Digital Photography Tips and Techniques

According to this blog post, Nikon Pro Magazine (only for NPS members) has the details the D3X. The scanned images have been removed due to bandwidth limit but Nikon Rumors have them here. Read More…

Internet chatters are definitely getting hotter with the supposed December 1st release date for Nikon D3X, the latest DSLR camera with 24.4 mega-pixel full frame (FX) sensor. The guys at NikonRumors claimed that they have found the product information page (http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25442/D3x.html) for D3X, and even grabbed some images of the new Nikon D3X before Nikon took them down. These look awfully like the ancient D3 (front, back), but this can be. The D3X should be the higher pixel count FX format D3, so the body looks similar (or same), and Nikon marketing media department could be using the same setup to take the product shots, so you get very similar-looking images.

Now the page is blank and the images (front, back) are gone from Nikon site. So don’t waste your time trying…

Nikon D700 and D3 are great full frame (FX) DSLR cameras for their solid build quality and low light capability. However there are people who want or need high pixel density, especially when both Canon and Sony now have high pixel density (>20 megapixel) full frame DSLR cameras in the market.

According to a “reliable” (it is up to you for the meaning of this word) source, a high pixel count (Would it be 24 megapixel?) full frame pro DSLR will be announced in approximately 45 days. That’s just a week before the Christmas! Perfect timing for a New Year’s wish list.

DPReview has posted its highly anticipated review of the Nikon D700 full-frame (FX) digital SLR camera. Like many other excellent camera reviews by DPReview, it is very comprehensive and you can find a great deal of details from the review.  It basically explains each and every button, functions, displays, lists all the menu items, goes through all the specifications, and shows you various charts of various tests results. Read More…

Thom Hogan has posted a in-depth review of the full frame (FX) Nikon D700. Considered by many as “mini-D3″, the D700 sets a new category of digital SLR cameras with its performance and price points. In the review, Thom sums up the D700 as “… some sort of hybridization of the D300 and D3…”, and “D300 body, D3 image quality”. He noted that there are “a lot of small detail differences” when comparing D300, D700, and D3. Read More…

Sony’s 24.6 megapixel full frame digital SLR camera A900 is available for pre-order at SonyStyle. It will be available on or about October 30th for $2999.99 body-only. I am sure many of you are tempted by this fine photography machine at this price point. However it doesn’t really hurt to wait though. Canon is bring out its EOS-5D replacement and there is a rumored Nikon high pixel count full frame DSLR coming as well.

Luminous Landscape field tested the newly announced Sony A900 24.6MP full-frame DSLR camera and comapared it with Canon’s flagship model EOS-1Ds MarkIII. What’s the verdict? Well, for a camera that costs less than half of the Canon, the reviewer had to give this camera a big thumbs up.

Canon has put up a teaser site at http://www.canon.com/moon/en/index.html. It appears to show a silhouette of a DSLR camera in the shadow of the Moon. Many seem to agree it will be the replacement for the aging 5D, but nobody seems to know for sure the exact model number. Read More…