Nikon D3s

The autofocus system on the D3s might have more options and control. I know its new so the manual has not yet been posted, but I'm hoping somebody might have some insight into this. Thanks!!!

Do you have a D3 or D300? If you did, you would know that that ultra fast auto-focus is due to the AF-S lenses, not the camera per se.

The "s" versions really only add video and a few other minor changes.

I use both D3's and D300's for shooting sports and except for the fact that may 200-400 mm f/4 behaves like a 300-600 f/4 when I have it attached to my D300.

2009-10-16 21:29:37 by Paul Hxyz

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I found most of full frame cameras 36X24mm have an additional lower part . These parts like the motors that were connected to the lower parts of old 135mm film cameras .Also i want to know that these DSLR full frame have different max resolution (25-12)MP. So what is the meaning of resolution ? and on what reasons it depends ?.Does the meanning of 12MP (4000X3000) means the dimension of max image in mm?Thanks

The grip section is kinda a throwback from the early days of motor drive when motors were rather large and needed it's own comparment. In the early days of the digital age much of the camera was contained in a this extended section attached to the bottom of the camera, this included a battery and a magnetic hard-drive. Now while minaturisation of technology has taken place, this bottom section has been kept for ergonomics.

It's easier to shoot a portrait shot with a vertical grip. While almost all SLR cameras (including modern motor drive 35mm SLRs such as the EOS 1V) will all accept an aditional battery or vertical grip which allows easier portrait shots.

12MP=12 million pixels. Now 4000x3000 is the dimensions of the frame in pixels, and therefore if you multiply these numbers you get 12,000,000 or 12 megapixels.

In fact there is no limit to the maximum size of the image in SI units. You could have an image that was a 4 kilometres wide, and each pixel would be around a metre in width, but this would be the perfect size if you wanted to show someone standing on the moon a picture.

2009-10-14 03:41:02 by Laith A

12.1-megapixel FX-format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor
3.0-inch, super density 920,000-dot VGA color monitor , 170-degree wide-angle viewing and tempered-glass protection
Capture images to CF I/II cards

I'm thinking of buying a new camera so I bumped into these two and I was wondering which one is better?
Well what would you guys prefer?

Even if we were to limit ourselves to technical specifications, it would be difficult to make your decision with perfectly cold detachment.

The two things about you I would want to know are: 1. what do you want to take pictures of? and 2. what camera equipment do you already have?

Most marketing photographers and photojournalists prefer Nikon. But a lot of sports photographers prefer Canon. Of course this doesn't mean you'll never see a sports photographer with a Nikon (you might).

If I were given the same choice I would pick the Canon, but that's because I already have four different Canon EOS lenses and two different Canon flashes. I have no Nikon accessories whatsoever. Even if I didn't have any Canon equipment I could use on the EOS 1D, I would still choose it because I'm used to the Canon way. The controls on the D3s look somewhat counter-intuitive to me.

2009-11-20 17:10:40 by iburtsbee

Price: $2,699.95

Fast, accurate 51-point AF system; 3D Focus Tracking and two Live View shooting modes
Base ISO range from 200-6400 can be expanded to range from ISO 100 (Lo-1) to 25,600 (Hi-2); 0.12-second start-up speed
Capture images to CF I/II cards; compliant high-speed UDMA CF cards that will enable recording speeds up to 35 megabytes/second

The Nikon D3S has these specifications:

12.1-megapixel, FX-format CMOS sensor; 720p HD video capture
Body only; lenses sold separately
Low-noise ISO sensitivity from 200 to 12,800; continuous shooting up to 9fps
Fast, accurate 51-point AF system; Nikon EXPEED image processing
3-inch super-density 921,000-dot VGA LCD; one-button Live View with two shooting modes
Dual CF card slots with overflow, backup and copy options (CF card not included); up to 4,300 images per battery charge

The Nikon D3S has not yet been released, but you can pre-order it on amazon http://cameras-amazon.info/nikon-d3s/

2009-10-26 20:50:42 by Amber

I Recently Killed My Nikon D200, And Am Looking For A New DSLR. I Am Not Sure What Direction To Go In. The Nikon D700 Is What I Was Orginaly After, But Looking At The Prices On The Professional D3, And D3s I Am Now Torn. I Want Full Frame, What Would Be The Best Choice And Why? I Am On The Fence... Thanks For Your Help

Sorry to hear about your D200, and congrats on having a budget. If you look thru the comparison on Nikon's site about the various features I think you'll find that the D3 and D3s offer performance at the extreme levels, which has a somewhat limited market/use. ISO 12,800 as opposed to 6400, 9fps at full resolution vs 5, over 4000 images per charge vs 1000, and, of course, the D3s offers video. Most of these features are made use of by high-end sports photographers, the guys on the sidelines at NFL games who sell their shots to the AP and such. You don't mention your application or shooting needs, so I'd just suggest looking carefully at the features and determining if any of them really are something you'd pay the extra price for (over $2K list). If you're doing model shoots, portraits, etc. I don't see justifying it. If the 9fps helps you catch a cheetah on the prowl in the perfect shot, then it must be worth it.

2009-10-25 01:03:54 by Clinton