Author Topic: Nikon D3x -December 1st- (Read 9580 times)

vonkara · « **on:** November 27, 2008, 22:46 »

There's a announcement to be made by Nikon the 1st December. Many people think it would be the new Nikon D3 with the full frame 24 mpx sensor made by Sony a couple of months ago and hopefully some upgrade made by Nikon engineers

Nikon rumors have done a good job to follow the inevitable marketing mistakes just before a new Nikon camera is announced. Here's a resume... http://nikonrumors.com/

These two images have been deleted from the Nikon website 45 minutes after Nikon rumors posted them

Became this (From today)

http://www.nikonusa.com/Assets/Digital-SLR/25442-Nikon-D3x/Views/353_25442_D3x_back.jpg

After this all Nikon Europe websites have been down (for Updates) But today they are online without new announcement

Finally this image have been found but DOES it's a fake

http://www.benolivares.com/blog/

Will see what it will be on next monday... 1st December.

vonkara · « **Reply #1 on:** November 28, 2008, 12:16 »

D3x specs available on Nikon rumor http://nikonrumors.com/

Ultra-high definition 24.5-megapixel flagship takes DSLR into medium-format terrain

The professional SLR world has been transformed in just 12 months by the introduction of no less than four new Nikon pro SLR bodies. First we saw the D3 and D300. Then there was the D700. Now, with the launch of the D3x, Nikon offers more FX format pro cameras than any other manufacturer. At 24.5MP, the D3x has the highest resolution seen in a Nikon SLR to date.

The new camera shares all of the D3’s features, including Live View (making it the world’s highest resolution SLR with viewscreen shooting); the 51-point MultiCAM3500FX autofocus system; Scene Recognition System; Expeed 16-bit processing; 3-inch high-resolution 922.000-dot viewing screen; and the tough, weather-resistant magnesium body.

The D3x was designed with medium format photographic applications in mind. The ISO range covers 100-1600 with a Lo1 (equivalent to ISO 50) as well as boost settings up to the equivalent of ISO 6400.

But it’s also fast. The D3x can record its high-resolution 24.5MP files at up to 5fps. As with the D3, it has two alternative crop modes: 5:4 and DX In DX crop mode the camera captures 10MP files at up to 7fps.

The MultiCAM3500FX AF system is the same as the D3, and has the largest number of individually selectable focus points available, making this a very effective system for isolating fine details in the scene. The widely acclaimed Autofocus Tracking capabilities are, as you would expect, the same as the D3.

Pixel numbers alone do not guarantee good quality pictures. The D3x Expeed image-processing system is custom-designed to render this detail with levels of tonal gradation never before seen in a DSLR. Its 75MB files are ideally suited for stock photography and extremely high levels of enlargement.

And being a Nikon SLR, its body is much faster, intuitive to handle and ergonomically advanced than heavy and complex medium-format systems.

You’ll have guessed by now that the D3x is armed at photographers whose work requires the ultimate in detail and output quality Where skin tones, fabric textures, crisp edges, and foliage are paramount - in the fashion, commercial and landscape area - the D3x excels.

Beyond the confines of the studio lighting environment, the onboard exposure metenng and AWB systems make the D3x equally at home in less controlled lighting situations where the aim is to capture the atmosphere of ambient lighting.

FEATURES

THE SENSOR
The D3x has an exclusive 35.9 x 21mm (FX format) 24.5MP image sensor with unique OLPF (optical low pas filter) and high-speed channel readout. ISO range covers the equivalent of 50-6400.

IN FOCUS
The widely acclaimed speed and accuracy of the MultiCAM3500 AF system with 51-AF points. Individual selection assumes a new importance in combination with the high resolution: it’s easy to isolate and focus on small details in the scene.

SPEED AND RESPONSE
At full 24.5MP resolution, the D3x shoots at 5fps, 7fps is possible in DX Crop mode. The camera is as responsive as the superfast D3. 12ms start up with a shutter release lag time of just 41 ms (CIPA standard). It writes files to the dual CF slots at about 35MB per second.

IMAGE PROCESSING
The D3x’s 16-bit EXPEED engine is specially tuned to deliver detail-rich, colourful files with low levels of noise and high detail. It is also tuned to minimise the effects of colour fringing with older F-mount Nikkor lenses, and to minimise the effect of unnatural-looking (digital) noise patterns. Vignette (peripheral fall-off) can also be controlled for creative effect.

ACTIVE D-LIGHTING
The D3x features a new Extra High Active D-Lighting setting, designed to better manage extremely high-contrast scenes, especially tonal gradation in highlights.

SCENE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
Information from the 1005-pixel RGB sensor with diffraction grating is used to recognise the subject position and colour prior to capture. The results are then used by autofocus, auto exposure and auto white balance.

