The Nikon D100 was developed to meet the growing demand for a superbly designed compact and lightweight digital SLR of exceptional value.
The camera's target users are advanced amateurs and professionals who seek an approachable digital SLR camera that offers superb image quality and performance.
The new Nikon D100 boasts sophisticated digital image control technology, including superb image quality with 6.1 effective megapixels, an improved image-processing algorithm, and an enhanced Auto White Balance system. It inherits exclusive, high-performance Nikon features such as 3D Matrix Metering, Five-Area Autofocus and a built-in Speedlight with D-TTL flash control capability. And of course, it provides full compatibility with more than 40 AF Nikkor lenses for professional optical quality, as well as numerous other accessories including a dedicated Multi Function Battery Pack and a new Nikon Capture 3 software which enables remote control of the camera body as well as reading/adjustment of Nikon ‘NEF’ RAW image file for greater results. All of these features are packed in a stylish, compact and lightweight body for optimum portability. With so many innovations in such a practical design, the Nikon D100 is certain to attract countless new digital SLR users to the world of Nikon digital SLR photography.
Specifications:
- Nikon d100 2 years warranty
- I traded in my Nikon N90 for a D-100 last Christmas. Purchased the 17-34mm 2.8 wide angle lens at the same time (almost as expensive as the body but worth every penny;~). I've shot Hassablad, Nikon F3, N90 and now the D-100. The D-100 is a DREAM to use. Feels and sounds just like a 35mm camera.
- The quality of images is stunning, which I can now truely appreciate with the purchase of an Epson 2200 printer. Printing full sized 13x19 inch prints is amazing! I also bought the SB80DX flash and enjoy the full "D" auto exposure. Someone mentioned battery life and I just spent a full day hiking around the Grand Canyon and the battery is still working fine. I would agree that shooting in NEF is the best option and with a 512 megabyte card bring a laptop computer to download your pictures as you only get about 50 shots. Don't try to save money on a cheap memory card, a friend uses a Nikon 5700 with a cheap card and is constantly "loosing" pictures. I use the Lexar High Speed pro card because a Nikon rep didn't recommend a "micro-drive" at the time. That may have changed and now there are larger cards than 512 megs.
- Nikon Capture 3 Editor is a wonderful program to edit images with. I use it first and only move to Photoshop 7 if I have to. One reason is NEF files are 9.5 megs in size but when opened in PS they're converted to TIFF files at 34 megs each. An interesting point the Nikon rep pointed out was that when editing an NEF file with Capture Editor you are NOT changing the image at all, only the instruction set the computer uses to display and print the image. That's hard to get your "head" around but it works great.
- I traded in my Nikon N90 for a D-100 last Christmas. Purchased the 17-34mm 2.8 wide angle lens at the same time (almost as expensive as the body but worth every penny;~). I've shot Hassablad, Nikon F3, N90 and now the D-100. The D-100 is a DREAM to use. Feels and sounds just like a 35mm camera.
- The quality of images is stunning, which I can now truely appreciate with the purchase of an Epson 2200 printer. Printing full sized 13x19 inch prints is amazing! I also bought the SB80DX flash and enjoy the full "D" auto exposure. Someone mentioned battery life and I just spent a full day hiking around the Grand Canyon and the battery is still working fine. I would agree that shooting in NEF is the best option and with a 512 megabyte card bring a laptop computer to download your pictures as you only get about 50 shots. Don't try to save money on a cheap memory card, a friend uses a Nikon 5700 with a cheap card and is constantly "loosing" pictures. I use the Lexar High Speed pro card because a Nikon rep didn't recommend a "micro-drive" at the time. That may have changed and now there are larger cards than 512 megs.
- Nikon Capture 3 Editor is a wonderful program to edit images with. I use it first and only move to Photoshop 7 if I have to. One reason is NEF files are 9.5 megs in size but when opened in PS they're converted to TIFF files at 34 megs each. An interesting point the Nikon rep pointed out was that when editing an NEF file with Capture Editor you are NOT changing the image at all, only the instruction set the computer uses to display and print the image. That's hard to get your "head" around but it works great.
- The main features are:
- 6 megapixel ( 3008 x 2000 pixels) CCD imager
- 1/4,000 sec. top shutter speed and flash sync speed up to 1/180 sec.
- USB 1.1 interface and Nikon View 5 software for computer connectivity.
- 8 bit-per-channel JPEG and 12 bit-per-channel RAW formats
- supports Compact Flash type I and II cards, as well as IBM Microdrive.
- Minimum Order: 2