To this day, you can find many users in comments sections and forums who still use the camera - I still have mine, and it’s going strong at over 350,000 shutter actuations. The Nikon D700 remains one of the most legendary and highly regarded digital cameras ever made - even more so than its bigger brother.

Essentially, it boasts the same phenomenal features and image quality as the benchmark D3, but without the integrated vertical grip and 9 FPS shooting speed. The D700 features a continuous drive mode up to 5 frames per second (FPS) or 8 FPS with the MB-D10 vertical grip, Multi-CAM 3500FX autofocus sensor with 51 AF points, 3D focus tracking, 1,005-pixel RGB sensor, and 3D Color Matrix Metering II, maximum 1/8,000th shutter speed, and a built-in flash. It sported the same Nikon-made 12.1-megapixel FX CMOS sensor as the D3 inside a robust, more traditional body without the built-in vertical grip. The following year, Nikon released its second full-frame digital camera: the professional-grade D700. With the D3 - Nikon’s first full-frame digital camera - Nikon reclaimed the crown for its superior dynamic range, phenomenal high ISO quality, and stunning 3D autofocus tracking. Canon had long dominated the market with the superior image quality of its EOS-1Ds (one of the earliest full-frame digital cameras), EOS-1D series, and EOS 5D series. The release of the Nikon D3 in 2007 is one of the preeminent milestones in digital photographic history.

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