Who still uses discontinued Nikon DSLR Bodies?

[marco_gonzalez1]

<p>I get a lot of grief for still using my D1h body. It works for me so why do people frown on older technology? What do you think?</p>

[hans_janssen]

<p>I just bought a D2h, next to a D700, and I love it.<br>

D2h - 80-400 and D700 70-200 or 28-70.</p>

[SCL]

<p>I think they should mind their own lame business! I too use both an older discontinued Nikon DSLR as well as film. I don't feel a compelling need to upgrade as my present gear does what I need it to.</p>

[mfophotos]

<p>I get grief for shooting film. It doesn't matter a whit what the heck other people think about YOUR camera. People should spend more time shooting images and less time about whate others are doing/thinking/saying. If it works for you, does the job, and you are happy with it, ignore them. If you find that your camera body is lacking a feature that hinders your photography, then its time to upgrade, downgrade, or take up knitting. </p>

[graham_line]

<p>People who don't know much about photography -- the art of making pictures -- like to talk about equipment. If you're getting the results you want, stick with the D1h. If you run into some challenges, start shopping.</p>

[marco_gonzalez1]

<p>My only issue with the D1h is the battery life. I have to carry an extra battery around. Which I usually keep in my bag anyways so not really an issue, unless I forget to charge the extra battery. I'm glad to hear that there are still some real photographers out there. I started with a Canon AE-1 and still love it.</p>

[luis_g]

<p> I still ocassionally haul out and use my antediluvian D1x. There's something about its color so endearing that it keeps me coming back. The 11x14s look fine. It's a battery hog, but it's a great (and hefty) old thing, and that flash synch is higher than <em>any</em> of my newer DSLRs.</p>

[at]

<p>Folks have been conditioned that you MUST have the latest and greatest hardware to take photos.<br>

Well, all I can say is that some people have more money than brains.</p>

<p>I still use (gasp!!) a Fuji S1, Fuji S2, Nikon d70 and d300. In my P+S world I still use a Canon<br>

G2, G3 and G6. I'm still amazed at the photos those old Canon G's and Fuji S1 and S2 take....just<br>

amazing for thier age. Who ever frowns on you can go pound salt.</p>

[Dieter Schaefer]

<p>Well, I guess my two D200 bodies qualify as "discontinued"; I also use a D300 (gee, that one will be discontinued soon if it isn't already). Currently, I see no reason or need to "upgrade". I am not willing to spend the money to go "FX" and the new features of the D300s aren't enough to make me drop $1800 on them. </p>

[joseph_leotta]

<p>My current cameras are a D700 and a D300, that doesn;t stop me from using my D1x or d100 on occasion. the d1x and d100 still take the same pictures today that they did when they were new and all the rage. The only difference is that I shoot more in raw with them to have a little more lroom in post processing.<br /> heres one from the d1x shot in jpeg, nothing wrong with this photo,<br /> <img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/8957387-md.jpg" alt="" width="679" height="442" /><br>

In fact now I'm going to take the D1x out for a shoot.</p>

[Wouter Willemse]

<p>D300 is discontinued as far as I know, so yep, using a discontinued body! And amazingly, it still works pretty well too, even though there is a newer one available. ;-)</p>

<p>Just kidding...Honestly, if you like your gear, have fun with it and it gets the job done, who is anyone to argue?</p>

[ilkka_nissila]

<p>I use the D3 (an effectively discontinued model now). I think I will sell it in 2012 or so. I'm hoping to put more than 100k exposures through it; I'm at around 45k now.</p>

[pge]

<p>I still use my D1 for beach vacations and other war like conditions.</p><div></div>

[vic_.]

<p>Using a D200, it does everything I want from a digital SLR, so why upgrade?</p>

[niccoury]

<p>If it works, don't fix it.</p>

<p>I don't make a lot as a newspaper photog, so why do I want to risk killing my D700/D300 bodies on a potential hazardous remote camera, I use my class D2H or D1X for those...</p>

[ramon_v__california_]

<p>maybe it's safe to say that more than half of the people in this forum use old/discontinued technology.</p>

[jennifer_spencer]

<p>Someone asked me once if I also drove a horse & buggy to work, and used coal in my stove. This was after telling him that I shot film most of the time. He was a so-so photographer and definitely believed all the hype about having the latest gear.</p>

<p>Having the latest is a real luxury. I bought a D200 new and it's the only brand new camera I've ever had. Everything else I have is used. I really wish I could run out and spend money on a D700 for the low-light and full-frame stuff, but I can't justify it at this point. I know I would feel more confident with event shooting, but it's just too expensive. Renting a D300 for those events is just going to have to do for now.</p>

<p>I take comfort, perhaps irrationally, in the fact that my film cameras deliver a consistent quality that is pretty much dependent on whatever film I am using. I don't have a feeling of disappointment with them, like I have to get a new film camera to keep up with the expanding frontiers of shooting conditions. If it's dark, I can load 3200 speed film. Yeah, it's black and white and not color, but I know what I will get with it will be usable, whether the camera was made in 1937 or 1997.</p>

[dan_t3]

<p>How is it possible to not be?</p>

[Damon DAmato]

<p>Using a d70. Works fine.</p>

<p align="center"><br /> <img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2537/3906152930_bdc2f81b16_o.jpg" alt="" width="700" height="420" /> <br /> This car is discontinued, and it it was mine, I'd keep it, too.</p>

[marco_gonzalez1]

<p>Great answer Damon!!!</p>

[dan park]

<p>I don't get any grief for carrying around my D2H except for maybe from my lower back. I just get some raised eyebrows when I tell people its only 4 mp. Since people are generally skeptical when I inform them that mp's aren't everything I don't even bother trying to explain. I just shoot it happily and always enjoy the images it produces.</p>

[beartooth1]

<p>Still use my D50 along side my D300.....</p>

[astral]

<p>Last weekend I was lugging around a D200, Canon T90 and (1938) Leica III. Several snooty glances at my 'old' digital camera turned into puzzlement when the ancient film cameras were spotted . . . Snide comments about my gear often get a very strong put-down - I have no need to be nice to twonks.</p>

[daverhaas]

<p>I use a D200 all the time....There are a lot of things that it (IMHO) works better for then a D300.<br>

<br />Dave</p>

 

[a._valerio]

<p>I own and regularly use a D1H and a D1x. They're my only digital SLRs. The D1H has great image quality at all ISO settings, while the D1x is amazing at ISO 125 but quickly deteriorates as you increase ISO. Both cameras have unlimited manual flash sync (as long as you don't undercut the flash duration with your shutter speed). And the viewfinders and especially the AF motors (for use of non-AF-S lenses) are second-to-none. The D1H had one of the best high-ISO capabilities until the D300 came along (it was even 1/3 to 1/2 stop cleaner than the D200). Of course now with the brand new D3s, we will have ISO 102,400 that looks nearly as good as 1600 on the original Nikon D1 of 1999. If you know what you're doing, you can get good service out of the NiMh batteries. The trick is to recharge them often and always recharge them before you store them, and to use them at least every few weeks, making certain to keep track of cycles and refresh roughly every 6 weeks.</p>

<p>The following photo was taken at an ISO of Hi-2 (approx. 6400) with the D1H, at a slow shutter speed by available candle-light. The 8x10 print looks amazing.</p><div></div>