Nikon D1H

Opinion: A really great camera for its time which still is a bargain on the used market.

The jpeg-output is good, especially compared to D100 and D70. Build quality is good aswell, except from the lcd which stands out a little bit.
Great high-iso performance. Iso 1600 is fully useable even when light is not so good.

Metering with old Ai lenses is pretty good. Something that you'll miss with D40,D50,D60,D70, D80, D90 and D100.
Only D200 and the D1-series of today's cheap bodies will meter with many these bargain-lenses. D300 is not that expensive though.
Also the viewfinder is good but focusing close to infinity with wide-angles may be hard, and are so with the rest of the bodies aswell. Except from D700 and D3, thx to a bigger viewfinder.

Wo0t, no shutterlag? Only if you activate "anti mirror", then you'll have some lag.

Opinion: Looking back from July 12, 2008, the D1H is hard to love.

LCD, fading, untruthful colors, so small, appears to be overexposed while in fact not...

Full-charged battery only useful for less than 100 shots if staying unused for a couple days.

Heavy body.

Only left to play with, if you are reluctant to sell it. Maybe you like to play with 4-MB raw file, here you are, one of few cameras with small raw files.

Opinion: This review is based on a used D1H bought in 2007. First of all, I can't fault the construction: the D1H is a beautiful beast, very robust, and I couldn't imagine it failing. The features misses out on half a star because of the 'missing' sub-command dial on the vertical grip.

Shooting RAW at ISO 1600 still yields excellent results from a seven-year old camera, much better than ISO 1600 from my D70s. I'm not keen on the JPGs from the D1H, but using a pro camera demands using pro features, which really does mean using RAW.

Ease of use... typical Nikon, i.e. very easy to learn, very intuitive, and being mostly button based means it's a dream to use in the field.

Value for money, well, I got mine secondhand in almost mint condition for £150 at the end of 2007. So that'll be five stars, I think!

Opinion: This camera will be around 7 years old in a few months but still is a good deal.
AF speed is horrible fast. It beats my D40 into the ground in this term.
5fps are still good. 40 JPGEGs or 25 RAWs aren´t even matched my nowadays cameras.
Build quality is superb. Something I expect from a Pro level camera. Build like a tank.
Metering is good, it´s a little bit conservative to avoid blown out highlights. Easy to correct on the computer.
IQ is excellent. 2,7MP are enough for most things, especially if you view most pics on the monitor only and don´t print them. And you don´t have to spend a mortgage on lenses, however with good glass this camera works pretty good, too.
Even JPEG output is ok. However, the use of RAW is no problem because files are very small and you can still shoot 5 seconds with full speed. Convert them with Capture NX and be amazed.
I really like the neutral but nice color rendition. Gives me a nostalgic look.
Overall I´m very pleased with this camera. Get it used on ebay.
Up to 2GB cards will work with it. I use a Lexar 2GB 133x and storing files is very fast.

It´s interesting to see how good it performs compared to nowadays cameras.

Opinion: in september 2006, i think it's the best one in the Nikon line .
The D1H let me use my AIS, with metering ...thanks god .
With the viewfinder, his ability in low light, direct TIFF an B&W files, i am very pleased with the result ; without post-traitment .

I love the construction, and the way i hold it .

All in all, 700$ for this one and i year waranty . That's it !!!

Opinion: Great and solid construction, Nikon's the first!! Autofocus and release are very very fast. Images are very fine and realist. The top for fotoreporters.

Opinion: I have used these cameras for press work for a couple of years now and after a recent trip for a service I was informed that one of them has shot over 450,000 images!!! Thats durability for you!!
They are now reluctantly being retired in favour of a pair of D2Hs's I only hope they serve me as well.

Opinion: I Purchased my D1H in November of 2004 and have shot over 4000 pics. I'm extreamly happy with the quality of construction and the great quality of the pictures. If you only blow up to 8x10 you will not be able to beat this camera for Value. I have shot a wedding, several sporting events and Studio portraits and have been more then pleased. Check out samples
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Opinion: I carry out a lot of outdoor cycling photography and needed a Pro Digital which would take the knocks,
had a good buffer, but produced good quality shots
across the ASA range which would be suitable for
web,magazine,and also for my own enlargements.
At this price range the D1H, at the moment, is the
camera choice for me and many of the Pro photographers
with whom I regularly come into contact with.