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I'm truly Ecstatic!. I got hooked on potography again after buyng a Coolpix 950. A year later I upgraded to the CP990. And now the D100! What an upgrade. It exceeded my expectations. Im using the AF 50 1.8 and 17-35 2.8 and I'm sure this helps as well. But the camera perorms flawlessly. Sharp as a tack.

I had an old Pentax ME for years that gathered dust because I was too cheap to buy film when only half the pictures were worth keeping. So I took fewer pictures. In hindsight I should have taken more to get better.

I believe the D100 will give me incentive to keep on improving.

Larry
Anthony said:
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Just curious......
How many D100 owners are truly ecstatic about their purchase?

I get an overall sense of euphoria from Many owners of other DSLR
cameras..... Of course not everyone's happy, but I'd like to get a
feel for just how many are happy with the D100.

Thanks
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I expect he means the way you can choose between alternative shutterspeed/aperture pairs, in P mode. All you do is rotate the main command wheel, and you'll see your shutter speed and f/stop change. Rotate to the right, and you'll get a higher shutter speed and larger f/stop. Rotate to the left for the reverse.

It resets when you shut the camera off, and there's an asterisk to indicate that you've done it. But it's been a huge help to me, and I usually use it in preference to selecting aperture priority, or shutter priority.

No substitute for manual, however.
Many Feathers said:
Glenn, how did you click the shutter speed up in preferences in the
program mode? I must have missed something in the manual...

Thanks,

MF
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DaveA
 
See the Flexible Program mode modifications using the main command dial - page 78 on the adobe version of the D100 manual. When in Program Mode moving this dial will shift preferences in the program to different values with the same exposure - pretty cute....
Many Feathers said:
Glenn, how did you click the shutter speed up in preferences in the
program mode? I must have missed something in the manual...

Thanks,

MF
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Ecstatic? Only if you came from a P&S like the 990.

Good:
battery life - excellent
ISO
overall build
weight
sharpness
can preview shots even before buffer is empty
faster AF than D60

Bad:
pictures not vibrant out of camera - can be remedied in PS
cf door is a joke (when will it break?)
battery door is almost a joke
side AF points are useless
slower AF than D1X
no PC connector (stupid!)
no accessory connector (for remote)
stupid dial makes changing ISO, qual, etc., a pain
Nikon behind Canon in IS lenses
preview does not accurately reflect exposure of photos
Capture is not free
compressed Nef writing is sloooooooooooooow (useless)
Anthony said:
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Just curious......
How many D100 owners are truly ecstatic about their purchase?

I get an overall sense of euphoria from Many owners of other DSLR
cameras..... Of course not everyone's happy, but I'd like to get a
feel for just how many are happy with the D100.

Thanks
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You forgot

Good
Pretty fast shutter response

Bad
Best JPEG visibly degrades image - requires NEF or TIFF for quality
F.U. Bee said:
Good:
battery life - excellent
ISO
overall build
weight
sharpness
can preview shots even before buffer is empty
faster AF than D60

Bad:
pictures not vibrant out of camera - can be remedied in PS
cf door is a joke (when will it break?)
battery door is almost a joke
side AF points are useless
slower AF than D1X
no PC connector (stupid!)
no accessory connector (for remote)
stupid dial makes changing ISO, qual, etc., a pain
Nikon behind Canon in IS lenses
preview does not accurately reflect exposure of photos
Capture is not free
compressed Nef writing is sloooooooooooooow (useless)
Anthony said:
--

Just curious......
How many D100 owners are truly ecstatic about their purchase?

I get an overall sense of euphoria from Many owners of other DSLR
cameras..... Of course not everyone's happy, but I'd like to get a
feel for just how many are happy with the D100.

Thanks
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This is great!

What a pleasure to come back to this thread and see a unanimous vote for the D100.

I have a "Nikonite" that's very close to me.
This thread will no doubt result in the purchase of the D100.

Thanks Again.
 
I think the only thing that could make me ecstatic about a DSLR today is if it were 12MP and had a 24x36mm CCD [no crop] and cost under $1000. Next to that though I'm as happy as I could be with a DSLR today.

