Abstract: Nikon D3: the new high ISO king Until one year ago, the noise has been the Achilles heel of Nikon cameras. The new Nikon D3, announced in September 2007, has been a revolutionary improvement for Nikon: its 35mm fullframe sensor may be the very best o...
Abstract: This professional D-SLR is a milestone for Nikon. It’s the first camera from the company with a full-frame, ‘FX’ sensor size of 23.9x36mm. As a result of this, each pixel featured on the 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor has a larger size, and that means the...
Abstract: All of you photographers out there who are serious about your images better start saving up your pennies for Nikons new DSLR, the D3. While all the previous digital SLR offerings from Nikon have been in the DX format (23.6 x 15.8mm sized sensor) many...
Abstract: The D3 is positioned as a pro camera, priced and marketed to those whose livelihood depends on consistently creating the best possible images, be they photojournalists, sports or fashion photographers. The two things that someone who makes a living in photography looks for in any new camera is quality and “what can this camera do for me?”..
Abstract: Is the Nikon D3 the best digital SLR Nikon have ever made? Oh yes... By a country mile. But is it better than the 1DS Mk III? Youll have to wait until we test one of those. To my eye it easily beats anything else for image quality and noise but there...
Breathtaking high ISO performance, Breathtaking image and color quality, Breathtaking continuous shooting rates, Breathtakingly good monitor,
Breathtaking price, Nikon D3
The D3 is Nikon's flagship FX digital camera, if only because it's Nikon's sole FX digital camera. But the D3 justifies its standing in the Nikon ranks on much more than mere exclusivity. Unparalleled ISO performance, a 9 fps full resolution shooting ...
The Nikon D3 has got to be the top choice for anyone wanting high quality, rapid-fire image capture, or extremely low light photography without flash, who is not otherwise wedded to the Canon system. Press – sports and news – photographers are...
Image quality, ergonomics, design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability.
Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, Low(ish) resolution compared to its Canon competition the EOS 1Ds Mk III.
The D3 has forced me to have a rethink in terms of scoring, as it is almost certainly the best D-SLR I’ve yet had the pleasure of testing. If you ask, what does it lack in terms of features? The answer is, well, nothing. If you ask, what about build ...
Excellent image quality, build, lowlight performance, speed, AF system, LCD
Could argue the resolution could be higher, Live View on fixed LCD
There’s a lot of debate over which is better, the Nikon D3 or the Canon 1Ds Mk III. The Nikon does seem to have much in its favour, not least the price. While the D3 has arguably a rather conservative resolution by comparison, its performance shows...
Shun CheungThe D3 is Nikons first installment to full-35mm-frame FX-sensor DSLRs, and they chose to introduce a sports and news DSLR that has excellent low-light performance. Those were precisely the major weaknesses previously in Nikons DSLR line u...
