john_cooper9 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I am new to Nikon and have acquired 3 Nikon D1X bodies with a few DX lenses. They work OK and are 5.2 meg. Can you recommend a "newer" body that is of similar build and still uses DX lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 I have a D2x which I use on occasion. A good pro camera that will take you up to 12.4. I particularly like the color rendition, and old or not, one of the Nikon Pro cameras. Practically speaking, you might want to go with a D7200 or D7500. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanford Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 D300, 12MP 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 First of all, you can still use your DX lenses on full-35mm-frame, FX bodies, and on Nikon FX DSLRs, you can optionally engage the DX crop. (On mirrorless Z bodies, if you mount any DX lens, they will automatically engage the DX crop, without choice.) If you prefer older bodies DX, the D2X and D300 from the mid 2000's are pretty good with 12MP, but high-ISO results is rather poor in today's standards, especially the D2X. The newer D7200 and D7500 are also very fine. There is a later variation of the D300 called the D300S that has dual memory card slots: CF (compact flash just like the D1X, not today's CF express) and SD. The D7200 has dual SD slots while the D7500 has just one SD slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_cooper9 Posted January 19, 2023 Author Share Posted January 19, 2023 10 minutes ago, Sandy Vongries said: I have a D2x which I use on occasion. A good pro camera that will take you up to 12.4. I particularly like the color rendition, and old or not, one of the Nikon Pro cameras. Practically speaking, you might want to go with a D7200 or D7500. This was recommended along with the D500 (quite expensive today). I don't need a large number of pixels since I have a 42M Sony A99II for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 1 hour ago, john_cooper9 said: This was recommended along with the D500 (quite expensive today). I don't need a large number of pixels since I have a 42M Sony A99II for that. Never had a D500. Friend and expert photographer got one, and got rid of it. No idea why, reviews are all good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 The D2X has a similar body type as your D1X, but the memory card and battery it uses are quite out of date. The D500, D7200 and D7500 use current batteries (EN-EL15, a, b, and c) and SD memory cards. The D500 can also use CFexpress B/XQD. But since you already have three D1X, you must already have some CF memory cards. It all depends on your budget and whether you prefer a large body with grip or something newer. Some DX bodies such as the D40, D60, D3000 and D5000 series cannot AF with non-AF-S lenses such as the 10.5mm DX fisheye, which is the only non-AF-S DX lens from Nikon, but Tamron has some without AF motor inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCL Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 If you're ok with manual focus why not just get an inexpensive adapter o use the lenses on your Sony? OTOH I've had a Nikon D300 since their introduction, and still occasionally use it in spite of also owning both a Sony A7Rii and an Olympus Epl-3, both mirrorless bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert_bouknight1 Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 (edited) I used a D1x for a good while after they became cheap and I was on a tight budget, and got good results as long as I set the white balance and used the NEF option. Seems like I could get a good 10+MP file out of the D1x with the SW I used. For an additional body, I would go with a D300(s) at a minimum, I believe the D300 was the first generation with AF fine tune. A D2x body is nice but lacks the AF tune, I think. For the pro body form factor, D3 bodies are getting pretty reasonable, and would be worth a premium over D2 bodies. I don't have any statistics to back this up, but my observation is that the D3/D300 series bodies are more reliable than the D2 series. Edited January 19, 2023 by robert_bouknight1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted January 19, 2023 Share Posted January 19, 2023 Just keep in mind that the D2X and D2Xs are 12MP DX. The D3 and D3s are 12MP FX; if you mount DX lenses on them, the DX area is about 5 MP. The view on the FX viewfinder will be smaller also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybeach_1961 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 (edited) The D300 displaced the D2Xs, decisively; though some will argue ad nauseum about "better" colors from the older D2Xs, D200, etc. (Nikon's older cameras with Image settings instead of Picture Controls). The D300s was a modest update to the D300. The D500 is far and away the best Nikon DX camera, and arguably the best DX/APS-C camera you can buy -- I would say it's well worth the price and actually I favor it most of the time over my D800 and if I could only have one it would be the D500. If I were you I would sell all the D1x cameras, save or otherwise supplement the difference if necessary, and buy a D500. Having used a D70, D200, D300, Sony A850, and a D800; the D500 is the best camera I've ever handled by a surprisingly wide margin. Edited February 6, 2023 by tonybeach_1961 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I have and enjoy both the D2X and the D3. For their time, top pro cameras and capable to this day. I often grab the D3 over newer cameras. I have the DF with the same sensor as the D4, so am currently shopping for a good D5. I always greatly enjoyed the Pro Nikons, and have several from the film era. The digitals spare the costs and logistics which plague (at least for me in my location) film usage. P.S, Never had a D300 unfortunately, but the color rendition of the D2x is definitely interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_farmer Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 I have taken 10's of thousands of pictures with D7000s and D7100s. The D7000 is a great body and there plenty on the used market at pretty reasonable prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 If you are buying a D1X now, I suspect your budget isn't so big. I bought a D1X last year for $40, as I already had the battery and charger. Lately I have been using my D200 more, as it does much of what I need. I bought that one used in 2013. I suspect the D300 is now a better