Nikon D70 : Specifications and Opinions

Nikon D70

The Nikon D70 is a reflex camera with APS-C (1.5x) sensor and 6.0 megapixels manufactured from 2004 to 2005 (discontinued). The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1100 €; The average price was 1100 €;

34 users have given it an average vote of 8.5 out of 10

Sensor
Format	APS-C, 23.5 x 15.7 mm (image ratio 3:2, crop factor 1.5x in comparison with FF)
Resolution	6.0 megapixel (pixel pitch 7.81 μm)
ISO sensitivities	200 - 1600
File formats	RAW, JPEG
Esposure
Shutter speeds	30" - 1/8000
Exp. compensation	+/- 5 stops at 1/2 steps
Exp. modes	P, S, A, M, scene
Metering modes	Multi-Area, Semi-Spot, Spot
Features
Mount	Nikon F (click here to view all compatible lenses)
Stabilization	No
Autofocus (AF areas)	5
Continuos shooting	3 FPS x 5 RAW / 12 JPEG
Pre-Burst	No
Live View	No
MLU/SS	No
Video mode	No
WiFi	No
GPS	No
USB
USB Charging
Camera body and built
Touchscreen	No
LCD	1.8", 240 x 180 pixels, fixed
Viewfinder	Optical, coverage 95%, 0.75x
Flash	Yes, guide number 11 meters
Storage	CF
Storage, Slot 2	not available
Shutter
Battery	Nikon EN-EL3e, 10.43 Wh
Weather sealing	No
Weight	680 g
Dimensions	140 x 111 x 78 mm
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Fritz Panter

sent on 01 Novembre 2024

Pros: Color rendering, handling and reliability, flash sync

Cons: Small display and viewfinder image, resolution, dynamic range and many other specs by today's standards

Opinion: I bought the camera together with two prime lenses intended for use with my Nikon D600 a few years ago. As I did not pay much more than the value of the lenses, the camera was almost for free. I did not expect much from the camera and intended to use it only in the rare situations when I need a faster x-sync or shutter than the D600's. After taking it on a walk on a spring day with the Sigma 105 mm macro that came with it, I realized that it is a very reliable camera that gets the focus and exposure where it should be in 99% of the cases - it produces just as many keepers as a good modern camera. There is even one thing that it does better than any other digital camera I have owned before: color reproduction is excellent, both vibrant and yet very realistic if choosing the correct white balance setting. Looking back, I almost regret that I bought a Canon EOS 10D as my first digital camera as I intended to continue using my Canon lenses then (although the 10D was a very nice and sturdy camera which was a breeze to handle). I fully agree to the previous comments of Paolo and Pietro: the D70 is fantastic value and has its merits even today.

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Paolo Loro

sent on 25 Giugno 2023

Pros: color rendering, detail, contrast, shadow opening and high light hold, etc.

Cons: resolution, speed ...

Opinion: My digital premiere. Even today if I look at the photos taken with the D70, I am amazed: the photos are simply BETTER than anything I had after (including the D850), except, perhaps, the D700. I remade the same trip abroad this year with the D780 that I did twenty years ago with the D70, and I rephotographed the same places at the same time with similar light conditions. Well, it is incredible the difference in favor of the D70 (photos viewed on LG 4K 43 inches), wonderful complexion, impeccable color rendering and realistic colors, total reliability in all conditions of shadows and lights, very little waste. The only limit is the poor hold at very high ISO, however I remember that at the time at 1000 or 3200 iso it was a huge leap compared to film. When you have equipment that satisfies, it is fundamentally wrong to change it to follow fashions. To think that I had two and I gave them away... The monkey is our worst enemy and technical progress is 95% fluff, if you think that twenty years later the sensors return poorer results.

user242173

sent on 17 Maggio 2023

Pros: Quality CCD sensor, internal motor, dual ring, dual display, 1/500 syncro flash, 1/8000 shutter, semi pro robust body

Cons: small rear screen, CF player can 'do some bizarre, only 6 mpx but can also be a pro... Come to think of it, it is

Opinion: Absolutely to have if you love photography with a slightly vintage flavor, realistic almost analytical images in perfect Nikon style, slightly soft but detailed, colors and tonal passages really from analog, excellent exposure and general reading of the photo. Beautiful perspective and three-dimensionality of the composition. Good more in the landscape or in the street than in the portrait, noteworthy in still life and macro. Having few pixels you can use "recent" af-s lenses not as excellent as the 18-55 vr and get beautiful photos or take advantage of the internal engine and combine them with one of those of the infinite park of older lenses af / af-d that can be purchased at ridiculous prices (as ridiculous is the price of the body on the used on the other hand). Small note.... Inexplicably it is not possible to shoot in raw + jpeg at the highest quality but only jpeg basic.... Mah. After almost 20 years, however, a machine that still pays the most recent entry level, so great to start and immediately have quality photos 'with bargain prices, vote 8

Pietro Bazzana

sent on 20 Marzo 2022

Pros: 2 rings, ergonomics, weight

Cons: None for the type of machine

Opinion: Very nice and robust machine, much appreciated the 2 rings, you can not complain about the few pixels and the poor seal at high ISO thinking about the period in which it was produced and the category of audience for which it was designed, unfortunately I had to retire it since over time the memory card reader had broken.

Cmg

sent on 06 Giugno 2021

Pros: Robust and semi-pro body, 1/8000 click, CCD sensor, double ring, internal AF engine and very advantageous used price.

Cons: Dated machine yes, but its 17 years is very good, so I would say that I do not find any beyond the small monitor and noise beyond 500 ISO. All compatible with age.

Opinion: I bought it in 2004 paying for over 1150 coffees and it was love at first sight, then following the wave of evolution Nikon switched to the later models, D80, D300 and so on. Fifteen years later, I decided to buy it back from the one I sold it to. Surely there is an affective motivation behind it, being my first DSLR, but I am sure that in its small way it will find a dignified space even among my FF. Highly recommended for those who want to enter the world of digital photography by spending a derisory amount.

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