Nikon D3 vs Canon 1Ds MKIII

[ShaolinTiger]

Who's gonna rock the show?

Personally after seeing ISO5000 shots from the D3 without any processing....and the new range of VRII telephoto lenses, coupled with the wide lenses for FX factor all the way from 14mm at f/2.8....D3 is gonna rock the show!

[nivek]

Can't agree more ;)

[astroboy]

I think it's like comparing apples & oranges. The two cameras are not even in the same league. :)

[ShaolinTiger]

Can compare to 1D MKIII if you like, if you find it more even ;)

[cucubud]

Where are the photos?

[nivek]

Can compare to 1D MKIII if you like, if you find it more even ;)

I'm only comparing 1D MkIII with the D300 because the MkIII is not a full frame. Won't be fair comparing with the D3 as it is a different class altogether and wasn't there some focusing problems with the MkIII?

[noruazumi]

i see the poll as "if i have the money,which one will i buy?".
so that's how i chose D3! :P

[siew]

These are two different beast altogether. One for sports and the other for studio work. If the image quality of the D3 is really what they reported and discussed in forums, I would expect to see more Nikon at future sporting events. Canon has been dominating the sports scene for many years mainly for its IS telephotos lenses, faster AF and low noise sensors. Nikon has planned well to address all these issues with the D3 and new monster VR lenses. It will be interesting to see how major news agencies react.

[astroboy]

Nikon might be too late for the party. Major news agencies etc do not abandon and change new systems midway. They've got too much invested in Canon already. The most that N could do is address pent-up demand from existing users clamouring for a FF after so many years being left out. I might have stuck with N if they had introduced a FF 4-5 years ago.


These are two different beast altogether. One for sports and the other for studio work. If the image quality of the D3 is really what they reported and discussed in forums, I would expect to see more Nikon at future sporting events. Canon has been dominating the sports scene for many years mainly for its IS telephotos lenses, faster AF and low noise sensors. Nikon has planned well to address all these issues with the D3 and new monster VR lenses. It will be interesting to see how major news agencies react.

[simonliu]

Nikon might be too late for the party. Major news agencies etc do not abandon and change new systems midway. They've got too much invested in Canon already. The most that N could do is address pent-up demand from existing users clamouring for a FF after so many years being left out. I might have stuck with N if they had introduced a FF 4-5 years ago.

If i'm not mistaken, one of the local chinese daily press has just migrated to Nikon :D

[karheng]

And I understand that the whole team from an English daily went to the light side!

[ckii96]

These are two different beast altogether. One for sports and the other for studio work. If the image quality of the D3 is really what they reported and discussed in forums, I would expect to see more Nikon at future sporting events. Canon has been dominating the sports scene for many years mainly for its IS telephotos lenses, faster AF and low noise sensors. Nikon has planned well to address all these issues with the D3 and new monster VR lenses. It will be interesting to see how major news agencies react.
In fact the D3 is a better camera as compared to 1DMkIII but at almost the same price. I think the choice is a no brainer! :p

[wasabi]

Originally Posted by astroboy View Post
Nikon might be too late for the party. Major news agencies etc do not abandon and change new systems midway. They've got too much invested in Canon already. The most that N could do is address pent-up demand from existing users clamouring for a FF after so many years being left out. I might have stuck with N if they had introduced a FF 4-5 years ago.
If i'm not mistaken, one of the local chinese daily press has just migrated to Nikon

nan yang press , ar!???

but then, does agencies use which cam matters you????

[siew]

Nikon might be too late for the party. Major news agencies etc do not abandon and change new systems midway. They've got too much invested in Canon already. The most that N could do is address pent-up demand from existing users clamouring for a FF after so many years being left out. I might have stuck with N if they had introduced a FF 4-5 years ago.

If the difference in performance is significant, these news agencies will slowly switch esp well paid international news agencies if Canon does not react to the the competition within a reasonable time frame.

I have just read Michael Reichmann's view on Nikon's latest offerings and he is of the opinion that "Nikon looks to be roaring back with a vengeance".

Link here: http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/cameras/canon-40D-handson.shtml

PS - All these competition is good for consumers like us which will ultimately drive down dSLR prices and better features.:partyon: