Released on December 1st 2008 the D3X is the latest flagship digital SLR from Nikon. Featuring a massive 24.5MP CMOS sensor the camera creates 138MB 14bit RAW images. With the latest in Nikon camera technology, images aren't just big, but beautiful. Arguably the best camera Nikon has ever produced, most reviewers are quite positive about the camera, however those such as Ken Rockwell point out the shortfalls of the camera and the fact that it offers very little over the original D3 for a much higher price.

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MSRP $7,999.95
Release date December, 2008
Brand Nikon
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dual CF cards with intelligent backup/copy/overflow options
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up to 4,400 pictures per battery charge
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can create massive beautiful images
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doesn't offer HD video
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slower than the D3
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not much improvement over the D3
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Details

Features

  • 24.5-megapixel FX-format (35.9 x 24.0mm) CMOS sensor
  • 12 or 14bit images, through a 16bit pipeline
  • low noise ISO sensitivity from 100 to 1600
  • up to 5fps at full resolution
  • 4 dynamic automatic focus modes - 51 AF points
  • 3" LCD monitor - 920k pixels
  • 100% viewfinder coverage
  • dual CF cards - with backup, copy or overflow options
  • up to 4,400 pictures per battery charge

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Competitors

Nikon D3X is ranked 2nd among it's competitors.  See the top picks in Digital Cameras »
Canon EOS 5D Mark II

Canon EOS 5D Mark II

MSRP  $2,699.00    Released  September, 2008
Pros
  • 1080p HD movie recording
  • 21MP CMOS sensor
  • Increased Battery Capacity
  • Wide range ISO setting (100-6400)
Cons
  • HD Video capture up to 4GB per clip
  • expensive

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Comments

1.  avatar yale said:

Dec 09, 2008 4:23pm
2.  avatar yale said:

best camera Nikon has ever produced
Dec 20, 2008 5:53pm
3.  avatar yale said:

best camera Nikon has ever produced
Dec 20, 2008 5:53pm
4.  avatar yale said:

best camera Nikon has ever produced
Dec 20, 2008 5:53pm
5.  avatar yale said:

extremely expensive
Dec 20, 2008 5:55pm
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This report was started December 2, 2008 at 3:07 pm by yale, with the last edit occurring December 9, 2008 at 10:23 pm by plouj
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Latest Community Activity

*plouj @ 12/9/2008 10:23:56 PM

  • agreed: "extremely expensive"
  • disagreed: "can create massive beautiful images"
  • disagreed: "best camera Nikon has ever produced"

*yale @ 12/9/2008 4:23:01 PM

*yale @ 12/8/2008 11:04:45 AM

  • edited the description

*Erik @ 12/2/2008 5:48:49 PM

  • agreed: "doesn't offer HD video"
  • agreed: "extremely expensive"

*yale @ 12/2/2008 3:32:28 PM

*yale @ 12/2/2008 3:31:21 PM

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