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It has been out for a while now but if any of you are thinking of getting a high-end digital still camera, check this thing out.

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# First ever Nikon DSLR with a Full-Frame (36 x 24 mm) sensor (coined FX format)
# 12.1 megapixel full-frame sensor (8.45µm pixel pitch)
# ISO 200 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600)
# Also supports DX lenses, viewfinder automatically masks (5.1 megapixels with DX lens)
# 5:4 ratio crop mode (10 megapixels, up to 9 fps, viewfinder masked)
# 14-bit A/D conversion, 12 channel readout
# Nikon EXPEED image processor (Capture NX processing and NR algorithms, lower power)
# Super fast operation (power-up 12 ms, shutter lag 41 ms, black-out 74 ms)
# New Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 300,000 exposure durability
# New Multi-CAM3500FX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
# Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
# Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
# Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
# Picture Control image parameter presets (replace Color Modes I, II and III)
# Custom image parameters now support brightness as well as contrast
# Nine frames per second continuous with auto-focus tracking
# Eleven frames per second continuous without auto-focus tracking
# Ten / eleven frames per second continuous in DX-crop mode (AF / no-AF)
# Dual Compact Flash card slots (overflow, back-up, RAW on 1 / JPEG on 2, copy)
# Compact Flash UDMA support
# 3.0" 922,000 pixel LCD monitor
# Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast detect Auto Focus
# Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
# HDMI HD video output
# 'Active D-Lighting' (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)
# Detailed 'Control Panel' type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
# Buttons sealed against moisture
# Dual battery charger as standard
 
Depends on what you are going to photograph.
I own a Nikon DSLR as well and it's pretty good for indoor and portraits. For action photography, it's hard to beat Canon and their lenses.
 
If I was spending that much money ($5000) it would be on a EOS-1DS Mark II or EOS-1DS Mark III :D
 
ldmelsa said:
http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/NIKD3BOD
R46,995.00

http://www.sacamera.co.za/productdetail/CANEOS1DSMKIII
R66,999.00


I think I would rather save R20000 unless I need the 1DsMKIII's 21MP.
I just don't think one needs to go all out with digital (unless you have the big bucks :D). I think the D3 is enough for most tasks. Plus it has awesome lowlight capabilities. (6400ASA? no problem - not very grainy)
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You didnt price the EOS-1DS Mark II? Its $200 cheaper than the Nikon.

Anyhow - the camera I have now is always going to be better than the one I only dream of having. :o
 
ldmelsa said:
How do you know what it's like?
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I dont. But i have seen the reviews, and handled the A700.

If they simply upgrade from the A700 style body to that spec sensor I will be in. It would be everything I need/want in a body.
 
ldmelsa said:
LOL

Nothing special about it. It's just about the most simple camera you get. No split focusing or nothing. But it has a certain charm to it. :D
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Yet you still shoot with it. Says something, doesn't it? It sold for over 30 years, even though it was already basic and slightly outdated when it was introduced.

The one I had I bought second-hand from a pawn shop. It look like it had been run over by a car - deep dents a chafe marks all over the body. The lens had a chip in one of the elements - but it still worked! But only really well at smaller apertures. Got a different lens - 50mm - never needed anything else. Great camera - virtually indestructible by today's standards.
 
bwana said:
I've got my Pentax MX in front of me. :)
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Got one of those too. :D

koffiejunkie said:
bought second-hand from a pawn shop
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:D (?porn?)

No no no... I know what pawn means! LOL

koffiejunkie said:
Yet you still shoot with it. Says something, doesn't it? It sold for over 30 years, even though it was already basic and slightly outdated when it was introduced.

The one I had I bought second-hand from a pawn shop. It look like it had been run over by a car - deep dents a chafe marks all over the body. The lens had a chip in one of the elements - but it still worked! But only really well at smaller apertures. Got a different lens - 50mm - never needed anything else. Great camera - virtually indestructible by today's standards.
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Amen :D
 
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