For £3000 the Nikon D3 is a bargain of a camera – it’ll do everything you want, from sports to fashion and from press to weddings. Image quality is stunning and we take our hats off to Nikon for not entering into a ‘who’s got the m...
Probably the best DSLR weve tested to date, the D3 combines flexibility and performance with stunning results, making it (nearly) the perfect pro shooter....
The Nikon D3 is blisteringly fast, capturing incredible results in near darkness. Digital files normally accused of looking ‘flat’ have an attractively 3D film-like quality. But this camera is eye-wateringly expensive. Gavin Stoker Lowest onli...
Resolution lags far behind the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and Sony's forthcoming 24-megapixel dSLR
Nikon's flagship dSLR packs a full-frame 12-megapixel sensor and is a highly versatile imaging powerhouse that lets photographers create images previously impossible to capture. As long as you can get used to this camera's solid weight, it's a definit...
Abstract: The Nikon D3 is the first full frame Nikon, offering amazing image quality due to the fact that the pixels on the 12-million-pixel CMOS-sensor are much larger than usual. These large pixels help to produce very low levels of noise, even at high ISO se...
Abstract: The D3 is the successor to the pro-level D2Xs and is the first DSLR from Nikon to feature a full-frame Cmos sensor, bursts up to 9 frames per second and sensor sensitivity running to a genuine ISO6400.
Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, great 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
Nikon’s new flagship DSLR is a beast of a camera that sports Nikon’s latest FX format full frame (in 35mm format terms) CMOS sensor and full pro specification in terms of rugged build and shooting controls. It’s not cheap but then ...
All the features you could ask for, Excellent performance, Great build and handles well, Good value considering its pedigree
Less pixels than its rivasl
Heres an interesting fact to mull over. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III will sell for £6,000, body only. For that, you can get a D3 body, one of the brand-new Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 N-series lenses and Nikons fabulous 14-24mm N-series wide-angle zoom. Remembe...