D1X upgrade for sports

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andrew81
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p.1 #1 · D1X upgrade for sports

a Nikon film shooter mate of mine was asking me the other day about digital saying a friend of his has a D1X with the upgrade to shoot sports. Which im assuming = a faster fps and/or buffer size
i shoot Canon so im not up on the latest with u blokes
can anyone shed some light on this plz?

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Aug 24, 2005 at 04:30 AM

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p.1 #2 · D1X upgrade for sports

Andrew, in short:

increased buffer - tick
increased fps - cross (i wish)

Matt

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p.1 #3 · D1X upgrade for sports

ahhhh ok, whats the upgrade. A firmware thing or a physical take out put something better in type of thing. Im trying to talk him into 2x D 70's as ive used them before and they kick arse!

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p.1 #4 · D1X upgrade for sports

There is a Buffer Upgrade possible on D1X. Firmware upgrade is something different. For firmware upgrade, the internal software in camera is loaded with a new one but in buffer upgrade, internal memory capacity is increased so is a physical (hardware) change. You can do firmware upgrade yourself but for buffer upgrade need to send in D1X to Nikon service center.

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Aug 24, 2005 at 12:59 PM

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p.1 #5 · D1X upgrade for sports

buffer upgrade is the main thing - and firmware upgrade is available too. How expensive is buffer upgrade if you don't have it? Just interested to know.

I don't need it - cause I got the D2h -- smokin fast at 8fps

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p.1 #6 · D1X upgrade for sports

lxdesign wrote:
How expensive is buffer upgrade if you don't have it? Just interested to know.

$250 with Nikon USA.

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Aug 24, 2005 at 06:09 PM

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p.1 #7 · D1X upgrade for sports

wow - pricey, but I guess its worth it.

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Aug 24, 2005 at 06:23 PM

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p.1 #8 · D1X upgrade for sports

praveenk25 wrote:
You can do firmware upgrade yourself

D1x firmware is not user-upgradeable, gotta send it to Nikon.

Additionally, there is a firmware update that accompanies the buffer upgrade. A buffer-upgraded D1x will have firmware version 5.x as I recall.

I used a buffer-upgraded D1x to shoot track & field, baseball, soccer, etc, until the D2h came out. It does a nice job.

Regards,
Mike

Aug 24, 2005 at 08:38 PM


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