Someone had said that the only people that could truly be ecstatic were those that were coming from P&S experience only. I disagree. I had many years with various film SLRs and for the last few years cursed that I couldn't get an "affordable" digital SLR. Now I have one. For THAT I'm ecstatic.

Digichrome
Anthony said:
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Just curious......
How many D100 owners are truly ecstatic about their purchase?

I get an overall sense of euphoria from Many owners of other DSLR
cameras..... Of course not everyone's happy, but I'd like to get a
feel for just how many are happy with the D100.

Thanks
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I think that's right in a way; you pros who have a D1 must look down on the D100. But for the rest of us with regular 35mm film cameras and some 3 megapixel digital, this is big deal.

I looked at the D1's and those Kodak Nikons with envy last year, but I couldn't justify that kind of money since it's not a business expense in my case. The D100 is the first affordable high res digital with interchangeable lenses. I know Fuji and Canon also pulled off this trick but I wanted a Nikon. And look at that list of things they sacrificed to do it. Those are not huge drawbacks. D1 owners may not be so impressed, but 'ecstatic' is not an overstatement in my case. ~ tom
F.U. Bee said:
Ecstatic? Only if you came from a P&S like the 990.
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Good:
battery life - excellent
ISO
overall build
weight
sharpness
can preview shots even before buffer is empty
faster AF than D60

Bad:
pictures not vibrant out of camera - can be remedied in PS
cf door is a joke (when will it break?)
battery door is almost a joke
side AF points are useless
slower AF than D1X
no PC connector (stupid!)
no accessory connector (for remote)
stupid dial makes changing ISO, qual, etc., a pain
Nikon behind Canon in IS lenses
preview does not accurately reflect exposure of photos
Capture is not free
compressed Nef writing is sloooooooooooooow (useless)
 
The only reason it's unanimous is because the question was inviting only comments from those who were ecstatic over the D100. It wasn't asking for an overall opinion vote or there'd be another 100+ posts. We've already seen a few strings of negative commentary via other postings.
By the way, I love my D100.
Bernie
Anthony said:
This is great!
What a pleasure to come back to this thread and see a unanimous
vote for the D100.

I have a "Nikonite" that's very close to me.
This thread will no doubt result in the purchase of the D100.

Thanks Again.
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Bernie
 
Dave Angel said:
I expect he means the way you can choose between alternative
shutterspeed/aperture pairs, in P mode. All you do is rotate the
main command wheel, and you'll see your shutter speed and f/stop
change. Rotate to the right, and you'll get a higher shutter speed
and larger f/stop. Rotate to the left for the reverse.
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Thanks Dave, for this explanation. I've read this part in the manual a couple of times, but couldn't figure out exactly which way I wanted to rotate the dial to get what I wanted. When I was practicing, the light would change and that would change the readings too. Now I know. To the right, faster shutter speed, to the left - slower shutter speed. Got it. Thanks to both you and Glen! :-)

MF
 
Now I am feenin to get my hands on one of these. I love my 707, but I do enjoy the feel of an SLR. In addition, I am looking for a camera that I can grow into. I have purchased just about every possible accessory for the camera, but I hate that I can't really control wide angle, nor can I get really clear telephoto b/c I can't detach and attached other lenses. At this point, I feel like I am beginning to outgrow the camera, and it's just easier to use it as a point and shoot - not my ideal situation. I will be reading more and more about the D100 over the next month or two, and if I can scratchup the $2000 + $1000 for other goodies, I will dive in. Thanks for the info.
John Lichnerowicz said:
Other plus points are the ease with which different shooting modes
can be changed and apertures and/or shutter speeds as appropriate
selected, the long battery life and the ability to manually focus
accurately - something that I was not able to do consistently with
the F707. The "fiddliness" of he shooting controls on the F707
encouraged me to leave the camera on full auto most of the time

Don't get me wrong, the F707 is a fine camera with a fine lens but
the D100 handles significantly better in my view and of course I
get to use all my existing Nikon D lenses

In terms of final picture quality, the Nikon has the edge. After a
bit of experimentation I have set the in camera image sharpening to
"high" and this gives me nice crisp images

Try the D100 at your local dealer and see if you agree with me.

