Nikon D3 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: This equates to high-quality images at very low levels of light. The result is a camera that can expose at 11 fps (frames per second) with an imperceptible shutter lag of 41 milliseconds and a start-up time of 0.12 seconds and still produce images ...

Verdict: The D3 is the first camera, to my knowledge, to have dual CompactFlash card slots. These can be configured in one of three ways: 1) when the first card runs out of storage space the second card takes over without a pause, 2) one card can write raw ...

Award: TIPA Award!

Review summary: This professional D-SLR is a milestone for Nikon. It's the first camera from the company with a full-frame, ‘FX' sensor size of 23.9x36mm. As a result of this, each pixel featured on the 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor has a larger size, and that means the ...

Review summary: At long last: Nikon's first full-frame camera with a 36 X 23.9mm CMOS sensor that produces amazing quality images from ISO 200 to IS0 6400

Verdict: That said, there is always room for improvement, I would love to see that beautiful 3-inch LCD be able to articulate so you could use Live View for Hail Marys and low-level shooting without putting your face on the ground and of course I have heard ...

Review summary: The Nikon D3 DSLR is the long awaited addition to the Nikon DSLR range - Nikon's first full frame image sensor. The Nikon D3 features the new full frame 'FX' image sensor with an area of 36 x 23.9mm. It has a resolution of 12 megapixels. Existing ...

Review summary: Nikon's flagship DSLR boasts a full-frame sensor but aims for a different audience to its Canon rival - can it hit the target?

Pros: Built like a tank. Dual card slot. Best 12MP images we've seen

Cons: Not completely compatible with DX lenses