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Testseek.com have collected 62 expert reviews of the Nikon D3s and the average rating is 92%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Nikon D3s.
Award: Editor’s Choice February 2010
February 2010
 
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62 Reviews
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The editors liked

  • The standout feature on the D3s is its ISO capabilities
  • The top end of its ISO range is a bit of a gimmick – peeping Toms and paparazzi aside it’s unlikely you’ll need the D3s’s spectacular lightgathering detail. But the ISOs fur...
  • World-class low-light performanceInsanely fastStunning image quality
  • High quality photos
  • Incredible lowlight capability for video or stills
  • Excellent build quality
  • Great speed performance
  • Exceptional low light/high ISO performance
  • Excellent image quality
  • Sophisticated feature set
  • Unmatched image quality at high ISO settings. Incredibly efficient sensor. A new benchmark
  • Excellent AF and metering performance
  • Compatible with virtually all Nikon AF lenses
  • And most MF lenses (up to 9 AI spec or later manual focus lenses can be prog...
  • 12.1-megapixel FX format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor provides full frame focal lengths without taxing your existing storage system
  • Sets a new benchmark for high ISO image quality
  • Excellent high ISO performance to ISO 12
  • 800
  • With expansion to ISO 102
  • 4...
  • Particularly at very high sensitivities
  • Great ergonomics
  • Design and control layout
  • Menu system
  • Comprehensive feature set and HD movie capability with external audio.
  • A solid workhorse that really delivers the results. High ISO is stunning
  • As is the focus system
  • And everything else is a bonus

The editors didn't like

  • We wish the D3s had a better movie mode – 5 minutes of filming at 720p isn’t earthshattering
  • And of equal concern is the lack of manual control
  • It’s good enough for simple reportage footage
  • Though
  • Although wellheeled budding docum...
  • PriceyNo 1080p movie modeHeavy
  • Video autofocus is loud and slow
  • HD video in 720p 24fps only
  • Low video resolutions
  • "Only" 12 megapixels (may or may not matter to some photographers)
  • HD video is "only" 720p
  • Learning curve and somewhat confusing Custom Setting menu system
  • White balance isn't brilliant in artificial lighting (but few cameras shine in this respect)
  • AF array is smaller (as a proportion of viewfinder area) than D300S
  • Which makes swapping between cameras awkward in some shooting situations
  • Vertical AF-ON...
  • 12.1-megapixels may not be sufficient for some applications
  • DX mode only 5.1-megapixels
  • ISO below 200 disappoints
  • Poor auto white balance in incandescent lighting
  • Not an inconspicuous design
  • 43.7 ounces (without a lens and battery)
  • No on-demand g...
  • Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode
  • Price (the D3s is £800 dearer than the D3 at launch)
  • Low light AF hunting
  • Bulk/weight.
  • Movie mode could do more
  • Price is limiting

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  Published: 2010-10-31, review by: photographybay.com

  • As far as track and field goes, I feel like I could take either camera out on a given day and capture just as many keepers with one as I could the other. Unlike basketball coverage, the 1D Mark IV held its own against the D3S out on the track. In fac...

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  Published: 2010-09-06, review by: photographybay.com

  • Abstract:  In Parts 1 and 2 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S AF systems. If you have not read the previous installments in this series, you can do so now by...

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  Published: 2010-09-01, review by: photographybay.com

  • Abstract:  In Part 1 of this series, I provided an introduction to this autofocus evaluation, as well as a brief overview of the Canon 1D Mark IV AF system. If you have not read part 1 of this series, you can do so now by clicking here:Canon 1D Mark IV vs. Nikon...

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  Published: 2010-08-29, review by: photographybay.com

  • Abstract:  We all know that the Canon 1D Mark IV and Nikon D3S are geared toward sports photographers. While the cameras have found their way into many other photography niches, at their core, these cameras are made for shooting sports. As an action-oriented ca...

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  Published: 2010-06-21, Author: Darren , review by: engadget.com

  • World-class low-light performanceInsanely fastStunning image quality
  • PriceyNo 1080p movie modeHeavy

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  Published: 2010-05-01, review by: shutterbug.com

  • Abstract:  If you want to test the mettle of a camera intended to satisfy a craven need for speed, take that camera to a hockey game, one of the world’s fastest sports. That’s one of the tests to which I put the Nikon D3S, a brute of a camera that seems to ad...

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  Published: 2010-04-23, review by: digitalcamerareview.com

  • Great speed performance, Exceptional low light/high ISO performance, Excellent image quality, Sophisticated feature set,
  • "Only" 12 megapixels (may or may not matter to some photographers), HD video is "only" 720p, Learning curve and somewhat confusing Custom Setting menu system,
  • The Nikon D3S is probably among the most capable pro DSLRs on the market today. It has the feature set, speed, flexibility and image quality that professionals need with only a 12 megapixel sensor. You may not agree, but I would rather trade off some m...

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  Published: 2010-04-17, review by: imaging-resource.com

  • 12.1-megapixel FX format (23.9 x 36mm) CMOS sensor provides full frame focal lengths without taxing your existing storage system, Sets a new benchmark for high ISO image quality, Excellent high ISO performance to ISO 12,800, with expansion to ISO 102,4...
  • 12.1-megapixels may not be sufficient for some applications, DX mode only 5.1-megapixels, ISO below 200 disappoints, Poor auto white balance in incandescent lighting, Not an inconspicuous design, 43.7 ounces (without a lens and battery), No on-demand g...
  • So the Nikon D3S is an amazingly capable professional digital SLR, retaining most of what was great about the Nikon D3, and adding astonishing improvements in low-light capability and a larger image buffer size. Enough stayed the same, though, that we'...

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  Published: 2010-03-19, review by: best4reviews.com

  • Excellent image quality, particularly at very high sensitivities, great ergonomics, design and control layout, menu system, comprehensive feature set and HD movie capability with external audio.
  • Fastest frame rate only available in DX format mode, Price (the D3s is £800 dearer than the D3 at launch), Low light AF hunting, bulk/weight.
  • This evolution of Nikon’s D3 full “FX” frame professional digital SLR brings new features such as HD movies into the frame. A new 12.1-megapixel sensor with improved circuitry allows superb image quality at very high ISO settings (ISO 102,400 in the ...

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  Published: 2010-03-11, review by: whatdigitalcamera.com

  • A solid workhorse that really delivers the results. High ISO is stunning, as is the focus system, and everything else is a bonus
  • Movie mode could do more, price is limiting
  • With the number of cameras launched every year it's easy for some to get forgotten. Some, however, stand out because of a unique feature. The D3s will be difficult to forget as the first to offer an ISO range that makes almost any lighting condition a...

 
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