The Nikon D3 is the professional level digital SLR camera you have been waiting for, especially designed for the photographer who needs a fast startup time and breakneck 9fps speed shooting power. Its easy to frame a shot with the huge 3.0 LCD monitor and two LiveView shooting modes. The sensitive 12.1 MP FX-format CMOS sensor is comparable to the size of 35mm film, and allows the image to be enlarged up to 16X24 with excellent results. Its 51 point auto-focus system works with Nikon's Scene Recognition system, to set the exposure and white balance with increased accuracy. This camera is built to last, with a heavy-duty weather sealed case. Works with your old Nikon F-Mount lenses, too.
The Nikon D3 is the professional level digital SLR camera you have been waiting for, especially designed for the photographer who needs a fast startup time and breakneck 9fps speed shooting power. Its easy to frame a shot with the huge 3.0 LCD monitor and two LiveView shooting modes. The sensitive 12.1 MP FX-format CMOS sensor is comparable to the size of 35mm film, and allows the image to be enlarged up to 16X24 with excellent results. Its 51 point auto-focus system works with Nikon's Scene Recognition system, to set the exposure and white balance with increased accuracy. This camera is built to last, with a heavy-duty weather sealed case. Works with your old Nikon F-Mount lenses, too.
The 12.1 MP Nikon D3 (body only) uses Nikon F Mount lenses. It uses CompactFlash Type I/II/Microdrive memory cards, and its CMOS resolution is 4256 x 2832. The D3 has a 3" diagonal LCD screen on the back, and you can manually adjust the shutter & aperture. Its fastest shutter speed is 1/8000 second, up to a maximum exposure time of 30 seconds, and you can shoot 9 frames/second continuously. It also will get you a USB port and a video out port. This part number (Nikon 25434) is for the black camera.
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"By loading a full-frame 12.1MP sensor into the D3, Nikon bowed out of the megapixel race. For most pro assignments, the detail it captures is more than what's needed -- enough to make high-quality enlargements of up to 14x21 inches (at 200 ppi)."