Nikon D3 Test Samples from Nikon-Fotografie.de
Posted by David Chin on October 4th, 2007 in Sample ImagesThere are no full-sized sample images available, but I’m already loving the color and noise performance of the D3, based on these photos.
Here are the links:
- Nikon D3 plus Nikkor 24-70mm vs Nikon D2X plus Nikkor 17-35mm
- ISO 5000 portrait and ISO 3200 still life - both photos come with 100% crops
- Nikon D3 plus Nikkor 24-70mm vs Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II plus EF 24-70mm f/2.8L
The Nikon D3 and 24-70mm seems to stack up well against the Canon combination in terms of less vignetting at f/2.8 and better colors and tonality. Of course, we don’t know for sure if the D3 was helped by its Active D-Lighting in bringing up the shadows.
I really wish I could get my hands on these full-sized samples (and who knows, the NEF / RAW files too) so that I could host them on my own server … sigh. There’ll be a ton of folks who, like me, would like nothing more than look at each pixel on our screens and print them up at 24 x 36!