Comments on: Nikon D3S firmware update 1.01

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:59:57 +0000

So Nikon have a new D3S and apparently this video was made using it. Video people! http://vimeo.com/9337388

By: Jabs

Jabs — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:38:16 +0000

Greetings WISH,
Perhaps your wish is for people to be uninformed but over the last three or more years, Canon has been struggling with autofocus issues, mirror problems and other minor issues.
INSTEAD of fixing these and moving forward, they seem to have gone on a mega-pixel WAR while ignoring the more pertinent and needed problems.
There are too many respected photographers and reviewers saying basically the same thing, that perhaps YOU cannot deal with the truth and wish others to now bury their head in the sand.
I love and respect Canon, BUT this has gotten ridiculous!
Perhaps it is CANON who is doing it to themselves and NOT Nikon!
No manufacturer is or will ever be perfect nor will the ‘perfect’ camera ever be made BUT now Canon is starting to seem like Leica in making high priced CRAP wherein they tell you about the non-existent benefits of stuff that basically is flawed.
PERHAPS you wake up and realize that it is NIKON who is currently pushing the envelope of DSLR performance and not anyone else.
The D3s and the D3X have NO equal in any other pair of cameras on the market -FACT!

Leica’s new S2system is finally a START for them in the RIGHT direction and about time they get away from that rangefinder MESS or face reality of its’ limitations!

Canon NEEDS to go back to the drawing board and perhaps create two different divisions to deal with Professionals and Consumers, as they are great at consumer cameras but are dying at the professional level.

This is year 2010 bud!

NO TIME to wish – just deal with the REAL facts, as many NOW are!

By: wish

wish — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:38:11 +0000

hahaha, you are too gullible my friend. Enjoy the kool aid.

By: Jabs

Jabs — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:39:04 +0000

Here is why the Nikon D3s is superior to the new Canon 1D Mk4:

http://www.photographybay.com/2010/02/10/nikon-d3s-vs-canon-1d-mark-iv-iso-comparison-part-ii/#more-10580

As you can clearly see, the D3s is superior from at least ISO 800 on up.

By: Jabs

Jabs — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:24:37 +0000

Here is a LITTLE wake-up call for those talking about Nikon -VS- Canon here!

http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/multi_page.asp?cid=7-10048-10484

By: Treckie

Treckie — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 02:55:06 +0000

I preordered my D3s from B&H. it was delivered mid november.

By: Jabs

Jabs — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:06:56 +0000

Greetings WISH,
It is not about picking on that person BUT is about that person trying to pick apart the opposing viewpoints and strategies of two companies apparently going in different directions – Nikon and Canon, that is!
Since the old days of film, Nikon and Canon have always been fierce competitors and always tried to one up each other. Canon NEW F1 -vs- Nikon F3 series!!!
In the digital domain, Canon had a seemingly insurmountable lead PRIOR to the D3-D300 combination.
Canon flubbed several bodies including the MK3, 50D and even the recent 7D and now are running AFTER Nikon trying to ‘outspec’ them and reestablish itself as the premium player INSTEAD of Nikon.
ALL of Canon’s recent DSLR moves have been to outdo Nikon ‘spec wise’ but they have NOT topped or even remotely equaled Nikon’s D3 nor D300.
Heck, even the D90 and D5000 have topped the D300 in picture quality, so Canon seems to be ‘playing spoiler’ and were seemingly shocked when Nikon introduced the D3s and made it unable for them to now brag about having higher ISO than Nikon, so they withdrew their videos and ISO shots.
Facts!
I have looked at the shots of both the 7D and the new MK4 and they are BOTH worse than the Nikon counterparts -FACTS!
Nikon produces cleaner and better files by a wide margin EVEN when you DON’T take into account the D3x, which is way beyond ANY 35mm digital camera now and even surpasses some medium format cameras – FACTS!

Bottom line:
Consumers like to brag about numbers and specs, while PROS like picture quality.
The D5000 and D90 have better picture quality than both the 7D and the MK4, in spite of their higher resolution.
In MY opinion, the best camera introduced by Canon in the last few years has been the 5D MK2 and despite its’ problems, it is way better than their new stuff!
Higher resolution on APS-C sensors wins you the bragging rights BUT loses the picture quality rights.
Canon F1 pellicle mirror 10 fps -VS- F3HP, F3C, F3TBlack, F3AFand F3P – all over. Nikon got 8 fps consistently with MD4 and MN-2 nicads.

Same problem – high spec – unusable camera.
End of rant.

By: disco

disco — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 11:27:55 +0000

bad analogy IMO

By: Etienne

Etienne — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 05:56:03 +0000

Wrong site…I think you’re looking for http://www.canonrumours.com.

By: Bob Krist

Bob Krist — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:52:34 +0000

Does anyone know if this fixes the issue with single point af-s slow acquisition in low light?

By: Damien

Damien — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:12:39 +0000

Thanks Dat. Looked at your website and it says Out of stock?

