Nikon D70 6.1 Megapixel

I've been shooting a D70 as my primary DSLR for over a year now and, quite frankly, it quite often outperforms my 35mm film cameras in many areas. When shot at low ISO it simply produces cleaner, crisper images than most color film. In fact, the only time I shoot film is when I do medium format work.

This camera (if you can get one used) is virtually identical to the D70s as far as functionality. In my opinion the viewfinder in both is a bit too small, but its something that I (and most people) can learn to work with. That's its only real drawback. Once you've upgraded the firmare (a very easy task), the D70 is, for all intensive purposes, a D70s as far as the software goes.

In all honesty, I had made statements like "Well, digital is fine, but I still need to shoot film for my Limited Edition prints." Well. Today, with a bit of tweaking and a lot of post processing, I released my first Limited Edition print that was shot digitally, and it was, in fact, shot with a D70.

If you have the money? Go for a D200 or a D2X. If you want an incredible camera and have a more limited budget, buy a D70 or D70s. I'm planning on adding a D2X to my bag late this year, but even then there is absolutely NO way that MY D70 will EVER become available second hand. I'll keep it as a spare or when I want a lighter body.

OH, and if you DO buy this camera (either new or used) and don't have a bag full of Nikon lenses, the kit lens is simply one of the best lenses that Nikon has ever made. I really, really regret not getting the kit (I had 6 lenses already) as the kit lens really is ideal for this camera (I end up switching between a wide angle zoom and a standard 35mm zoom, where with the kit lens all of the most commonly used focal lengths are there, with incredible, sharp optics and VERY quick focusing).

Great camera. Easy to use and takes great pictures. From amature to pro this camera is sturdy and great quality.

I am new to digital slr photography and decided to get a digital camera that is decent in all respects. Since I am still new to this field, I did not want to splurge money on the latest and the greatest slr's out today - just yet. Based on great reviews, I ended up getting this Nikon D70 "gem". Yes, it is 4+ years old but the quality and features of this camera still "shines". It supports and controls the older AF lenses that even the newer Nikon D40, D40x and even D60 doesn't. It has a 1/500 shutter speed which still beats some competitors. The menu/system is all intuitive and even has buttons for the most used/popular functions.

It only has 6.2 megapixels you say? Well, most of my pictures will probably end up on the internet to be shared and the size and quality plays a big role. The camera has different "internet bandwidth" friendly jpeg settings and even the highest resolution it supports will print out great on an 8x14 or 12x16 photo paper. My old Tiger powerbook even supports the raw "nef" images using IPhoto. It detected my N70 the first time I plugged in the usb cable and automatically showed my pictures in Iphoto. Kudos to Apple and Nikon for this.

To summarize, the Nikon D70, although old, is perfect for people that want to dive into the digital slr market but don't have the budget for the newer slr cameras or have the budget but just want to try it out first on a reasonable priced, decent, quality camera.

ps. The Nikon D70 was replaced by the D70s but you can upgrade the firmware of the D70 to version 2.0 which is the same as the D70s. The D70s was then replaced by the D80 which is a great camera too but still in the expensive side.

i realy liked the fast service and real good people to deal with i would bye from them again,,,,,,.........................................................

Everything was as described. Thank you, very nice doing business with you. I would buy from this seller again.

Our best friends own this camera and we had read great reviews on this item, so we knew what we wanted. We feel we got a great deal and the camera came in the condition specified. I also requested that seller expedite shipping because we needed it sooner than typical shipping. The camera came when we needed it.

Had been looking for a D70 for a long time. Came in nice and clean, very happy with it. Delivery was fast..........thanks.

Great Camera, after doing much research went with D70 as my first DSLR.
A little larger than the D40, the D70 is still not a heavy camera.

Only complaint, you will have to deal with dust on the sensor. From what I've learned this is a common problem on DSLR's with interchangeable lenses.

Things to consider:

Turn off camera and point face down to change lenses.
Purchase small dust blower, soft nylon artist brush, & scotch magic tape( green package)
Do web research on cleaning dust sensor.
Photoshop has a few tools to remove dust spots.(ex: healing brush)
If you don't shoot at small aperture settings (ex: f/22 and higher) dust spots may not even be visible.

I hope this helps.