John Lich
Ejoy said:
I wanted to get your thoughts on the D100 against the F707. I have
been using the Sony since last year, and have logged about 6000
pics at this point. Shots always look great, and it's portable but
not wimpy. Give me a sense of what you gained by moving up to the
D100. One thing that I have noticed is that the DOF on my Sony is
much weaker than shots from a digital SLR. What else will I gain
by stepping up? What does the camera allow you to do that the Sony
didn't? I know these are general questions, but I am just trying
to get cozy with yet another 4-digit investment. The D100 seems
like a camera I could buy and build on for quite a while. I only
shoot pictures as a hobby, so it's not like I need to have the
lastest and greatest all the time (sometimes it's nice though..no
question). Please let me know. Thanks.
Mike Tichon said:
John, those are really good, despite your caveats. Remember, in
addition to the camera set up, scope alignment, and focus, you have
atmospherics to deal with.

As to the D100, I am pleased. Ecstatic? Almost, as I have more
learning and using to do. However, I am coming from an E10 which
always let me down on focusing, and the Sony 707, which never did
and had an excellent battery life. The D100 has great ergonomics
like the E10, great color like the E10, is very quick to focus with
little hunting, is accurate at focusing, and has the battery life
of the Sony. In addition, it has the flexibility of an SLR, the
ability to use cf microdrives and other large capacity memory. Did
I mention the battery life? I wonder why Nikon even bothered to
include a charger? Will the battery EVER run down?? 200 shots with
a 1 gig microdrive, lots of menu use and shot review, use of the
onboard flash with 55 shots, and downloading the pictures, and it
is still showing a full charge. One thing the Sony did do is show
you the percentage of charge remaining, that was a nice feature. I
also think the onboard flash is the best I've seen on a camera. I
bought the SB80Dx, but haven't had time to learn how to use it yet,
but the on board flash, combined with exposure adjustments in NC3
yield pretty good shots.

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Mike Tichon
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This is my third digital camera --- Olympus Z4040, Nikon 5000, and now the D100. The Olympus was easy to use and the pictures were great. The 5000 was too difficult to learn to use, making it the most expensive point-and-shoot I ever owned. The D100 is a dream, and I love being able to use my lenses and other paraphernalia I've accumulated over the years for my Nikon 8008 and N90. I'm disappointed that I'll not be able to use my flashes in TTL mode, though, so I'll have to think about getting new digital-compatible ones. Same thing with respect to wide angle, but at least at the other end I have more telephoto capability now.

But am I ecstatic about the camera itself? YES!!!
phototalk123 said:
I am very happy with the D100 (extremely happy actually)
This is my first digital camera of any sort, (I owned F5, and F100)
This camera give me a chance to play to my lovely DeFocus 135mm/f2 D,
with all different kinds of setting, and once I get the setting I want
I can keep it in the CF, and also I can apply what I have learned
to my
F5 and F100. DeFocus lens is a very unique lens to play with.
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Ken Jones
 
Hello Glenn,

Could you please tell me where to find the Adobe version of the D100 manual? I'd like a larger print version so I can lie in bed at night and read it.

Thanks,

Ken
Glenn Barber said:
Many Feathers said:
Glenn, how did you click the shutter speed up in preferences in the
program mode? I must have missed something in the manual...

Thanks,

MF
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Ken Jones
 
I cant remember exactly where I got it - it was quite some time ago - I found it in this forum, here's a link to a recent thread.

http://www.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=3094128
Kenneth Jones said:
Could you please tell me where to find the Adobe version of the
D100 manual? I'd like a larger print version so I can lie in bed at
night and read it.

Thanks,

Ken
Glenn Barber said:
Many Feathers said:
Glenn, how did you click the shutter speed up in preferences in the
program mode? I must have missed something in the manual...

Thanks,

MF
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Ken Jones
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