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Nikon D3x review


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I’ve rented a Nikon D3x from Profot.ch and compared it with my Nikon D700.

This is the placeholder for the review.

Pro:

- build like a rock
- 5:4 format
- professional gear
- viewfinder
- speed
- 2 card slots

Con:

- too heavy
- too expensive (for me)

I really like the 5:4 format, I didn’t realize until today, but it’s much nicer than the long pictures a D700 does, and if you crop the D700 picture you only get a 10 megapixel picture. I agree with Ken Rockwell on this. After some research I found Katz Eye which has crop lines for a D700 … I’m going to try this out.

Update 1: The KatzEye is ok but I was struggeling with some dust on the viewfinder after installing it (managed to get it clean finally), however, even with the 8×10 marks it’s too much of a hazzle.

Bottom line: the D3x is a great camera and I would love to have one, but the pricetag is too heavy …

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  • The Katz Eye is due to arrive today :)
  • I don't blame you. A lot of online sellers are listing the Nikon D3x at over $6,000 right now.
  • About the price I thing it's reasonable but for me it's too expensive. I recently doing in pre wedding and wedding documentation business and Nikon D3x it's not reasonable to me.
  • I've rented it again and like it more and more :) Together with the Nikkor 200-400/f4 it's a really cool combination :) The idea with the Katzeye was a waste of money, it does show the 5:4 marks, but it's not the same and requires post processing, while the D3x pictures only require very minor tweaks in capture one.
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