Nikon appears to have struck back with force with the new D3 D-SLR. Nikon engineers have been reading the web forums and complaints about high-ISO performance on Nikon's DX format sensors and obviously took the challenge very seriously and kept the project very secret. When the D3 was unveiled on August 23rd people were pleasantly surprised to see Nikon with a 35mm sensor, even more happy to see the 920,000 dot high resolution VGA display, and the DX crop mode at 11 frames per second. Nikon really went to work on their sensor, microlens and signal processing technology to come out with a monster of a professional D-SLR that competes square in the space of the Canon 1Ds MKII and 1D MKIII. The new lens line-up is also fantastic and come November I expect to see even more good news and good vibes from the Canon and Nikon camps as we see capabilities of the D3 in raw NEF format. Look for more and more leaked images of high ISO (12,800 and 25,600) for the pixel peepers and let's all enjoy the new level playing field between Nikon and Canon. Don't discount the new Nikon D300 announced on August 23rd as well or the $3000 lower price tag of the D3 compared to the 1Ds MK III. Its going to be a fun year for professional photographers when these three new cameras hit the streets in November.
Nikon D2H = 9.62 Microns
Nikon D3 = 8.46 Microns
Canon 1DMkII - 8.19 Microns
Canon 5D = 8.18 Microns
Canon 1Ds = 8.81 Microns
1D MKIII = 7.4 Microns
1DsMkII = 7.2 Microns
1DsMkIII = 6.4 Microns
Nikon D200 = 6.1 Microns
Happy Shooting. See you at Shinjuku Loft on September 9th.
-DJ Stickyhead
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