There's no doubt that Nikon's newer models have superseded the venerable D70, but for us this was a huge step up from our point and shoot digitals. Much more flexible - with a wide range of shutter and aperture speeds - as well as a huge number of available lenses. And the quality of the images really is noticeably better - certainly owing to the quality of the optics as well as the CCD. On the down side, she's big and heavy, and has a pretty small LCD. Uses the declining CompactFlash memory format - but you can still get memory that's affordable and of good quality. Overall, a nice move up for not too much more than a decent point and shoot.

Pros: Very easy to use. Not to heavy of a camera. Very versatile camera for beginning professionals.
Cons: Uses the larger Memory cards which most cameras ( including Nikon newer cameras- d60, d40, d80) are starting to steer away from.

I wanted a good digital Nikon body that would allow me to use some of the great lenses I had with my old F3 system. I found the D70 on Ebay and won the bid on a great price. Better still, the seller lived near me and was very cooperative about meeting a friend of mine to drop off the camera, saving shipping fees. Finally, the best was that the camera was pristine and could have passed for new. This was the perfect Ebay deal: great price, good reliable seller and immaculate merchandise. Wish I could rate this higher than "excellent".

I like it, I'm using it~! I bought the Nikon D70 two weeks ago and was immediately impressed with the number of features available on this inexpensive digital phone. It has a 6M-pixel camera, the D70's size is perfect for carrying in a pocket and the batteries that I bought has a pretty good life span of roughly 400 counter. My only complaint is that the broken battery part on the phone makes me using a think rubber to band it tire before I can us it on street. Overall, I'd recommend the Nikon D70 if you're on a budget, the photo is so beautiful and amazing that a old 3 years old digital camera can provided! What's a bargain~!

I purchased the D70 kit in 2004 when my film camera (Minolta) was stolen. I must say that until I had to reenter the film world 3 months ago, I have shot with this camera body exclusively and put it under a great deal of stress and use through everyday and wildlife photography. Now, I have to split time between the D70, an N8008s and an F4. The F4 is the beast of the group, but the D70 is still my "go to" camera for just about everything I do.

What I love:
- It's SOLID. When I picked up the Rebel and the D70 at the store, one felt like a toy, the other didn't. I bought the one that didn't: the D70.
- The DX kit lens (18-70mm f/3.5-4.5) is amazing. It's the best lens I've used, really, and blows away just about every other KIT lens out there.
- The amount of control you have over your pictures is terrific: from manual to aperture or shutter priority, it performs exceptionally well. The other built-in custom settings (portrait, landscape, sports, etc.) work well enough, too, that you can just flip it over to one of those and go -- no worries.
- The options in the menu make the above control even more complete with the ability to adjust every other aspect of your "pre-processed" photograph.
- I have received one "ERR" message in 4 years, and that was 2 days ago -- 27,403 shutter releases later. A shutter release and the message was gone -- I've since fired the shutter 432 times...
- Sturdy -- It's been dropped, caked in mud, partially frozen and, still, works like a champ.
- Even "only" at 6.1MP, it's more than capable of crisp, sharp photographs with terrific color translation and I have printed 11x14" with perfect results.

What I don't love:
- The D70, as most digital cameras do, blows out highlights. Overall, it tends to underexpose, but when it overexposes a portion of the frame, it's blown out. Just have to tweak the settings in the menu.
- Not terribly good for astrophotography, as stars are, as mentioned previously, treated as noise. That said, I've gotten some FANTASTIC moon shots.
- Dust. I noted that some haven't complained about it at all. After 4 years, I've had my battles with dust and it would be nice to have the auto-de-dusters that the cameras have these days...
- Eyepiece is small. That said, the Diopter is a nice feature.
- No true vertical grip available. The third party ones are suspect at best.
- ISO range is a little limited as you start getting noise at ISO800 and ISO1600 is fairly noisy.

Overall, I wouldn't trade this camera for much of anything, unless someone wants to trade for a D3. :) It has served me well and seems like it will continue to do so for a while. This is a solid camera and if you can find one at a good price, do not hesitate. I recommend going with a high-speed, high-capacity CF card, though, as the it makes a difference, even with an "older" DSLR.

I love everything about this camera. It gives you a creative mode to express yourself. You can take the same exact picture as me but we will have to different viewpoints. Love this camera.

This is my first digital SLR camera. I wasn't ready to fork out the money for a new model, but I wanted some of the extras that the D80 has over the D40. I decided to get a used D70 after a lot of research. I'm very happy with it. Keep your eyes open, there are some great deals on here that include lenses and other extras for less than you would pay for just a new camera body. A great camera to get started with.

