What’s your favorite DSLR (Gen 1 - 12mp or less)

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Really want to explore some first generation DSLRs. What’s your old favorites?

I was a Nikon shooter for many years.
I’ve shot the following.
D70
D70s
D80
D100
D300
D300s
D700
D1
D1h
D2h
D3

I think I was rather happy in the age of 5-10mp.
I would like to grab a cheap DSLR or two.

And GO!
 
Generation 1 for me was a Canon EOS D30 (3.1 megapixels) which I bought second hand in April 2003.
Generation 2 was a Canon EOS 30D (8.2 megapixels) which I bought new in summer 2006 and I still use.

But is posting this in
Rangefinderforum.com > Cameras / Gear / Photography > Classic Film RangeFinders & Other Classics > SLRs - the unRF
the right place?
 
i had a lot of fun shooting with a Rebel XT when I first started getting into photgraphy.
5D too as it was the entry to digital full frame

always lusted for a 1Ds2 or 1Ds3... might consider one one of these days
 
Any of the first Canon 1D series are my faves, 12Mp or less for the non 's' models through Mk III. Have had the first 1D, and a Mk II.



The Mk IV, at 16Mp, goes beyond your stated limit, but, remains my go-to camera. I had tried a 40D and a 7D in the interim, but, they just didn't have the same feel.
 
Pentax K100D. It was the first digital camera I ever owned; it was small, light, rugged, had IBIS, and supported a range of seriously sweet glass; and it was fun to shoot every time I took it out.

Only a 6mp APS-C sensor, and almost the bottom of the Pentax range when it came out, but it was an astonishingly capable little beastie.
 
AndersG said:
Generation 1 for me was a Canon EOS D30 (3.1 megapixels) which I bought second hand in April 2003.
Generation 2 was a Canon EOS 30D (8.2 megapixels) which I bought new in summer 2006 and I still use.

But is posting this in
Rangefinderforum.com > Cameras / Gear / Photography > Classic Film RangeFinders & Other Classics > SLRs - the unRF
the right place?
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I am confident this is the correct sub forum to post about Digital SLRs.

I remember handling a 30D at Ritz camera before they went belly up.
Always tempted by cheap 20Ds. Would really love to find the elusive 20Da.
 
I shot a lot of pictures with my CoolPix 995 before my wife asked if I should upgrade to a new camera.
I ended up falling in love with the D80 once I held/shot a friend's. It fell to hand like a well worn deerskin glove. It eventually gave way to a D7000 which has since been sent off to my sister in Australia. It was replaced by Sony mirrorless which is another story for another thread.
 
narsuitus said:
I still use a pair of Fuji S5 dSLR bodies.

The S5 uses Nikon F mount lenses because it is a Fuji modified Nikon D200 body.


Fuji S5 by Narsuitus, on Flickr
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Nice choice, exactly what I was going to say. Still used by some wedding photographers to this day, for the skin tones. The proprietary Super CCD sensor was something special. Nothing like it.
 
I just picked up a seldom-used D300, haven't used one since I bought one new back in the day.

$150 bargain!

I don't need new fangled modern high ISO, have other cameras for that, so it should be good for many years.

There are SOOOO many used bargains out there now of this generation, amazing what kind of performance is available for very little money.
 
5D. Still unbeatable for rendering. Only sold it because Canon stopped its support.



I still see nothing wrong with FF DSLRs, except size. And absolutely nothing wrong with 10MP. To me it is perfect optimum.
 
I have three of them, but I use them all for different needs. I still prefer my ancient D80 and its CCD sensor in sunny bright daylight, for example. My D750 excells at night photography, but its not really a Gen I camera...
 
My first DSLR was the Sigma SD14. Damn nice camera. With the battery grip attached it fit perfectly in my hand. Later I bought the Sigma SD1 Merrill; I still have it and occasionally use it. When I retired a few years ago I gave the SD14 to my co-worker. Those are the only DSLRs I've ever owned.

All the best,
Mike
 
For my first DSLR I got a Nikon D80, and liked it a lot compared to the P7700 I'd been using. So much so I got a second one as a back-up. But the back-up failed shortly after I started using it, and that's when I found out about the big flaw in that particular model. It displays a 99 code, and won't take a photo although it will go through the motions.

Seems to be a very common problem, and it can be any one of 6 things that have gone wrong with it. The only way to find out which it is is to send it in for repair. Most of the problems are fixed by replacing a major PCB or two, which can get expensive after a while, and no guarantee it will operate for very long afterwards.

So I switched to the D300s, and now have two of them. Much more rugged than the D80, and better output for less time spent post processing. I still have the good D80 just in case I get back into doing camera repairs and need something to record the process.

PF
 
I had the Sony Mavica the one that took 3.5” floppy discs. At the time it was like a digital Polaroid and I used it to document the birth of my son.

Sorry! The question is about DSLRs. I had the Olympus E-1 for a few years and liked it very much for the quality. I then went into Canon for the full frame.
 
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