Nikon introduce D3 and D300

Pettersen

Pettersen

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Finally :laugh:


The D300 has a 12,4 Mp DX sensor, 14 bit A/D converting, 3' screen with over 900 000 pixels, 8 fps (with battery grip - don't ask why), 51 point autofocus (!) and roughly the same looks as the D200. It has LiveView, too.

The D3 is nikon's first fullframe Dslr. 12,1 Mp Cmos sensor, capable of 8 fps with continuous focus and 11fps without, 14 bit A/D converting and LiveView.


See for more info:

http://www.dpreview.com/
 
Don't forget to mention the ISO 25,600, self-cleaning sensor and HDMI output. Among the new features..

The 1Ds Mark III and 40D just got some tough competition. :)
 
These are two impressive entries from Nikon. Personally the full frame thing does nothing for me. I am invested in DX glass, plus, as I have gotten into more sports/nature as of late I like the crop factor to effectively turn a 200mm lens into a 300mm. The D300 looks interesting, but I doubt that the feature list is so great that I am going to dump my D200's to upgrade right now.

The D3 is the newest and greatest but personally... the full frame just isn't my cup of tea for digital... I have film cameras for that. I'm actually quite shocked, Nikon announces two awesome new units and I am not drooling to get them.
 
D300 by next spring... that hit all my buttons. I'm also in the "who cares" camp when it comes to full frame... but there's a lot of other stuff happening in that D300 that I really dig.
 
This was believed to be Canon's response to Nikon's news for today.:laugh:

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from loc.nguyen's photos on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/loc_nguyen/1214816873/


But seriously, Nikon's made some strong moves lately.
They should have never been underestimated in the first place.
I bought a Nikon D80 last year, so I feel extra warm and comfy seeing the progress they've made with the D300.

It was apparent to a lot of Nikon shooters a while back that Nikon was going to make a major move after the consumer market was well saturated and the 90th anniversary approached.
The D80 and D40x were just precursors to establishing an even greater presence.

What many people still do not realize is that there is also supposed to be a D3x released very soon, which will compete directly with the 20+ MP Canon 1DsMKIII. Probably even a D80x as well, which is supposed to offer a similar set of features as the D300 - same way the D80 echoed the D200.

Right now the cameras are pretty much matched up like this...

Nikon D40x, Nikon D80 vs Canon Rebel XT, Canon Rebel XTi
Nikon D200, Nikon D300 vs Canon 40D, Canon 5D
Nikon D3 vs Canon 1DMKIII
Nikon D3x (rumored) vs Canon 1DsMKIII


Still, aside from updating their primes, one of Nikon's biggest challenges ahead will be keeping up with demand. They're said to have addressed this after encountering some supply issues due to intense popularity in some of their consumer/semi-pro equipment.
Their 18-200 VR lens remained a must-have lens for every Nikon shooter and was almost impossible to get within the first year of its release unless you had one reserved way in advance. Items like remotes and other accesories fly out the store before being stocked and would remain on re-order for weeks at a time. After these announcments, hopefully it's a sign that they'll be more willing to open up the lines of communication to their customers and become a bit more bold in reasserting why they're still here.
 
The 3" LCD with 922K pixels is a killer spec. The full frame will be a hit with traditional photographers moving from 35mm film and want to use their old MF Nikkors without the 1.5x crop. Nikon introducing a full frame dSLR means the price of DX lenses will fall drastically.
 
The live view is something that I will find very useful... it isn't just a big inspection screen, it's also a framing and preview screen. Very handy for a shooter like me. I do a lot of pictures with my cam at arm's length, overhead.
 
Does anyone know any links show-casing samples from the D3 yet?
I've HEARD the high ISO low noise capability is amazing. But Is is anywhere as nice as a 5D or S5?
 
i don't understand. How are cameras not full frame? When i shoot my images, i get my full frame?
 
WaveRiderXIX said:
Assuming the shooter has the new lenses. Is it "full" frame or "almost" full frame?
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From the initial tech specs I read the Nikon will be a true full frame camera... Completely sucks for those people who have a ton of money invested into DX lenses like the 17-55 f/2.8 (which I live by)


PaPa said:
i don't understand. How are cameras not full frame? When i shoot my images, i get my full frame?
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It is talking about sensor size. So for example, if you have a Nikon D40,50, 70, 200, 2x they all shoot on sensor that yields a 1.5x magnification factor to the focal length. Therefore your 200mm lens is acting like a 300mm lens. Hence why these digital wide angle lenses (12-24, 10-20) have become so important (the 10-20 is a 15-30 on a 35mm scale). This also means that those DX lenses are designed for the smaller sensor, so you cannot use them on a full frame camera.

Essentially full frame cameras allow the user to shoot with a 35mm lens that is a true 35mm lens. This is important to some people, but there is another school of thought that considers it a gimmick of the moment.

(By the way, if this errupts into a DOF or which is better thread I will lock it)

Honestly, if you have more questions regarding full frame look at Canon's site for the 5D or do a google search. There are thousands of threads out there (dpreview.com) that outline the pros/cons of full frame and the different schools of thought regarding them.
 
Jeremy Ordan said:
From the initial tech specs I read the Nikon will be a true full frame camera... Completely sucks for those people who have a ton of money invested into DX lenses like the 17-55 f/2.8 (which I live by)
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Nikon has made a solution to that problem, too. When you mount a DX lens to the D3, the camera changes to DX mode and crops the sensor to aps-c size. The effective resolution will be about 5 mp. Sure it sucks, but the Canon fullframe-users can't even mount their 1,6x crop lenses. For press photographers, 5 mp is in most cases enough.
 
I read about this... and it is effectively the same thing that you would do in post (cropping out the vigenette).

It is nice that the camera does it, but honestly... it is just taking a step out of the post production.
 
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