Comments on: Why the Nikon D3 Sucks (and What the D4 Oughta Be)

By: Antonio VI

Antonio VI — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 05:47:39 +0000

nice review…. never thought seen this side of the d3x… well im saving my money then for something that would be worht buying with the things that should be well considered… hey what do you think about the d300/s???

By: PhotoExtremist

PhotoExtremist — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 12:49:23 +0000

Very well written post you have here. I agree with you on most things except the megapixel part and excluding the pop-up flash. And the movie mode has lots of room for improvement before it should legitimately be added to the D4.

Camera companies and consumers seem to be more interested in the physical design of the camera rather than what functionality it has to offer. I wrote a post on why I am disappointed with the D300s/D3 as well, you may want to give it a read and tell me what you think:

http://photoextremist.com/2009/11/4-reasons-why...

I am going to rewrite it again, but only in a shorter list but with more detailed descriptions, just like you did with your article here.

Thanks, CYA!
Evan

By: Timo

Timo — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:16:21 +0000

I shoot mostly sports, and i'd be seriously happy if they could add option where one can store say 3 different exposures so switching between speed blurs and stopping the action could be done with function button and main dial. And what about a completely floating focusing point which could be placed anywhere in focusing screen? Upgradeable sensor and big enough buffer so there's no need for a buffer upgrade would be really cool as well. I loved the D2X crop mode for a long glass, of course there's always the option to crop in a post, but if pixels go up around 14-16mp, then it would be nice to have an option for both 1.5x and 2x crops.

By: Andreas Buchmueller

Andreas Buchmueller — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 13:14:02 +0000

Joey, respectfully, I believe that such relaxed view is the reason why there is no improvement in this area. The dust reduction feature of the D3 is sure not more effective than removing dust with compressed air. Although compressed air removes dust particles, these particles often leave an oily residue behind, that has to be removed manually. With the current design of the D3 this is very difficult.

By: Ru Anderson

Ru Anderson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:43:16 +0000

SILENT SHUTTER!!!!!

(why not remove it ? oh – sorry is that sacrilegious? )

If I can have 25K + ISO – so I'm shooting in near dark and have a cute pic of my friendly neighbourhood badger lined up – the last thing I want is the tell tale nikon rifle shot of a shutter movement.

optional switch to lower megapix count would be a possible half way house. My “Art” shots can be 24 and my general shhoting can be 12/14.

By: Ru Anderson

Ru Anderson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 16:37:13 +0000

SILENT SHUTTER!!!!!

(why not remove it ? oh – sorry is that sacrilegious? )

optional switch to lower megapix count would be a possible half way house. My “Art” shots can be 24 and my general shhoting can be 12/14.

By: Ru Anderson

Ru Anderson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:43:16 +0000

SILENT SHUTTER!!!!!

(why not remove it ? oh – sorry is that sacrilegious? )

optional switch to lower megapix count would be a possible half way house. My “Art” shots can be 24 and my general shhoting can be 12/14.

By: Ru Anderson

Ru Anderson — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 08:37:13 +0000

SILENT SHUTTER!!!!!

(why not remove it ? oh – sorry is that sacrilegious? )

optional switch to lower megapix count would be a possible half way house. My “Art” shots can be 24 and my general shhoting can be 12/14.

By: Joey Baker

Joey Baker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:35:40 +0000

Thankfully, they’ve addressed this in the D3s with dust reduction.

By: Joey Baker

Joey Baker — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 09:33:26 +0000

Can’t say I have any experience with the D700, but I’m pretty sure it’s similar to the D300 body. If that’s the case, I can’t say I share your problem, but I can see where it might arise.

As to the Canon scroll wheel – Hell no! I love Nikon’s dual wheel system – it beats Canon’s iPod imitation every time. Not that I’m a heavy Canon user, but every time I try their cameras, I find my face moving the dial when I use the viewfinder. Not to mention the extreme lack of flexibility when compared to Nikon’s 4-way controller.

Sidenote: let’s not turn this into a Nikon/Canon debate. kthnxbai :)