Nikon D3 - Expert Reviews

Review summary: The pro-level Nikon D3 is the manufacturer's first DSLR featuring a "full frame" 12.1 megapixel sensor that is nearly identical in size to 35mm film.

Pros: Breathtaking high ISO performance ; Breathtaking image and color quality ; Breathtaking continuous shooting rates ; Breathtakingly good monitor

Cons: Breathtaking price

Verdict: compatible, so it only takes seconds before I'm shooting and know for certain that "I am real glad I got me one of these!" Not bad for a first impression

Review summary: With a new, Nikon-developed 12.1 megapixel FX format CMOS sensor plus selectable ISO extending all the way up to ISO 6400 and a HI option equivalent to ISO 25600, making it not only a rapid shooter but one capable of best-in-class low light ...

Verdict: The Nikon D3 has got to be the top choice for anyone wanting high quality, rapid-fire image capture, or extremely low light photography without flash, who is not otherwise wedded to the Canon system. Press sports and news photographers are the ...

Review summary: Can Nikon's flagship model impress?

Pros: Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, great design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability

Cons: Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, low(ish) resolution compared to its Canon competition the EOS 1Ds Mk III

Review summary: The range-topping 12.1-megapixel D3 is Nikon's first digital SLR with a full-frame sensor.

Pros: Excellent image quality, build, low-light performance, speed, AF system, LCD

Cons: Could argue the resolution could be higher, Live View on fixed LCD

Verdict: There's a lot of debate over which is better, the Nikon D3 or the Canon 1D Mk III. The Nikon does seem to have much in its favour, not least the price. While the D3 has arguably a rather conservative resolution by comparison, its performance shows ...

Review summary: Is the Nikon D3 the best digital SLR Nikon have ever made?

Pros: Image quality ; Low noise ; Stuffed full of features ; Build quality

Cons: No anti dust (and cleaning may be tricky) ; Autofocus switch ; osts a lot more than the D300 ; Price Comparison ; Nikon D3

Verdict: Is the Nikon D3 the best digital SLR Nikon have ever made? Oh yes... By a country mile. But is it better than the 1DS Mk III? You'll have to wait until we test one of those. To my eye it easily beats anything else for image quality and noise but there ...