The Winner...

So some time ago my boss lent me this old Kodak DCS 14n pro camera... And because it was form around 2001-2002 i thought i'd see how far digital photography had gone... I also wanted to see if it could beat my Nikon D700...

So will i have to swallow my pride as a proud Nikon user... Keep reading i'm not gonna give you the answer before you've reached the bottom ;)

First... The contestants... 

Nikon D700
Fullframe
Max ISO: 6400
Max Shutterspeed: 1/8000
Sync speed when using wireless triggers: 1/200
Frame rate: 5 fps

Kodak DCS pro 14n
Full frame
Max ISO: 1600
Max shutterspeed: 1/4000
Sync speed when using wireless triggers: 1/125
Frame rate: 1,7 fps...

There they are... two beautiful cameras... Notice it's the same lens on both pictures... that's because i've been using the same lens on both cameras... No converters the Kodak camera uses Nikon lenses which in this case is genius...

So lets start out with what i find most important... ISO

Many say that a good camera has the capability to shoot in low light environments... I'm one of those... And that's why ISO noise (when i don't want it) annoys the living @€%&/# out of me! So i tested the ISO... 

Nikon D700 ISO 6400

Now as you can see the Nikon D700's limit is at ISO 6400... And yes it's grainy... This is a picture that i've cropped so you guys can see a bit of it in it's original size...

Kodak DCS pro 14n

This is the Kodak... And as you can see... It's not doing that good... This is ISO 1600 and that's as far as it goes... So this round The Nikon wins. BUT if my boss allows me to keep borrowing his camera... Then i'm definitely gonna use it to take some of my destructive pictures... 

Point to Nikon...

Another important thing is the feel and the weight of the camera...

I was surprised here... I thought the Kodak with it's age would be more "metal" and less "plastic"... But even though it's an old camera... The feel of it was more like a new plastic camera... I later found out that it has a complete magnesium body... So i think it's light weight but can take some impact... (NOT gonna test that theory...) 

The Nikon D700 wins this round too... It's heavy and i've marks on the body that proves it can take some punches... And that is very important... Imagine that you are out on a shoot... You're 2 meters tall like me... The camera is in the same hight as your eye, because... Well you're taking pictures... But shit you somehow lost your grip... Then it's very important that you have a tough camera... I haven't yet dropped the Nikon from that height... And i don't intend to... But it would definitely have a bigger chance of surviving the fall than the Kodak...

Point Nikon...

Studio...

The Nikon has a higher sync speed than the Kodak... Which means that it can block out more "background" light than the Kodak... Therefor again 

Point Nikon...

Compitability with equipment...

Now i've only been able to test with what i've got... And in that case that was my Speedlight SB 910, wireless triggers, and my remote for long exposure... All under a year old... Both cameras accepted 100% of the features my equipment has... And that surprised me i thought the Kodak would be to old... But it's not...

Draw...

Start-up time...

I did'nt think this was necessary... But the Kodak took like ages before it was ready to shoot...  Software is simply to slow... Now i always turn my equipment off to save battery... So that definitely matters to me... The Nikon was spot on... Ready to shoot...  

Point Nikon... 

The last thing is the "accessibility"... (How easy is it to make adjustments...)

On the Nikon the vitals are easy to change... And you can do most of it when shooting... Where as the Kodak you have to go into menus for some things... Again the Nikon wins this one... I don't have time for that... My equipment is "advanced" enough... 

Point Nikon...

Guess a winner... 

Ofcourse the Nikon won... The challenge wasn't fair... The Kodak is a fine camera... But it's simply outdated compared to the Nikon D700... But i really wanted to see if the Kodak could Surprise me... But even though it's completely outdated... It can still be used for "art"... Wait and see... You know me... I already know how i'm gonna use the "bad ISO" ;)