New object of desire - D3X

[David Martin]

Wow - looks like a significant upgrade.

Nikon unveils 24.5MP D3X digital SLR: Digital Photography Review

Not sure I could afford to even think about it though.

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[Gus]

looks really good, but £5500 

[clarion]

Oh my.

[andyoxon]

Take a look at the samples on the D3X microsite... particularly the model's eyes, amazing resolution
THE WORLD IS YOUR STUDIO D3X

"The D3X is Nikon's greatest camera ever; it's just not worth $8,000, except to suckers."  Ken R

 but, apparently... "The D3X is exactly the same as the Nikon D3, just with more pixels and much slower frame rates and ISOs."  Nikon D3X

[David Martin]

Take a look at the samples on the D3X microsite... particularly the model's eyes, amazing resolution
THE WORLD IS YOUR STUDIO D3X

"The D3X is Nikon's greatest camera ever; it's just not worth $8,000, except to suckers."  Ken R

 but, apparently... "The D3X is exactly the same as the Nikon D3, just with more pixels and much slower frame rates and ISOs."  Nikon D3X

Doh! Of course frame rates are slower cos there is only so much data you can stuff down a pipe at once. Now, adding a bigger burst cache might be feasible to boost rates..

£5500 is a lot for a body. You have to be making a lot from your pics to get one of them to pay for itself.

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[andyoxon]

Take a look at the samples on the D3X microsite... particularly the model's eyes, amazing resolution
THE WORLD IS YOUR STUDIO D3X

"The D3X is Nikon's greatest camera ever; it's just not worth $8,000, except to suckers."  Ken R

 but, apparently... "The D3X is exactly the same as the Nikon D3, just with more pixels and much slower frame rates and ISOs."  Nikon D3X

Doh! Of course frame rates are slower cos there is only so much data you can stuff down a pipe at once. Now, adding a bigger burst cache might be feasible to boost rates..

£5500 is a lot for a body. You have to be making a lot from your pics to get one of them to pay for itself.

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Agreed.  The 14 Bit raw files are 50Mb a piece!  I wonder if the slower fps would be a deal breaker for the sports photographers..?

re. the price, I suppose, if the pros want... the pros get, at the end of the day.

Anyway too big for my liking...

[David Martin]

Agreed.  The 14 Bit raw files are 50Mb a piece!  I wonder if the slower fps would be a deal breaker for the sports photographers..?

Depends. If it is for the papers then yes, probably. If it is for posters, promo etc then probably not.

Still faster than anything on the market 2 years ago at even remotely close resolution.

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[Jaded]

Agreed.  The 14 Bit raw files are 50Mb a piece!  I wonder if the slower fps would be a deal breaker for the sports photographers..?

Depends. If it is for the papers then yes, probably. If it is for porno etc then probably yes too.

Still faster than anything on the market 2 years ago at even remotely close resolution.

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Fixed that for you. 

[bomber]

Is the only difference between this and the d3 the sensor and some firmware tweaks?  Not sure how those changes make it worth over twice the price of the d3.

A d700 is more my cup of tea anyway.  Whose turn is it to make tea?...

[Rob S]

Interesting article for anyone wanting a 24mp full frame dslr for slightly less money....though you also have several less lens options though you can have Zeiss lenses .

Sony A900 Field Review

[Gus]

or wait until next year when Leica introduces their
LEICA S2   

it's only 37.5 Megapixels 

[Rob S]

or wait until next year when Leica introduces their
LEICA S2   

it's only 37.5 Megapixels 

unless it's got face detection I'm not interested!

[pcolbeck]

or wait until next year when Leica introduces their
LEICA S2   

it's only 37.5 Megapixels 

Or get the identical one with a Panasonic badge for half the price