Nikon D3x Digital SLR - Test Shots

Nikon D3x Digital SLR - Test Shots - Exposure Evaluation

A range of general test shots are shown over the next two pages. Unfortunately there are no full-size downloadable pictures today, because the huge file sizes from this 24.5MP monster would trash our bandwidth.

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Subtle colour variations are captured smoothly.

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Exposure metering is extremely reliable.

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The D3x also has a handy optional time-travel feature, very useful if you're on a tight deadline, but be careful when setting it up because it's quite fiddly, and it's very easy to overshoot by a few millennia.

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Fortunately the D3x's battery duration is excellent, because I don't think they had anywhere to plug the charger in. This shot was taken at 6400 ISO in near darkness.

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While wandering about in the early iron age I bumped into one of my own distant ancestors. Luckily I was able to resist the temptation to kill him just to see what sort of temporal paradox would result. This was also shot at 6400 ISO in near darkness.

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Noodles

11:32 PM on 15 August, 2009

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I went to a photography degree show a few months back, and the pictures drawing the largest crowd and praise were shot using an "inferior" four thirds Olympus E-420, and the worst, a series of badly shot, cliqued still lifes was shot using.. You guessed it, a D3X..

Had a good chuckle to myself when I left in the way only camera nerds can..

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Lee Marshall

12:41 AM on 16 August, 2009

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Having been fortunate to either own or use most high end DSLR's one question I get asked most often is "is it really worth the money?" The answer is most certainly YES! When I upgraded from a 30D to a 1D MKIIn a few years ago I couldn't believe the difference in image quality, bearing in mind they are the same resolution. I thought things may have changed over recent times until I tried a friends new 50D. The 50D was so incredibly noisy at 200 ISO ultimate IQ was not really any better than my old 30D. My advice is: if you are going to spend a chunk of money on a mid-range SLR, buy a two or three year old pro body instead. Something like a D2X, 1D MKII or a 5D. You won't regret it and it will be worth more at resale time.

Tony Walker

4:22 AM on 16 August, 2009

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...and don't forget to budget for good lenses too

Dark of Day

4:28 AM on 16 August, 2009

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Love the "defocused temporal perception" reference

darkspark88

1:42 PM on 16 August, 2009

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It's very true about the class structure with cameras. When I'm walking around Central London, there a loads of SLR users. You can see people drooling over cameras like sports cars.

Ohmz

1:59 PM on 16 August, 2009

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"I swear I heard a small, strangled yelp from the 40D owner as his previous status was reversed in an instant, because he knew, and he knew that I knew, that in the world of DSLR cameras the D3x is Top Dog, the alpha male of the social order, and I couldn't have injured his pride any more painfully if I'd peed in his camera bag."

Okay...This review is getting weird...

Digital Fury

2:12 PM on 16 August, 2009

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Nice body but way too expensive. The D3 is much cheaper and just as good, unless you have to print billboard-size blowouts of your pictures. I'm a Canon user myself, and I got both a 5D MKII (FF + quality) and a 1D MKIII (1.3x + 10FPS) for less than the price of the D3X; lenses for these beasts cost a lot of money.

Jim7

5:32 PM on 16 August, 2009

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Unless you are a professional who knows exactly why you need such a beast, save your money and buy a D700 and a quality lens or two. The results will look exactly the same but you won't look like such a tw*t with it hanging round your neck.

Martin Daler

9:01 PM on 16 August, 2009

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@Digital Fury

of course as well as billboard size enlargements, you could also crop your photos more aggressively whilst remaining within an acceptable output resolution. If sensor technology develops far enough, all we would need would be one very high resolution wideangle prime lens - the zooming could all be done by cropping.

Not that I can afford a D3x...

smc8788

9:56 PM on 16 August, 2009

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@ Martin Daler - To an extent yes, but in reality it would be both highly impractical and time consuming, especially for professionals. You also seem to be forgetting the effect focal length has on visual perspective; do a YouTube search for "dolly zoom" to see this same effect used in film, although it applies to still photography as well and is a useful compositional tool, especially where portraits are concerned.

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