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Just wanted tto share my experience with the d100. I'm a professional photographer so I've had a chance to shoot a lot of cameras. I've shot on all formats 35mm-8x10 film and I shoot on a megavison T32 for most studio work now. I've also shot The D1, D1x , kodak 760, proback.

One thing I can tell you is there's no camera that can do everything perfectly, they all have pros and cons. since I do mainly studio work so I wanted the d100 more for personal work If I was going to use It for a main work camera I would have bought a d1x no questions asked. that's not to say you couldn't use is for assignments. I had hooked it up to our broncolor packs.....had to use a pc adapter because no pc socket(way to go nikon:( With that said so far my results so far have been great, all this softness stuff is totally crazy. I've found the normal sharpening setting gives very nice results. But if your shooting for a job you shouldn't be running sharpening at all. sharpening settings vary quite a bit depending on if your going to photo print or CMYK or a jpeg for a monitor it's better to leave yourself options. You want to see a soft looking file take a look at a file from a T32 with no sharpening and no tone curve appllie.

On the noise issue the camera does have a little noise, but try to keep it in perspective how small it really is it dosen't show up until very large prints and it looks very similar to film grain. It's not like the nasty stuff that is found in the point and shoots. Also let me say there may be a few people who are getting defective cameras or somthing, I'm not arguing with you guys send em back. And of course all of this is just my opinion and you should take it with a grain of salt . I am by no means a nikon evangalist. but it;s a very good camera for the money I think the canon d60 looks like a great camera too. I think their so close its a toss up.

Here's a few Images I shot with my d100

http://www.pbase.com/fstop29/d100_

happy shooting
 
Brett,

I'm happy to see this sort of post. I had just sat down to start a thread asking for advice-- D1X or D100? First, let me make it clear that I am not a professional photographer.

I have taken tens of thousands (literally) photos with the D1. I have grown to love the camera, but have recently been salivating for a D1X. With the recently release of the D100, my decision has become more complicated. It was made even more difficult when, just today, I got to use the D100. Of course, my limited use only told me that the camera was light and felt good in the hands.

I use the D1 for outdoor nature and touring photography. Mostly, however, I use it to take photos of the family. I love the speed of the D1. So, here's the question... What am I giving up when I buy the D100 instead of the D1x?

Thanks,
Bob
Brett Wilson said:
Just wanted tto share my experience with the d100. I'm a
professional photographer so I've had a chance to shoot a lot of
cameras. I've shot on all formats 35mm-8x10 film and I shoot on a
megavison T32 for most studio work now. I've also shot The D1,
D1x , kodak 760, proback.

One thing I can tell you is there's no camera that can do
everything perfectly, they all have pros and cons. since I do
mainly studio work so I wanted the d100 more for personal work If I
was going to use It for a main work camera I would have bought a
d1x no questions asked. that's not to say you couldn't use is for
assignments. I had hooked it up to our broncolor packs.....had to
use a pc adapter because no pc socket(way to go nikon:( With that
said so far my results so far have been great, all this softness
stuff is totally crazy. I've found the normal sharpening setting
gives very nice results. But if your shooting for a job you
shouldn't be running sharpening at all. sharpening settings vary
quite a bit depending on if your going to photo print or CMYK or a
jpeg for a monitor it's better to leave yourself options. You want
to see a soft looking file take a look at a file from a T32 with no
sharpening and no tone curve appllie.

On the noise issue the camera does have a little noise, but try to
keep it in perspective how small it really is it dosen't show up
until very large prints and it looks very similar to film grain.
It's not like the nasty stuff that is found in the point and
shoots. Also let me say there may be a few people who are getting
defective cameras or somthing, I'm not arguing with you guys send
em back. And of course all of this is just my opinion and you
should take it with a grain of salt . I am by no means a nikon
evangalist. but it;s a very good camera for the money I think
the canon d60 looks like a great camera too. I think their so
close its a toss up.

Here's a few Images I shot with my d100

http://www.pbase.com/fstop29/d100_

happy shooting
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Robert,

The D1x has phenominal build quailty its very well balanced and has a solid rubber over metal feel , it has weather resistant seals to prevent moisure from getting in. It's quite a bit larger also which can be good for large lenses but bad if your trying to stow it or look like a normal tourist . I think the build quality of the d100 is fine for my uses. You can also by protective water resistant slings to go around the camera. the af module is better on the D1X so it should be able to auto focus faster. again for my uses the d100 has been adequate you might wan't to try to find a sports or wildlife shooter who has used both a get their opinion. d1x has fire wire connection which is faster if you download off the camera. If you do get a d100 and have a computer with firewire I'd get a firewire card reader you can find them for about $50-75 it's quite a bit faster. I think d1x has a little bit better noise filtering but I have not shot enough to really say for sure. I guess I'd say if money and size are no object than go for the d1x but the d100 is worth a good look it's. I'll try to post more samples that are daylight shots. hope that helps
Robert Walker said:
I'm happy to see this sort of post. I had just sat down to start a
thread asking for advice-- D1X or D100? First, let me make it
clear that I am not a professional photographer.

