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| Value for Money | 8.5/10  |
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| Reviewer Rating | 8.7/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.6/10  |
Full review by
jbnz
on 7th Apr 2008
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Good Points: Really nice feel for a entry level DSLR. Good quality photos. Lots of features. 18mm to 70mm bundled lens is a joy to use. Feels like twice the camera that it cost.
Bad Points: Photos can get quite noisy over ISO 400, you'll need Noise Ninja or similar to clean them up. Rubber viewfinder surround is easy to pop off and loose. So is the plastic LCD screen cover. LCD screen is a bit too small.
General comments: The Nikon D70 makes a fantastic first DSLR. If you are wanting to take the plunge and move from a 'prosumer' camera this (or it's replacement the D80) would be a good choice. Brought out as direct competition to the Canon Rebel 350. IMHO it beat the Canon in everything.
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Review by
Guest.
on 27th Feb 2008
User Rating : 9
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I like the Nikon D70 and think it is great for the price I paid for it. Quick and efficient. Fairly simple to use without much need to refer to instructions.
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Review by
caxtonman
on 7th Sep 2006
User Rating : 9
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This Nikon D70 is a very versatile camera, and easy to use. Colour and contrast in final prints are spot on, instant viewing on the LCD monitor and very easy to hold. The bad points are only minor, but on the replay view of your shot you can only zoom in on part of the image unlike my Fuji Finepix S5500 where you could zoom in and pan around the whole picture. A really good mid-entry camera.
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Review by
chrisletts
on 10th Aug 2006
User Rating : 7
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In general my Nikon D70 is excellent for its price, however within 6 months I have dirt on the CCD which refuses to budge even with a pro air-blower. Yes I do interchange lenses (standard/telephoto), but I'm always careful doing it and wouldn't have expected dirt to get in that way so quickly. Also I take some Astronomical shots, and would have liked a remote that locks the shutter open.
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Review by
FuzzyTalz
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on 10th Oct 2005
User Rating : 7
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I was a real fan of the last generation of Nikon 35mm AF SLRs, which atoned for weaknesses in their feature set (no built-in ability to leave the film leader out of the cartridge upon rewind, no mirror lockup) with superb ergonomics and useability. Plus, most Nikon lenses, also despite their often hamfisted engineering, do manage to put as fine an image onto film as any other - better with wide angles, indeed. Alas, with digital trending to more-or-less supplant 35mm (and even medium format) fil ...
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Review by
victoranthony
on 14th Jul 2005
User Rating : 9
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Nikon D70 - I use this camera profesionally for wedding photography and it doesn't disappoint my clients at all. The colours are natural (Canons are overblown). Metering is slightly overexposed (1/2 a stop maybe) but is easilly adjusted.
If you are used to SLR's generallly this camera will not disappoint. Turn on time is instant and there is no shutter lag at all.
I have never run the batteries down despite usually taking 300 to 400 images at a wedding.
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Review by
ccc3
on 10th Jun 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Nikon D70 is a great camera, but not for everybody
To put it bluntly, this is one of those devices where you have to go through a rather lengthy learning curve to use, compared to a general point-and-shoot digital camera. Until you learn the ins and outs of how to use it, and how to use the many settings it offers, you may be dissapointed in your photos. But, I hear this is fairly normal with most digital SLR cameras.
I'm a bit upset that Nikon makes you pay extra for imaging software ...
ccc3's full review | 430 words
Review by
ALAN MILLAR
on 22nd May 2005
User Rating : 10
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I bought the Nikon D70 camera in December after having tried to make do with an instant camera after my old SLR stopped working {after 22 years}. The photos that I had been used to and what you get from an instant camera had put the idea of a digital SLR into my head. After reading loads of reviews I went for the D70 and as the saying goes it been all plane sailing from then on.
This must be the easiest thing to use in the last 1000 years point it push the button half way then push it in the w ...
ALAN MILLAR's full review | 150 words
Review by
mgztt190
on 7th May 2005
User Rating : 8
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I moved on to the Nikon D70 digital SLR from a Nikon Coolpix and Nikon SLR given the great experience I had with both. The quality of both equipment and pictures is undeniably the same but you can get lost in the various options and functions this camera has... some time reading the manual (and some basic photography guides for a beginner) would really help you get the most out of it.
The battery however has been a major frustration as heavy use drinks it dry in no time. I have had to buy the ...
mgztt190's full review | 221 words | 1 comment added.
Review by
John Deere
on 3rd May 2005
User Rating : 10
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The last Nikon I bought was an F2 back in 1974. It is still going strong but there comes a time when one must stumble into the current century. I had been waiting for Nikon to bring a product to market that hit an affordable price point and provided equivalent performance to the film cameras I was accustomed to using.
After a week of shooting with the D70, I am just stunned by the quality of the images I am getting. This was going to augment the F2 but may very well lead to mothballing my medi ...
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Review by
zigzag
on 27th Mar 2005
User Rating : 10
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The Nikon D70 is truly my first digital cam over the value of £300. I can't say I've had much experience with other digi slr's, but I'm very pleased with the performance of the camera overall.
I've used it to date in a good few diferent conditions and it's produced perfect pictures which I am very happy with.
The battery life is next to none and the functions are very functional, e.g. the multiframe function is a lot quicker than many similar prices slr's.
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Review by
transmit
on 4th Feb 2005
User Rating : 9
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The Nikon D70 is a great camera for beginner or pro. Whatever level you are as a photographer you won't be held back by this camera. Very good image quality but you'll need to hone up on your Photoshop skills to get the best images out of this camera. Best value for the price. Happy with camera and with Nikon lenses/accessories.
Check out this site for a great list of other reviews:
http://www.noendpress.com/pvachier/cameras/nikon_D70.php
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Review by
Art
on 9th Dec 2004
User Rating : 5
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I have owned the Nikon D70 for two months. Nice features, and excellent pictures when I am able to take them. But the camera is tempermental. Sometimes I click the power button and my display is wrong and the camera is non responsive. I have to click it on and off until it finally works; once taking over five minutes. Then, on occasions, the rear LCD panel would meltdown to white with Asian characters when I press the menu button. Though these things were bothersome, my pictures were nice (using ...
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Review by
Stefan Lorett
on 10th Apr 2004
User Rating : 10
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+7
Previously a Pentax 6X7 and Spotmatic user I needed a digital SLR for work. Controls and choice of programmes meant I could change over almost seamlessly. My usual panic about whether I had bracketed enough is now gone. I bought the Nikon D70 Digital Camere ten days ago, taken about 1000 shots and had no problems except that the battery guage goes from full to empty rather suddenly and only gives about half an hours warning. The only shots that it struggles with is misty landscapes, best to focu ...
Stefan Lorett's full review | 266 words
Review by
fmilder
expert review
on 30th Mar 2004
User Rating : 10
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I've had a Nikon F100 for many years, but was using it somewhat less than my two digital rangefinders (first an Olympus 3040 and then a Pentax Optio-S). I was waiting for a new Nikon that would use my existing set of lenses. Reviews of the Nikon D100 were mixed, and the other Nikon SLRs were VERY expensive.
In addition to the Nikon D70 Digital camera-kit, I bought a second battery (it's not clear that I needed it, but I like to have two; the camera comes with a battery holder, so that you c ...
fmilder's full review | 725 words
6.1-megapixel resolution for 3008 x 2000-pixel images and photo-quality poster-plus sized enlargementsIncludes Nikon&; 039;s 18-70mm Nikkor lens created for this camera&; 039;s DX format CCD1.8-inch L More...
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