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25 Responses to “Nikon D3 digital SLR review by What Digital camera: Part 1”
Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera – Body Only
12.1MP, 4256×2832, CompactFlash/Microdrive Card Slot – MPN: 25434
As low as $4,285.00 from goldenprice Rated out of 10 reviews
Description: The 12.1 effective megapixel D3 SLR Digital Camera features Nikon’s FX-format CMOS sensor, measuring 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. With the fastest startup time, shortest viewfinder blackout time, and shortest shutter lag of any digital SLR..
yes. but trying to imagine what that crop is going to look like, and then actually cropping it (whilst wasting space on your card for all the extra image you won’t need) as well as not being able to use a DX lens if you need to, is a bit of a pain in the arse.
Then again if you’re spending £4000 why would you bother with APS?
Got mine in the post this morning. I havn’t had chance to test it in the field yet but I’ve been messing about in doors and the low light shots are fantastic!!! If they ever manage to improve on this we wont be needing flashguns anymore lol. Awesome camera!
rose4usagi….thanks….it happened loads of times and I thought oh no…I’ve got a rogue camera here…especially as the 35-70 zoom lens WAS faulty and had to go back….but you are RIGHT…it WAS the bottom shutter………..
have you checked the bottom shutter button? IT was my problem for a week, I couldn’t understand why it takes photo by itself. then I notice that the bottom shutter button is activated as well.
Thanks for that….I bought one a few weeks ago so I’m just playing at the minute….one thing…the camera has functioned strangely a couple of times…taking pictures itself, with no contact made by myself….is this going to be a serious malfunction?…..
unless you are planning to print those pictures the size of your livinroom wall anything over 12mp will do the job, 24mp are intended for fashion and anything that will be retouched and printed in comercial way
Please will you start producing these videos in High Def so we can se the smaller details, i.e. LCD screen information??? That would be a great help. Cheers.
February 17th, 2010 at 11:23 am
Those of us who print our photo’s
February 17th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
D3/D3s = best Cameras ever
February 17th, 2010 at 12:31 pm
Nice review thx
February 17th, 2010 at 1:23 pm
who the fuck cares about megapixels?
February 17th, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Nigel is the Jeremy Clarkson of cameras in the sense that both love their subjects, you can tell by the way the talk is not just technique.
February 17th, 2010 at 1:51 pm
I think that maybe you speak proper English and understand what you’re talking about then maybe everyone could understand what you’re saying PUNK
February 17th, 2010 at 2:10 pm
Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera – Body Only
12.1MP, 4256×2832, CompactFlash/Microdrive Card Slot – MPN: 25434
As low as $4,285.00 from goldenprice Rated out of 10 reviews
Description: The 12.1 effective megapixel D3 SLR Digital Camera features Nikon’s FX-format CMOS sensor, measuring 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. With the fastest startup time, shortest viewfinder blackout time, and shortest shutter lag of any digital SLR..
February 17th, 2010 at 2:25 pm
6:30 Oooooh sneaky sneaky Nigel Atherton!
February 17th, 2010 at 3:01 pm
yes. but trying to imagine what that crop is going to look like, and then actually cropping it (whilst wasting space on your card for all the extra image you won’t need) as well as not being able to use a DX lens if you need to, is a bit of a pain in the arse.
Then again if you’re spending £4000 why would you bother with APS?
February 17th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
so your old DX lenses work on the new Film FX sensor
February 17th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Got mine in the post this morning. I havn’t had chance to test it in the field yet but I’ve been messing about in doors and the low light shots are fantastic!!! If they ever manage to improve on this we wont be needing flashguns anymore lol. Awesome camera!
February 17th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
If you have a 300mm lens on the camera, why would you turn the APS mode on to get a ‘450mm’ lens? couldn’t you just crop the image from full frame?
February 17th, 2010 at 4:53 pm
Thanks for correctly pronouncing the word Nikon!
February 17th, 2010 at 5:04 pm
rose4usagi….thanks….it happened loads of times and I thought oh no…I’ve got a rogue camera here…especially as the 35-70 zoom lens WAS faulty and had to go back….but you are RIGHT…it WAS the bottom shutter………..
February 17th, 2010 at 6:04 pm
have you checked the bottom shutter button? IT was my problem for a week, I couldn’t understand why it takes photo by itself. then I notice that the bottom shutter button is activated as well.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:50 pm
You should call a priest right away, you may have a poltergeist.
February 17th, 2010 at 6:57 pm
Thanks for that….I bought one a few weeks ago so I’m just playing at the minute….one thing…the camera has functioned strangely a couple of times…taking pictures itself, with no contact made by myself….is this going to be a serious malfunction?…..
February 17th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
11fps!
February 17th, 2010 at 7:59 pm
unless you are planning to print those pictures the size of your livinroom wall anything over 12mp will do the job, 24mp are intended for fashion and anything that will be retouched and printed in comercial way
February 17th, 2010 at 8:46 pm
i second that mate! take advantage of the hd vids
but remember by the time this review was uploaded the hd wasnt available on youtube, lets hope for the future videos
February 17th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
Good detailed review, with good information. well done.
February 17th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
no, if you put it to 12 mp size, that means that youre only using about half the sensor, it just turns off the rest of them.
February 17th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
lol, I bet someone’s going reveal to people that the D3 has two card slots now that he mentions it!
February 17th, 2010 at 10:51 pm
nick-on
February 17th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Please will you start producing these videos in High Def so we can se the smaller details, i.e. LCD screen information??? That would be a great help. Cheers.
Fletch.