Comments on: Nikon D3s expected/rumored price: £4,500

By: Richard

Richard — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:43:45 +0000

Don’t wait for it. It’ll be a LONG wait. The D700 is only a year old and Nikon won’t be updating with 24 mp for fear of cannibalizing D3x (which is also only a year old) sales.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:51:43 +0000

We’re not using it here in the US, so someone else might as well.

By: Apollo18

Apollo18 — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:21:50 +0000

200 years? Wow, that’s nearly brand new!

By: Bob Jobson

Bob Jobson — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:34:58 +0000

So switch now. Nikon don’t care.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:37:44 +0000

I’m also waiting for the D700x, the hardest thing to do, is not to wait for it, but avoid spending the money I saved for it !
But it’ better be at least 24MP (I don’t care about video or 5f/s shooting)
And I will not pay more than $3500, if it’s more than that, I’ll switch to Canon.

By: Nour El Refai

Nour El Refai — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:28:45 +0000

so will the D3 price change accordingly ! I am still interested in the D3 but it is still expensive for me, I guess the D700 improvement would be the one for me, no news about D700x with a 3000$ range

By: jon

jon — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:37:38 +0000

d3 is back in-stock at bh photo..

By: zen-tao

zen-tao — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:14:03 +0000

Hi Alex
Try In England. robertwithe.com . Although traveling to NY it’s worth it. If France is expensive you should go to Spain and see the prices here. A scandal.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:41:26 +0000

Since the SB-24 (I have now a SB-800 that I bought with my D200) I don’t see what big improvement could be made in Nikon flashes.
I never use all my SB-800′s fancy functions, I just move the head strait up to the celling (white) and just shoot ! You get perfect results (as if you were in a studio).
So I’m not waiting for any new Nikon flash.
I wrote to Nikon (my anual Xmas letter), I hasked for a D700sx (video+24MP).
I have been nice all year long…….:o)

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 01:26:32 +0000

Hi,
About taxes….
I’m French (living in USA since 1999) when I started photography back in 1986, In my country (France), taxes on photographic gear was 33%, and the price before taxes was about 25% more than in USA.
So we were paying about 60% more than the US price.
At that time, if you wanted to buy a 300mm f/2.8, it was cheaper to make a trip from France to NY to get the lens, than buying it in France (custom taxes included !).
So when I buy a lens or a camera from Adorama or B&H (no taxes and free shipping), trust me, I enjoy it !

By: sgts

sgts — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:49:58 +0000

hi – i’m a landscape/stock photographer and i’d really love to buy this.

Stock agencies are crying out for 12mp jpgs at the moment – this is just such a fantastic development by nikon – who i’m sure will be in business for many years to come.

By: zen-tao

zen-tao — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:03:38 +0000

I think Nikon has a lot of very good lenses, the better ones. They are laking of new bodies, really new bodies not the same old bodies little improved. They launched the 3Ds pressed and dragged reluctantly by the competition against Canon, Sony.. I have one D200 and I’m still waiting for another really innovative and affordable camera. Actually, different advanced users demand different advanced cameras; either with video or hight pixel rate. I don’t trust so much in TH predictions lately he didn’t nail anything.
New 18 mpx sensor has been developed and it’s supposed and would be gratefully appreciated to be included in some Nikon model. But I’m a little concerned about Nikon politic of silence It doesn’t seems anything good.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 02:22:11 +0000

If you don’t like those high taxes replace your government, you aren’t all still indentured serfs, are you? We can send you a roughly 200 year old document to help you out if needed.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:07:20 +0000

There you go, a D3x cheaper than £4500

http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=2&pub=5574663212&toolid=10001&campid=5335893884&customid=&icep_item=200376144691&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg

By: 芽依

芽依 — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:49:22 +0000

why not put the money invested in R&D for d3s & d3x into new line of fast primes ? i’ll wait until the end of this year to see how nikon well do in primes department , other wise i’ll buy canon 24&135L and a canon film dody ..

i don’t need no d3/x/s or 5D or whatever ..

By: Twoomy

Twoomy — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:44:16 +0000

Yeah, that’s funny Dan. Show me one (legitimate) auction on eBay that’s sold a D3X for under $6000 US.

By: Ennan

Ennan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:13:54 +0000

the D3 was £3400 on release day.

By: anon

anon — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 10:53:16 +0000

I Am A 5D Mark II User But If This Is True & The D3s Sells For $5000 USD I Will Definately Be Switching To Nikon. If Nikons Sell The D3s For $6000-$7400 I Will Wait On The 1D Mark IV In The Spring.

By: STJ

STJ — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 06:39:19 +0000

Due to the IR issue some colors had a really bad color cast on the last Leica models. Since the issue was quite pronaunced I call’ed it “unrealistic” colors, not just a WB issue. Anyways, the issue stays the same no matter what words are used to descibe it. It should be solved on the latest model – good for new Leica customers.

By: Ronan

Ronan — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 02:46:49 +0000

He means WB thats properly adjusted. A lot of amateurs can’t do it and blame the camera manufactor.