Nikon D1

Here are some additional resources and research links concerning Nikon's D1 digital camera. If you find additional links that are noteworthy, please email us at: [email protected].


Reviews

• Rob Galbraith D1 Review
• Steve's Digicams D1 Review
• Phil Askey's D1 Review @ the Digital Photography Review Site.
• Mike Berceanu's D1 Review
• John Cowley's "Lonestar Digital" D1 review.
• John Henshall's "Chip Shop" D1 Report
• "Nikon D1 Impressions" - by William K. Harris
• B. Moose Peterson's D1 Review
• Bjorn Rorslett's "First Impressions" Review
• Mike Chaney's D1 Review - Brought to you by the author of Qimage Pro Photo Printing software. Qimage Pro includes some special D1 high ISO noise filters, plus a NEF file decoder to process those proprietary D1 RAW picture files.
• The November 15th, 1999 Issue of "Sports Shooter Magazine" - has a pro user review of the Nikon D1.

User Discussion Groups

• Anima.de D1 User Discussion Group
• Pro Digital Talk Forum - (Lots of D1 conversation) @ Phil Askey's Digital Photography Review Site
• PEI Magazine Forums 2000 - Professional Cameras page. (Occasional D1 conversation.)

Software

• Qimage Pro - Program by Mike Chaney *many* functions & features, including Nikon NEF file decoding, improved color-management vs in-camera firmware, and high-ISO noise filters. A must-have for D1 owners, IOHO.
• Bibble - Nikon NEF file decoding software. - Particularly impressive color management when workin from D1 files. - Another absurdly cheap, "must have" for any D1 owner! Highly recommended!

Download Sites

The following files are in PDF format located on Nikon's European web site. PDF format requires Adobe Acrobat Reader in order to view the files. Please download Adobe Acrobat Reader (free download!!) before attempting to view these files.

Download instructions:
Windows Right click on the link. Select "save target" (Explorer) from the content menu that pops up or "save link" (Netscape). Navigate to locate the directory you want to store it in.
Mac Click and hold down the mouse button to bring up the popup menu. Select the save to disk option.

• FTP Site: Nikon D1 Reference Manual.
  File size - 4.89 MB. PDF version of printed manual shipped with the camera.
  
• FTP Site: Nikon D1 "Fast Track" Owner's Manual..
  File size 820 KB.
  
• FTP Site: Nikon D1 "Nikon View DX" Software Manual..
  File size 1.0 MB (Windows Version)
• FTP Site: Nikon D1 "Nikon View DX" Software Manual. .
  File size 810 KB (Mac Version)
• FTP Site: Nikon D1 "Nikon Capture" Software Manual..
  File size 4.50 MB
• Unofficial Nikon D1 FAQ (Remarkably extensive PDF file, by Gerhard Strobl, 70 pgs+!)

Additional Resource Links

• Nikon USA's D1 site
• Nikon Japan's D1 site (English, despite it's location.)
• D1 Hints & Tips - Nikon Europe.(Explains sharpness settings, among others.)
• Nikon D1 FAQ's - Nikon Europe.(Where we found the white balance/color temp info.)
• The Nikon D1 Users Group Website
• Die D1 Website - (A German-language site.)
  
  

D1 User pages

• Michael Pilipp (beautiful black & whites, mainly portraits)