D70 -> D2H? - DPChallenge Forums

06/25/2005 09:49:53 PM · #1

Is this a move worth thinking about?

CorySmith

06/25/2005 09:59:36 PM · #2

i wouldnt, your downgrading in megapixles

Olympus 40-150mm f/2.8 PRO M.Zuiko

06/25/2005 10:02:20 PM · #3

YES!!!!!!!!!!! MUCH MUCH MUCH better camera.

fetor: I just went from 300D to 1D for the features increase... I doubt i'll even look back. This is a similar upgrade.

Message edited by author 2005-06-25 22:03:10.

Brad

Olympus OM-D E-M1

06/25/2005 10:12:53 PM · #4

One quick look at The Best Cameras on Steve's Digicam site, has it in the top group, right along side the likes of the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II, Nikon D2X. Canon EOS 1D Mark II and the Fujifilm S3 Pro. (last updated 21 June 2005).
Hell of a camera, even with a lower effective pixel count.

That should account for something....

06/25/2005 10:15:06 PM · #5

I was actually yelled at for getting the 1D instead of the D2H. I know of a guy who has had both and he swears by the D2H. Apparently it's ergonomically in a class above canon.

photodude

06/25/2005 10:19:33 PM · #6

Originally posted by kyebosh:

I was actually yelled at for getting the 1D instead of the D2H. I know of a guy who has had both and he swears by the D2H. Apparently it's ergonomically in a class above canon.

Once you are invested in lenses and accessories, it's hard to change teams

06/25/2005 10:29:37 PM · #7

Originally posted by photodude:

Originally posted by kyebosh:
I was actually yelled at for getting the 1D instead of the D2H. I know of a guy who has had both and he swears by the D2H. Apparently it's ergonomically in a class above canon.

Once you are invested in lenses and accessories, it's hard to change teams

He argued it was worth it... He has owned both, and did switch from a 1D to a D2H. There would be a loss in cash in the process, and that's one reason I gave him. Also I didn't feel like having to learn everything about every nikon lens there was like i've done mostly with canon.

photodude

06/25/2005 10:34:48 PM · #8

Let me rephase,

Once you play for the Yankees you don't sign with the Red Sox

RebAl

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon PowerShot Pro 90 IS

06/27/2005 08:37:36 PM · #9

boop

petrakka

06/27/2005 08:47:00 PM · #10

i would do the switch for sure if i could. megapixels dont matter so hugely as people dont seem to understand. im never printing posters are you?

art-inept

Olympus C-5060WZ

Canon EF 35mm f/2.0

06/27/2005 08:56:19 PM · #11

d2h is like a photojournalist camera. if you're doing artistic stuff you'll want more pixels i think

coolhar

06/27/2005 09:24:21 PM · #12

The D2H is a fine camera. If it weren't Nikon would not have bothered to bring out an updated version, the D2Hs, after it's successor, the D2X, had been introduced. If you decide to buy a used D2H, be careful. There are going to be many very heavily used cameras on the market as photojournalists switch to the D2X.

petrakka

06/27/2005 09:53:39 PM · #13

Originally posted by art-inept:

d2h is like a photojournalist camera. if you're doing artistic stuff you'll want more pixels i think

yea this is true, but if you're really into doing artistic stuff you'll probably just be using film. Digital and fine art photography aren't don't mesh too well usually, course it's not always the case.

RebAl

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

07/01/2005 05:51:52 PM · #14

boop

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

07/01/2005 05:57:19 PM · #15

I'll chime in to agree with kyebosh, coolhar and art-inept. The D2H is a very fast camera, which is great if you're interested in sports or photojournalism. For prints, stock, portraits, etc, I would rather have a larger sensor to give more cropping options. (Hence I will keep my 6.3MP 300D along with my 4MP 1D.)

When buying a D2H (or indeed any camera) make sure you know how many shutter actuations (photos) the camera has performed.

Travis99

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM

07/01/2005 06:07:21 PM · #16

just get the d2x

PaulMdx

Canon EOS-1D

07/01/2005 06:13:00 PM · #17

Originally posted by Travis99:

just get the d2x

D2Hs: $3499.95*
D2X: 4.999.95*

Bit of a difference in price. :-)

* New from B&H