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The Nikon D90 is the world’s first dSLR with a movie function, packs a 12.3 megapixel camera, and takes over from the highly popular Nikon D80 camera. It’s aimed at amateurs, but we get a feeling that ‘prosumers’ - the high-end amateur market which crosses over into the low-end professional market - will be tempted [...]
Introduced in June 2006, this pro model lacks the full frame sensor of the newer D3. In other respects, the D2Xs is exemplary: 12 megapixels, fast autofocus and burst mode — including a super-fast burst mode that takes 6 megapixel shots.
Accurate white balance and color rendition are also notable. Another improvement over the D2 is [...]
Cram most of the functionality and quality of the top-of-the-line D3 into the body of the D300 and what do you get? In this case, 3 plus 300 equals 700. In fact, the D700 even includes a few features that were forgotten when they designed the considerably more expensive D3. Unusually for a pro SLR, [...]
Announced in March 2007 just a few months after the D40, this camera ups the D40’s resolution to a sharp 10 megapixels. Another improvement over the D40 is a bright (but still rather small) optical viewfinder. All in all, this camera is just what one might hope for: very easy to use and plenty of [...]
For better or for worse, the top of the Nikon line doesn’t come close to the 22 megapixels of the Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III. In fact, Nikon’s sensor is of a similar size, and the designers opted for 12 megapixels to allow for larger individual sensors. The result is image quality highly competitive with any [...]
TThe top of the “prosumer” Nikon line at the moment is the 12 megapixel D300, which improves on the well-received D200 in several areas: 100% frame coverage through the viewfinder, LCD Live View on a 3″ screen, ISO up to 6400 with excellent quality even in the higher range, and 14-bit analog-to-digital conversion for smoother [...]
Those moving up from the D70 for the resolution boost from 6 to 10 megapixels will immediately notice a larger and brighter viewfinder and screen, as well as the smaller and lighter body. There are two downsides to the svelte body: shorter battery life from the smaller battery, and lighter plastic. The latter means, for [...]
The D40/D40x’s replacement continues the tradition of those cameras for better and for worse with no substantial innovations. Excellent 10-megapixel image quality, compact and light body, very responsive, accurate metering, bright viewfinder, and excellent screen are the headlines.
The bad news is that just about all of this is found in the D40x, and so are [...]
The entry-level D40 was second only to the Canon XTi in sales in January 2008, and PopPhoto.com chose it as Editor’s Choice for 2007. Corners were inevitably cut to hit an entry-level price point. For example, the camera lacks the screen display found on bigger siblings, such as the D70 and D80. Most importantly, the [...]
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