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Nikon D3S reviews
You can find here the most interesting reviews / ratings from the well-known expert sites about the Nikon D3S Camera. Here are the reviewers:
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ePhotozine 's conclusion / rating - 10 November 2009 |
It would not be fair to say whether the Nikon D3S is worth £4200 body only on the basis of spending a single wet evening with it. I will say, however, that it is a thoroughly inspiring piece of kit to use and its high sensitivity means you can carry on shooting in the poorest light and without using a tripod.
That would count for nothing if the results from using the high ISOs were poor and unusable, but they are not. Yes, there is noise and detail loss at the equivalent of ISO 102,400, but you still get an image and try getting that sort of speed from film!
Of course, the D3S is not a one-trick pony and with its impressive list of features and robust build, it has excellent all-round appeal.
Anyway, we will be fully testing it as soon as we get a sample. Speaking for myself, even after one night, I handed the camera back to those nice Nikon people with considerable reluctance...
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PhotographyBay 's conclusion / rating - 27 October 2009 |
The coolest thing about this camera in my opinion is the high ISO picture quality. A full frame sensor combined with low megapixels and good algorithms to keep the noise down allows photographers to record images that simply are not possible with other cameras. One photographer remarked about the D3s, I took better photos, and it wasnt because I became a better photographer...
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Amateur Photographer 's conclusion / rating - 14 October 2009 |
Nikon is adamant that 12 million pixels is enough for most professional, non-studio based photographers. Judging by the 10.1million pixel resolution of the EOS-1D Mark III, Canon is in agreement. However, Nikon's main aim with the D3s has been to make it more versatile in low light. On the face of it, it appears to have achieved that, but I look forward to testing the camera more fully when a full-production model becomes available...
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DPReview 's conclusion / rating - 14 October 2009 |
Now, more than two years later, technology has inevitably moved on and it's time for an update, which comes in the shape of the Nikon D3S. By adding an 'S' to the D3 rather than calling the camera something completely new (such as 'D4') Nikon indicates that the camera is not so much a quantum leap, rather a refinement of a tried and tested model. Consequently many of the changes are of a subtle nature (we are detailing those in the table at the bottom of this page) but there are also a couple of more headline-grabbing improvements including a 720p / 24fps HD video mode and a new Hi3 extended sensitivity setting that allows stills and movie capture at a whopping ISO 102,400...
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LetsGoDigital 's conclusion / rating - 14 October 2009 |
Dinner was served in a dimly-lit environment, presenting the ideal circumstances to try out the high ISO performance of the Nikon D3s. Its a pity we cannot show you the images, since it is simply incredible what the improved sensor of the D3s is able to do. Both pictures and videos benefit from the large ISO range, enabling shooting in the most difficult circumstances. If you have the possibility to shoot using a Nikon D3s in the near future, you will soon be convinced...
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DPNow 's conclusion / rating - 14 October 2009 |
Some of the external features of the D3s, like the AF-ON button (above), and the battery compartment, have been redesigned so that gloved users can operate the camera more positively. With press photographers in mind, Nikon has added an in-camera RAW editing function to enable users to tweak their RAW files and generate JPEG versions for convenient in-the-field workflow. Although the previous customised RAW setting can be applied repeatedly, there is no option to save custom RAW settings and recall them later. The D3s gets a 3.5mm external stereo microphone socket and to make space for this, the standard HDMI port has been replaced by the mini-HDMI variety.
With its enhanced 9fps high speed shooting and low light shooting capabilities, Nikon looks set to further consolidate its strength in the press and sports professional category. Nikon UK revealed figures indicating that 63% of photographers in these categories were now using Nikon compared to just 19% using Canon...
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