Ken Rockwell got his Nikon D3 and did a quick IS03200 comparison with his D300, D200, 5D, the result is what most people expect and pretty much reflects on the price: D3 is the champ.
Here is his quick comparison. The site has some old school charm, by that I mean he doesn't do blog and everything is a bit disorganized. Hope the link survives his later update.
UPDATE: Ken did a Quickie Sharpness Test
Ken is at it again. He did a quickie sharpness test using the newish D3, D300 and Canon's 2 year old 5D. And 5D is the winner. And judging from the pictures he posted, he is right. The link is here. See for yourself.
UPDATE: More updates from Ken (I give up keep updating after this)
So far he has by far done the most works on comparing 5D and D3. And I have to say from the pixel peeping perspective, 5D just beats D3, not by a big margin but still. That said, there are myriads of things that make a picture looks good. So for all intents and purposes, the tests are really for online photographers like myself who got nothing better to do but reading reviews. I know it's pathetic. And I can never afford neither cameras.
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The D3 shot looks noticeably sharper and cleaner [has less noise] than the others.
ReplyDeleteKen wrote: "Are you tired of the digital madness which has otherwise reasonable people blowing five grand every year and a half on the newest digital SLR?"
"Want a top-level professional camera? I'd suggest a used Nikon F4, which you can get for less than I paid for my last CF card, just a couple of hundred dollars. If all you've ever used are mid-level digital cameras like the D200, the no-holds-barred professional F4 makes my D200 feel like a toy."
That's interesting, and thought-provoking, too.
Ken can be a bit nutty. I know what he is saying. Film can't beat the convenience of a DSLR. If you are not a pro that demands a faster work flow that's digital, maybe a film camera would work for you. Film and digital aren't exactly a dichotomy. But just imagine the vast difference of from pressing the shutter to seeing the picture between the two. You make the choice.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the convenience of beaming their works back to HQ or base by photojournalists.
ReplyDeleteThis guy shoot and compare the JPG so the difference in sharpness might also due to the digital processing done in camera.
ReplyDeleteThe most wanted feature that I hope Nikon will implement on the sucessor of D40x is the VGA lcd display. The display on my D40x already blow away all those Canon users I know.
ReplyDeleteI found some more discussion at whereelse, dpreview. And some pointed out that the D3's off cameera NEF to JPEG is much better than the in camera JPEG processing. So that really sucks. In the comparison with 5D's straight JPEG, D3's JPEG from NEF, in my opinion, only narrowly beats 5D's.
ReplyDeleteAll things considered, D3 is the better camera. But if you just consider image quality and image quality alone, 5D is definitely on par if not better than D3, especially you are just shooting JPEGs.
If die hard fans feeling is not considered, both 5D and D3 have there own merit. Reviews exists only for the purpose of review only. People will only extract information from others (including reviews) that inline with they own believe.
ReplyDeleteTo me neither of them appeals to me. To dam large and heavy. I would rather spare that weight to carry for one more extra lens.
Once I shot back up using my F5 for my brother's wedding. I started to feel the hefty body after awhile. But still I don't mind the big body, you know it's like a man's thing.
ReplyDeleteBut I really don't want to move anything that is so big and heavy. It really keep you from shouting. If it is not the pixel number game, I think DC is good. My old 3M canon's picture quality is good.
ReplyDeleteDidn't or don't you still own a F3 with the back breaking motor drive? I think the D3 probably weighs less than your previous combo. Don't be a girly man, shoot big, shoot heavy.
ReplyDeleteWell okay. Till they come up with the 24MP version of D3, I will consider this. No, just kidding. I have just got a new carbon fibre tripod that only weight 880g. Small and light and everything I need. PQ come next, sorry.
ReplyDeleteghorse, that's high end. After all these years, I finally broke down and bought a leg set and a ball head. They are heavy.
ReplyDeleteBut a tripod can sure have more effect to get sharper images than putting you $$ to the "mortgage house price" lens. Weight is an issue that why I select a carbon fibre one. USD210 is not a lot compare with those price tag on lens.
ReplyDeleteWith VR and IS, tripod is getting less used. Sure there are times a tripod will help, like some serious landscape, macro, or any shot that is longer than I say 1/15 a second.
ReplyDeleteI got my 3021Bpro and 488RC2 for over $200 I think .... Yes a small price to pay if you think about those bank breaking lenses.
Well, if you shoot f5.6 or f8, perhaps the difference between a pro and a consumer lens is minimum.
I have learn from Ken's website lately that from sunset till about half hour after that the color of the sky could be so blue with long exposure.
ReplyDeleteJust feeling stupid that when I shoot sunset in the past, after sunset I just pack and leave.
I tried to tell meself that I could live with high ISO in low light and I cannot handle the weight in order to fight the attraction of those pro lens.
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