D1

[Haris Skg]

Couldn't find anywhere else to present you that thing , hope there is no problem .
Heavy beyond expectation , 15 min of use and you have to search for a right / left arm replacement .
In single shot mode there is a serious delay for an image to be transferred to memory card .
The shutter works extremely fast . Battery life is neither bad or good , the batteries i use are old enough , still they gave me a respectable endurance for an everyday use . Advices from previous users concerning the way to charge the batteries will be more than helpful .
Some spots clearly visible , not to many after all , the sensor needs some cleaning , acceptable for an old piece of equipment like this . Any suggestions ?
Anyone kind enough to provide me with some additional informations about the similarity of D1 with D1h or D1x , found the D1h's user manual far more enlightening in many details or the where to find a guide concerning the readings on top LCD display ? Some readings are not well explained .
Solved , thanks to the review from Bjorn Rorslett dating back to 12 January 2000 , giving his notes on a preproduction camera . In single shooting mode , the camera is transferring images straight to the memory card and not using the buffer at all . This happens only in continuous shooting .
Searching for the Kelvin equivalent to the white balance presets on D1 , any information will be more than appreciated . And the numbers for white balance fine tuning of course .

 

[Texas]

sounds like my D100, allow extra time to process and write an .nef
feels like a minute or two

 

[Haris Skg]

Thank you for your comment Texas , still learning , by taking pictures of course , so far in single shot mode there is a delay for the image to be transferred to the memory card , on the other hand in continuous mode focusing is not that easy . Any advice will be more than appreciated .

 

[pforsell]

sounds like my D100, allow extra time to process and write an .nef
feels like a minute or two

Couldn't find anywhere else to present you that thing , hope there is no problem .
Heavy beyond expectation , 15 min of use and you have to search for a right / left arm replacement .
In single shot mode there is a serious delay for an image to be transferred to memory card .
The shutter works extremely fast . Battery life is neither bad or good , the batteries i use are old enough , still they gave me a respectable endurance for an everyday use . Advices from previous users concerningthe way to charge the batteries will be more than helpful .

Some spots clearly visible , not to many after all , the sensor needs some cleaning , acceptable for an old piece of equipment like this . Any suggestions ?

Anyone kind enough to provide me with some additional informations about the similarity of D1 with D1h or D1x , found the D1h's user manual far more enlightening in many details or the where to find a guide concerning the readings on top LCD display ? Some readings are not well explained .
Solved , thanks to the review from Bjorn Rorslett dating back to 12 January 2000 , giving his notes on a preproduction camera . In single shooting mode , the camera is transferring images straight to the memory card and not using the buffer at all . This happens only in continuous shooting .
Searching for the Kelvin equivalent to the white balance presets on D1 , any information will be more than appreciated . And the numbers for white balance fine tuning of course .

Original D1 didn't allow a new shot in Single shot mode before buffer was cleared. In Continuous mode it will shoot a new one immediately.
D1H fixed that and it can shoot a 40 raw burst. Writing time is about 1 second per image when using uncompressed raw, compressed is painfully slow.

The 1/16000 shutter is nice in daylight with a flash. I have one D1H and two D1X. One D1X is with an upgraded buffer (14 raw instead of 6). The D1-series has a fully electronic global shutter which lets one do many funny things. The mechanical shutter is nothing but dust cover and has only one curtain.

The answer to the WB-preset and Kelvin correspondence, download Nikon Capture NX-D and you can see the values (remember also the fine tune adjustments with the sub command dial). I'm too lazy to shoot a WB series, but you can do it when you have time.


This with D1H just yesterday:

Wrestling with a crocodile