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I love my camera!!! What more can I say? I have used it for class, work, and everyday life... This has been the best purchase I have made so far!!!

The D70 is an excellent DSLR. It's very easy to get started with and yet has many options for the more advanced photografer. Compared to other DSLR's it's very affordable. Most of Nikon lenses fits the D70 and Nikon service is easy to reach and fast responding.

Picture qauality is very good, off course depending of lense. The one that came along with my D70: AF-S DX Nikkor 18-70 mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED is a favourite. It's on almost all the time.

The rest of my photo equipment is also bougth here on eBay where I can get them to outstanding prices and fast deliverance.

What a bargain! For the price of a regular point and shoot you can get a truly amazing Digital SLR! I have taken pictures with this camera and printed them poster size and they look amazing and perfect. The camera is easy enough for an novice to use and the pictures still come out perfect. But if you are an experienced photographer you can set everything manually and really push the limits of what the camera is capable of.

I would highly recommend this camera to anyone! Add the amazing price you can get one for here on ebay and you just can't beat it! Enjoy :)

The camera is great. Exactly as described + more. Communication with the seller was outstanding. You might say I am very satisfied with the camera and the seller. Every eBayer should be so lucky to get a seller like this.

Read almost a 100 reviews, it was created and designed to compete with the Canon EOS 300D, so in this review I'll keep what it was designed to be in mind.

This is the first DSLR designed to be under $1000 that wasn't a cheesey lightweight plasticized junkie bodied version of a DSLR.

Yes it only has a low of 200 ISO and the Canon 300D has 100. But in side-by-side comparisons at 200 ISO the D70 has a better image.

I guess there was an early bad production run, sorry if you hit that run.

What it is a very sturdy build, solid and more like a DSLR should be.

I have larger then average hands and longer then average fingers, not freakish just above average. I need a heavier and bigger body for my personal comfort. I love the feel of this model and I find it less distracting as a result.

The look, feel, and comfort of any camera is very important to consider and especially when what you compare is fairly close in performance and image quality. I feel more confident when I handle the D70. When I feel more confident I worry less, I concentrate on things other then the feel, I don't worry "will this thing actually last?", and end up having what I feel are better results and a better time when I use my D70. I actually found myself more attached and wanting to take and use the Nikon more. (I also have an Olympus E500, my lenses for each are different though)

As the price gets lower and the models newer, what I see is cheeseyness in build and construction to achieve those prices. I hate cheap, light, plasticky things.

The D70 WB on auto is superior to anything I've ever used, the focusing is superior to anything I've ever used, and the metering is superior to anything I've used. When I combine the build, the feel, and these 3 factors here...I have a camera that is a bench mark in my mind. I do tend to "tweak" my shots for a tad bit more of color and there are places you can find on the Internet that provide some tips and tricks but overall the D70 is my mainstay, even at 6 megs.
Canons in this class or range, don't compete and since I don't go out to take pictures of "charts" that stuff means nothing to me, just like cheap flimsy lightweight plastic 'cheesers' that flub focusing, WB, and metering and then dissolve. Clean your sensor yet? I haven't because I have no need to like a Canon dust owner will.

This is a great digital SLR camera for those moving from film and digital non SLR's . After reading up on this model it has been the shining star for the Nikon line-up. I chose to stay with Nikon also since I already have several lenses from my N6006 AF camera that will also work with the new Digital.
As you can tell even though this model is discontinued it is still a hot buy in the used market and I beleive it will be for a while to come.

This camera has been around for a few years, but only recently (since it was replaced by the D80) has the price dropped to where I could afford it. Yeah it has 6 megapixels--not a big issue for me, as I rarely print even 8 X 10s. But if you wan to print photo quality 8 X 14in pix, you can.

The real magic of this camera is the 3 FPS rate. Three pictures a second! From a digital camera. No more "just-missed-it" pix of the back of peoples' heads. Bought a couple Nikon lenses too. And they'll be transferable to th 8fps camera when I can afford it.

I bought this camera on a recomendation and it has performed as expected well.When you consider the new replacement model will cost well over what you can buy a good used d70,it easy to make a decision.The d70S IS ANOTHER GOOD CAMERA.Perfect start for a beginer digital Slr enthusiate.

I really love this camera! It has a 1/500th flash sync, which is great, and it is very easy to use. It's got features for everyone to utilize, and it takes wonderful photos!