Nikon D3s

Yep, the BJP broke the embargo early I see.


Nikon must have a source at Canon; I sincerely believe the 1DMkIV is going to be announced this month. ; And available at CES 2010.
 
The killer PJ option is being able to pull JPEGs from the video without stopping the video; I can definitely see the new media using that. ; They already want small video with still shots but don't need 20+ mp.
 
"mPower" said:
I do, however, hope that the street price is less then the $6,700 it seems to be (4200 British Pounds).

Cheers!
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I doubt it. ; (Correction: ; Rob G is stating $5199.95, so I was wrong about that one thing, but again, the UK is getting shafted....)

It's a NEW sensor. ; Yes, it used the other FX sensor as the template, but now I know why there won't be a D700x...because they'll be releasing a D700s next year. ; At least in Nikon's eyes the MP war is over. ; I wonder what Canon is going to do with a 16mp 1DMkIV.....
 
I think it's just like a few of the mags have stated: nikon is going real world available light, canon is going max res with perfect light (over simplified).

Good to see the price is $5,200 it will sell! Now I wonder too if the D3x will come down a bit more.

I was hoping they were going to release a rumored 24 1.4, and they still may, but the 85 micro dx doesn't do much for me.

More to come I am sure!
 
"mPower" said:
I was hoping they were going to release a rumored 24 1.4,
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Yeah, Thom Hogan is a little surprised too. ; Based on his comments on his and another forum, he seems to have info that either a 24/1.4 or a 35/1.4 is being produced and there are early production copies in the wild.

That and the new 85/1.4, since the patent was found by people with nothing better to do. ; Then again, they also found the new 85 DX lens patent as well.
 
Is the weather sealing better on this than the D3? ; I was doing a D700/D3/D3s side-by-side comparrison on DPR and noticed this one is listed as 'Environmentally Sealed' but the D700 & D3 say no. ;

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/compare ... s&show=all

Aside from that I guess it is pretty much a D3 with video- one stop better base ISO- and a crazy high push ISO? ; I wonder what 102,400 looks like- I never use the 25,600 on my D700 because it looks so horrible.

I was thinking about saving for a D700s for video but maybe picking up a cheap used D90 may be a better idea.
 
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moisture, dust and even electromagnetic
interference. A comprehensive series
of O-rings and other specialized seals,
combined with additional Nikon
engineering, keeps you shooting when
lesser cameras would fail.
 
"Jeff Fillmore" said:
I never use the 25,600 on my D700 because it looks so horrible.
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You don't? ; I use it for emergencies, but if you are shooting a properly exposed scene, it's actually (to me at least) the same as the old days of ISO1600 color film.


If you want video, I think some one who uses a lot of Nikon stuff ended up with a D5000 instead of a D90. ; Or wait until the D700s. ; I see that the D3s will allow the max ISO in video, and one of the Auto-ISO options in the video mode is 6400-102500. (only, the other mode is 200-12800)
 
No- I have my auto-iso set to top out at 12,800. ; The few times I have went all the way up it was unusable- but that could be just because whatever it was was still too dark and not properly exposed.

I have had in my head for a while I would like to do some on-ride Disney videos with either a fisheye or uwa- most of the ones you see online are shot with p&s cameras and don't give you much of that on-the-ride feeling that I think a wider perspective would offer. ; I wonder what the RnRC would look like with a D3s/14-24/2.8 video at ISO 102,500- or how about EE at night. ; :D
 
So I wonder...would ISO102,400 and EV+3 be sort of like an extra boosted 819,200 ISO? ; With an F1.2 or 1.4 lens, that would be capable of shooting a subject in pitch black room, through a brick wall? ; We're getting scary close to ISO1,000,000+...just a little over 3 stops away!

It's all fun and cool...but way out of my league in price and size. ; I'm happy if I can get usable ISO12800 for under $1,000. ; Don't want to be a photo journalist, and don't want video in my DSLR...and don't even need a full frame. ; Just want small, light, portable, cheap, and capable. ; Let the big boys play with these huge expensive beasts, and I'll just admire the results from afar!
 
I'm not that excited about having video in a DSLR either. ; But the ISO12800 is interesting... ; The sample shots don't look that bad. ;
 
I agree with Scott Bourne that the convergence between dSLR & vSLR is inevitable and I'm personally pretty excited about it considering there isn't much difference between a digital video camera and a digital camera other than the software that stores the final product.

I personally am getting tired of carrying both a High Def video camera and my dSLR so I'd be all for upgrading to a camera that does both and does them well.

I know that Tim and Greg (ImagineeringMyWay) are starting to grow fond of the video capabilities of the Mark II's
 
I have had several occasions when I wished I had video. ; Earlier this year the Dapper Dans spotted my 5yo daughters birthday pin and came right up and sang happy birthday to her personally- that was the first time I was really a little ticked that my D700 does not have video- yet a D90 does (released 1 month later for about 1/3 the price.) ; I would probably not use it a bunch- but why not have it if you need it?
 
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