Sell your D700 & wait 5+ years for something like it from Pentax. Wait 5+ years for the pentax full frame lenses.
D700 is too big, its too comfortable, autofocus is too fast, too many lens options, no one needs full frame and big viewfinders. VR lenses work real well, you don't want VR either. Seeing the image stabilize in the viewfinder, instead of wondering if you got the shot. Autofocus that works in dark conditions, who needs that?
The Nikon lens deals are bundles, you buy a camera and instantly save $300, $500, $800 on select lenses.
Yes sell your D700 and wait another half decade for pentax to provide something similar, or not.
Full frame Pentax is coming, its just around the corner, due next fall, due next year, due next decade...
I got my D700 15 months ago and I'll never sell it. Its actually gone up $130 new since I got it. I've considered getting 2nd D700 as the wife loves using the one I own. I was hoping the price would drop further, but it went up instead.
Originally posted by JohnBee I picked-up a D700 a few months back(used) in preparation for a shoot in May and my plan was to get the job done and resell the unit afterward because I wasn't really interested in changing kits.
And So it sat in the box for several weeks while I saved up money to pick-up a pair of zooms for the job mainly because I didn't have the funds to buy everything at the same time and I was sort of hoping some promotions would come-up(but they didn't).
So recently I picked-up one of the lenses(used again) and decided to play with the camera, doing a bit of comparing with our Kx and K20's on hand. And if there was one thing I'd say about the D700 at first glance its that it leaves one hell of an impression with you after handling one...
The live view and LCD screen as a whole is simply mind boggling to see and use. Not to mention the sheer snap and speed of the unit with controls and operation.
All in all... it's been two days since I picked it up and I have never felt so strongly about selling off our Pentax gear until now.
I guess the issue I face now is... does this mean I've outgrown our Pentax solutions or... am I just being mislead into thinking that. The appeal of Pentax was for the wife and I to establish an affordable HQ photography solution and have the ability to share gear between us. Which we were able to accomplish quite nicely with that of limited lenses. Though the D700 has me wondering if we weren't missing out on other aspects of the craft like advanced AF, low light performance and flexibility too.
Looks like its time to loose sleep again I guess...