It's great (I think!) to have friends who are either working or retired pro-photographers. I say 'I think' as it's not always great for the wallet, especially if they're slimming down their kit and moving stuff on. One of these fine chaps lives in the village, and it is he who first put me onto getting a D700. He's given me first refusal on a low-click D3s (around 55k) which he's had - from new - as a back-up. He bought a D4 soon after which ended up being his main body; this particular D4 has around 850k shots on its shutter and still works perfectly.
Anyway, I'm going for it - same sensor as the D700, but with much-improved high ISO performance. Of course in terms of tech the D3 is a dinosaur but I still love the D700 which is even older. It's also a big, heavy beast but I'm not too bothered about that and its ergos are so good it's remarkably well-balanced.
Picking it up on thursday.
D3s by
Boxertrixter, on Flickr