Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
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Manufacturer: NikonModel: 25434
Product features:
- 12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor
- 3.0-inch, super density 920,000-dot VGA color monitor; 170-degree wide-angle viewing and tempered-glass protection
- Continuous shooting at up to 9 frames-per-second at full FX resolution
- Fast, accurate 51-point AF with 3D Focus Tracking
- Capture images to CF I/II cards
- Davis & Sanford TRAILBLAZRV Trailblazer Monopod
- Wi-Pics Mobile G2B2600E Extended Life Battery
- Sigma 28-70mm f/2.8 EX DG IF Aspherical Lens for Nikon SLR Cameras
- Nikon 55-200mm f4-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens (Black)
- Delkin Devices High Speed 50X 4GB Compact Flash with lifetime Warr
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Customer Review: D3 is not worth it
Summary: 3 Stars
Where do I start? It's mediocre camera at best in professional world. My Nikon F5 is just as fast and produces perfect quality photos as opposed to D3 as well as being useful in places like Alaska where you can't easy charge your battery on D3. My Sigma SD14 outperforms D3 in quality and color accuracy at ISO100 RAW. My Hasselblad and 45 View cameras can never be touched in image quality by D3. The only OK aspect of D3 is it's performance at 3200 or so. However, the image quality is so bad that only a desperate journalist may want to use those photos professionally. They do have a lot of noise at 3200 when blown up large, so only small size prints can be made successfully with D3 at 3200 ISO. Even though D3 can take photos up to 25,000 ISO, they are not really usable. Most photographers will be better served by other cameras. If you must have low light capability, D700 is way cheaper and just as equal to D3 in low light. D3x would be a better camera if you are willing to spend over $5,000 on a body. And if you want to see just how bad D3 is at high ISO, use 50mm/1.4, 24-70mm/2.8 or another high quality lens, and those lenses will expose weaknesses of the sensor in terms of image quality.
Description of Nikon D3 12.1MP FX Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)
Designed with sports photographers and photojournalists in mind, the Nikon D3 introduces an astounding list of brand new features and technologies that make it the most sophisticated and advanced Nikon digital SLR to date. In addition to the new FX-format CMOS sensor, the D3 incorporates Nikon's new EXPEED Image Processing System that is central to the blazing speed and processing power needed for many of the D3's new features.Images taken with the D3 reflect exceptional overall quality, broad tonal range and depth, along with extremely low-noise throughout its normal ISO range of 200 to 6400. By setting the camera to its built-in options of Lo-1 or Hi-2, the ISO range of the camera can be expanded to the equivalent of ISO 100 or ISO 25,600 respectively, offering unmatched versatility in practically any shooting situation.The D3 also features an entirely new 51-point auto focus system with Nikon's 3D Focus Tracking feature and two new LiveView shooting modes that allow photographers to frame a photograph using the camera's high-resolution LCD monitor. The D3 uses the world's first Scene Recognition System to greatly enhance the accuracy of auto focus, auto exposure and auto white balance detection in the camera by recognizing the subject or scene being photographed and applying this information to the calculations for the three functions.The D3 reflects Nikon's most streamlined, functional and aesthetically pleasing layout in a digital SLR camera, all designed so photographers can take pictures with less fatigue, greater accuracy and comfort.Digital SLRs
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