Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Customer Review: Best Nikon Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
Had it a week, the ability to shoot at ISO 6400 without noise means goodbye to flash. All my old manual Nikon
lenses work better on this camera than they ever did before on ones which shot film. Probably because the camera corrects the mistakes I make.
The colors are also wonderful. I like them vivid, and the D3 delivers. The dynamic lighting which tones down the
highlights and brings out the shadows without messing up to colors is also great.
I would recommend this camera to anyone who has the bucks, otherwise the D300 is nearly as good for less
than half, if you don't mind DX format.
Customer Review: A little history...
Summary: 5 Stars
In the cold dawn of digital cameras we all wondered if they would ever be comparable to film. Silver film had 3-6 logs of latitude, thinner emulsions, and developers, had progressed to a gidy point of sensitivity and resolution so it seemed as though the 1-3m pixel chips would never catch up. But then there was the same discussion about medium format or God help us, 4X5 and greater. The quality of images HAS suffered by Oskar Barnack's gadget, but the number of high quality images from what ever digital domain they escaped has made life communicating by pictures far more satisfying.
Of course they still havent produced comparable chips to a piece of film, but the offerings are so sophisticated and so easily manipulated I wonder if we will or should see the full size 60meg card of our dreams. The D3 should reduce the cravings by offering a maleable tool that fits into taking pictures with never whimper.
Nikon in the US is a pesky source if you need real facts about photography. One of their hello girls informed me that T mount adapters wont work on Nikons. But with the D3, it would be unlikely that you need the help. Its just so civilized, or refined, or friendly or...
If you make a living from your images, this camera is too cheap to pass up.
Customer Review: Better than the competition
Summary: 5 Stars
It's about time Nikon got its act together to deliver a high speed, high ISO, full-frame camera. I had semi-switched to Canon with the purchase of the EOS 1D Mark III. Despite reports over focusing issues, I haven't had any real problems with it. The frame rate and high ISO on it is phenomenal. Anyhow, the D3's 9-fps at full frame, impressive high ISO, and a wealth of other features on it were enough to lure me and my wallet back to the Nikon camp. After some comparison test shots at different high ISO settings on the D3, D2Xs, and Mark III, I have to say that the D3's noise level is as good, maybe even a tad bit better than the Mark III. The D2Xs was a very distant third, clearly unacceptable at ISO 1600. Also, the D3's auto white balance appears to be more accurate than the Mark III. I haven't had extensive use of the D3 yet, but so far, it performs as good as Canon's best offering in terms of speed and noise level.
8/27/08 - After having used it for 7+ months, the D3 is better than the Mark III in just about every aspect - focusing, color, white-balance, low noise, ergonomics. But the only thing I haven't gotten down is flash exposure with the SB-800. The flash tends to overexpose, unlike the D2Xs which had almost perfect exposure every time.
Customer Review: Incredible Camera
Summary: 5 Stars
After having used Canon for years (from film based EOS -1 to IDMKII, a 5D, and even a 1D MK III), there is just no comparison! This camera handles like it was designed by a photographer, not a tech. It's easy to do everything you want, and the quality is simply outstanding. If you're debating it - don't. Just get one and you'll understand!
It has a TON of incredible features, but here are some of my favs:
I know everyone praises the low light abilities and they are outstanding. I am able to get landscapes that would have been impossible before. I normally had to shoot ISO 100, so a tripod was mandatory. Now I routinely use 400 and even 800! I can get into tight spots and hand-hold now! This feature alone has completely changed the way I do photography!
Another feature that I really like was the smaller AF areas. If you're doing wildlife, it makes it much easier to lock on to your subject when the animal is in heavy brush (you know, like all the time). The Canons would always have a hard time in these situations, the Nikon grabs the focus immediately.
One last feature I'm really excited about is the virtual horizon. It makes keeping the camera level just so much easier. It has two ways of showing it - the first is a big display on the back that looks like it's out of a 747 and is kind of useless. The second is to set your function button on the front of the camera for virtual horizon. Just press that in with your pinky while you look through the finder and the exposure meter turns into your virtual horizon. Just get it to "0" and you're level. Much easier to do than it sounds. I always thought My shots were level, but I was really surprised how often I needed a little tilt one way or the other.
The camera has incredible autofocus, a viewfinder so good you can actually manually focus with it if you like, an incredible screen on the back you can use to check focus accurately (impossible with any current Canon, at least by comparison), and so much more. Just a fantastic overall camera.
Customer Review: Best DSLR camera to date.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the D3 for a month, this is the best DSLR camera to date. I have no problem shooting 25000 Iso, the D3 has change the way photo can be taken.
I got my D3 from Amazon for US$4999 and less( Thanks to Amazon), The D3 is hard to get and some Amazon 3rd parties sellers are selling it for 6.5k... I will never buy anything from those guys.
Amazon is a great place to get camera other than B&H.