Nikon unveils 24.5MP D3x digital SLR

[ANDS!]

12MP jump to 24MP is about a 30% increase in resolution, which certainly isn't anything to sneeze at, but is it $3000 worth of sneeze?

 

[shivaswrath]

I'm gonna fall on the side of Thom Hogan and Mr. Rockwell and say that compared to the introduction of the D3 and D300, the D3x existence is; well it's something. Someone will buy this, because well they just HAVE to have the BEST (and will still be producing the same old bird photos) - but really all you really are paying for is an increase in resolution and crop performance. As he says - is that worth 3000 more bucks, especially compared to the 3000 dollar A900?

and given how bad the A900's low-light noise performance is, I'd probably stay away. . .surprised that the D3x didn't come with a sensor cleaner like the D700, I think Nikon lazied out on this one and just updated firmware on the D3's native sensor.

Hopefully this will drive the prices of the D3 and D700 lower though?

 

[iflynething]

A site with example files to drool over.
http://imaging.nikon.com/products/imaging/lineup/d3/d3x-sp/?cid=IGD81BGZIG1

You know what I thought was most interesting about that link......all of those 4 photographers only said things about the resolution and nothing more. I didn't see anything about the performance or anything really.

Really shows that they mainly increased resolution!

~Michael~