D3x Is Here!
[Updated: Added release date]
Nikon D3x Officially Announced - Product shot
She’s here! There’s an official shot from the product images site in the US.
From the press release:
- 24.5MP
- 6048 x 4032 native
- 5:4 crop mode with 20.4-megapixel resolution
- 5.49 micron pixel size
- 14-bit files (NOT 16 bit as was rumored)
- Processed files are approximately 138 MB (? In what format- uncompressed TIFF?)
- 5 FPS native
- ISO range of 100 to 1600, expandable to 50 (Lo-1) and 6400 (Hi-2)
- NO sensor-cleaner
Release Date / In Stores:
December 19th
Supposedly. Don’t hold your breath, but get your name on the list.
Prototype Bodies
I don’t like surprises, never have– you can’t plan for them, so I’m happy to report no surprises here.
Nikon does however throw us a bone- check out this shot of the prototype bodies for the D3x, cleverly masked with “D2H” logos:
Nikon D3x Prototype Bodies
Nikon D3x Sample Images
Wow, notice the small black makeup spot above the model’s eyebrow on the RHS of the image, and we need a little more tweezering… boy.
Price
$7,999.00. What was my guessed price range? $7K – $7,500- So I’m not too far off. Certainly not the $9,500 equivalent that the Japanese home market will be paying!
Lenses
No lenses? No lenses.
December 1st, 2008 at 19:43
So you gave them a price idea? You should commit a harakiri – NOW!
December 1st, 2008 at 22:43
I don’t know why everyone is so surprised about the price, what were they expecting? It is right where the big Canon started– no doubt the Nikon street price will soon drop to match it. If people were expecting a 24 MP D3 for the same price as a D700, they’ll have to wait for the D700x. I think a lot of people are just upset that the current latest-and-greatest is out of reach.
As for that sample shot, wow. It’s amazing how fast you can detect the change in focus between the eyes, considering it’s shot at f/8 on a 60 micro.
Looks like the wardrobe and make up people are going to have to be upgraded as well. Up close, you can see every imperfection. Her nostrils look like an organ belonging to a woolly mammoth. The pattern design on her skin is revealed to be roughly-cut plastic. Her fake nails look to be hastily applied– with a fingerprint showing on one! Either the set crew will need to go high res or post-processing will become a nightmare.
December 4th, 2008 at 00:36
The photo of the five prototypes is interesting in that there’s only slight differences between them – mainly in the button shapes. The differences seem so trivial, it makes you wonder why they bother testing different bodies at all.