Nikon D3 digital SLR review by What Digital camera: Part 1

who the fuck cares about megapixels?

Nigel is the Jeremy Clarkson of cameras in the sense that both love their subjects, you can tell by the way the talk is not just technique.

I think that maybe you speak proper English and understand what you're talking about then maybe everyone could understand what you're saying PUNK

Nikon D3 Digital SLR Camera - Body Only
12.1MP, 4256x2832, CompactFlash/Microdrive Card Slot - MPN: 25434
As low as $4,285.00 from goldenprice Rated out of 10 reviews

Description: The 12.1 effective megapixel D3 SLR Digital Camera features Nikon's FX-format CMOS sensor, measuring 23.9 x 36mm, which is nearly identical to the size of 35mm film. With the fastest startup time, shortest viewfinder blackout time, and shortest shutter lag of any digital SLR..

6:30 Oooooh sneaky sneaky Nigel Atherton!

Got mine in the post this morning. I havn't had chance to test it in the field yet but I've been messing about in doors and the low light shots are fantastic!!! If they ever manage to improve on this we wont be needing flashguns anymore lol. Awesome camera!

If you have a 300mm lens on the camera, why would you turn the APS mode on to get a '450mm' lens? couldn't you just crop the image from full frame?

so your old DX lenses work on the new Film FX sensor

yes. but trying to imagine what that crop is going to look like, and then actually cropping it (whilst wasting space on your card for all the extra image you won't need) as well as not being able to use a DX lens if you need to, is a bit of a pain in the arse.

Then again if you're spending £4000 why would you bother with APS?

Thanks for correctly pronouncing the word Nikon!