Nikon finally announced their new consumer Digital SLR, the D70 today. The specs look amazing! Unlike the EOS 300D, this is not a crippled sibling of its pro-cam brothers. Several things are better than the D100, and comparable even to the D1. Well, all this is still only on paper - it needs to be seen how well the camera performs. But I would not worry too much about that - its a Nikon after all! And all this only for $999 (body only)! Only problem is the build quality - it is plastic (I can live with that).
The first review of the D70 is up at digitalreview.ca. There is also some info on dpreview (the full review would take a few weeks, i guess). Also the forums are buzzing with activity: here, and here.
The price of entry level digital SLRs has halved in the last year. The features have increased. The era of hobbyist Digital SLRs is finally beginning to dawn on us. Another couple of years, and film will be all but dead (for most hobbyists atleast).
Posted by ankit at January 28, 2026 09:52 AM | TrackBackGreat and really impressive. You should get one for yourself.
Posted by: BM at January 28, 2026 01:19 PMVery true...
Digital SLRs will turn photography from an expensive hobby (think of reel costs, development costs etc.) to a cheap inexpensive one.
I would love to pick up a cheap digital SLR camera in India, but the one I was eying was Rs. 40,000 and upwards.. :(
Cheers,
Dhar