I have taken tens of thousands (literally) photos with the D1. I
have grown to love the camera, but have recently been salivating
for a D1X. With the recently release of the D100, my decision has
become more complicated. It was made even more difficult when,
just today, I got to use the D100. Of course, my limited use only
told me that the camera was light and felt good in the hands.

I use the D1 for outdoor nature and touring photography. Mostly,
however, I use it to take photos of the family. I love the speed
of the D1. So, here's the question... What am I giving up when I
buy the D100 instead of the D1x?

Thanks,
Bob
Brett Wilson said:
Just wanted tto share my experience with the d100. I'm a
professional photographer so I've had a chance to shoot a lot of
cameras. I've shot on all formats 35mm-8x10 film and I shoot on a
megavison T32 for most studio work now. I've also shot The D1,
D1x , kodak 760, proback.

One thing I can tell you is there's no camera that can do
everything perfectly, they all have pros and cons. since I do
mainly studio work so I wanted the d100 more for personal work If I
was going to use It for a main work camera I would have bought a
d1x no questions asked. that's not to say you couldn't use is for
assignments. I had hooked it up to our broncolor packs.....had to
use a pc adapter because no pc socket(way to go nikon:( With that
said so far my results so far have been great, all this softness
stuff is totally crazy. I've found the normal sharpening setting
gives very nice results. But if your shooting for a job you
shouldn't be running sharpening at all. sharpening settings vary
quite a bit depending on if your going to photo print or CMYK or a
jpeg for a monitor it's better to leave yourself options. You want
to see a soft looking file take a look at a file from a T32 with no
sharpening and no tone curve appllie.

On the noise issue the camera does have a little noise, but try to
keep it in perspective how small it really is it dosen't show up
until very large prints and it looks very similar to film grain.
It's not like the nasty stuff that is found in the point and
shoots. Also let me say there may be a few people who are getting
defective cameras or somthing, I'm not arguing with you guys send
em back. And of course all of this is just my opinion and you
should take it with a grain of salt . I am by no means a nikon
evangalist. but it;s a very good camera for the money I think
the canon d60 looks like a great camera too. I think their so
close its a toss up.

Here's a few Images I shot with my d100

http://www.pbase.com/fstop29/d100_

happy shooting
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… you have a wonderful reply from Brett.

I’m throwing a fly in the ointment – I do agree with Brett BTW, but power is a very important consideration and the D1x needs to be supplied via the national grid – your fugal D1 camera probably kept you going all day and maybe part of the night and certainly a second battery is all you wanted.

Now, whilst I don’t know you shooting habits – it is not uncommon for a D1 owner shooting two batteries a day to require upto five batteries a day to power the D1x for the same workload. For instance many D1 users reported just fitting their second battery after a match to catch the cup presentations, most D1x users say they’d be on their third battery by the time the cup is presented.

The D100 has a new power source, and one I hope finds its way into the D2 – the D100 has the multi power grip so for two sets of AAs, available anywhere in the world where tourists go, and about 400 shots a set – one need never be without power for the D100 – the professional D1x has no such support – powering the D1x on the road is not pleasant. The D100’s single lithium battery recharges rapidly (about one hour) and yields several hundred exposures, one gets a LONG battery discharge warning and the Lithium may be topped up. With the MB-D100 multi grip one or two Lithium batteries may be used and can be supplemented with the AA adapters.

Taking the D1x on the road one will have to give considerable attention to recharging and the bulk and awkwardness of the EN-4 battery (they were designed by the devil IMO) has to be endured to be understood and it is a cross very far when one has to carry and manage at least three of them. One solution is with the travel charger in one’s own car or hired transport – the cigar lighter may be in constant demand – but this makes it viable. As you may gather I’m no friend to the EN-4 battery – I carried around a heavy, bulky external battery pack – I’d not want to do that on vacation.

Cheers, ;))
 
Thanks for the battery review. You're right about the D1! I can take 500+ shots and never worry about the battery (using CF cards, not the capricious microdrive). I have been very pleased with the battery life of the D1. I almost always go the entire day on a single battery.

I must admit that your reply confused me. All this time I believed that the battery life of the D1X was better than the D1. I thought I read it in Moose Peterson's book, "The D1 Generation."

[sound of me running around the house looking for the book, a few minutes later...]

Yes, I did read it. Here's what Moose said, "The D1X kit comes with one [battery]. Though it's the same battery as powers the D1, because of improvements made to the D1X, its performance far surpasses its performance in the D1. This battery could last you a good long time."

After reading this a few months ago, I was really fired up to get the D1X.
Ger Bee said:
… you have a wonderful reply from Brett.

I’m throwing a fly in the ointment – I do agree with Brett BTW, but
power is a very important consideration and the D1x needs to be
supplied via the national grid – your fugal D1 camera probably kept
you going all day and maybe part of the night and certainly a
second battery is all you wanted.

