The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: Nikon D70s

Nikon D70s with Nikkor 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 lens. There is something special about this combination.

Photographed with a Nikkor 18-70mm lens on a Nikon D70s. 70mm. 400 ISO; f/4.5; 1/80th.

Photographed with a Nikkor 18-70mm lens on a Nikon D70s. 62mm. 400 ISO; f/8; 1/250th.

Photographed with a Nikkor 18-70mm lens on a Nikon D70s just moments before the camera began an electronic hissy fit. Such a shame, because the colour from the D70 is so special. But they are very old and temperamental now, and Nikon have not fitted CCD sensors for years, so replacement with a more recent model seems unlikely. Lens at 70mm. 200 ISO; f/9; 1/100th.

The secondhand Nikon D70s which I bought for £49 has performed well - sometimes. Some of its output has shown banding and image break-up of a calamitous order. The camera has frequently demanded a format of its memory card quite unnecessarily and at some inconvenience in escaping from the instruction. Sadly it must go back to the seller who described it as 'good'. Pah! Lens at 29mm. 200 ISO; f/6.3; 1/160th.

The secondhand Nikon D70s which I bought for £49 has performed well - sometimes. Some of its output has shown banding and image break-up of a calamitous order. The camera has frequently demanded a format of its memory card quite unnecessarily and at some inconvenience in escaping from the instruction. Sadly it must go back to the seller who described it as 'good'. Pah! Lens at 70mm. 400 ISO; f/9; 1/250th.

Today I bought a Nikon D70s, a camera dating from c.2005. The D70 models are some of the few SLR cameras with a CCD sensor. These were abandoned because alternative technology was cheaper. It is claimed that CCD technology provides a particular character of rendering and resolution; a vibrancy not always evident in the CMOS sensors which replaced them. Differences in colour and white balance can be adjusted in post processing, whereas the difference between a faintly antiseptic CMOS and a vibrant CCD cannot be replicated after the shutter has been activated. Zack Arias, a photographer who started out with the D70/70s described the skin tone resolving power of the D70, as “mind-blowing”. (I have yet to risk blowing my own mind). I thought it might be instructive to conduct my own tests, a fairly cheap exercise given the secondhand values of 14 year old digital cameras. I hope my D70 holds up long enough to reach a conclusion! Lens at 70mm. 200 ISO; f/8; 1/400th.

Today I bought a Nikon D70s, a camera dating from c.2005. The D70 models are some of the few SLR cameras with a CCD sensor. These were abandoned because alternative technology was cheaper. It is claimed that CCD technology provides a particular character of rendering and resolution; a vibrancy not always evident in the CMOS sensors which replaced them. Differences in colour and white balance can be adjusted in post processing, whereas the difference between a faintly antiseptic CMOS and a vibrant CCD cannot be replicated after the shutter has been activated. Zack Arias, a photographer who started out with the D70/70s described the skin tone resolving power of the D70, as “mind-blowing”. (I have yet to risk blowing my own mind). I thought it might be instructive to conduct my own tests, a fairly cheap exercise given the secondhand values of 14 year old digital cameras. I hope my D70 holds up long enough to reach a conclusion! Lens at 70mm. 200 ISO; f/8; 1/320th.