Got the D100 today. Just got home from a business dinner, so I've barely
dented the controls. So far they are pretty intuitive. Haven't even viewed
any pictures on my PC yet, but learning. Got lots of CF storage, which is
good.
Thought I would share my initial observations for anyone that is interested.
- It's not that big or heavy -- smaller than I expected.
- Weight can't be much more than a 4T with a winder
- The 24-85/3.5-4.5 (36-127.5 equivalent) is sweet.
- The 12-24/4 (18-36 equivalent) is even sweeter
- The shutter sound is smoother than expected.
I'm learning the ins and outs, but thought a few were cool
- You can set the ISO to auto (in program mode) and it will vary the
shutter, the aperture and the ISO for the best results
- ISO ranges from 200 to 1600 (with an additional 3200 and 6400 option)
- You can choose single shot or sequential mode
- Jog controls are very similar to the E20
- Focus speed is amazing -- almost instant -- choice of matrix or spot
- Lenses don't have aperture rings. None.
- Raw files are smaller than TIFF files (why is that?)
- A 1GB CF card will hold 55 TIFF files (so they're around 20MB each)
- A 1GB CF card will hold 2,400 low quality, small images
- It will shoot 3fps with a 6 frame buffer (TIFF-Large)
- Flash sync is at 1/180
- The SB80 Flash unit has a GN of 174 (ft) at ISO 200 -- wow
I think I'll like it.
Tom
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