Category Archives: Nikon D3x

Nikon D3x is good (from Chase Jarvis and others)

By [NR] admin | Published: January 30, 2009

Update: this is how Chase answered my question on the noise level issues: “I didn’t experience any unjust noise at 800 with properly exposed images. 1600 even looked nice. I ultimately might be willing to shoot the D3 at higher ISO than the D3x, but that’s really transcending what the D3x is meant for… Compared [...]

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Nikon D3x noise levels again

By [NR] admin | Published: January 29, 2009

I was researching further the D3x noise issue and I came across this test from popphoto. I do not know how the tests were performed, but here is a comparison between the noise levels of Nikon D3, Nikon D3x and Canon EOS 5D Mark II: the Canon seems to be better than the D3x at [...]

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Nikon D3x problems?

By [NR] admin | Published: January 28, 2009

Thom Hogan (from all people) got a defective Nikon D3x: “the original camera I received was sub-par in more than one way”. His main complain were the noise levels. He got a replacement and this trigger him to even re-write his D3x review. It seems that other people experienced D3x problems as well (according to [...]

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Even the D3x price went up

By [NR] admin | Published: January 18, 2009
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If you thought the D3x price was high, it can always get higher: “Nikon has jacked the price of its new high-end DSLR to £6000 ($8800) in the UK due to the slinky-like fluctuations of currency exchange rates. The original UK list price, announced back in December, was a mere £5500 ($8050). That’s almost a [...]

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Nikon D3x price started to drop

By [NR] admin | Published: December 27, 2008
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The first price drop comes from Japan -  762,800 Yen down from 799.000 Yen (source). Cameta Camera is selling Nikon D3x on eBay for $7479.95 – (buy now price, US warranty, free shipping). RobertsImaging was selling the D3x for $7495, but now they are out of stock: There is also a price drop in Switzerland. [...]

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Nikon D3x on eBay

By [NR] admin | Published: December 20, 2008
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Update (12.21.08): the price is now up to USD 7,300 with 36 bids. I did not expect it to go that high. Another day of bidding left. Cameta Camera is currently selling a D3x on eBay. The starting bid was 99 cents. The current price is USD 5,000. I guess they are testing the water [...]

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