{"id":186,"date":"2008-12-02T10:56:56","date_gmt":"2008-12-02T15:56:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/02\/172-new-nikon-flagship\/"},"modified":"2022-05-29T08:21:08","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T13:21:08","slug":"172-new-nikon-flagship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/02\/172-new-nikon-flagship\/","title":{"rendered":"#172 New Nikon flagship &#8211; D3x"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-count=\"vertical\" data-url=\"http:\/\/www.harrynowell.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/02\/172-new-nikon-flagship\/\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n<p>New Nikon flagship &#8211; D3x<\/p>\n<p>Ok, ok, I know I said yesterday I would be posting <em>photographer&#8217;s wise quotes on creativity and photo<\/em> but I just saw a review of the<strong><em> new Nikon D3x<\/em><\/strong>. So this news pre-empts regular programming!<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/nikon.ca\/en\/Product.aspx?m=17020\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fnikon.ca%2Fen%2FProduct.aspx%3Fm%3D17020','Nikon+D3x')\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nikon D3x\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikon D3x<\/a> has been a long awaited mythological machine &#8211; rumoured for many months to be &#8220;<em>available soon<\/em>&#8220;. The hubbub existed because the new D3x was expected to answer many Nikon users requests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Full frame sensor<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8211; no more silliness with DX lenses and multiplication factors<\/li>\n<li><em>AND<\/em> a <strong>reasonably big file size\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I say a &#8220;<em>reasonably  big file size<\/em>&#8221; because it is not <em>BIG<\/em>. It is as big as available in production models currently available. I have been asked for BIG files from prospective clients and that meant film. The D3x now produces a file as large as I can get from a 35mm piece of film on my\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.hasselbladusa.com\/products\/scanners\/flextight-movie.aspx\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.hasselbladusa.com%2Fproducts%2Fscanners%2Fflextight-movie.aspx','Imacon%2FHasselblad+scanner')\" title=\"Imacon\/Hasselblad scanner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Imacon\/Hasselblad scanner<\/a>. The D3x will produce a different looking file &#8211; film and digital have their own distinct looks.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I never liked the DX format<\/em><\/strong>. It exists because the chip (sensor) in the camera is smaller, therefore costing less to produce. The small sensor creates a smaller file size &#8211; ie less pixels. The DX format also causes your 50mm lens to work like a 75mm lens which is great if you want long telephoto lenses but a struggle if you like the wide angled fun.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am curious about the D3x<\/strong>. I have digital cameras but really use them for smaller work &#8211; magazines and other work where the required output is smallish. The D3x would open my digital sourced capability &#8211; it may be time to look at a purchase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reviews:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nikonians.org\/html\/resources\/nikon_articles\/body\/d3x\/\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nikonians.org%2Fhtml%2Fresources%2Fnikon_articles%2Fbody%2Fd3x%2F','Nikonians.com')\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Nikonians.com\" rel=\"noopener\">Nikonians.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dpreview.com\/news\/0812\/081201nikond3x.asp\" onclick=\"return TrackClick('http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dpreview.com%2Fnews%2F0812%2F081201nikond3x.asp','DPReview.com')\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"DPReview.com\" rel=\"noopener\">DPReview.com <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And tomorrow, back to regular programming&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Harry<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tweet New Nikon flagship &#8211; D3x Ok, ok, I know I said yesterday I would be posting photographer&#8217;s wise quotes on creativity and photo but I just saw a review of the new Nikon D3x. 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