I have had mine for quite a while now ( about 5 years) and I did not expect much out of the 4.1 MP sensor. I agree that if you shoot over 800 ISO JPEGs there will be noise. At 1600 it is pretty severe. However, I captured a head shot of my dog (filled the frame) at 800, indoors using bounced flash, and as a TIFF file, that absolutely blew me away. I printed it to 13"X19" and I would challenge anyone to guess what the sensor size was that captured that image. No pixelation at all, each hair on his face cleanly defined, absolutely stunning. There is something going o with the file processing since these TIFF files seem to larger than the ones I get from my D3s (12 vs 9.4 MB). Of course the detail in the scene influences that heavily, but I have shot enough of each to know that the D2Hs TIFF files are larger. I think what limits the D2Hs is the narrow range of conditions under which good results can be had. As someone else in this thread commented, just get a D3 (I would say D3s) and be done with it. Still have my D3s and will not part with it. I am convinced the D2Hs is a hidden gem if you have the patience to use it in its narrow range of good performance.
Interesting point and thank you so much for being this up. This is a part of the editing software, which having had this valuable feedback , I will now remove from all future videos ! That you so much
Just get the D3 and stop mucking about. You know you want to. And sell the F5. You know you're never going to use it. How do I know all these things? I have the same disease as you. My F4 has waited patiently on the shelf for years. I occasionally pick it up and marvel at its beautiful construction and then put it down again. And feel guilty as hell. It's almost cruel.
@@robbellphoto That's the disease though. These things are worth something sentimentally. And that's way more powerful than monetary value. I lusted after the Nikon F3, FA and Olympus OMs when I was young and could never afford them. And I remember the D3 coming out when I still had a Konica Minolta Dimage A2 and thinking: "this is so good it's beyond my comprehension". But the thing is the D3 is still as brilliant as it ever was. It has no limitations as a stills camera other than it's heavy as hell. It still focuses at lightning speed and 12mp is plenty for the 99.99% of us who never print anything anymore anyway. But it's the build quality of these old things that gets me. They were made before we started computing exactly how much material we could lose before something becomes insubstantial and unsatisfying to use. In other words, they were generally overbuilt like hell and had manual controls for all the important functions. And yes, we all become our Dad's in the end!
@@BeatPoet67 The F3, F4 and F5 will be worth a fortune in years to come just because of their buid quality and importance in shaping photography each in their own little way. F3 is carved out of solid metal and is bullet proof, F4 the same but aitofocus backwards and forward compatible with dials and buttons for everything (a design masterpiece), and F5 just a absolute beast with autofocus 10fps etc. The D3 in my view is the culmination of all 3 and they certainly dont make them like this anymore.
@@AndrewDarkes Not sure about that. They made an awful lot of F3's. I paid £250 about a decade ago for a really good one which I'd probably get £300-350 for now. The F4's generally cost about 2/3 the price of an F3. And the D3's are £250-£500. So in short, they're holding their value and creeping up slightly for the F3. But I doubt they'll ever be worth a fortune.
As much as I would love a D3 for my collection, It's hard to justify when I already have a beautiful condition D700 so I just went and bought a used Nikon MB-D10 battery grip as well as an EN-el4a battery, charger, and BL-3 adapter (BL-3 is required to use the EN-el4 battery in the MB-D10). Now If I want a larger body for shooting large lenses I can install the grip, and If I throw in the EN-el4 battery and I can shoot full resolution 12MP images at 8FPS to boot. If I want a more compact body I just remove the grip.
