| The Nikon D3X--meticulously engineered for professional assignments that demand nothing less than extreme 24.5-megapixel, FX-format image performance. In the studio or on location, the D3X faithfully captures NEF (RAW) files that, when processed, exceed 138 MB. Nikon's exclusive EXPEED image processing technologies support extremely low-noise and faster, more accurate 51-point autofocus with 4 Dynamic AF modes, including 3D Focus Tracking. EXPEED also enables fast processing of massive amounts of data, allowing continuous shooting at up to 5fps. A bright 3-inch super-density 920,000-dot LCD monitor offers precise image review, along with 27x magnification for precise focus confirmation in Live View. Responsive handling and more top off the D3X's professional potency. |
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 Overrated highly non linear Camera. Warning ! |
| Review Date: September 6, 2010 |
| Reviewer: FCE, |
I have owned a lot of professional cameras bodies. I do portraits and photojournalism.
There are good things about this camera which have been over emphasized. However this camera produces highly non linear pictures.
The big issue with this camera is that it is fooling the eye of many because many people in the current photography fad associate destructive sharpness and noise suppression with high image quality which are not the same at all. The curve used to sharpen image in the production of RAW image from this top of the line Nikon camera is highly non linear and results in an impression that everything is extremely sharp hence a whole fanfare of fools who think that is an improvement when it is not. I predict this will become evident looking back a few years from now just like long hairstyle in the seventies. Low contrast details are lost in RAW files and a monstrous non linear sharpening is creating the impression of detail that is not detail but pixelization. The low noise ability of this camera comes with suppression of high frequency details compared to the 1ds MkIII which keeps more real details. I am talking about unprocessed RAW images. Another issue is that colors in the RED are not exact and have this Matisse/neon coloration. This camera loves oranges and yellow which are too flashy. Some people will like this but i like a neutral camera not one that gives artificial colors especially in a top of the line professional item. In terms of colors the Canon MkIII the one that supposedly has AF issue has much better color rendition than the D3x. How about ISO ? Low light is much overrated these days.
This camera has tricked many people into buying it because of its non linear sharpening curve which has deceived their eye for IQ and they will continue to be in denial especially after having paid for one. Time will reveal that pictures taken with this camera are unnatural. Something is wrong with the aggressive and artificial look of pictures you get from it. I have owned one of the first copies of this camera but had sufficient perspective to make the right decision of selling it. If you like to be vowed by a non linear sharpening process and destructive noise suppression for RAW then buy this commercial success of a professional camera. If on the other hand you are looking to buy a neutral, linear, highly professional, high dynamic and high resolution camera that will allow you to create works of art that 20 years from now will still look balanced look at Canon. You will not regret it ten years from now.
Ignore all the biased Nikon fanboys that are sure to follow with intense outrage and misguided attacks which are not worth my time. :D |
Amazing camera
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| Review Date: July 18, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Julian Trejos Zelaya, |
Forgive my very poor english... It's been only 10 days since I have this amazing camera, so I'm not really aware of what it can do, but I have already taken pictures for two asingments. The first one I already delivered it, and the client (a huge hotel downtown San Jose Costa Rica) was so impressed by the results, he even called me to congratulate me. They have been my clients since 4 years. I used to shoot with a Nikon d2x and I made up my mind and decided to invest in this piece of wonder. The quality of the image surpasses by far my expectations (and my client's as well): The photos are much more detailed than anything I had seen, maybe only comparable to pictures shot by my film Hasselblad. Even if you tak photos at a high ISO, like 1250, they come out very detailed, so that gives you a lot of freedom. The files are really big, so you need a fast computer to work on them (I have a 24" iMac that I bought a year ago, that works perfectly well). The tonal gradation is fantastic. If you shoot in "raw" you then have the possibility to make other decisions like fine tuning on the color temperature of the pictures, or make a curve on them. I like the D-Lighting option, but not that much when taking pictures of people, the skin tones come out a bit unrealistic. Something that I love is that the photos have a wider dynamic range than its predecessor, the D2x, so when you open the photos in photoshop (when shot as raw files) you have much more information than before, let's say, more details on the shadows and highlights; this is very convenient, specially when you take pictures of architecture. When you shoot in "raw" you have the option of compressing bit the files with no quality loss, this is very usefull, I tried it and it works very well. So in average they would weigh about 25 MB each one. I guess this is not the best camera to shoot sports since it's not as fast as the D3s, but for what I do (architecture, weddings, products, people, fashion, food, tourism) it works very well. Once you have it in your hands, and you shoot the first photos and look at the amazing quality, then you forget about the high price you paid for it...
I'm still learning how to use this camera, so I may update this later. |
Worth Every Penny!
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| Review Date: March 25, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Gino Vita, Saint Louis, MO USA |
What can I say? The price debate has gone on and on, so I have no intentions of adding to that. It is not about the price but what you get for it.
I bought the Nikon D3X with the Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G ED AF-S Nikkor for my studio last week and have shot outdoors with natural light, indoors with low ambiance light, and also (and most importantly for me) in the studio with my wireless sync flash system. If you are looking for the best DSLR money can buy, the D3x is for you. It produces professional work of the highest degree.
Detail is astonishing, at low ISO it is unrivaled, virtually noise-free, clean, artifact-free, and with a world-class output pixel-level detail. Resolution is amazing.
I know without a shadow of a doubt the money I invested in the D3X will make me more money than I have ever made. Business is already great. I am looking to do even better now that I have the best available tool in the DSLR universe. My only regret is that I waited this long to buy it.
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The High ISO tests against the 5D2 & D700
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| Review Date: January 26, 2010 |
| Reviewer: A. Benn, China |
I bought a D3x this week and the first thing I wanted to do was compare it to the two other bodies in our household: my wife's Canon 5D Mark II and the Nikon D700. I have written a full article on my website and linked full-sized image galleries from there also that people can download and review on their own computers.
[...] For a camera of this resolution and detail, the performance at higher ISO is spectacular. I previously used a Hasselblad H2 with a Phase One P45+ and with that I don't think I ever shot it above ISO 100 and it is a very very slow camera back. The D3x is the pinnacle of the DSLR hierarchy right now, a fabulous tool... Highly recommended. |
Nikon D3x another winner in a long line of quality
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| Review Date: November 30, 2009 |
| Reviewer: H. Mazur, Ventura, CA |
| I've had Nikon Cameras for quite some time and this is not a novice camera. The spec's tell the story. I had mine up in Alaska on a Pop foto Trip and it worked wonderfuly. I did loose a pixel, turned into a red hot spot, 1 in 24mega pixels. Inconvient yes but easy to work around. Nikon repaied and returned quite quickly. The heart of the Nikon System is I can use a lens built 50 plus years ago, Other camera makers change there mount as time march's on. Most of the Nikon System is backward compatable so with the change from film to digital the len's didn't need to be upgraded at a saving of Big Dollars. |
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