Susan Stripling has posted a small D3 review in her blog and some amazing shots, here is the bottom line of the reiview:
“this is a freaking fantastic camera”
New D3 review by Susan Stripling
December 20, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Andy Rouse is glad about the D3
December 16, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Andy Rouse, professional wildlife photographer and a winner in the Shell/BBC Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards both this year and in years past and photographer on Animal Planet and a Canon Shooter has the following to say about the Nikon D3:
“I have been testing the D3 all week and in my opinion it is far better than any of the Canons, and this is from a dedicated Canon pro. The high ISO performance is better IMHO than the 1D MK3, so is the autofocus. The images also have a much better dynamic range, one look at the histograms compared to the 1DS MK3 show that. I have been shooting both cameras alongside each other and I have given up the MK3 as it is too slow to do much.”
Read also his complete D3 review!
Dynamic range versus ISO: from D100 up to D3
December 10, 2007 by Leave a Comment
In a post at the Nikonians there is a comparision between all major Nikon cams: D100, D70, D50, D200, D80, D40x, D2X, D300 and D3, measured based on RAW files Nikonians submitted. A good and easy way to compare dynamic range, e.g. from the D200 at ISO 200 the D300 is about 1.5 stops better and the D3 about 2 stops better.
John Harrington: Nikon D3 vs. Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
December 9, 2007 by Leave a Comment
John Harrington, who bought both cams at the same time, did a comparision by uprezzing the D3 files to match the 1DsIII resolution – with interesting results.
“For large commercial jobs, where I am thinking I want a higher native resolution, it’ll be the Canon I reach for. For low light situations, which are all too common, it will, without a doubt, be Nikon“
and
“Focus instead on the noise- or lack thereof. It’s absolutely amazing. The color is smoother, and, as you’ll see in the megapixel section, it up-rezzes better.“
Brad Hill: Nikon D3 and the Nature Photographer
December 8, 2007 by Leave a Comment
Nature photografpher Brad Hill has posted his first day in field test about the D3. Most interesting for me are his findings about the autofocus and how the D3 helped him to get more keepers on moving objects. Some short excerpts:
About high ISO: “Shocking. Revolutionary. Time to re-think how you shoot. ”
About autofocus: “BOTH autofocus options produced better results than my D2X did, with the 51-point option being DRAMATICALLY better”