Nikon announces the 24.5 megapixel D3X
Nikon has announced the Nikon D3X, a pro-level camera that puts a full-frame 24.5 megapixel sensor in the body of the Nikon D3. The result is a camera with double the resolution of the traditional D3 and the same rugged body that we’ve come to know and love.
24 Megapixel sensors aren’t new on the scene. The Sony a900 sports a slightly higher 24.6 megapixel sensor. While the a900 is priced right at $3000, Nikon is asking for a whopping $8000 for their D3X…that’s a huge difference (in case you didn’t notice). One YouTube user actually made a video poking fun of the huge difference in price between the two cameras:
No doubt, five thousand dollars is a pretty substantial price difference between two different cameras with relatively the exact same megapixel count. The cameras however are pretty different besides their megapixel count. The D3X is designed to be a studio camera used by photographers who do primarily in-studio work, while the a900 is meant to be used as more of a field camera.
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In 2007, the 12.1-megapixel FX-format D3 delivered groundbreaking digital SLR image quality, coupled with incomparable high ISO, low noise performance and high-speed handling. In doing so, the D3 broke photographic barriers, enabling photographers to work in ways never before possible,” said Edward Fasano, general manager for Marketing, SLR Systems Products at Nikon Inc. “Now, the new 24.5-megapixel FX-format D3X D-SLR provides the extreme resolution and high dynamic range capabilities needed to meet the extraordinary needs of photographic disciplines such as high fashion, commercial advertising and fine art. The D3X delivers this remarkable capability while fitting seamlessly within the Nikon system, taking full advantage of Nikon’s world-renowned collection of NIKKOR lenses and Speedlights.”
The camera can be yours this month at that $8k price tag just in time for taking those Christmas pictures- assuming of course you’ve got that kind of cash lying around.
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December 17th, 2008
Interest that a full-frame 24.5 megapixel is almost exactly the equivalent of 35mm film. The pictures that used to advertise Kodak covering almost the whole of one side of Grand Central Station in New York were shot on 35mm film.
If you need to make prints as big as the side of Grand Central Station this is you ideal camera. Or you could opt for the new Hasselblad that has twice as many pixels and costs about $45,000. Then you could probably make a print to cover Manhattan.
December 17th, 2008
Interesting that a full-frame 24.5 megapixel is almost exactly the equivalent of 35mm film. The pictures that used to advertise Kodak covering almost the whole of one side of Grand Central Station in New York were shot on 35mm film.
If you need to make prints as big as the side of Grand Central Station this is you ideal camera.
Or you could opt for the new Hasselblad that has twice as many pixels and costs about $45,000.
Then you could probably make a print to cover Manhattan.