come on Alistair, make the move. we need more people buying nikon so hopefully they will eventually bring prices down on their long primes. i just got by back-up D3 back and it is working like a charm. i think one thing that some have mentioned---if you grew up with Nikon, then rediscovering them via the D3 is quite an amazing experience. also having so many issues with my Canon Mark 3, made it easier---if their were heat waves, it failed to hold focus;
if the temperature was extreme, it had challenges; and during NFL season, my keeper rate dropped--which is a problem when your stock editors want more than a 100 keepers per game. I just could not trust it and this caused to over shoot and on occasion rent Mark 2 models if I knew any of the condition might exist--which in the summer here they do almost every day. the D3 in the same conditions has held up amazingly well. I do not find it takes more time to lock focus like others, so it is fast enough for me. at least when it does find focus, it really is in focus. shooting NHL is a good test as the players are really moving on the ice.
Feb 28, 2009 at 11:15 AM
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