Standing test of time
Back in 2010 I sold all of my Canon kit and moved over to Nikon, a decision largely down to just how impressed I had been with the Nikon D700. Essentially a baby version of the then-flagship D3, the camera's excellent autofocusing system, great control over noise and robust build made it an ideal tool for the sorts of conditions I often found myself in. That camera served me faithfully for four years, and while it still functioned perfectly well, when the D750 arrived, the various additional conveniences of the latter model eventually swayed me.
I bought the Nikon D750 towards the end of 2014, and it's been my primary camera ever since, accompanying me on my travels, commercial shoots and for general day-to-day use. I feel like I've got to know it very well since then along with its many advantages, occasional quirks and the handful of minor annoyances.
No doubt like many Nikon users, I had considered upgrading my D700 for a newer full-frame model before the D750 surfaced, but nothing released until that point felt quite like the evolution of the D700 I was hoping for. The D610, for example, while superior in a handful of ways, didn't quite have the ruggedness or the AF system of the D700, while the D810 – as brilliant a model as it still is – seemed a little over-specified; I have no use for a 36.3MP sensor. So, the D750 made a lot more sense, with its more modest balance of size, weight, core features and price.
A true upgrade to the D700?
As we would expect from the six-year gap between the two, thewide open. Admittedly, this is one of Nikon's most affordable lenses released at a time when 10-12MP was standard; more modern lenses in a higher price bracket fare better here.
