Comments on: Nikon D3 almost gone

By: David

David — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:07:48 +0000

I don’t understand why so many people voted “dislike” on this post. I mean, you come to a rumor forum to learn any and all information that interests you about Nikon. If you care or cared about the D3 (and most Nikon fans do or did), then why isn’t this information useful (in case you were thinking of buying or selling one) or at least interesting to know? I can understand if someone doesn’t really care or like hearing about a Coolpix being discountinued, but this one puzzled me.

By: Boudoir Photographer

Boudoir Photographer — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:51:45 +0000

I can’t figure out if there is any real photo quality increase over the D700.

By: BillyBobJohnson

BillyBobJohnson — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:15:31 +0000

You said that twice

By: Alex

Alex — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:18:28 +0000

I think Nikon is loosing money on his camera department, so they may don’t want to sell the products less that the price it cost to build it.

By: zen-tao

zen-tao — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:34:23 +0000

The last chance….The one who owns a D3 should keep it as gold. I’m bored to say that Nikon company is playig with the photographs as we were pawns. They are not willing to lower the prices of any product, when it’s supposed to go down they make it disappear. The subject is to pay the highest price they can reach. Fill your wallet for the new products…

By: iamlucky13

iamlucky13 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:05:31 +0000

That’s truly amazing. The ISO 12800 looks at least as good as ISO 1600 or perhaps even 800 on my D40. I would not sneeze at getting 3-4 more stops of usable ISO.

By: iamlucky13

iamlucky13 — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:45:40 +0000

Maybe a little bit, but clearly if people are buying them at a satisfactory pace, the price isn’t going down. They’ll want to get as much for them as the market will bear. D3s adds a couple of interesting features, but many people won’t have a use for them, and $200 is $200.

By: inabon

inabon — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:17:05 +0000

So, does anyone knows if the D3s has the 51 AF points all in the center (equal to D700 or D3) ? did Nikon “spread” them out?

I’m talking about this: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=28494820

I have the D300 and I use the extreme right/left points way more than any other points.

By: Canon Fangirly

Canon Fangirly — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:17:42 +0000

Unbelievable! ISO 25,600 is usable!

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 22:51:01 +0000

Here is pictures of my new girlfriend with a D3s at very high ISO.
http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Nikon-D3S-12513
(you better not say anything to my wife or I’ll buy a Pentax camera)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:00:47 +0000

Corrections to supposed lack of sharpness on full frame, plus a supposed extra stop potentional of VRII. I don’t have a full frame, the older 70-200mm, or the newer 70-200mm to confirm that claim, but those are the advantages stated

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:40:08 +0000

Great! I really hope they will come out with a Stevie Wonder Jedi limited edition where Yoda like blind people will take pictures in a coal mine.

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:39:47 +0000

Great! I really hope they will come out with Stevie Wonder Jedi limited edition where Yoda like blind people will take pictures in a coal mine.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:08:18 +0000

I am not a “zoom” guy, so I went on Nikon website to see the differences between the new and “old” 70-200 zoom.
They both have AF-S, VR, ED lenses and IF, so what’s the big deal ?
And the new one have a 1.37 meters (4.6 feets) minimum focusing distance !
What can you do with that, it’s ok at 200mm but way to far at 70mm.

By: T140Rider

T140Rider — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:45:39 +0000

I’d rather Nikon released stuff when it is and ready ready.
Unike Canon who seem to be going in the opposite direction with an update already for the 7D. Pah.

By: T140Rider

T140Rider — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:41:10 +0000

5+ years = Nikon Camera and hours in the WET Darkroom.

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:16:23 +0000

I have the 144B, plus lateral head, etc….
But because I bought a heavy Italian tipod, I had to marry an Asian woman (they can carry much more than US women).

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:10:52 +0000

Nikon film camera + Nikon scanner

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:23:55 +0000

Just in case anyone was wondering about my source of information:

Nikon Direct (Japanese):
http://shop.nikon-image.com/front/ProductJAA807DA.do?cid=IJD98TJZDJ025913

Right under the photo and right above the yellow stripe, there is a date of 2009.11.27.

And, a major electronics retailer here in Japan (Yodobashi Camera):
http://www.yodobashi.com/ec/product/100000001001141001/index.html?backquery=5wrePU0ewpctOE9yOSgRFJIpc7gLKkzyf8i8TxlKL0hh2ov-4b3Oh1zKGO1LzhD8xcFX1FPgG-roohiALMmjXzdJCjpUzUrdUNpMTZjJQuk.

To the right of the image is a price (red lettering). Right below that (slightly to the right) is a date of 2009.11.27.

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:53:42 +0000

Date is listed as 11/27 release in Japan. I hadn’t realized that this was an issue elsewhere. I’ve had the 27th on my calendar for quite some time (since announcement, IIRC).