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Why buy a D1 over a D100?
a. The D1 is built like a tank. The D100 is no match for the D1 in this regard.
b. High shutter speed. Have you ever shot on a very bright day at ISO 200? You need those high (1/16000) shutter speeds to avoid over exposure.
c. High flash sync. The D1 will flash sync at 1/500 of a second. This gives you professional level control over the flash, the D100 flash sync is much slower at 1/180.
d. Performance. 4.5 frames a second is so fast that if you catch someone blinking the blink can actually last two or three frames! In my book the reason to have a camera this fast is that it's always ready to take a picture and the viewfinder blank-out period is very short so it isn't as distracting.
Why buy a D1 over a D1H?
a. The answer to this is obvious: you save $2000 and get 95% the same camera.
b. Custom function menus. Yes, the D1H has pretty menus to select custom functions, but the reality is that if you change the custom functions at all, you'll probably only change one or two on a regular basis. That's easy enough to remember for $2000 savings.
c. What about the bigger buffer? The D1H has a larger buffer, but unless you shoot for Sports Illustrated I'd be surprised if you ever filled the buffer on the D1. It's hard to do even if you try. Seriously, it's 20 frames at 4.5 frames a second. How can you even tell where the camera is pointed when shooting like this?
d. Doesn't the D1H work better than the D1 in single shot (S) mode? Yes and no. The single shot mode (S) on the D1 was not as useful as it could have been because after each shot you had to wait for the buffer to write to the compact flash, effectively shutting down the camera for a couple seconds after each shot. The D1H corrects this behavior, but there is a great workaround to this problem for D1 users: shoot in continuous (C) mode and set custom function 26 so the D1 shoots in single frame "bursts" (settable from 1 to 21--the max buffer size). When shooting in this manner the shots all queue up in the buffer like on the D1H and you can fire off single shots at pretty much full speed--bang-bang-bang-bang-bang.
e. What about the magenta skin tone problem? First of all this isn't a problem at all when shooting in RAW mode. Second, it is easily correctable in Photoshop (http://www.lonestardigital.com/D1_Colors.htm), so just make it part of your workflow.
Why buy a D1 over a D1X?
For the same reason people still buy D1H's: not everyone needs the extra resolution. If you're shooting events, sports, news, etc. you just plain may not want larger file sizes, slower transfer times and more expensive higher capacity CF cards needed for a D1X.
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