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Summary

6.31 Megapixel
Slr/professional
1.8 In. Lcd Panel
Compactflash Card Type I
Ibm Microdrive
Built-in & External Flash
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Specification for Nikon D100

Main Features
Resolution 6.1
Optical Zoom 1
Battery Type Rechargeable

Features:
  • Built around a 23.7 x 15.6mm RGB CCD, the D100 captures images with an incredible, film-rivaling 6.1
  • Pictures are amazingly detailed and color-rich, with resolutions up to 3008 x 2000 pixels
  • 3D Matrix Metering
  • 5 Area Dynamic Autofocus with Focus Tracking and Lock-on
  • Built-in Speedlight featuring D-TTL flash control capability + standard ISO-type hot shoe
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    “The Nikon D100 digital camera is a good overall...”

    ★★★★★

    written by dcphoto on 30/12/2005

    The Nikon D100 digital camera is a good overall workhorse, and it is an excellent back-up for anyone who owns a D1 series digital camera.

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    “After 11 months, the Nikon D100 lens assembly broke....”

    ★☆☆☆☆

    written by artulene on 12/11/2005

    After 11 months, the Nikon D100 lens assembly broke. (Fortunately, still under warranty.) After 17 months, (10,000 photos) the shutter stopped working. Nikon wanted $500 to fix it. After much haggling and many weeks without the camera, they agreed to fix it for $250. This is not your fathers Nikon. Ask the service department at your local store -- I talked to three stores and all say that Nikon D100 is not as reliable as comparable Canon. I will never buy another Nikon after this experience.

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    Bigh's Response to artulene's Review

    Written on: 19/11/2005

    Now that's a shame! Mine is still working fine, and I've had no problems at all. Now over 16200 images taken.
    <br>I'm very happy.
    <br>Mind you, for extra peace of mind I have a five year extended guarantee which includes accidental damage too...
    <br>Hope I never need to call on it.
    <br>Howard.

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    Posers's Response to artulene's Review

    Written on: 22/04/2011

    I guess the reviewer must have been pure unlucky with his Nikon D100, 9 years on from when I bought it I am still using my D100 on a regular basis. I am a wedding photographer and the camera has seen mega usage, I have no idea what the shutter count would be but it has been very heavily used. It has never been serviced in all the time I have had it, and touch wood, it has never let me down or given inferior results. Because of its age,and only having a 6 mega pixcel sensor, a second hand Nikon D100 can be bought very cheaply now, though why people are so concerned about mega pixcels is beyond me, size isn't important if you know how to use it! I regularly have 20"x 16" prints made from cropped files shot on the D100 and have had no issues about quality.
    <br/>I would unreservedly reccomend to anybody wanting a quality DSLR at an affordable price to consider getting one.

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    “The Nikon brand name has always enjoyed a solid...”

    ★★★★★

    written by humanhoover on 12/10/2005

    The Nikon brand name has always enjoyed a solid reputation, and the D100 adds to its accolades. It is well featured, and has just about everything you'd want in an SLR camera, whether it be digital or film. The allure of a digital SLR is that you can still use the same interchangeable lenses, thereby increasing flexibility with shooting options with regard to aperture control, use of filters, but even more so, it is that a digital SLR handles pretty much like a film SLR. In this respect, the D100 has a body similar to the F80, with similarly laid out controls. The handling is more substantial (due to the extra 1cm depth at the base, compared to the F80), and the major differences are the LCD screen and associated buttons on the back. It has all the major features that one would require, such as matrix metering, centre weighted and spot metering, exposure compensation, flash compensation, depth of field preview, and Nikon's unique grid overlay, which aids in composition and horizontal alignment. The only gripe (which isn't really a gripe if you understand how it works) is that the pics seem to come out underexposed. However, you will notice that all the detail is also captured, which explains why the exposure seems underdone. The D100 is supplemented by Nikon's flash and lens system, so you're not short of extras to use. In summary, a strong turnout from D100, well recommended, and a job well done by Nikon.

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    “When I first got my Nikon D100, I thought I was being...”

    ★★★★★

    written by Amin2 on 21/09/2005

    When I first got my Nikon D100, I thought I was being ripped off due to the cost, but when I checked the results, it is a REALLY good camera. Great value for money, and good quality.

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    “I love the Nikon D100, it allows Nikon users to move...”

    ★★★★☆

    written by twospoonsphoto on 27/09/2004

    I love the Nikon D100, it allows Nikon users to move their skills into digital with no learning curve on the image getting side. Photoshop CS is a must for the post-capture phase. I would like to be able to shoot more RAW files faster. Since they have superb post-capture flexibility and tweakability. However, if you shoot 4-5 RAW files fast, the buffer loads up and you are dead until they are all written out to the card. You might miss a lot of nice shots in that painfully long period of time (I'd say it takes about 30 sec to write a full buffer to CF - and I have very fast CF cards).

