Please use this thread (only) for discussing the recently announced Nikon equipment, Canon vs. Nikon, "What's Canon to do now with the Nikon Xxxxxx out?", etc. threads.
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Jeff
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Edited by Jeff on Aug 22, 2007 at 10:23 PM GMT (Reason: typo)
Edited by Fred Miranda on Aug 23, 2007 at 07:25 AM GMT
Edited by Jeff on Aug 25, 2007 at 01:58 PM GMT (Reason: changed title to ease merging!)
I just looked at the price point and the specs, including the amazing LCD specs, base ISOs (we'll see, but I bet 1600 is very good, given how high the native goes), and the other features including speed and think that Nikon has a real winner. Competition is good, but it almost makes me want to try the other side.
It's here, after perhaps the longest period of speculation ever Nikon has today lifted the covers on their first full-frame digital SLR, the new 12.1 megapixel D3. The D3 is all about speed and sensitivity, twelve megapixels on a big CMOS chip means large photosites (8.45 µm pitch to be precise) and that adds up to base sensitivity of ISO 200 to 6400 with an additional two stop boost over that (up to ISO 25600). The other side of the speed story (apart from blistering AF and shutter lag) is that the D3 can shoot at nine frames per second with AF tracking or eleven frames per second without. Other headline features are a newly branded EXPEED image processor, a new 51-point AF sensor, color AF tracking, dual CF compartments (with UDMA support), an amazing 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor with Live View (including contrast detect auto-focus), HDMI video output and even a virtual horizon function which can tell you when you're holding the camera perfectly level. There's too much to fit here so we crammed as much as we can into a preview. The D3 will be available in November, no pricing yet.
Edited by Jeff on Aug 22, 2007 at 10:10 PM GMT (Reason: title edit)
O crap. 922000 pixel 3" LCD. As I said yesterday this is one area I thought Nikon might blow Canon away, not by that much though. This is VGA resolution
Oh dear, VR on all the big glass now too. Me thinks Houston we have a problem, the USS Canon's is going down.
I must say I am totally shocked. IMO nikon D3 specs totally blow past the 1DIII.
Bigger sensor
Better high ISO 6400 standard, boost to 25600
More Resolution
Higher Frame Rate
AF uniterupted by Live View
Dual CF slots (CF+CF rather than CF+SD)
and
Better AF (perhaps - more points at least, only time will tell)
I can not think of a single place where 1DIII outspecs the D3 (besides price). Exactly the opposite of last time, where the 1DsII total blew the socks off the D2x.
ps
The D300 makes the D40 not look so hot either....
At about $6K, it would be hard for Canon to price the 1Ds Mark3 higher than around that, maybe they can get away with $7K but for sure not with $8K. Yup, competition is good!
Pixel Perfect wrote:
O crap. 922000 pixel 3" LCD. As I said yesterday this is one area I thought Nikon might blow Canon away, not by that much though. This is VGA resolution
Oh dear, VR on all the big glass now too. Me thinks Houston we have a problem, the USS Canon's is going down.
Well, I guess that's why NASA just ordered NIKON set up so Houston won't have problems
If the D3 and D300 can perform as well as 1Ds Mark III and 40D @ ISO 3200, the Nikon is the winner. They even has ISO 12800, wish it's usable not just an ISO war. lol..