LIVE VIEW
The D3x is the highest resolution digital SLR yet to offer Live View. Allowing photographers to compose and shoot via the 3in monitor instead of the viewfinder brings a variety of practical advantages both in the studio and on location. Two modes are offered: Handheld and Tripod. Contrast-detect autofocus is available in Tripod mode.

MONITOR
3-inch wide-angle (170deg) rear viewing screen, with 922,000 dots, is ultra-high definition, and proven to exhibit extraordinary levels of damage resistance.

THE INTERFACES
USB 2.0 downloads images off the camera fast when tethered, and flexibly when connected with the WT-4 wireless transmitter. With both HDMI and AV/Out ports GPS data can be captured into the EXIF as before. The new, compact Nikon GP-1 GPS unit can also be attached via the 10-pin terminal and mounted in the hotshoe, or clip on the camera strap.

POWER MANAGEMENT
The D3x uses the same high performance lithium-ion battery (EN-EL4a) as the D3. Thanks to efficiencies in the camera’s onboard EXPEED image-processing system, battery performance is comparable with the D3.

THE BODY
Extremely durable magnesium construction with economically optimised and weather-sealed buttons, dials and LCD displays. Extensive use of high-grade rubber grips means the body is comfortable to handle for long periods of time, and in a wide range of temperatures

Bateleur · « **Reply #2 on:** November 28, 2008, 13:38 »

And the really BIG question ...

What's it gonna cost?

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #3 on:** November 28, 2008, 15:51 »

I don't know who made that list but I doubt it was anybody employed by Nikon. Too sloppy.

vonkara · « **Reply #4 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:02 »

Quote from: Bateleur on November 28, 2008, 13:38

And the really BIG question ...

What's it gonna cost?

Around 5500 euros it say here. But everybody could have found an approximative price quite easily. Anyway here's the link

http://nikonrumors.com/2008/11/28/nikon-d3x-price-expected-to-be-around-5500.aspx

Bateleur · « **Reply #5 on:** November 28, 2008, 16:17 »

Quote from: Vonkara on November 28, 2008, 16:02

Quote from: Bateleur on November 28, 2008, 13:38
And the really BIG question ...

What's it gonna cost?
Around 5500 euros it say here. But everybody could have found an approximative price quite easily. Anyway here's the link

http://nikonrumors.com/2008/11/28/nikon-d3x-price-expected-to-be-around-5500.aspx

They must have heard me. That post wasn't there when I checked.

Hmmm ... £5500. A bit expensive for me at the moment.

vonkara · « **Reply #6 on:** November 28, 2008, 17:39 »

Quote from: Bateleur on November 28, 2008, 16:17

Hmmm ... £5500. A bit expensive for me at the moment.

For me too. I'll wait for this sensor to be in the D700 body or something like. That only if the sensor give me better low ISO performance than the actual D300

vonkara · « **Reply #7 on:** November 30, 2008, 23:27 »

The official announecement have been made by Nikon http://www.nikon.com/about/news/2008/1201_d3x_01.htm

I didn't saw nothing about a anti-dust system

It will be around 8000 US$

If anybody know a place with D3x samples images let me know

stormchaser · « **Reply #8 on:** December 01, 2008, 01:41 »

DP Review will be among the frst to have samples so keep an eye ut here

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0812/081201nikond3x.asp

They likely already have an early production model on hand with tests underway.

lagereek · « **Reply #9 on:** December 01, 2008, 03:35 »

My sources tells me around 9000 bucks, so guys, sell your wifes, cars and houses.

PaulieWalnuts · « **Reply #10 on:** December 01, 2008, 07:39 »

Looks like $8K US. Nikon has done a good job keeping one step ahead of Canon recently but I'm not sure what they're thinking with the D700 and now the D3x. $3,000 more than a D3 for double megapixels?

The D300 was a great move. I have one. But I'm not seeing anything else they have that makes sense to me in this market. I don't have an upgrade path.

- D700? I already have a 12MP camera. FX doesn't appear to justify the extra $1,000 tag for me.
- D3? Same as above plus I don't need the extra speed or $3,000 premium.
- D3x? Not for me, thanks.

Nikon had better have something up its sleeve in response to the new Canon 5D which is looking like a killer camera. The problem for Nikon now is that they have too many overlapping models. If they release a D700x with the 24MP FX sensor it would need to be around or under $3,000. At that point who would buy a D3, D3x, or D700?

CofkoCof · « **Reply #11 on:** December 01, 2008, 10:22 »

Samples:
http://www.nikon-image.com/jpn/products/camera/slr/digital/d3x/sample.htm

vonkara · « **Reply #12 on:** December 01, 2008, 11:59 »

Quote from: PaulieWalnuts on December 01, 2008, 07:39

- D700? I already have a 12MP camera. FX doesn't appear to justify the extra $1,000 tag for me.
- D3? Same as above plus I don't need the extra speed or $3,000 premium.
- D3x? Not for me, thanks.

