Canon EOS
5D
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Nikon
D700
5D
D700
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recommendations
Relative to the best recent pro DSLRs, and ignoring price
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Canon EOS 5D |
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Nikon D700 |  |
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Snapsort recommends the Nikon D700. |
differences
Reasons to consider the Canon 5D |
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More lenses available | 111 lenses | vs | 89 lenses |  |
More than 20% more lenses available | ||||
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Better viewfinder coverage | 96% | vs | 95% | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Lighter | 895 g | vs | 1,074 g | |
20% lighter | ||||
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Slightly smaller | 152x113x75 mm | vs | 147x123x77 mm | |
Around 10% smaller | ||||
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Cheaper | $1,799.95 | vs | $2,379.00 | |
The best price we've seen is $579 cheaper (more than 30% less) | ||||
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Slightly higher resolution | 12.7 MP | vs | 12.1 MP | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Slightly thinner | 3" | vs | 3" | |
Almost the same | ||||
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Reasons to consider the Nikon D700 |
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Much larger screen | 3.0" | vs | 2.5" | |
More than 20% larger screen | ||||
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Significantly lower noise at high ISO | 2,303 ISO | vs | 1,368 ISO | |
The D700 has a slight edge (0.8 f-stops) in low noise, high ISO performance | ||||
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Much higher resolution screen | 922k dots | vs | 230k dots | |
More than 4x higher resolution screen | ||||
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Better image quality | 80.0 | vs | 71.0 | |
More than 10% better image quality | ||||
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Has live view | Yes | vs | No | |
Preview your photos on the camera's screen before taking them | ||||
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Significantly more dynamic range | 12.2 EV | vs | 11.1 EV | |
1.6 f-stops more dynamic range | ||||
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Better color depth | 23.5 bits | vs | 22.9 bits | |
Distinguishes more than 50% more colors | ||||
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Shoots faster | 5 fps | vs | 3 fps | |
Around 70% faster continuous shooting | ||||
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Better maximum light sensitivity | 6,400 ISO | vs | 1,600 ISO | |
The D700's maximum light sensitivity is 2 f-stops better | ||||
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Better boost ISO | 25,600 ISO | vs | 3,200 ISO | |
The D700's boost ISO is 3 f-stops better | ||||
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Built-in flash | Yes | vs | No | |
A built-in flash is useful for taking indoor shots where there is little light | ||||
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Slightly larger viewfinder | 0.72x | vs | 0.71x | |
Almost the same | ||||
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similarities
Compared to recent DSLRs
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Snapsort is not aware of any interesting strengths shared by these two products. |
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competitors
Shared Competitors |
Advantages |
Disadvantages |
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Canon EOS 7DPro DSLR $1,550 - $1,900 body only $1,769 - $1,900 with 28-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 5D Mark IIPro DSLR $2,399 - $2,500 body only $3,199 - $3,300 with 24-105mm lens |
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Nikon D300SPro DSLR $1,489 - $1,700 body only $2,190 - $2,550 with 18-200mm lens |
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Nikon D90Entry-level DSLR $799 - $1,944 body only $1,048 - $1,200 with 18-105mm lens |
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Nikon D80Entry-level DSLR $1,280 body only $1,300 with 18-55mm lens |
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Canon EOS Rebel T2iEntry-level DSLR $799 - $853 body only $849 - $975 with 18-55mm lens |
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Nikon D300Pro DSLR $1,900 with 18-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 5D Competitors |
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Canon EOS 50DPro DSLR $975 - $2,025 body only $1,090 - $1,400 with 28-135mm lens |
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Canon EOS 40DPro DSLR $1,800 with 28-135mm lens |
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Nikon D700 Competitors |
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Nikon D3SPro DSLR $5,200 - $5,399 body only $8,000 with 24-70mm lens |
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Canon EOS-1D Mark IVPro DSLR $4,999 body only |
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