Now, whilst I don’t know you shooting habits – it is not uncommon
for a D1 owner shooting two batteries a day to require upto five
batteries a day to power the D1x for the same workload. For
instance many D1 users reported just fitting their second battery
after a match to catch the cup presentations, most D1x users say
they’d be on their third battery by the time the cup is presented.

The D100 has a new power source, and one I hope finds its way into
the D2 – the D100 has the multi power grip so for two sets of AAs,
available anywhere in the world where tourists go, and about 400
shots a set – one need never be without power for the D100 – the
professional D1x has no such support – powering the D1x on the road
is not pleasant. The D100’s single lithium battery recharges
rapidly (about one hour) and yields several hundred exposures, one
gets a LONG battery discharge warning and the Lithium may be topped
up. With the MB-D100 multi grip one or two Lithium batteries may be
used and can be supplemented with the AA adapters.

Taking the D1x on the road one will have to give considerable
attention to recharging and the bulk and awkwardness of the EN-4
battery (they were designed by the devil IMO) has to be endured to
be understood and it is a cross very far when one has to carry and
manage at least three of them. One solution is with the travel
charger in one’s own car or hired transport – the cigar lighter may
be in constant demand – but this makes it viable. As you may gather
I’m no friend to the EN-4 battery – I carried around a heavy, bulky
external battery pack – I’d not want to do that on vacation.

Cheers, ;))
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Brett,

I enjoyed the shots, thanks for posting!
Brett Wilson said:
Just wanted tto share my experience with the d100. I'm a
professional photographer so I've had a chance to shoot a lot of
cameras. I've shot on all formats 35mm-8x10 film and I shoot on a
megavison T32 for most studio work now. I've also shot The D1,
D1x , kodak 760, proback.

One thing I can tell you is there's no camera that can do
everything perfectly, they all have pros and cons. since I do
mainly studio work so I wanted the d100 more for personal work If I
was going to use It for a main work camera I would have bought a
d1x no questions asked. that's not to say you couldn't use is for
assignments. I had hooked it up to our broncolor packs.....had to
use a pc adapter because no pc socket(way to go nikon:( With that
said so far my results so far have been great, all this softness
stuff is totally crazy. I've found the normal sharpening setting
gives very nice results. But if your shooting for a job you
shouldn't be running sharpening at all. sharpening settings vary
quite a bit depending on if your going to photo print or CMYK or a
jpeg for a monitor it's better to leave yourself options. You want
to see a soft looking file take a look at a file from a T32 with no
sharpening and no tone curve appllie.

On the noise issue the camera does have a little noise, but try to
keep it in perspective how small it really is it dosen't show up
until very large prints and it looks very similar to film grain.
It's not like the nasty stuff that is found in the point and
shoots. Also let me say there may be a few people who are getting
defective cameras or somthing, I'm not arguing with you guys send
em back. And of course all of this is just my opinion and you
should take it with a grain of salt . I am by no means a nikon
evangalist. but it;s a very good camera for the money I think
the canon d60 looks like a great camera too. I think their so
close its a toss up.

Here's a few Images I shot with my d100

http://www.pbase.com/fstop29/d100_

happy shooting
Click to expand...
--

 
Brett Wilson said:
I think the build quality of
the d100 is fine for my uses. You can also by protective water
resistant slings to go around the camera.
Click to expand...
Brett, please do tell us about this D100 accessory to improve water reistance assistance. Not something I've heard about.

Rick
 
.. in a long running series of threads - it was fairly well established by reply posts that on average the D1x delivers 250 shots all use and upto about 700 if economy measures are used - like no review or LCD or monitor use - some even turn off metering and AF.

Similar responses from D1 owners say minimum of 500 shots and many reported over 1,000 per battery.

The EN-4 battery is not a great battery.

The battery is the one issue that would see me changing this camera - I hope the D2 will have the D100's multi power source built in and use the same or better lithiums. ;))
 
Thanks for the warning. That, indeed, woould be frustrating for the kind of photography I do.
Bob
Ger Bee said:
.. in a long running series of threads - it was fairly well
established by reply posts that on average the D1x delivers 250
shots all use and upto about 700 if economy measures are used -
like no review or LCD or monitor use - some even turn off metering
and AF.

Similar responses from D1 owners say minimum of 500 shots and many
reported over 1,000 per battery.

The EN-4 battery is not a great battery.

The battery is the one issue that would see me changing this camera
  • I hope the D2 will have the D100's multi power source built in
and use the same or better lithiums. ;))
Click to expand...
 
Robert,

I have only rented the d1x twice but I can't say I thought the battery was horrible you would definatley want a couple of them though. I think they probably sacrificed power economy for more robust focusing and faster speed in the d1x. Ger Bee's right about the d100 battery(or maybe its the camera) it 's awsome I've had very long life. I haven't been keeping track of shots though. plus it's less expensive to buy them
 
I've never used one. Some one posted a link to a vender that made one. I wish I would have bookmarked it. It looked like a neoprene or nylon sheeth that went around the camera and part of the lens it seemed to allow you access to some of the controls.....If I find it again I'll post it
 
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