Luminous Landscape News Feed- 1 Dec, 2008 - Nikon D3 Announced : Panasonic G1 Review

News Feeds · #1 12-01-2008, 03:20 AM

1 Dec, 2008 - Nikon D3 Announced : Panasonic G1 Review Updated

As expected by most observers, and quite a few months late according to others, Nikon announced today the D3x, their 24 Megapixel version of the highly regarded D3. You can find out more here and download a 28 page PDF brochure here.
The D3x will become available before the end of this month and will carry the hefty price tag of US 8,000. In the face of the 24 MP Sony A900 and 21 MP Canon 5D MKII, both retailing at under $3,000, is the D3x's price a bridge too far, especially in today's economy?

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Speaking of 24 Megapixel cameras., I have spent the past couple of weeks working with the Sony A900. I shot with it extensively last week in Arizona, and today's Home Page photograph is one with which I am particularly pleased. My full field report on the Sony A900 will appear here before next weekend.

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While I was traveling last week I published my Panasonic G1 review. In it I mistakenly wrote that the camera lacks depth of field preview. I was dead wrong on this (brain fade?), and I have just added an update to my review correcting this inexplicable error.

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Alain Briott has just published a new schedule of workshops for 2009. You can find out more through links on our Workshops page. A new essay by Alain will appear here later this week.

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