Saturday, September 22, 2007

Previews Of The Nikon D3

Previews of Nikon’s recently announced 12MP, full-frame D3 abound. First up, Digital Photography Review takes a closer look at a pre-production model. Here is an excerpt:

… It's been almost three years since Nikon introduced a completely new digital SLR with a new sensor (the D2X) and there has been much anticipation that Nikon's next move would be a full-frame chip. This predictions have come true with the introduction of the 'FX format' (new moniker created by Nikon) D3 which features a 36 x 23.9 mm 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor as well as a vast array of new features which absolutely raise it another notch above previous single digit Nikon DSLRs. Important headline improvements include high sensitivity support by default, up to ISO 6400 with 25600 available as a boost option, 14-bit A/D conversion, a new standard image processor, a new shutter, new auto focus sensor, focus tracking by color, nine frames per second continuous, dual compact flash support, DX lens support (albeit at lower resolution) and a 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor (which it has to be said is lovely)…

Read the entire Nikon D3 preview on the DPReview website.

Meanwhile back at the Batcave…

Scott Kelby, editor and publisher of Photoshop User Magazine, Layers Magazine, and President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), takes the Nikon D3 out for a test run. See some images (including the example above) he captured with the camera, and his first impressions of this new professional DSLR on his blog Photoshop Insider.
image © Scott Kelby

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