majority of one's daily photo needs. If you do not intend to make prints larger than 30x 40 inches, then this camera will meet all your needs. Bigger and faster is not always better. This auto focus is FAST. The potential range of shutter speeds and f-stops is more than adequate for just about anyone. The recycle time is FAST! Start-up time is FAST!
If you want a small point and shoot to have in a purse, then this is not for you. However, with a good small zoom lens, you can take a better variety and better quality photos.
I have been using all kinds and brands of cameras for close to 50 years. This is a quality camera.

My main camera is a Nikon d90. I got the d70 converted to shoot IR only photographs. The interface is practically the same as the more advanced d90. The seller did a perfect conversion to IR, perfect focus for the lens specified and a white balance beyond what I could do myself. Even though the camera only has 6.1mp, the image quality is so good, it doesn't matter and using a blow-up photoshop plug-in you can still make the images as big as you want. I love this as a back up IR camera, but if I could have afforded it, I would have gone with a converted d90 as I could shoot IR video on that model.

The one thing I didn't like is no SD card, it takes the older compact flash card which is trickier to find in retail stores and only reasonably priced online. I got a 4gb and it takes over 1000 pics if you shoot jpeg fine only. I'm probably going to shoot a RAW-JPEG combo and that will reduce the number of pics.

It uses the same battery as the d90, same shutter release, same TTL flash and same lens adapters so it's a great deal for someone that already has a Nikon dSLR and all the gear.