It's Official - D300, D3 and Lenses etc

[lsisaxon]

I think all the 51AF point are simply overkill... they probably just cover up all your viewfinder view... :sweat:

The inactive areas will not be visible to clutter up our view. ;p

 

[lsisaxon]

dunnoe wat this mean. :think:

It means that the base ISO is 200, you can use Lo-1 to get ISO100 but it will not give a better noise performance than ISO200.

 

[gryphon]

Nice innovative FX feature Allows current DSLR users to use DX lenses for smaller prints and also encourage them to buy the "normal" lenses to take full advantage of the bigger sensor ;p

this is definately a selling point :thumbsup:

 

[lsisaxon]

Dun tink Nikon got those FF long zoom range.

Not easy to make to get good enough quality to cover FF.

 

[lsisaxon]

sigh, want this want that.either too expensive, out of reach. what you want? might as well become surflim almighty and make your own :bsmilie:

If surflim almighty, just shoot at any speed, any aperture, at any ISO will still get correctly exposed image, isn't it? ;p

 

[ziploc]

Also I notice that the D300 can flash sync up to 1/320, but the D3 only 1/250.

There seems to be some features the D300 has that the D3 does not.

This is not a problem actually. With FP flash mode you can set shutter speed higher then the flash sync speed, all the way up to the max shutter speed that your camera can support. FP mode is already supported on D200 (flash sync 1/250s), I'm sure it will be supported on the D3 & D300.

 

[lsisaxon]

Best about Nikon, after all this years you still can use the old MF on the latest body. Now even if you still own DX lens, you will still be able to shoot with them on a FF body.:thumbsup:

Maybe that's why their R&D always took so long.:bsmilie:

That's why I always trust Nikon to come out with something useful.

 

[lsisaxon]

i suspect the spec. might be wrong. How could a lower grade D300 have sensor cleaning feature while the D3 dont? it really surprise me.:dunno:

Pros know how to clean their own sensor. Do you realise how easy it is to clean the sensor of the D2X compared with D200? I think there's some special antistatic coating or something like that..

 

[namska]

not too bad.. around 8k less than 9k? :thumbsup:

cannot la... super tight for me also... got alot of loans to pay every month leh.. hahaha...

luckily i sold my d200 fast le... still got a reasonably good price

 

[lsisaxon]

Read the spec...

Not this round...cos there is a new new Image processor in town & also the 51-point Multi-CAM 3500DX.

D2xs is faster than D200 cos D200 is using CAM1000 which is a old tech from F100. But the new D300 is arm with the latest CAM3500DX, same with the new D3. :bsmilie:

Look carefully again.. D3 is using CAM3500FX, D300 is using CAM3500DX. Even though they are both 3500 pixels, the area they cover are different and optically they may not be the same.

 

[blazer_workz]

The inactive areas will not be visible to clutter up our view. ;p

haha..u r right..i believe the whole viewfinder can do focusing..since its possible during liveview..

 

[ortega]

a spanish video to watch (D3)

http://www.nikonistas.com/digital/viewer-videos.php?IDN=879

 

[jeanie]

can my dx lenses fit into the ff d3 without vignetting?

is the d3 available in japan now?

 

[Cheesecake]

Pros know how to clean their own sensor. Do you realise how easy it is to clean the sensor of the D2X compared with D200? I think there's some special antistatic coating or something like that..

D200 doesn't require much cleaning. jus blow the dust away and u're all set.

 

[Cheesecake]

This is not a problem actually. With FP flash mode you can set shutter speed higher then the flash sync speed, all the way up to the max shutter speed that your camera can support. FP mode is already supported on D200 (flash sync 1/250s), I'm sure it will be supported on the D3 & D300.

Flash FP is very very important. :thumbsup:

 

[Cheesecake]

Look carefully again.. D3 is using CAM3500FX, D300 is using CAM3500DX. Even though they are both 3500 pixels, the area they cover are different and optically they may not be the same.

the sad truth is...

other than the HighSpeedCrop of the D2X/s, D300 is the way to go. :kiss:

 

[ortega]

can my dx lenses fit into the ff d3 without vignetting?

is the d3 available in japan now?

yes but must shoot in DX mode, can still shoot in FX mode if you want
and no only out in Nov 2007

 

[jnet6]

can my dx lenses fit into the ff d3 without vignetting?

is the d3 available in japan now?

It will fit @ 1.5 x crop. if i'm not wrong.

 

[jnet6]

yes but must shoot in DX mode, can still shoot in FX mode if you want
and no only out in Nov 2007

preparing budget for year end... :devil:

and who is buying?

 

[gooseberry]

I've to disagreed.
Based on past experience,
a D1X image raw image is still better than a D100, D70, etc.
a D2X image raw image is still better than D200 and D1X AF is still faster than D200, as such I suspect that the D2x or D2xS raw image will be still better than a D300 or at least the AF cam system and other features will still be it better than D300 except for weight.

If you think about it, your logic is flawed.

You are comparing a pro body vs a semi-pro body from the same generation, of course the pro body should be better than the semi-pro otherwise, why pay more for the pro of the same generation.

What we are comparing is the D300 vs the D2Xs - it is more like comparing the D200 vs the D1X, and the D100 vs the D1. And the D300 compares much better to the D2Xs vs the other comparisons, because the D300 has more of the key features that the top end pro model has as compared to previous semi-pro bodies.

In your statement above you are saying the AF cam system of the D2Xs is better than that of the D300 ? But the D300 uses the same new AF system as the new D3 - are you saying that they're taking a step back with even the top model ?

Others have pointed out already some of the other advantages (new processing engine, live view etc)

I applaud Nikon for giving the semi-pro body so many features of the top end model - in fact apart from the different sensor, there's not much else that is missing from the D300. And if you use the battery grip, it shares the same batteries as the top end model (plus other accessories), so the D300 is a very good backup body for the D3.

I think perhaps your logic is clouded by personal biases - do you happen to have a D2X or D2Xs to offload ? ;p ;p

Heheh... sorry, just kidding.

But seriously, it remains to be seen and we'll need to wait for samples and reviews to see if it lives up to expectations, but at an expected initial street price of around S$2.6k, it's a certainly a very strong model.