D70 or D100

[red hot sheep]

Yes I see what you are saying - and I would prefer to buy newer technology - but the only noticable positive points that the D70 can do, do not really seems necessary for me - but if I got the D100 I would feel that I was buying backward technology... :S

Thanks for your reply.

[Franglais]

Yes I see what you are saying - and I would prefer to buy newer technology - but the only noticable positive points that the D70 can do, do not really seems necessary for me - but if I got the D100 I would feel that I was buying backward technology... :S

Thanks for your reply.

The D70 uses much the same components as the D70 (the focussing system is the same, straight out of the F80/F65/F75).The D100 has a metal body over a metal chassis, the D70 has a plastic body over basically the same metal chassis plus the following:

- the metering system out of the F5: you need this because you have no exposure latitude in digital and exposure has to be as accurate as possible
- the new TTL flash system out of the D2H/X: again you need the most precise system possible because of the limitations of the sensor
- 1/500 flash sync: makes the most out of the new flash system in broad daylight
- fast processor/instant startup: because you want something that acts like a film SLR

What do you mean you don't need these things?

Charles