Wes Carter
EF5
I am finally selling my D2H DSLR. This thing has been a workhorse and has served me very well working for the newspaper. It is in good condition and is fully functional. The battery life is phenomenal on this camera.
The D2H was designed for photojournalists, especially sports photojournalists. It was designed to be fast and when it was introduced late in 2004 it was the fastest DSLR on the market, able to fire off 8 frames per second. It has a rugged magnesium frame, weather tight seals, depth of field preview, superb ergonomics, all the manual and program modes, fast autofocus, a voice recorder (for taking notes in the field), standard USB interface, 100% viewfinder coverage, mirror lock-up, the capability of adding comments to the EXIF data in the field, compatibility with all F-Series AI lenses, AF-I, AF-D, and G Nikon lenses (pretty much all lenses since the 1970's).
There are a couple of drawbacks.
1. It is only 4.1 megapixels, which is plenty for most purposes but not for making 16x20 or bigger enlargements. It does fine for web work, 8x10's and 11x14's.
2. When you turn the camera on, it does not find the aperture until after the first shot, so the first shot is usually trash. After that it works fine.
Here is a link to a review written by Moose Peterson about the D2H when it was the latest greatest thing. It does not have the image quality of today's cameras, but it is more rugged and watertight than anything other than a D3 which will cost you 10-15 times more than what I'm asking for this camera.
Included is the body, battery, charger, manual, box, strap, body cap, and shipping to your front door for $400.
Here are a couple of photos I took with the camera last summer. These were taken in the evening and at night with available light to give you an idea how it handles low light and high ISO's.
The D2H was designed for photojournalists, especially sports photojournalists. It was designed to be fast and when it was introduced late in 2004 it was the fastest DSLR on the market, able to fire off 8 frames per second. It has a rugged magnesium frame, weather tight seals, depth of field preview, superb ergonomics, all the manual and program modes, fast autofocus, a voice recorder (for taking notes in the field), standard USB interface, 100% viewfinder coverage, mirror lock-up, the capability of adding comments to the EXIF data in the field, compatibility with all F-Series AI lenses, AF-I, AF-D, and G Nikon lenses (pretty much all lenses since the 1970's).
There are a couple of drawbacks.
1. It is only 4.1 megapixels, which is plenty for most purposes but not for making 16x20 or bigger enlargements. It does fine for web work, 8x10's and 11x14's.
2. When you turn the camera on, it does not find the aperture until after the first shot, so the first shot is usually trash. After that it works fine.
Here is a link to a review written by Moose Peterson about the D2H when it was the latest greatest thing. It does not have the image quality of today's cameras, but it is more rugged and watertight than anything other than a D3 which will cost you 10-15 times more than what I'm asking for this camera.
Included is the body, battery, charger, manual, box, strap, body cap, and shipping to your front door for $400.
Here are a couple of photos I took with the camera last summer. These were taken in the evening and at night with available light to give you an idea how it handles low light and high ISO's.
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