Comments on: My Visit with a Nikon D3

By: David Hardwick

David Hardwick — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:33:41 +0000

I have been the proud owner of the D3 for nearly a year now. I keep on asking myself how can Nikon improve on this camera. Then they brought out the D3s and the D3x. Still the D3 will be more than a good work horse for me for a few years yet. Maybe I will be saying the same about the D4 in the next couple of years.

By: Paulo

Paulo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 01:40:15 +0000

Hey Jeffrey, I have a D200, i got it in a real bargain in London for only 350 pounds, with only 4000 shots. I really love this camera, but I feel it can give me much more...can you spare some tips or tricks on features to get the best out of it?? thanks - Paulo Fernandes No secret modes or anything, so my advice would be the same for it as for any tool in your camera bag: learn its features. It has a lot and it's easy to get snowed under. Leave the manual in your bathroom so that you can revisit it conveniently. It's a great camera. Oh, and if you think you'll do much with manual focus, consider a Katz Eye focusing screen. —Jeffrey

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:15:42 +0000

I own D3. It is a phenomenal camera. It really feels like my F3, and I upgraded from a D200. I shoot in a lot of low and natural light and it has made a difference in my getting the shot. The bag question. I can not find a bag that works. The viewfinder is HUGE., and does not make it into any bag well, except my old Domke. This is especially true of small bags you use to just tote the camera with one lens on. Hopefully LowPro or Tamack will see the need soon.

By: britto

britto — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 05:38:40 +0000

Looking at the Fuji S5′s similarity with D200. I first thought you had mistakenly mentioned a D200 for an S5, but man it is almost similar to a D200 (at least from what I can see)
Britto, the Fuji S5 Pro uses the Nikon D200 body – it’s the sensor, image pipeline, and menu system that are different. From the outside, they look identical except for the company logo and the color of the grip accent on front (Nikon’s is red). —Jeffrey

By: Tony rees

Tony rees — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:20:34 +0000

Hi there, came on here to see if there really was a comparison between Nikon D3 and Fuji S5, but sadly was mistaken. Am trying to decide which camera to get, on use and quality of photos. Price is no concern, but best camera is, I am still looking. So if anyone can help me with an answer, email is “tonybrianrees@yahoo.co.uk” PLEASE.:-))
Best wishes to all,
Tony

By: Jon

Jon — Sun, 25 Nov 2007 09:56:44 +0000

I’ve purchased a D300! Check out my blog for a comparison shot of high ISO vs my D80. I’m in love!

By: Andrew S

Andrew S — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 16:47:11 +0000

You should absolutely get the D3 [*]! I’ve seen the amazing resolution of photos coming out of canon 5D and pro canons, and certainly the D3 should be able to do the same. Since you have the high end lenses, you should match them up with something that can take full advantage of them (personally, i use a D40 and the tiny 55-200vr lens).

About the weight, i can tell you this: One of my former roommates had a D1x, and never kept it in a bag. He said that it was basically bulletproof, so it could roll around in a car backseat with no problems. When actually in use it didn’t seem heavy at all, since both grips were so well designed.

[*] easy to say when I’m not the one spending the $$!

By: nils

nils — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:13:52 +0000

I forgot to link to the really cool gallery of wedding photos that I saw.

By: nils

nils — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 00:51:01 +0000

Ha, I just came over here to see if your “Must have a D3″ countdown clock had started only to find that you had already had your hands on one. Waiter, drool cup for Mr. Friedl, please!

Jeffrey, you want to go to Kurama Fire Festival on the 22nd?

By: Ricard

Ricard — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 15:35:08 +0000

I personally like a large camera, but I understand a lot of people don’t. What I don’t get though is your concern that the camera “barely” fit in your bag. Either it fits or it doesn’t. It’s that simple.

“Either it fits or it doesn’t” is something someone who’s never used a camera bag would say. There are degrees to how easy it fits — how easily it goes in and out — which has a direct influence on how enjoyable it is to use on a moment-by-moment basis.

And in your case, it clearly does fit. If you want to travel small, then you should be glad that the bag isn’t much bigger than the camera.

Think about it. You could be travelling with a D3 using the same bag that you used for a D200.

I was using my bag merely as a reference for the size, having described how roomy it is with my D200. I would not let a $60 bag influence my decision on a $5,000 camera. —Jeffrey

Sounds like a good thing to me (except for weight concerns).