D3 or D700, about what to buy...

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D3 or D700, about what to buy...

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About IQ and pictures - the major factor why a camera is made -, D700 and D3 are EXACTLY the same...
D3 has some advantages against D700 like built quality, double CF card slot, better CF door, better battery, standard portrait grip and 9fps...

but...

D700 has some serious advantages against D3: D700 has sensor cleaning, has a built -in flash who does a perfect job as commander for other flashes, is less striking, less heavy and less bulky.
The major advantage of the D700 over the D3 is the fact that it's a modular system if you purchase the MB-D10 grip with 4ea battery, like having both D700 and D3 @ the same time. Then you get nearly the same fps (8 against 9), MORE battery life (because you can leave the other battery inside), a built in flash and sensor cleaning.
You can't create sensor cleaning in your D3 if you would like to and you can't pop up a flash on the moment you don't have another chance to capture the picture, but you can mount your MB-D10 when you need 8fps, portrait grip or when you need maximum battery performance..
And about 150.000 frames against 300.000: There were some D3 owners who had a repair of their shutter mechanism @ less than 10.000 shots and I'm sure that many D700's will last longer than 150.000 frames. All depends on the way you handle your camera, inside it's basically the same.

After having used D3 since it's release, and D700 since july 25th, I would prefer D700 over D3 anytime....But that's just my take. If I would be a sports photographer or a PJ I would most likely prefer D3... but while weight, size, inconspiciousness and built in flash are major things for me, D700 gets my personal preference.

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Stany
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