megatop412 From United States of America, joined Sep 2005, 120 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (4 months 2 weeks 2 days 13 hours ago) and read 1950 times:
The D3/s/x is so good, how do you top it? The XQD cards START at $130 if you want to use that media. They should have kept the same sensor that was in the D3x.
I want a camera that doesn't let me take a blurry picture!
afterburner From Indonesia, joined Jun 2005, 1050 posts, RR: 1 Reply 5, posted (4 months 2 weeks 1 day 18 hours ago) and read 1803 times:
Quoting megatop412 (Reply 3): They should have kept the same sensor that was in the D3x.
I'm glad Nikon doesn't follow the megapixel race. Lower resolution means higher ISO sensitivity and faster continuous shooting. In my opinion, 16 megapixels is enough for most applications.
iamlucky13 From United States of America, joined Aug 2007, 210 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (4 months 1 week 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1573 times:
Quoting viv (Reply 2): Looks like a small incremental development of the D3S, with a price difference of more than £1,200.
I'll pass.
I expect this to be the new norm. Making leaps and bounds in camera development with each generation is growing increasingly difficult. It's the same as for other industries too. Did you know that Intel spends 10 times as much on R&D for each new generation of processors compared to what it took 20 years ago?
I think we'll see a lot more photographers skipping generations from here on out, and only upgrading as they wear equipment out.
For what it's worth, the video features are a huge improvement over the D3s, but obviously that doesn't matter much to most of us. The tethered interface they've been showing off is also really slick, but again, irrelevant.
However, the rating of the new autofocus module to work with lenses that have a maximum aperture of F/8 is worth paying attention to. The folks using F/4 lenses with 2x teleconverters should get much better reliability with the D4, and everyone else should get improved AF in low light.
geezer From United States of America, joined Aug 2010, 713 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 months 1 week 1 day 20 hours ago) and read 1471 times:
There are probably as many ways to looking at this news, as there are photographers on A.net
What are most spotters trying to do with their cameras anyway ? take as many great airplane photos as possible, and hopefully, get every one accepted and onto the front page.
Question.........(assuming you are a Nikon user) How many situations do you normally run into in a year, that you couldn't handle, because you were "only" using a D3s ? ( Probably see a bunch of zeros there )
Another question........how many "mega-bucks" are you making a year, selling your photos ? What's that ? A "bunch"?
( you probably need to buy a new D-4 ! )
Here's another thought on the subject............ever hear of a fellow named Sam Chui ? ( He's that "poor" guy still "struggling along" with his D-300 ) Think having a D-4 would improve Sam's numbers any ? ( Me either ! )
It kinda seems to me like most photographers on A.net have the same goal in mind..........as many photos as possible accepted and looked at; if you really think leaving your old D3s at home, and getting a new D-4 will help with that goal, I'd say GO FOR IT ! ( But I really think figuring out how to be in more choice spots at the opportune time will have more results on your acceptance count. ) ( probably be a hell of a lot cheaper too )
alevik From Canada, joined Mar 2009, 753 posts, RR: 9 Reply 8, posted (4 months 1 week 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 1434 times:
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Quoting geezer (Reply 7): Here's another thought on the subject............ever hear of a fellow named Sam Chui ? ( He's that "poor" guy still "struggling along" with his D-300 ) Think having a D-4 would improve Sam's numbers any ? ( Me either ! )
It's not always about the equipment I agree, but it does depend significantly on the types of images you want to take. Sam's images are fantastic - they have two things in common: access/location and daylight. I like to shoot aircraft in low light, panning conditions. The images below you cannot get without the high ISO performance of the D3s.
Quoting geezer (Reply 7): Question.........(assuming you are a Nikon user) How many situations do you normally run into in a year, that you couldn't handle, because you were "only" using a D3s ? ( Probably see a bunch of zeros there )
I'd say about one to two weekends a month at hockey, cheerleading, ringette and the like tournaments. Even outdoor night football well lit benefits from the high ISO performance of the D3s allowing higher shutter speeds. The autofocus is actually able to capture focus in low light conditions as well, conditions that the lower end Nikons cannot achieve focus under.
Seems like you may be forgetting that some photographers use their cameras for things other than aircraft photography. As I noted, I shoot indoor sports with my two D3s, at ISOs of 6400 regularly. I could not do that with my D2xs and get usable images. So, yes, I have a D4 on order, and will likely add a second once the initial hype dies down.
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