The 8 AA-setup will give the camera enough extra power to increase the number of frames per second. With the normal batteries the D will go up to 5 frames per second. If you use the 8 AA batteries it can go up to 8 frames per second, making the camera sound like a machinegun.
Because the buffer is limited you can take about 20 RAW-photos in the 8 fps mode before the buffer is full and the camera has to slowdown. You could also use the original battery for the Nikon D3 in the grip, that will also give you the extra speed.
But the D3 batteries are very expensive euros and you would need an extra charger so that is mainly an option for people that already have a D3.
Using the D is a real pleasure. It is responsive and fast, and in no way gives you the feeling you are using an old camera. All the buttons feel sturdy and have a nice feedback. The only button that is a little less nice to use is the 8-way commander on the back.
The body-design and big size of the D made it possible for Nikon to add an substantial grip on the camera. The D is perfect for people with big hands, and the grip has got a nice curve to it making it comfortable to hold. If you have very small hands you may have to adjust your grip to reach all the buttons on the camera, but with my big hand the button placement is just perfect.
On top of the D there is a big and easy to read LCD display showing the most important information. In the menu you can select how long the display stays lit. Pushing that will light up the big rear screen showing almost all the settings. It was one of the most advanced systems on the market and its newer iterations are still used in high-end Nikon cameras today. The AF-points are spread out over a wide area. It is capable of advanced 3D tracking by working together with the pixel metering sensor.
All this hardware makes for a fast and accurate focusing system. When using a small cluster around the centre AF-points the lock-on is almost immediately, even in less than ideal lighting. The system is capable of focussing in — 1 EV light. While the newer models go to -2 of even -3 EV. Still, the D still is very accurate in low light, but in the worst of all situations it may slow down a little. You have the option to choose one AF-point, a dynamic area of 9, 21 or 51 points or the full auto-mode where the camera will select the AF-points itself.
In most situations I like to use the dynamic area single focus mode. This way the AF is fast and I can immediately see if the if the camera has selected the right focus point. In continuous mode the camera will not show which focus points are selected, making it harder to see where it tried to focus. The full auto-mode also works quite well. The camera will give faces it can detect skin-tones with the pixel metering sensor priority over other subjects, so even if there are branches or other things in front of a face it will choose the face most of the time.
That is quite impressive for such an old system! All in all the Nikon D is quite a lot faster than my Sony A7 when it comes to focussing with a shallow depth of field. With the option in the menu it is possible to correct a lens for optimal performance in about 10 minutes. The Nikon D has got a shutter that is a little less durable than the one Nikon uses in the D3. The D3 shutter is rated for The Nikon D is 8 years old by now, which is prehistoric in technology terms.
So that must mean the image quality is terrible compared to newer cameras? Well, it does have just 12 megapixels while newer models have 24, 36, 42 or even 50 megapixels. Does that mean it is useless? No not at all, 12 megapixels is more than enough, even for large prints. It does however mean you have to be a little more careful with your framing. Besides megapixels there are two other factors that have an impact on image quality: ISO performance and dynamic range. ISO is okay, but will need to be cleaned in post processing losing some detail.
ISO and upwards are quite useless for normal use. Dynamic range is something that makes the newer Nikons stand out with their Sony-made sensors. No, not really. Canon has produced a lot of cameras that have a substantially lower dynamic range than the models of Sony and Nikon, but where still very successful. Put in numbers, the Nikon D has got a dynamic range of So while the D lags behind the newer Nikon models it still has more dynamic range then the current Canon models.
More dynamic range means you can capture images with bright highlights and dark shadows and still have enough detail in both extremes. In the following images you can see a deliberately underexposed image and the result I was able to recover from the RAW-file. When you pull the shadows in post processing you do introduce some noise in the image, but with a little extra work it still is very usable.
So nothing to worry about here. Both are quite small prime lenses with outstanding image quality. The big difference is that the AF-S 85mm G lens has got a fast and quiet focusing motor built in to the body of the lens. The AF 50mm D is Nikons smallest, lightest and cheapest euros lens.
It is so small it almost seems to disappear on the D especially when you have the MB-D10 battery grip on the camera. This includes 15 cross-type sensors in the three centre rows. Also on board is an Integrated Dust Reduction System similar to that on board the Nikon D, a model which it sits above in the range. Nikon explained that the D can deliver a burst speed of five frames per second fps.
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