    I shoot events, some wedding and sports, I have had no issues with slow response times or any lag.
    "Motor" drive is not very fast, maybe 2 fps, but I don't use it. I used it once for the fun of it and it was pretty lame. I would not want to be doing really fast frame rate work with this camera.

    I don't mind the crop factor that much, since it makes you teles a bit longer without making them slower - but for wide you will definitely need the big, expensive ultra wide zooms Nikon makes.

    Hoping to go to a D2x - but need to make a few more bucks first!

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    “Before trying, and consequently buying, the Nikon D100...”

    ★★★★★

    written by pireo64 on 13/02/2004

    Before trying, and consequently buying, the Nikon D100 I was a bit sceptical about digital cameras. I tried a lot of D.cameras before and was still convinced on film cameras. D100 lets me appreciate digital a lot, although for certain shots I absolutely still prefere my Nikon F4S or my very old Hasselblad 500C. D100 is versatile, great when you need something to get quickly images of good quality. I think in the panorama of similar price D.cameras it is absolutely at the top. The only regret is that it's not compatible with my Nikon 28mm Decentrable for architectural usage. Given that big part of the result of the pictures comes from the lens, D100 allows you to chose the best lens to exploit the sensor.
    I noticed some excessive rumor when using it with low light, even using long exposure and selecting manually the ASA level.
    Also great is the level of personalization achievable via the menues.
    In conclusion I absolutely suggest to buy the D100, if you look for a high quality, semi-professional, interchangeable lens digital camera.

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    “The camera has excellent fit, finish and balance,...”

    ★★★★★

    written by Jim. on 04/04/2003

    The camera has excellent fit, finish and balance, feels like a traditional SLR and produces stunning images. The menu structure is laid out well and is thankfully supplemented with knobs, dials and switches that take most of the need to menu hunt out of the picture. Most common shooting funtions and adjustments are reached by twirling controls, exactly like any SLR. If you have used a Nikon AF SLR, then you'll feel right at home. Everything is where it should be and the learning curve is very simplistic.
    The picture quality range is selectable from non-compressed to small jpegs. I personally find the large, fine jpeg format suits me just fine for 8X10 full bleed prints virtually indistinguishable from 35mm film. This file sizes are about 3.5 MB and are easily handled in Photoshop Elements or similar programs and yield stunning results.
    Would I buy another ???? .... in a heartbeat.

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    “The shutter miliseconds response is so slow that when...”

    ★★★★☆

    written by john. on 04/11/2002

    The shutter miliseconds response is so slow that when you try to photograph nature at the decisive moment, the shutter lag is just impossible to accomplish that. Any movement of your subject, and the camera does not capture what you saw. High speeds/fast film do not help. Every speed used sounds like a 1/10 sec. shutter speed and because of its slow response, and the moment you wanted is not captured. One good side to this is that you do not waste film. I believe that the LCD settings are too cluttered and could be possibly made easier to use. The rocker button control needs your total concentration with the up/down/left/right movements really has you going. If I had known about that shutter lag before I bought this camera, I would have not done so.

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    Allanjahn's Response to 48322_john.'s Review

    Written on: 29/12/2003

    I don't know what D-100 you are using, but there is absolutely no shutter lag in my D-100.
    <br> I photograph motorcyle races and no probelms except for the amount of frames I can record before the camera has to finish reading to the memory card.
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    <br>There should be no problem with type of photography you are trying accomplish.

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    Stolat's Response to 48322_john.'s Review

    Written on: 11/05/2004

    I stand with my statement as such, except when you set up your camera to do continuous high shutter speeds and the camera starts to track your moving subject, e.i. birds in flight , race cars etc, your shutter is held down for those sequence of shots (limited buffer amount), it will hold the focus to your chosen area, there it works fine and I do not have any problem with birds that are in a sedentery state perched where ever and do not move. I have many excellent shots of those to say the least, and for decisive moments of action,I still use my Nikon F5.

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    Spoonz's Response to 48322_john.'s Review

    Written on: 11/05/2004

    I agree that there is very little shutter lag on this camera. As a professional school photographer I have taken photos of everything from sports events. (including high diving which does require a good camera reaction time) to live theatre. The D100 has NEVER let me down in any department and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I havn't shot film in over 12 months now, thanks to this superb camera.

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    “Image quality is very good with the Nikon D100 SLR...”

    ★★★★★

    written by Chounchai. on 25/10/2002

    Image quality is very good with the Nikon D100 SLR digital camera (with good lens).
    As I'm a serious amateur photographer, I'm so happy to use this D100 instead of my former conventional cameras because the pictures I have had printed by digital lab are no difference from film.
    Another point is that the camera is quite fast in all functions as a normal SLR.

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