Quick Q for you Nikonites

[ghibbett]

Hi All

Quick question for you Nikonites out there. One of my mates has a D40X with loads of DX lenses. However he's interested in that new D700 thingy, but isn't sure whether the DX lenses will work on the D700. Being a Canon chap, I haven't the foggiest...

Can anyone enlighten me (& him !!).

Cheers

[Yandros]

I gather that when you fit a DX lens, it switches to cropped mode automatically. The viewfinder shows a frame inside the larger FF view, indicating the DX coverage.

[dfrear]

I heard that the D700 drops to 5.2mp (or thereabouts) in order to use DX lenses.

[Yandros]

Originally Posted by dfrear

I heard that the D700 drops to 5.2mp (or thereabouts) in order to use DX lenses.

Yep, it uses the centre portion of the 12MP sensor

[dazza74]

Unless he's planning to sell the DX lenses I reckon the D300 would be a better investment for now. Always think with the D700 that the 2K for the camera is the tip of the iceberg, I'd only get one if I could afford the 24-70 2.8 to go with it.

[johnaalex]

Originally Posted by dazza74

Unless he's planning to sell the DX lenses I reckon the D300 would be a better investment for now. Always think with the D700 that the 2K for the camera is the tip of the iceberg, I'd only get one if I could afford the 24-70 2.8 to go with it.

Dazza, I agree although I am sure a 5meg file from a D700 will compare very well with a D40x I think the ability to crop an image would be better with a 12meg file from a D300 effectively giving you extra reach. Does that make sense?

[ghibbett]

Thanks all - will pass this on