Nikon D-100 users how good is it and what are the best len..

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John A. Stovall <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I'm thinking about getting a D-100 and a couple of lenses. what have
> been the experiences of those with it about the shaper lenses and are
> you happy with the camera?

I have had my D100 for over a year now and I am happy with it.
Its gone through 33,000+ photos. I've only had to take it to
repairs because I dropped it and bent the lens mount.

A Better lenses make a difference. I spent a few months using the
70-300AFG thinking it was pretty sharp at 300, but when I got
my 300/2.8. It blew it away (at any aperture).

> How handy is it to use in a manual mode for focusing and selecting the
> F if the speed is set? How is it at ISO 400 and higher?

Manual Exposure is not required for Shutter Priority. Just set it to
shutter priority, set the shutter speed and fire. Manual Mode means
that you have to set both Exposure Settings manually, ie. Aperture
and Shutter.

Manual focusing, I think, depends on the lens. For manual focus, I
prefer one with a big focus ring, but these days, seem like the
zoom rings are the fatter ones. On my two tele primes, the focus
rings are really good to use. (300/2.8 and 180/3.5).

Vin.
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The D100 is a great camera but you also take a look at the Nikon D70.
Popular Photography named the Nikon D70 camera of the year for 2004. Not
only does it stack up against the D100 but it could also save you a few
hundred bucks! Please read http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d70.htm





"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> I'm thinking about getting a D-100 and a couple of lenses. what have
> been the experiences of those with it about the shaper lenses and are
> you happy with the camera?
>
> How handy is it to use in a manual mode for focusing and selecting the
> F if the speed is set? How is it at ISO 400 and higher?
>
>
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On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:25:18 GMT, in rec.photo.digital John A. Stovall
<johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote:

>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:12:22 -0500, "Rainy" <golfcouple@comcast.net>
>wrote:

>The thing I like about the D-100 are the metal body and depth of field
>preview features for starters...

FYI, while the D70 body is plastic there is a metal frame underneath. And
of course it too has a DOF preview function.
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"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:27:15 -0500, Ed Ruf <egruf_usenet@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:25:18 GMT, in rec.photo.digital John A. Stovall
>><johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>>>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:12:22 -0500, "Rainy" <golfcouple@comcast.net>
>>>wrote:
>>
>>>The thing I like about the D-100 are the metal body and depth of field
>>>preview features for starters...
>>
>>FYI, while the D70 body is plastic there is a metal frame underneath. And
>>of course it too has a DOF preview function.
>
> Once more I learn not to trust a sales person. I was told this was a
> differentiating feature by a sale person in true camera store.

I'd take the D70 over the D100 (and in fact, that's exactly what I did do).

Better flash capabilities and metering, along with faster start up and
buffer size did it for me.

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Actually the sales person I spoke to told me that in good concience, they
could not sell me the D100 over the D70 as it did not justify the money
difference. Unless I wanted the V-Grip.

Please note, they had D100's in stock at the time but no D70s, and she was a
part time pro photographer.


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Michael Brown
Melbourne Australia
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"John A. Stovall" <johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 13:27:15 -0500, Ed Ruf <egruf_usenet@cox.net>
> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 18:25:18 GMT, in rec.photo.digital John A. Stovall
> ><johnastovall@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >>On Sat, 11 Dec 2004 12:12:22 -0500, "Rainy" <golfcouple@comcast.net>
> >>wrote:
> >
> >>The thing I like about the D-100 are the metal body and depth of field
> >>preview features for starters...
> >
> >FYI, while the D70 body is plastic there is a metal frame underneath. And
> >of course it too has a DOF preview function.
>
> Once more I learn not to trust a sales person. I was told this was a
> differentiating feature by a sale person in true camera store.
>
>
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"AFN" <newsDELETETHECAPSgroupaccount@DELETETHISyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> I went with a D70 because of the faster flash sync speed. I want to blur
> the background on portrait shots and that means opening the lens more,
> which
> increases the required flash sync speed, and I liked the 1/500 on the D70.
>

Apparently, there is some kind of "hack" that allows even faster flash sync
on the D70.

I have heard about a "bit of tape" solution for this - so it's most likely a
physical hack as opposed to SW.

Anyone know anything more ?