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 18:43:11 +0000

sean dackermann, it is a complete waste of time to trying to explain something or arguing with somebody who has demonstrated that he is not capabale of doing such thing in a cultural manner. Sean, I did not call you idiot you did. So I would not like to go down to your level of having discussions with you. I hope this explains for you.

By: wish

wish — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 16:50:41 +0000

I think zzddrr has valid points. Some of you guys are blindly picking on him while you know Nikon is falling behind and you don’t know how to defend them.

Frankly Canon 7D compares to D300s in picture quality and whoops its a*s when it comes to video. Thats a fact, deny it all you want.

Nikon opened a can of worms by incorporating video in D90, kinda like kicking the big kid first and then gettin your arse whooped after. Sorta like Japan bombing pearl harbour first to realize they woke up a gaint.

Hope Nikon will clean up its act fast.

By: sean dackermann

sean dackermann — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:48:15 +0000

Funny how you have nothing relevant to say. now

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:20:57 +0000

sean dackermann, I did not call you idiot! You did it with you by yourself.

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 15:18:22 +0000

Bla, the problem is that you did not read carefully my posts! Let me sum up for you (and for the rest).

Nikon should have NOT touched the video unless it is 100% perfect the same way as it comes to Nikon’s picture quality. My point is that Nikon took away resources from the still image side for producing crappy video.

My assumption was that if they focused on video then at least match the competition but that is not what they did. That is why I am pissed because Nikon is stuck in the middle. They are behind in terms of still resolution (not iso) which would be much more valuable for many of us. (e.g. a “baby D3x”)

As I said, there is a reason why Sony did not go down in that way and that is why I would love to see some that actually works from Nikon. If they wanna put video in DO NOT DO IT until it’s perfect. I much more value for example an HDR function. Or just make the viewfinder of the D700 100% and add the D3x sensor.

I hope this explained why i am pissed about Nikon. They send out the wrong impression.

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:10:45 +0000

My sentiments exactly!

By: Anon

Anon — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:57:49 +0000

Ha, another my camera company isn’t spoon feeding me 1080P HD whiner! Or if its not that its “if my pictures had an extra 10 or 20 MP I would be a much better photographer”. I guess all of the photographers from the 50′s through 90′s and so on were really crappy because they didn’t have 24 MP or 12MP for that matter. and oh how 1080P HD would have really helped them create better pictures especially keeping them in focus in low light (Damn that crappy Nikon AF & ISO). You guys are always so hilarious because what your whine about has nothing to do with the artistry of digital photography or creating breathe taking images. Sure most of us love the new features of today’s technology but every company prioritizes what is most important in the manufacturing of their products differently. Canon obviously focus on putting big glamor features into their products so that they can be used as a marketing tool to attract mostly consumers and canon pros. These features often look good on paper but tend to lack in all other crucial areas of the products; Either its a very high megapixel full frame with 1080P HD, crappy AF, okay ISO, and slow FPS, Or its a high megapixel cropped sensor with 1080P, good AF, above average ISO, and high frames per second. Either way you go these cameras are not very versatile (what if a canon shooter wants to shoot sports and landscapes? what options do they have other than buying two cameras?). Nikon however focus more on the versatility of their cameras building more on the features that make it easier for photographers to compose shots in the field, and at the same time try to throw in a few glamor features. For example a semi-high megapixel Full frame, with 720P, great AF, Outstanding ISO, High FPS (You can shoot sports, landscape, nature, street, portrait, ANYTHING and you still have moderate video capability), or its a semi high megapixel cropped sensor, with 720P, great AF, average ISO, high FPS. No camera company is perfect it is simply a preference. Do you prefer the cameras with the big glamor features with moderate performance in the field or do you prefer the camera with the versatility and excellent performance in the field with minor glamor features. I made my choice and sold my Canon 5D Mark II for a Nikon D3S and couldn’t be happier. I plan to buy a P100 for just $499.99 which is half as much as the Canon 550D and offers 1080P LMAO (Nikon is so behind). Not that 1080P is a necessity for me, I like most of you whiners just want a new toy to play with. Whats funny is Canon users complain about AF, ISO, not have versatile Full Frames, buying bad copies of products etc. Nikon users complain about HD Video & Megapixels Lol. Who really has the bigger problems?

By: bla

bla — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:48:30 +0000

Don’t even bother to try understand him. Enormous waste of time to try.

By: bla

bla — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:46:54 +0000

Are there specific issues with the D90 you can point out that are certainly related to the firmware? “One thing I hate about Nikon is how they limit and don’t improve anything within the firmware.” Yeah, evil Nikon limits cheaper models… so evil, that if you want more functions, you have to spend more money.

Or do you just want some features the product does not have for free?
Or do you think a firmware update is mandatory for a product once it has been on the market for a number of months?

What you are asking is a iPhone update making the 16GB model a 32 GB one, and the XBOx 360 mysteriously adding a hard drive all of a sudden.

So, yeah, it is too much to ask. The bone you want thrown is available. It’s called D300(s).