The 25th anniversary of the legendary Nikon D1 (1999-2024)

To end the year 2024 in style

Nikon D1 (1999) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Here are the 12 comparisons that I have made over time with this magnificent D1

Kodak DCS 520 (1998) / Nikon D1 (1999-2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157699008728254
Comparison with the formidable DCS520

Kodak DCS 620x (2000) / Nikon D1 (1999-2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157681439125054
Kodak-Nikon Pro 2000

Kodak DCS 330 (1999) / Nikon D1 (1999-2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157687526229992
Duel Turning of the Century

Minolta RD-3000 (1999) / Nikon D1 (1999-2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157673066232093
Duel 1999

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / FinePix S1 Pro (2000)
https:/ /www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720311063225
Duel Year 2000

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Canon EOS D30 (2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157676643340036
(Year One) First Nikon/Canon DSLR

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Canon EOS-1D (2001)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157719456559624
First professional camera

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon D1H (2001)
https:// www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157673425476163
Duel bro

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157691425999355
Darling children (of their era)

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon D3s (2009)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157715888832236
The high class

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon 1 J5 (2015)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157694082011850/
The 1's

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon D500 (2016)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157672237228224
The life of a teenager separates them

Let me know if any of the comparisons interested you.

Nikon Professional Digital SLR D1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

2025

The Nikon D2x will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the start of this year.

Nikon D2X (2005) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Nikon D1 (1999-2000) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157691425999355

Nikon D2H (2003) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157702848771524

Nikon D2X (2005) / Sony Alpha 700 (2007)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157668685379400

Nikon D2X (2005) / Nikon D200 (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157680624427005

Nikon D2X (2005) / Nikon D3S (2009)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157714611698907

Nikon D2X (2005) / Nikon D500 (2016)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157673257462646

Canon EOS-1Ds (2002) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157693079521434

Canon EOS-1D Mark II N (2005) / Nikon D2X  (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157666927055804

FinePix S2 Pro (2002) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157678534415293

FinePix S3 Pro (2004) / Nikon D2X (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157713345871166

And my copy still works great 👍🏼

Nikon Professional Digital SLR D2X by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Me too ... a D50. The AA filter on the sensor was too soft for my taste so I switched to a Sigma SD9 for AA-free sharpness.

Collaboration between Pentax and HP
Two small DSLRs that are already celebrating their 25th anniversary

Pentax EI-2000 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I am convinced that many of you are unfamiliar with this small reflex-like compact.
I named, the Pentax EI-2000, A collaboration with Hewlett Packard (HP PhotoSmart C912)

HP PhotoSmart C912 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Here I have four comparisons involving one or the other of these intriguing cameras.

Minolta RD-3000 (1999) / Pentax EI-2000 (2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157714100990671/

HP PhotoSmart C912 (2000) / Pentax EI-2000 (2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157687521899135/

HP PhotoSmart C912 (2000) / Olympus E-10 (2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157713495719748/

Pentax EI-2000 (2000) / Pentax Q (2011)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157669114314731/

The revolutionary announcement of the year 2000

Who remembers?
This new camera really made me want to get it! Despite its high price.
It's been 25 years already that Olympus announced the release of the magnificent E-10

Olympus E-10 (2000) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus' First Digital SLR
2/3'' CCD Sensor with 3,900,000 pixels (2240 ​​x 1680)
Storage: SmartMedia and Compactflash
US$1,9500.00

And this was my first “serious” digital camera
It wasn't the fastest camera 😇, but the results were nice to look at.

I have gathered once again the comparisons made with the Olympus E-10
You can consult them here:

HP PhotoSmart C912 (2000) / Olympus E-10 (2000)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157713495719748/

Olympus E-10 (2000) / Olympus E-20 (2001)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720297589308

Olympus E-10 (2000) / Olympus E-1 (2003)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157666927038884

Olympus E-10 (2000) / Canon EOS-300D (2003)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157675374662114

Olympus E-10 (2000) / Nikon D200 (2005)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157702780532145

Olympus E-10 (2000) / Pentax 645D (2010)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157717048751803

Your comments are as always welcome. 😉

I remember this model very well, it was just before the release of Kodak's EasyShare in 2001.
In 2000 I bought the little Kodak DC3200 1.2 MP $100 CAD for my daughter who was 7 at the time.
A lot has changed since then! ;)

For those interested in more recent history, the history of digital photography.
And its phenomenal growth from 1991 to the present day.

I have here the Agfa Actioncam (1995) The first and only DSLR or Agfa got involved

30 years ago, a partnership between Minolta and Agfa gave us a strange camera.
Or rather two, the Minolta RD-175 and the Agfa Actioncam

The camera that served as a basis was the Dynax 500si

Big sensors used to cost a fortune to produce
Look at the astronomical price of Kodak DCS cameras!
Instead, they used three small CCD sensors of 380,000 pixels each (768x394) with a prism that generates three light beams.
Which gives after interpolation a final resolution of 1.75 million pixels (1528x1146)

Agfa Action Camera (1995)
Minolta RD-175 (1995)
1.75 MP sensor (1528 x 1146)
with a multiplication factor of 2
Price: $9,500 US
With a single sensitivity of ISO 800

Here I have grouped together the comparisons made with these two twin brothers.

Kodak EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Agfa Actioncam (1995)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157712259743197

Agfa Actioncam (1995) / Kodak DCS 520 (1998)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157692167039004

Agfa Actioncam (1995) / Nikon D500 ( 2016)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157671803088672

Fujix DS-505 (1994) / Minolta RD-175 (1995)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157678176860321

Minolta RD-175 (1995) / Minolta RD-3000 (1999)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157669477353776

Minolta RD-175 (1995)  /  Lumix GF2 (2011)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157716759731113

It's their 30th anniversary this year 🥳 1995-2025

Foveon tried that for a while before changing to the X3F three-layer sensor (you probably know that, Marc).

Hey, you who are a big fan and specialist of Sigma cameras, what do you think of the future Sigma BF?

Canon EOS-1 N DCS 3c (1995)

Canon EOS-1 N DCS 3c (1995) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Today he celebrates his 30th birthday, no less.

Here I have three comparisons that I made with this camera, and two other cameras of its era as well as the magnificent Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Kodak-Canon EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Agfa Actioncam (1995) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Kodak-Canon EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Agfa Actioncam (1995)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157712259743197

Kodak-Canon EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Kodak AP NC2000e Pro (1996) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Kodak-Canon EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Kodak AP NC2000e Pro (1996)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72157712429110587

Kodak-Canon EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (2009) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Kodak EOS-1n DCS 3c (1995) / Canon EOS-1D Mark IV (2009)
www.flickr.com/photos/maoby/albums/72177720296232928

I always find it interesting to discover the ancestors of our current cameras!
And to appreciate the spectacular evolution achieved in recent years

And you?

Alan, The Nikon D800 and D800E were watershed cameras for Nikon. They re-established Nikon's credibility in the professional digital camera world. They were (and still are!) extremely dependable DSLRs which produced the first "gigantic" digital files at 36 MP. My D800E performs every bit as well today as the day I got it 13 years ago.

The D800E (with no anti-aliasing filter, er . . . sorry, an imaging path which "nullified" the anti-aliasing filter) and its Sony sensor were state of the art DSLRs when released in 2012 and never really gave up that title until they evolved into the D810 and then the D850 at 45MP.

The D850 has been called the most capable DSLR ever made.

Rich

I've just ordered a Sigma SD10 3.4 MP raw-only camera, Marc.

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