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Posts Tagged ‘D3’

Nikon Engineer Discusses New Scene Recognition System
May 28, 2008Nikon engineer Hiroshi Takeuchi discusses the merits of Nikon’s new Scene Recognistion System introduced with the D3 and D300 cameras. The Scene Recognition system allows the camera to analyze the components of an image, much the way a photographer’s brain does, thereby improving focus, exposure and white balance. Read interview…

Nikon D3 Wins CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Camera of the Year and Readers Award
May 24, 2008Tokyo – Nikon Corporation is pleased to announce that the Nikon D3 digital SLR camera has been selected by Japan’s Camera Press Club as CAMERA GRAND PRIX 2008 Camera of the Year. A committee chose the D3, Nikon’s flagship SLR camera, as the most outstanding among 170 competing cameras introduced to the market between April 1, 2007 and March 31, 2008. Read more…

Nikon D3 11fps Film Clip
April 3, 2008Thanks to Nikon trainer Mike Hagen of Out There Images for uploading this clip demonstrating the D3’s amazing frame rate capabilities. It’s made from a series of 168 photographs taken in Continuous High (CH) at 11 frames per second (fps). The D3 will take 130 frames in a row until it stops and then you have to let your finger up and press down on the shutter release
to take another 130 photos. The total duration of the sequences is approximately 15 seconds long.

Sigma Offers Free Upgrade to Nikon D3 Owners
January 24, 2008A limited number of Sigma lenses when used with the new Nikon D3 digital SLR camera will not support the “Auto DX crop” function. To overcome this problem Sigma will be supplying a free upgrade to existing customers.
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D3 and D300 Reviews and Samples Roundup
November 21, 2007Looking for the latest online info? Check here for the good compilation of all the latest D300 reviews/sample photos and D3 reviews/sample photos.

Nikon UK to Include Capture NX with D3 and D300
November 17, 2007
Nikon UK is pleased to announce that for the first time its new professional Digital SLR cameras, the D3 and D300, will be accompanied by Capture NX, Nikon’s award winning software package.
The latest version of the software, Capture NXv1.3 will give professional photographers the creative freedom to develop and enhance shots, particularly when shooting in RAW format. Initial shipments of the new cameras will come with a product key that will unlock a downloaded trial version of NX available from the web site. A CD ROM version will be bundled with D300 and D3 from December. Read Press Release.

A D3 Roundup
November 16, 2007Rob Galbraith has posted an excellent roundup of some of the best Nikon D3 photos that have trickled onto the internet. These photos were shot by well-known photographers such as Tony Bock, Nick Didlick, David Einsel and Peter K. Burian, who were recruited by Nikon to test their new flagship camera. The photos also include links to full resolution downloads.
View Rob Galbraith’s page: The Nikon D3 from ISO 200 to 25600