I currently own a Nikon D50 and have an opportunity to purchase a D1H. Should I purchase the D1H and sell my D50? Is the D1H a better camera than the D50? I know the D50 is newer and has more megapixels but the D1H was a very good professional camera.
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D1H or D50
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Chuck Yadmark
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For general photography the 50 will be better. For sports the D1H will be much better. The D1H uses the old NiMH batteries that last a fraction of the shots the 50's enel3's. The DTTL flash metering is much worse than the 50's iTTL. the D1H's construction is much tougher than the 50's
Unless sports and action is your main deal I'd skip it.
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Unless sports and action is your main deal I'd skip it.
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Having owned both, I would say go with the D50. It takes wonderful pictures, supports AF-D lenses, and has a flash.
The ONLY reason you should get a D1h is if your main (and only) focus is sports. The autofocus is great for fast action, but it doesn't help if you have a bad lens.
Even now, I look at the pictures I take with my D2h, compare them with the D1h and the D50. I like the look of the D50 pictures better, and am sad that I sold that so long ago.
Also -- make sure you are budgeting for batteries if you decide to go with the D1h. My battery (bought camera + battery used) lasted for about 3-500 pictures, or 4 hours, whichever came first. within a year, that battery wouldn't charge anymore. I'm in the process of building a Li-ion battery pack for it, but thats not for the faint of heart. replacement batteries can run you 40 bucks, and are a pain to deal with.
In short, stay with the D50 for now, and save money towards better lenses, or if you really must a D2h/D2hs/D300.
The ONLY reason you should get a D1h is if your main (and only) focus is sports. The autofocus is great for fast action, but it doesn't help if you have a bad lens.
Even now, I look at the pictures I take with my D2h, compare them with the D1h and the D50. I like the look of the D50 pictures better, and am sad that I sold that so long ago.
Also -- make sure you are budgeting for batteries if you decide to go with the D1h. My battery (bought camera + battery used) lasted for about 3-500 pictures, or 4 hours, whichever came first. within a year, that battery wouldn't charge anymore. I'm in the process of building a Li-ion battery pack for it, but thats not for the faint of heart. replacement batteries can run you 40 bucks, and are a pain to deal with.
In short, stay with the D50 for now, and save money towards better lenses, or if you really must a D2h/D2hs/D300.
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The D50 is very special.....you will not get much for it, so keep it. Get the D1, play with it and sell it if it does not work for you.
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I swapped my D70 for a D1h a few years ago and for a long time a was very pleased with the choice. I also have a D80 but for a long time I still used the D1h over the D80. Now I am a little tired of the size and weight of the D1h. It is not the kind of camera that is good for vacations its just too big and the batteries don't last much over 300-500 shots. In terms of 8x10 prints (portraits) there is little if any difference between the D70, D1h and D80. I keep the D1h because it is a very fast camera compared to my old D70 or my D80 and the small RAW files are really easy to handle.
tomoo1000
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Hi building a Li-ion battery pack is very esay it only takes 30min's or so I did one for my D1x.
Phil.
Ps a link on how to do it .
http://www.nikond1.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=10880&viewmode=flat&order=ASC&type=&mode=0&start=0&PHPSESSID=e41056d4a5e48cf4a341e78116755b28
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I owned both and sold both of them. I only regret selling the D50. I delivers sharp images. I believe that the AA Filter is very weak on the D50, one of the reasons the images are crisper than most other Nikon cameras. So keep the D50 and buy a second hand D300 with grip if you want to do fast frame rate for sports.
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Warm regards, Dave.
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D3, D300, glass 10.5 to 400mm, f/1.4-2.8.
http://www.dksphotography.com.au
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