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A few years old now, but still great and easy to find cheap.

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5 Feb 22nd, 2009 

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Advantages:
Great battery life, and still a great camera .  Now even cheaper to get hold of .

Disadvantages:
Not as many features as later models .  Sensor can get dusty, though there are tools

Recommendable Yes:

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The Nikon D70 and D70s were a breakthrough in performance/price when they came out. They have now been succeeded by the D80 and D90, but this does not make the D70 a less worthy camera.

It can be noted that it is 'only' 6 mega pixels compared to 12 mega pixels of the later models, and even compact cameras have more MP's than the D70s. This should only concern you if you are making large prints though. It still uses a large and high quality sensor that will take very high quality photos, in comparison to even a new and expensive compact camera.

If you are looking for a cheap entry into the world of dSLR I would recommend it. You can find it second hand for less than £200, its quite a bargain. There are many guides out there on how to get the best out of it as it was and still is such a popular camera.

I am not going to go into its features in this review as there are many in depth guides a google search away, I am just making aware that if you are looking for something much better than a compact camera and don't mind a a bigger camera, this is a great start.

I still love mine! 

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