The D performed flawlessly in the field and relieved that pressure, but it was after the shoot where I was disappointed. This issue alone is a big deal. Get a Fujifilm XPro-2 when it comes out next year if you need a good street camera and use the big body camera for assignments. If you are a portrait photographer or do strictly commercial work this camera is probably perfect for you.
Nice review by Richard Costin. So will I be putting my money where my mouth is an getting one for myself? But when I have one in my bag I will be reaching for it without hesitation.
The D4? Well as mentioned I am sitting that one out for now as I have my D3 bodies. The D4s or D5? A word of warning.
I please urge you to take everything you hear about cameras and anything actually! As you can tell from the comments in this article, I am getting rather fed up with so many people arrogantly dismissing this gear or that gear this is for all brands and models, not just the D You will usually find that the more arrogant and dismissive the person is, the less work of theirs if any is to be seen.
Many people talk and talk but it is your work and actions that speaks for you and if someone is telling you that they own a D4, 1D X, D and a RED Epic and regularly shoots professionally for Stephen Spielberg whilst sipping martinis with Ridley Scott of an evening, but has no work to show is probably exaggerating to say the least.
These cameras are meant to be used so please look to people who use them for real for guidance and never, never feed the troll!! Pocket-lint has the low-light showdown between the D4, D and D To our eyes the D has the most colour noise, while the D4 and D are, quite magnificently, very similar indeed, though the D4 seems to pip it in terms of visible sharpness as the JPEG image processing will be less severe on account of the lower resolution.
The not only enthusiastic conclusion of Reviewed. The amount of data coming off the sensor causes the camera to quickly lock up, even when shooting at its relatively pedestrian speed of 4 frames per second. This is still a far faster and cheaper camera than most medium-format bodies, but sports and action shooters need not apply.
Otherwise, the D is a fantastic camera with exceptional handling and solid design. Wetpixel takes the D underwater:. To be honest, until very recently, I was starting to feel somewhat jaded with the D All too often I found that the limitations were subject choice and underwater conditions, not camera performance. The images were fine, but not spectacular, and I felt a bit like I was driving a Porsche at 50mph on the Autobahn!
This all changed when I started printing images. The images themselves were probably not first rate, but on paper, they looked amazing. The D really is getting close to delivering medium format quality but in the smaller, quicker and more affordable DSLR form factor. Bottom line of this in-depth analysis:. The Nikon D is an excellent camera capable of taking extremely high quality, high resolution images, however this puts additional demands on the lenses used, as well as your own photographic technique, requiring you to ensure focus is accurate, you are using the optimum aperture, shutter speed etc.
With the DE it becomes even more important that your subject and technique is right to get the best results from the camera, and to attain the additional detail possible.
To the majority of people it may not be particularly noticeable, unless images are compared side to side, taken under exactly the same settings. However, if you have the additional money, and would like the ability to get the most resolution in your shots, then the DE appears to be decent value for money, offering the full version of Capture NX2, which is recommended for getting the best results from RAW files.
The D and more so the DE is a real challenger to medium format cameras, giving similar impact and excellent image quality at a fraction of the price you would pay for medium format. But with it comes the additional and steep learning curve that medium format shooters have been dealing with for several years, that is, your shooting technique, attention to detail, and ultimately quality is paramount to getting the results these cameras are capable of.
If you want to push yourself and image quality even further, then the Nikon DE with Capture NX 2 is well worth the money. For now though, the D offers all the future proofing a photo enthusiast could conceivably need, if they can justify stumping up the cash and telling themselves that yes, they do really, truly need all those pixels.
Which of course begs the question how the D actually compares to a medium format camera in practice. Fit a decent prime lens and consider using the DE version and you may even match the ultimate crispness and sharpness too. Image remains sharp with enough contrast and without any artifacts ….
Yes, there definitely will be a need for ND Gradual filters for some time yet. PhotoReview thinks:. From 2CameraGuys :. It took Nikon over three years to upgrade the D, but the painful wait was worth it. The Nikon D, with its 36MP sensor and medium format image quality, leapfrogged over the competition.
You may have to contend with a little bit of moire patterning, but if detail is critical to you, the E is the ticket. And with its huge image files and demands for disciplined technique, this Nikon is more camera than most need. For most people, I think the regular D is more than enough. No matter how you look at it, the Nikon D is unquestionably one of the best DSLRs on the market, and in terms of sheer picture quality and resolution, it is now the one to beat.
He likes all those pixels delivering big time — in a smaller and less expensive body. Probably the biggest surprise to him was getting another stop of dynamic range over the D3x, which was the previous champ in this category. He closes with an epilogue:. In that category we have a lot of sports work, for example.
Still, the headline of the ad is an accurate statement for most shooters, I think. The D is a phenomenal camera. My photos will never be limited by what this camera can do.
Says the intro:. While I was originally concerned with its hefty size, it turns out that good things come in big packages. The camera and housing do not feel heavy underwater, and performed beyond my already high expectations. My 5D Mark III lets me make the right pixels faster than my D, and either has at least twice as many pixels as any real shooter needs for anything.
