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"Nikon D3x Digital SLR"

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Q: Why do I want to buy American Nikon D3 at $4500 + VERSUS Japanese at $2500?: A: Then perhaps you better read the fine print about service warranties, PhotoChef. Because unless a camera has a US warranty... read more
Q: In the DX mode does the camera just crop the image to the center 24 x 16 mm, or can you choose to use a 16 x 24 mm or perhaps even a 20mm square?: A: Hi Larry,The DX mode on Nikon cameras only uses the center 24x16mm of the sensor. As far as I know... read more

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Sure to be a blockbuster, the Nikon D3 is a remarkable professional-grade digital SLR, with a number of new and exciting features that will have photography buffs drooling. The D3 is a full-frame camera, capturing the entire image field with every shot. Furthermore, the "Live View" LCD allows you to set-up and view your subjects on the LCD display... read more

Specifications

12.3 megapixel CMOS sensor
Live View LCD display
Nikon EXPEED Image Processor
JPEG, TIFF, NEF (RAW) file formats
Nikon F lens mount
51 point auto focus

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Nikon D3x Digital SLR (Phil Young - 12/2/08)

Nikon D3x Conclusions

Many of you will know that I changed from my Canon system to use the amazing Nikon D3 and now have two of these plus a Nikon D700. It seemed obvious to me last year that Nikon had to bring out a high resolution DSLR and the forums have been alive these past few months with rumours and speculation. There will of course be a lot of negative comments about the Nikon D3x as it does not provide many new features to a gizmo obsessed audience. But the Nikon D3x is not targeted for the average photographer on the street; it is a high performance camera that is targeted squarely at professional photographers. More specifically I see that the Nikon D3x is targeted at the fields of nature, landscape, fashion, studio and social photography whilst the Nikon D3 will still reign supreme in sports. These photographers, with the small exception of nature that I will cover in a minute, need a bigger file size from their existing cameras. The Nikon D3x certainly provides that, in fact it is a 100% increase, and that alone is worth the price. Frame rate at 5fps is acceptable as these users are not generally needing to blast, and the new HDMI support will allow much better viewing options for clients present during the shoot. So for these target sectors the Nikon D3x provides market leading performance and will be a must have camera.
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