choice. The big disadvantage of the D1X is that it is pretty heavy. Otherwise, it takes fine pictures. D200 and D300 (and D700) use CF cards, which you already have. Also, you can get a CF to DX adapter, though I now have enough CF cards to last a while. -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike_halliwell Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 28 minutes ago, glen_h said: Also, you can get a CF to DX adapter SD maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, mike_halliwell said: SD maybe? I thought SD, I don't know how it came out DX. The keys aren't that far apart, but it still seems hard to do. I might have been thinking SDXC, but I don't remember thinking that. Edited February 7, 2023 by glen_h SDXC 1 -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CvhKaar Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 3 hours ago, glen_h said: Also, you can get a CF to DX adapter, though I now have enough CF cards to last a while. I would not advice to use an SD -CF adapter, i fel in this trap with my former D300 too, and it wrecked my CF slot in the camera because it is just a tad thicker and fits bad into the slot in the camera, it got several pins bend and i had to send the camera in for repairs, which is expensive to say the least.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glen_h Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, c.p.m._van_het_kaar said: I would not advice to use an SD -CF adapter, i fel in this trap with my former D300 too, and it wrecked my CF slot in the camera because it is just a tad thicker and fits bad into the slot in the camera, it got several pins bend and i had to send the camera in for repairs, which is expensive to say the least.. The ones I have are called type II, which makes them a lot thicker. Not all CF slots are designed for type II cards, though. I suspect bent pins are a possibility with any CF card, and one should always be careful with them. I have a CF card reader that has one bent pin, but doesn't cause problems. (Early on, there were designs for, and I believe actually made, micro disk drives. But flash memory expanded so fast, that they didn't catch on.) -- glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 It might depend on budget, but a D7100 0r 7200 might be worth looking at. You get a lot of backward compatibility, but they will also work correctly with E aperture lenses and AFD focusing lenses, which gives you considerable latitude. A whole lot more pixels than you're used to, but it's easy enough to downsize, and very nice for cropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Vongries Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 +1 for D7200, one of my favorites. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 48 minutes ago, Sandy Vongries said: +1 for D7200, one of my favorites. Prefer the D7200 over the D7100, deeper buffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CvhKaar Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 4 hours ago, glen_h said: The ones I have are called type II, which makes them a lot thicker. Not all CF slots are designed for type II cards, though. I suspect bent pins are a possibility with any CF card, and one should always be careful with them. I have a CF card reader that has one bent pin, but doesn't cause problems. (Early on, there were designs for, and I believe actually made, micro disk drives. But flash memory expanded so fast, that they didn't catch on.) Indeed, and there is the trap.. I used to have both a Nikon D300 and a D300s , the D300 accepts both type ! and type II cards, where as the D300S just accepts type !, Nikon changed this because in the D300 the type 1 ( which are thinner, only 3.3mm) did not alligne properly in the slot which also accepts the type II ( which are 5 mm thick), causing damage to the pins to often. The adapter SD to CF i got from amazon was in between, i.e. around 4 mm, and never aligned correctly in the D300 slot. My D300s was save for this because it would not fit in the card slot at all being designed for the 3.3mm cards only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_cooper9 Posted February 7, 2023 Author Share Posted February 7, 2023 7 hours ago, c.p.m._van_het_kaar said: I would not advice to use an SD -CF adapter, i fel in this trap with my former D300 too, and it wrecked my CF slot in the camera because it is just a tad thicker and fits bad into the slot in the camera, it got several pins bend and i had to send the camera in for repairs, which is expensive to say the least.. I once bought a camera body for next to nothing because the card would not fit in the slot. It had bent pins that could easily be straightened with the correct tweezers and/or little picks. Then the camera always worked fine. I thinks I had straighten about 2 dozen pins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShunCheung Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 1 hour ago, c.p.m._van_het_kaar said: Indeed, and there is the trap.. I used to have both a Nikon D300 and a D300s , the D300 accepts both type ! and type II cards, where as the D300S just accepts type !, Nikon changed this because in the D300 the type 1 ( which are thinner, only 3.3mm) did not alligne properly in the slot which also accepts the type II ( which are 5 mm thick), causing damage to the pins to often. The adapter SD to CF i got from amazon was in between, i.e. around 4 mm, and never aligned correctly in the D300 slot. My D300s was save for this because it would not fit in the card slot at all being designed for the 3.3mm cards only Compact Flash (not CF Express) Type 2 cards are micro hard drives, which were somewhat common in the early days of digital. The D300 can take it, but the D300S switched to dual CF and SD card slots so that it only has the thinner CF Type 1 slot, plus a newly introduced SD slot. I never owned any micro drives. Since it is a mechanical spinning device, if you drop it, it can easily be damaged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Currie Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 5 hours ago, ShunCheung said: Prefer the D7200 over the D7100, deeper buffer. Yes, and also a few other small but useful improvements. A little better high ISO, a little better low light focus, a little faster this and that, some things you might not need or notice, but nothing that used to be in the D7100 is dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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