Reviews written by Michele_Castellini

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Nikon D100

Pros: Colors, three-dimensionality, pleasant grain, classic Nikon menu, all the keys in the right place, featherweight, all for a very low price (even 25 - 50 euros!).

Cons: Monitor, automatic white balance with artificial lights.

Opinion: Excellent camera: the files are beautiful, full colors, three-dimensionality of the image already without applying unsharp masks or other corrections. The photographs are much more reminiscent of the appearance of film rather than that of later Nikons. As there is smartphone or CMOS aesthetics, one would call it D100 aesthetics. RAW (8/9 Mb) have a good dynamic range and allow good recovery of highlights and shadows if you shoot with low ISO (200–400); going up, the grain becomes more evident but the images remain pleasant. In natural light, the white balance is perfect, but artificial lighting puts it in crisis, so you will have to do it by hand by shooting in RAW or use a lens to balance it. The AF with modern lenses is quite fast, but with low light it struggles a lot; nothing serious: the 6 Mpx are advantageous, if the image is not perfectly focused it is not noticeable and, in addition, the safety times can be exceeded without too many worries; it is very difficult to find micro-blur, so lower ISO! Looking at the photos taken on the monitor can give a vague idea of the frame, but the quality is low; this means that every time you download files from the CF to your PC you drop your jaw and you are stunned. Even in this he can be more reminiscent of photography taken with analogue cameras than with digital ones. In conclusion, it is a camera that gives a lot of satisfaction: if used with some care it produces fabulous photos, does not feel the neck and costs very little. What can I say, why not take it?

sent on December 21, 2025