nikon d1

hi. anyone out there still use the d1 and still find it viable and useful

today even though it is an oldie, but goodie. comments welcome. lisa

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Bjorn does.

 

Some like older cameras for their IR/UV capabilities.

 

Do people stop film? no, it's still big.

I dunno. I quite enjoy using the older stuff and hey if its A4 only or a few A3 .. Just today I was playing around with my old PC from 1998 - AMD 200Mhz (0.2Ghz) and it was cool. I reloaded the software and got rid of Internet Explorer, maybe I put Firefox in, Windows 95. Not that I need to, but if we needed a guest room and hey this PC does it, I even wired the ADSL router on it and I was surfing broadband ;D - does all the email and MS Word stuff.

 

I can see how a D1 can be attractive tho. I am eyeing a D2h or something. Been looking at a Fm2n and a F75 as well ... After sometime with the D70, I don't want to spend any big bucks. Camera is a camera and old stuff can be interesting..

My main camera is a d200 but I have a d1 that I use also. Its a great camera in its own right, absolutely built like a tank, and takes a very workable 2.75 megapixel photo. I take it to places where I don't want to risk my d200, on sun vacations, where it is going to have to sit in a car for long periods, that sort of thing.

I still use my D1, too! I'm trying to wean myself from always shooting it in RAW by tuning it to give decent JPEGs right out of the camera - I find the D1 NEF workflow to be tedious compared to newer bodies. If I can't tune it to my liking, I'll just keep it for an IR body.

 

However, I'd be lying if I said I'd grab the D1 before my new D300!

Still like to use my d1h. Great well made body decent AF and one great price used.

hi. i have and use a d1 and an f5 and i like them very much. thanks for responding. lisa

If I may I'd like to throw in the pot a D1X. I deliberately chose this over a D200 after trying both. The prices are very good and it is a viable upgrade over the D1. File sizes are in keeping and Lightroom opens the RAWs interpolating them automatically. RAW workflow is seemless to updated standards. I use L/R and CS2. Doing ones job and depending on what you want very little PPing is necessary.

The body has a better more user friendly menu system I believe. No need for a cheat sheet.

 

OOPS, Never mind. I should have read the whole thread. You have a D1. With that I know several photographers who use and make money with their D1's. Still wonderful pictures from these oldies.