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Testseek.com have collected 51 expert reviews of the Nikon D3 and the average rating is 90%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D3.
Award: Highest Rated January 2008
January 2008
 
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The editors liked

  • Great for action shots
  • Viewfinder doesn't clip image
  • Sharp LCD with liveview
  • Choice of image formats
  • Breathtaking high ISO performance
  • Breathtaking image and color quality
  • Breathtaking continuous shooting rates
  • Breathtakingly good monitor
  • Image quality
  • Ergonomics
  • Design and control layout
  • Menu system
  • Comprehensive feature set and customisability.
  • Class-leading high ISO performance and incredibly versatile ISO 100-12
  • 800 sensitivity range
  • Very good resolution and detail without looking over-processed
  • Better balanced noise reduction than most
  • More chroma NR
  • Less luminance NR (film-like grain)
  • I...
  • HighISO shooting is fantastic
  • With low noise
  • Even at ISO 3200. Incamera RAW conversion. Liveview function is the best of the topend DSLRs. Dual CF card capability.
  • Full-frame sensor
  • Well designed
  • Pro-level weather-sealed body
  • Very low noise
  • Even at extremely high ISOs
  • Fast.
  • Excellent image quality
  • Build
  • Lowlight performance
  • Speed
  • AF system
  • LCD

The editors didn't like

  • No builtin flash
  • 12.1megapixel sensor
  • Sensor not selfcleaning
  • Autofocus good but not perfect
  • Breathtaking price
  • Nikon D3
  • Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode
  • Low(ish) resolution compared to its Canon competition the EOS 1Ds Mk III.
  • No timed mirror lock-up function (could be automatic with self-timer)
  • Focus points somewhat concentrated in the center of the frame
  • Metering struggles to keep up if you shoot at the very fastest continuous rate (i.e. in manual focus mode at 9fps or 11fp...
  • So many functions it could take a lifetime to nail them all. No dustbusting sensorcleaning systemCamera Resolution
  • 12.1 megapixels
  • With 36.0 x 23.9mm CMOS sensor
  • Resolution lags far behind the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and Sonys forthcoming 24-megapixel dSLR.
  • Could argue the resolution could be higher
  • Live View on fixed LCD

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  Published: 2009-02-02, review by: professionalphotographer.co.uk

  • For £3000 the Nikon D3 is a bargain of a camera – it’ll do everything you want, from sports to fashion and from press to weddings. Image quality is stunning and we take our hats off to Nikon for not entering into a ‘who’s got the m...

 
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  Published: 2009-01-07, review by: digicambuyer.co.uk

  • Probably the best DSLR weve tested to date, the D3 combines flexibility and performance with stunning results, making it (nearly) the perfect pro shooter....

 
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  Published: 2009-01-01, review by: practicalphotography.com

  • Product SpecificationStreet price£3399Weight/size (WxHxD)1.24Kg/160x157x88mmEffective resolution12.1MPLens mountNikon FFocal length conversionFull-frameAspect ratio3:2LCD monitor size3inFile formatsJPEG, RAW (NEF), TIFF,Card typeCF (two slots)Exposure ...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-07, review by: techadvisor.co.uk

  • The Nikon D3 is blisteringly fast, capturing incredible results in near darkness. Digital files normally accused of looking ‘flat’ have an attractively 3D film-like quality. But this camera is eye-wateringly expensive. Gavin Stoker Lowest onli...

 
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  Published: 2008-11-05, review by: macworld.co.uk

  • Canon EOS 450D Star rating: Canon’s EOS 450D comes with an image stabilised zoom to aid sharp results in low light
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  Published: 2008-09-24, Author: Philip , review by: CNET.co.uk

  • Full-frame sensor; pro-level weather-sealed body; low noise; speed
  • Resolution lags far behind the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III and Sony's forthcoming 24-megapixel dSLR
  • Nikon's flagship dSLR packs a full-frame 12-megapixel sensor and is a highly versatile imaging powerhouse that lets photographers create images previously impossible to capture. As long as you can get used to this camera's solid weight, it's a definit...

 
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  Published: 2008-06-01, review by: EISA.eu

  • Abstract:  The Nikon D3 is the first full frame Nikon, offering amazing image quality due to the fact that the pixels on the 12-million-pixel CMOS-sensor are much larger than usual. These large pixels help to produce very low levels of noise, even at high ISO se...

 
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  Published: 2008-03-01, review by: expertreviews.co.uk

  • Abstract:  The D3 is the successor to the pro-level D2Xs and is the first DSLR from Nikon to feature a full-frame Cmos sensor, bursts up to 9 frames per second and sensor sensitivity running to a genuine ISO6400.

 
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  Published: 2008-02-08, review by: pocket-lint.com

  • Excellent image quality, excellent ergonomics, great design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and customisability
  • Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, low(ish) resolution compared to its Canon competition the EOS 1Ds Mk III
  • Nikon’s new flagship DSLR is a beast of a camera that sports Nikon’s latest FX format full frame (in 35mm format terms) CMOS sensor and full pro specification in terms of rugged build and shooting controls. It’s not cheap but then ...

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  Published: 2008-01-22, review by: techradar.com

  • All the features you could ask for, Excellent performance, Great build and handles well, Good value considering its pedigree
  • Less pixels than its rivasl
  • Heres an interesting fact to mull over. The Canon EOS 1Ds Mk III will sell for £6,000, body only. For that, you can get a D3 body, one of the brand-new Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8 N-series lenses and Nikons fabulous 14-24mm N-series wide-angle zoom. Remembe...

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