Nikon D3

A breakthrough camera that changes everything! A full frame 12.1-megapixel CMOS sensor shooting at 9 frames per second in full resolution or 11 FPS in crop mode. Nikon’s exclusive digital image processing system reduces noise to unprecedented levels allowing photographers to select shoot as high as ISO 6400. The 3.0-inch super density 920,000-dot VGA color monitor with 170-degree wide-angle viewing allows critical image review before you download images to the computer. Fast, accurate 51-point autofocus with 3D Focus Tracking, three Dynamic AF modes and two LiveView shooting modes (Hand-held or Tripod).

Nikon’s exclusive Scene Recognition System (SRS) provides even intelligent auto exposure, white balance, and autofocus capabilities.

A truly amazing camera. For those of you trying this camera for the first time, remember you will have a significant change in effective focal length moving to a full frame sensor.

Roger’s Quick Take: Its a wonderful camera in every way. I’ve gone from being a lifelong Canon shooter to being a Nikon shooter because of it. Autofocus is superb, image quality better than I expected. But the biggest thing is ISO. The ISO 6400 images have amazing detail and no obvious noise reduction. ISO 12,500 has noise but its usable, and, well, its ISO 12,500. Flash? We don’ need no steenkin’ flash!

Megan’s Quick Take: I just might be willing to sell a child so that I can buy one of these. I’m in complete awe right now.