Learning Photoshop ( or any photo editing software )

[philsmove]

Do you find it needs more careful 'handling'?

Yes, It has rained every day since I bought it, so at the moment I tend to use the D700 outside , but once the newness has worn off, it will have to tackle british summer

and what about the large file sizes? (I'm just trying to talk myself out of one cos I can't afford it...).

I have started to delete any rejects , immediately after import , then go back a week later and have a second cull. I do keep a back up of everything for a few months

Processing is a little slower but the end result makes it worth it, but I do use a fairly powerful workstation

If I did not need video, did mostly weddings and events, and was on a tight budget, I would look at some of the D700 bargains. I saw a new one yesterday for a tad over £1000 ( can't see it today)

The D800 only knocks spots off the D700 only at low ISO values it is better at all levels but at say ISO 1600 the difference is not that great

One one feature I really like on the D800 is the auto ISO, which takes into account the focal length of the lens. I think the only other camera to do this is the M9 but I am not a Canon expert