Nikon D70 Expert Reviews

In August 2003 the Canon Digital Rebel sent warning shots over the bow of every digital camera maker: Canon meant business and was out to own the low-end DSLR market. Nikon's response was to turn their ship broadside and fire a full salvo from every ...

D1x image quality at a Best Buy price, , . Just like with my D100, I'm getting results out of the D70 that equal or exceed those from my D1x (though sometimes that takes a bit of post processing I don't have to do with the D1x). The more I use the ...

Those few missing features, . No mirror pre-release. No mechanical remoterelease (fixed in the D70s)., , , No extended grip, . While I don't miss having the vertical release, the MB-D100 provided a 10-pin connection, which I do miss. And with two ...

Oh! did I mention the depth of field preview button! A welcome feature, which has been consistently missing from a number of Nikon autofocus bodies.

In 1999 I promised myself I would switch to digital photography once a reasonable 4 Megapixel camera was available. Well the time has come, and Nikon has provided the answer in the form of the D70 Digital SLR.

The Nikon D70 is a great enthusiast dSLR

Excellent dynamic range, color accuracy, and noise profiles ; terrific continuous-shooting performance ; feature set accommodates a variety of users

Nikon's RAW-file editing software costs extra ; camera saves only one set of custom parameters

Some might say that Nikon has been a little slow to hitch up their skirts and get chasing Canon, Pentax, and Sigma in the production of decent a digital SLR camera that nips in under the £1000 mark. The launch of the Canon EOS300D, in August 2003, ...

Rugged build, good battery life, easy controls, flexible operating systems and menus

Cluttered LCD display, lens hood shadows the image in certain configurations

An Excellent camera. Loads of shooting options and suburb quality results. Shame that a extended battery cannot be attached.

Nikon, has today announced development of the D70, an interchangeable-lens digital SLR camera at an attractive price that a broad range of consumers will find within their reach. A new DX Zoom-Nikkor lens is being developed concurrently as a comp

Nikon Canada Inc. Today announced an extended warranty program on the Nikon D70 Digital SLR. The D70 camera body will be covered by a two year warranty in Canada. (The AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G IF-ED zoom lens includes a five year

November 15th, 2004 - Press Release: NEW YORK - The Nikon D70 Digital SLR was named "Camera of the Year 2004" by the editors of Popular Photography & Imaging Magazine (Pop Photo) who called it "the camera that best refines or redefines photography."

The Nikon D70 took the D-SLR market to new heights by introducing exceptional features and qualities at a very reasonable price. Although the camera is targeted for advanced amateurs, also numerous professional photographers have found the D70 to ...

Compatible with Nikon lenses

Nothing major

The Nikon D70 is feature-packed and takes superb photos. If you already have Nikon-compatible lenses the D70 is a great way to get into high-end digital.

Still, a day's shooting with the D70 was somewhat disappointing. The eye-level viewfinder seems small and slightly awkward to use, especially when you're wearing glasses. Shooting in default mode produces slightly underexposed or muted colour shots, ...