Nikon broke the news on Wednesday about 2 of its newest Pro DSLRs, the 12.1 Megapixel, Full Frame D3 and the 12.3 Megapixel D300. At an expected retail cost of $5000.00 ( US ) the flagship D3 comes with all the bells and whistles that you might expect from a camera that costs as much as a good used car, with the D300 expected to be more affordable at approx $1,800 ( US ). Sadly, neither of the two cameras are manufactured by Canon, so you might have to buy some electrical tape to cover the Nikon logo on top of the camera!
Here are a few of the Standout Features on the D3:
- 12.05 Million Pixel CMOS Sensor, measuring 23.9mm X 36mm.
- 16mm X 24 mm shooting mode for smaller files ( 5.14 Million Pixels )
- Proprietary Nikon Designed Full Frame Sensor ( Manufactured by? )
- Capable of 9 Frames Per Second burst rate with the full resolution.
- 14 Bit Analog to Digital Capture / Conversion with several choices of Compression Strength.
- Normal ISO Range of 200-6400 in third stop increments or an Extended Range, dipping down to ISO 100 and peaking at an incredible 25, 600 ISO ( What! )
- Improved High ISO image quality ( We'll see! )
- D-Lighting Mode to combat extremes in Highlight and Shadow in an image.
Being a little ( a lot ) more affordable and with a larger Pixel file size, the D300 is by far the Nikon Camera with the most bang for the buck. It features a DX sized sensor and pretty much ( almost ) all the goodies offered on the D3 at nearly 1/3rd the cost. Just think of the lenses you could buy with all that money left over. In fact, you could get yourself a D300, two great Nikon lenses and a Canon EOS 40 D to let folks know that you're serious about photography!
Later...
* If you're reading this article, I would love to hear from you! Please take a second to respond by clicking the POST A COMMENT Link below.
0 comments:
* CLICK HERE TO ADD YOUR COMMENT