Just got my B-Day present...

TonyTurboII · 01-17-2010, 08:08 PM

Looks like my wife just got me a D70. Ive been begging for one for awhile now.

Anyone care to guess what i'm going to do with it?

chimphappyhour · 01-18-2010, 08:02 PM

Congrats!!

I'm guessing either it will be a strobist camera or IR camera.

TonyTurboII · 01-18-2010, 10:22 PM

Definitely IR.

What is this Strobist you speak of?

chimphappyhour · 01-19-2010, 04:16 AM

Excellent!

Strobist? It is the off-camera flash movement. The D70 is highly spoken of over there due to the high flash sync speed. The D70 uses a hybrid shutter/electronic shutter.

sabesh · 01-19-2010, 04:23 AM

Tony,

Checkout David Hobby's website to see what CHH's talking about:

http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/

Cheers,

Sabesh.

TonyTurboII · 01-22-2010, 03:01 AM

I knew it had a high flash sync speed, but never knew where I could put it to use.

I'm going to poke around over there. Theres always something to be learned.

TonyTurboII · 01-23-2010, 03:57 AM

Got it in today. Judging by the outside it smells (and looks) like it was used in a garage. Hopefully it will clean up nice with some Wet Ones. I had to throw away the strap, it was frayed and stunk. Took a few photos with it, I thought I remember the image quality being better. One nice thing about it is it has only seen 2600 or so clicks. Man, have I been spoiled by the LCD on my D90. Its a bear to look at. Another thing that's got me raising an eyebrow is that one of the panels on the top is silver instead of black. I wonder if it has had work done before... I'll snap a photo to show tomorrow.

01-17-2010, 08:08 PM	#1
TonyTurboII Nikonian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 40	Just got my B-Day present... Looks like my wife just got me a D70. Ive been begging for one for awhile now. Anyone care to guess what i'm going to do with it?

01-18-2010, 08:02 PM	#2
chimphappyhour :p Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KCMO Posts: 1,330	Congrats!! I'm guessing either it will be a strobist camera or IR camera. __________________ My Flickr: Clicky

01-18-2010, 10:22 PM	#3
TonyTurboII Nikonian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 40	Definitely IR. What is this Strobist you speak of? __________________ My Nikon Gear: D200 w/MB-D200 - D90 - D70 50mm 1.8 - 18-70mm - 18-105mm VR SB600 Wanting: 70-300mmVR & 60mm or 85mm MicroNikkor.

01-19-2010, 04:16 AM	#4
chimphappyhour :p Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: KCMO Posts: 1,330	Excellent! Strobist? It is the off-camera flash movement. The D70 is highly spoken of over there due to the high flash sync speed. The D70 uses a hybrid shutter/electronic shutter. __________________ My Flickr: Clicky

01-22-2010, 03:01 AM	#6
TonyTurboII Nikonian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 40	I knew it had a high flash sync speed, but never knew where I could put it to use. I'm going to poke around over there. Theres always something to be learned. __________________ My Nikon Gear: D200 w/MB-D200 - D90 - D70 50mm 1.8 - 18-70mm - 18-105mm VR SB600 Wanting: 70-300mmVR & 60mm or 85mm MicroNikkor.

01-19-2010, 04:23 AM	#5
sabesh Gadget Freak! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Posts: 688	Tony, Checkout David Hobby's website to see what CHH's talking about: http://www.strobist.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Sabesh.

01-23-2010, 03:57 AM	#7
TonyTurboII Nikonian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: St. Charles, MO Posts: 40	Got it in today. Judging by the outside it smells (and looks) like it was used in a garage. Hopefully it will clean up nice with some Wet Ones. I had to throw away the strap, it was frayed and stunk. Took a few photos with it, I thought I remember the image quality being better. One nice thing about it is it has only seen 2600 or so clicks. Man, have I been spoiled by the LCD on my D90. Its a bear to look at. Another thing that's got me raising an eyebrow is that one of the panels on the top is silver instead of black. I wonder if it has had work done before... I'll snap a photo to show tomorrow. __________________ My Nikon Gear: D200 w/MB-D200 - D90 - D70 50mm 1.8 - 18-70mm - 18-105mm VR SB600 Wanting: 70-300mmVR & 60mm or 85mm MicroNikkor. Last edited by TonyTurboII : 01-23-2010 at 04:06 AM.

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