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dave

by dave

Anyone done astrophotography with a D700?
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I don't mean hooking it up to a telescope persay, but going out into some remote area and taking a wide angle photo of the sky. I've seen some pretty phenomenal photos that people have done and I've always envied their ability to do this. What sort of lens and body combination is necessary for something like this: http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080713.html I'd assume some wide angle, f/2.8 lens so you can let a lot of light in in less than ~30 seconds (otherwise you get star...
dave

by dave

Think we'll see a Nikon D700 refresh soon?
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All the rumor sites seem to be talking about a new entry level Nikon DSLR aimed at consumers -- the Nikon D3100 (nothing official yet). Rumors say that it will have a 14 megapixel sensor. Not to keep propagating the megapixel myth, but this gives it a higher effective resolution than Nikon's top of the line shooters (Nikon D700, Nikon D3, Nikon D3S -- which are all 12 megapixel). Do you think we'll be seeing any upgrades to the Nikon D700 soon? 12 MP is a pretty sweet spot for these...