The D and DE are swell for people shooting only one thing at a time very carefully, while the 5D Mark III is for most people who have more than one kind of thing to shoot. Got Aspergers or live on a tripod? Are you an engineer, programmer or IT professional?
Get the DE. Are you a photographer, artist, musician, have a family or appreciate a well-thought out product that moves as fast as you do? I prefer my Canon. I only keep my DE around for testing Nikon lenses. What Digital Camera has the DE review up. D or DE? For the majority though, the D is still the one to go for.
Most new cameras are evolutionary. They push a few specs forward, make some tweaks, and hopefully make it a little easier to take photos that are a little better. But every once in a while, a camera comes out that disrupts the natural order, that surprises you and may even allow for big changes in the way you take photos.
The Nikon D3 was like this — most people expected the first Nikon full-frame camera to be a megapixel monster, but instead it focused on high-ISO quality unsurpassed at the time. Now Nikon has disrupted the market in reverse: The headline spec of the D is the resolution, But there are trade-offs, most notably shooting at only four frames-per-second. And then, of course, there are the files, which depending on your settings range from very large to incredibly massive.
So how does it stack up overall? Nikon has built an extraordinary camera. For most advanced photographers and professionals, this is really going to hit a sweet spot. This is a magnificent camera. It is being spoken of as the conventional DSLR that makes medium-format digital cameras look overpriced, overbulked and clumsy. This is the best camera for general use as distinct from special requirements of professional photographers, for instance that we have ever handled. In a word: majestic.
The DE yields output that appears marginally more crisp than the D without incurring the stairstepping and edge halos we begin to see in the D file …. Simply put, with optimum sharpening applied to RAW files from both cameras, the DE still nudges ahead of the D, albeit by a very narrow margin, and one that is arguably academic for normal everyday photography. Potential problem? He says yes:. Check your unit.
From what I read the production issue has been resolved and there are no issues with the latest deliveries. Nikon is gaining ground:. The D has set a high benchmark not only for Canon cameras, but for the entire camera industry, having scored a personal best for our DxOMark RAW image quality and sensor performance tests.
But do not think for a second that Canon is throwing in the towel. The Nikon D benefits from a highly intuitive construction that enabled me to make practically any adjustment I needed within a matter of seconds. Its Live View has been improved and the overall interface is a dream to work with. The D is rugged and trustworthy, just like having Chuck Norris as your bodyguard.
Event shooters will appreciate its performance, high ISO quality, and the ability to crop images without sacrificing too much in the way of print size. Focus is on video. The winner? Over to you:. Photography Blog concludes:. The Nikon D has been a hot seller ever since it was introduced back in the summer of It had a great sensor, a robust but relatively lightweight body and a comprehensive feature set, and was sold at a price that many thought was reasonable for all the goodness it offered.
Yet after 3. With the introduction of the megapixel D, Nikon is obviously targeting users who have been looking at high-resolution alternatives to their aging Ds, as well as users of other brands who might feel the extra resolution and compelling feature set may be worth the trouble to switch — or switch back — to Nikon …. In actual use, the Nikon D is a fantastic tool that seldom disappoints — the biggest quibbles you are likely to have with it, especially if coming from a D, D or DS, concern interface changes such as the swapping of the zoom buttons, the disappearance of the physical AF Area selector or the repositioning of the Mode button.
Another Nikon D vs. The D looks a bit sharper. Apply post-sharpening and the 5D should do just fine:. Numerous features from the much pricier D4 are also present in the D Reducing the format and shooting JPEG images does, of course, enhance continuous shooting rates. We talk about the bar being raised occasionally, and Nikon has certainly raised the bar in the full-frame market with the launch of the D Ken Rockwell compares the D with the DE and says if pixels matter more than pixels, video or price, then get the DE:.
If you want great pictures, get the regular D The DE is for tweaks and professional lens testers like me. Nikon has built upon what made the D such a pleasing camera to use and added features that do more than simply fill out a spec sheet. Despite its massive pixel count, the D is in many important respects an evolutionary camera. Nikon users coming from the D will feel largely at home with the D, but where changes have been made they usually have the effect of improving the shooting experience compared to the older model.
Pushing this camera to its maximum level of detail requires an investment of both time methodical preparation and money the very best lenses Nikon makes. Fortunately, the D also excels in areas that require no extra effort on your part; notably its impressive high ISO performance, fast and accurate AF system and the wide dynamic range of its image files. The D is a camera that consistently delivers high quality results, under a wide range of shooting conditions with a minimum of fuss.
On the Canon side, having the aliasing issue fixed is nice and the low light performance is insane, I am really enjoying the headphone jack, but I wished they gave us at 60 fps, and a tilt out screen. Both camera are excellent, no need to swap if you already invested in one over the other in terms of glass.
I am beyond satisfied with the camera. In many areas there are significant improvements in each aspect of the camera that make the choice simple. Yes there are a few things about the camera that make me frustrated but I have years to become accustomed. Send e-mail Return to the Download Center home page. DE Firmware Select your operating system. Windows Mac OS. Insert the memory card into the camera slot currently selected as the primary slot and turn the camera on.
Once the update is complete, turn the camera off and remove the memory card. Confirm that the firmware has been updated to the new version. End User License Agreement. Return to top.
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