Nikon had better have something up its sleeve in response to the new Canon 5D which is looking like a killer camera. The problem for Nikon now is that they have too many overlapping models. If they release a D700x with the 24MP FX sensor it would need to be around or under $3,000. At that point who would buy a D3, D3x, or D700?

I feel the same. At least from a microstocker point of view, Nikon doesn't offer anything better than Canon for now. I would buy the 5D MarkII before any of the actual Nikon. What choice you have with professional Nikon cameras. 1x APS-C 12mpx - 2x FF 12mpx - 1x FF 24mpx... Where's the FF 16mpx I wanted so hard again

As I saw, the D3x samples images are good for sure, but it give me nothing better than my D300 in term of noise. The 200iso look like what my D300 already give me. What can you expect with a FF sensor loaded with 24mpx. That's 2 times more pixels than the D300 on a 1.5 times bigger sensor. Canon understood the concept and made the new 5D a little less extreme and they will certainly win from this

There will not be a new sensor made by Nikon for a year at least. I don't like what I see from Nikon these days

CvanDijk · « **Reply #13 on:** December 01, 2008, 12:11 »

I have been waiting for this camera, but now I have some serious doubts
De price for the Nikon D3x is really absurd. I just saw a price in the Netherlands at a normally very reaonable price store of € 7.995, this is around $ 10.000 (http://www.fotokonijnenberg.nl/product/1384818/nikon_d3x_serie.html

This really can't be true.
I found the canon 5dII very attractive, but since I allready have a couple of Nikkor lenses, thought it would be better to wait, but with this kind of prices, I it's becoming more intresting to buy the Canon 5d, with some lenses for in the studio

vonkara · « **Reply #14 on:** December 01, 2008, 14:01 »

CvanDijk,

If you like the D3x sensor performance, it could come in a D700 body quite shortly. Around June or July the rumors says!

CvanDijk · « **Reply #15 on:** December 01, 2008, 15:25 »

Maybe I will wait for that. I don't know.
Next week I go on a holiday to Chile, and taking my D300 with me. Still a good camera, specially for travelling. So for now I don't need another camera. After that I have to think about what I want for in the studio. But no rush, specially not for € 8K.

Claudia

null · « **Reply #16 on:** December 01, 2008, 23:27 »

Quote from: Bateleur on November 28, 2008, 13:38

What's it gonna cost?

An arm and a leg.

God just created Adam in the Garden of Eden and after a while, Adam complained to his Maker that he felt so lonely in paradise. After some pondering God told him, well... I could make you a female companion out of your spare body parts, that is most desirable, very intelligent but with an obedient and down to earth attitude. She will be ready always to satisfy all your wishes. She will cook and clean for you, she will be terribly sexy and be your soulmate too. And of course, she will never have headaches.

Yeah, said Adam, that sounds really cool, but where's the catch. What's it gonna cost?

Now look here guy, replied God, things like that don't come cheap and they are in fact very hard to create. I need at least one of your arms and one of your legs to do it properly, I'm sorry.

Not really thrilled about that prospect, Adam had to think hard for a while. Then he said, err... look here God, what could you make out of a rib?

The rest is history.

null · « **Reply #17 on:** December 01, 2008, 23:37 »

Quote from: CvanDijk on December 01, 2008, 12:11

I have been waiting for this camera, but now I have some serious doubts. De price for the Nikon D3x is really absurd.

That's the price for early adopters. Nikon is known for using a very clever pricing strategy always. Once the production lines are up and running in full speed and the early-adopter market is saturated, price will come down. Also don't underestimate the impact of the economy depression on the size of the early adopter segment, which is a bummer for Nikon. What's more, waiting half a year will make you avoid the initial hickups, like the banding problem with the D200.

What's the difference with the Sony A900, except that the Sony has image stabilization on the sensor, sensor cleaning and costs less than half?

vonkara · « **Reply #18 on:** December 09, 2008, 09:06 »

I know some people don't like Adolf... I'm one of them don't take me wrong. I know also that this video was taken for others translation videos. But this video is too hilarious

Adolf ranting about the D3x price. Enjoy [youtube]http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=tnwf2RShNV0[/youtube]

lagereek · « **Reply #19 on:** December 09, 2008, 13:14 »

Few months ago I forked out a fortune by upgrading my H2 to the new HD3 with a 50MP back. Stunning quality is all I can say. Blows anything else away.

New D3X, is a mystery really. I mean most Nikon users, myself included have already got the D3 or D700. Now launching this new D3X with a price-tag of around 9K. Who is it going to appeal to? considering you can pick up the Mamiya or Phaseones new MFs for just a few dollars more.

Using 25MPs for Micro? well thats got to be the overkill of the centuary.

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