Nikon D2X – Review @ LetsGoDigital
Let’sGoDigital has recently posted their review on Nikon D2X, a 12.2 Megapixel Digital SLR camera with CMOS sensor and high speed crop feature.
“The noise level is not living up to our expectations. ISO 1600 is really not recommended using. Other than that, nothing but praise for the image quality. A beautiful, large dynamic range, fine plasticity and a beautiful colour reproduction. Photos that will gain your employer’s full approval and satisfaction. The resolution is high and delivers images with rich details. The JPEG images are clean and almost completely free of artifacts. Working with a digital work-horse like the Nikon D2X is heaven, especially for the photo-freak and the devoted professional photographer. Swift startup, reliability, robust built, clear ergonomics, perfect image control and quality, large display are all elements that are necessary for a powerful digital tool with which the professional photographer can reach its target. In short, the Nikon D2X is a professional universal digital reflex camera that will appeal to many photographers. In the end we can be very short about the D2X; it’s a fantastic camera. An absolute hit!”
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Canon Vs. Nikon
I’m not going to start another ‘classic’ brand war here, but ‘The Great Nikon Vs. Canon Debate‘ by Digital Grin forum is just to good to be missed..
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Nikon CoolPix P2 – Review @ ePhotozine
ePhotozine has posted their review (with sample photos) on Nikon CoolPix P2, a 5.1 Megapixels point-and-shoot digital camera with 3.5x zoom lens, wireless connectivity and 2.5″ LCD screen.
“The auto white balance setting performs very well on this camera, correcting colour casts enough to leave a pleasing effect. Colour saturation is fairly muted on the normal setting, moving this to ‘enhanced’ gives images a little more punch, moving the saturation to the maximum setting gives great colour for landscapes.
Images from the Nikon Coolpix P2 are generally very sharp and detailed and the matrix metering system copes very well under most circumstances, tending to expose for shadow detail in very high contrast situations.”
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Nikon D200 Vs 4 x 5″ Film
Ken Rockwell has posted the result of his latest test with the new Nikon D200. This time he’s comparing the new Nikon D200 DSLR camera with 4×5″ Film. Here’s some of the reasons why 4×5″ film is better:
“The D200 has nowhere near as many pixels as the film scan. When enlarged similar amounts the D200, or any digital camera or back, can’t keep up.
As time goes on scanners get better. You always can scan your film again in 10 or 20 years. I have 30 year old Kodachromes and 15 year old Velvias that look identical to when they were new. You’re stuck with whatever you got from your D200, presuming you can even find software to read the raw files if you didn’t save or shoot them as JPGs.”
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Nikon D200 & Nikon D70 Noise Test
Ken Rockwell has done some noise performance test on his Nikon D200 and Nikon D70, He writes:
“I compared it to my D70. It’s difficult to compare two cameras with different resolutions. I shot my D70 at Large FINE JPG (also 2.5 MB files) and then upsampled them to match the D200. Specifically, for each D70 image I changed Image Size to 3,885 x 2,583 via Bicubic Sharper. The aspect ratios aren’t identical between the D200 and D70 which explains my weird choice of pixel size. These give the same pixel counts. I see more noise in the D70, but also more texture. I’ll call it a draw. “
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ZEISS Lenses are Available for Nikon F Mount
Carl Zeiss have announced a new range of interchangeable lenses for Nikon SLR cameras, both analog and digital. The first ZF lens will be the Planar T* 1,4/50 ZF, which, in its Contax RTS version. The second one will be Planar T* 1,4/85 ZF, which in its Contax RTS version became known as a great portrait lens. Both lenses will be available in Spring 2006
PRESS RELEASE
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Nikon Coolpix S3 – Review @ Steve’s Digicams
Steve’s Digicams has recently posted their review on Nikon Coolpix S3, 6-megapixel camera with 2.5″ LCD screen and 3x optical zoom (35-105mm in 35mm equivalent) . In conclusion they write:
“The internal Zoom-Nikkor 3x optical zoom lens produced sharp results throughout its range, with moderate amounts of barrel distortion at wide angle and pin cushioning at the telephoto end. The lens moves smoothly and quietly, but not continuously; I counted 7 steps between wide angle and telephoto, adequate for most shots but you may need to zoom a bit with your feet when you need precise composition. Its 35 – 105mm (equivalent) zoom range is typical for a camera in this class, offering a sufficient field of view for most interior and landscape shots, and a telephoto range useful for portraits and to bring your distant subjects closer.
I was pleased with the overall image quality when using 6-Megapixel Fine mode. Outdoor images showed good overall exposure, with colors being nicely saturated. Noise levels were very low at sensitivity settings of ISO 50 and 100. Shadow noise is present at ISO 200, and noise is evident throughout the image at ISO 400. Chromatic aberration, aka “purple fringing”, was present only in small amounts around highlights. The only problem I had outdoors was with back-lit flash portraits; the S3′s limited flash output was not sufficient to illuminate the faces adequately. “
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Nikon D200 – Review by Bjørn Rørslett
Bjørn Rørslett has recently posted impressive review on the new Nikon D200, a 10.2 MP DSLR with 2.5″ LCD screen, and wrote:
“My conclusion is that you will get image quality from D200 to satisfy even the most critical needs, for any application to which 35 mm systems can be used. While the D2X might just yield a trifle higher image quality, we are truly nit-picking in order to place one of these cameras before the other.”
He also commented about the banding issues on Nikon D200:
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Nikon D200 – Hands on Review at PopPhoto Magazine
Michael J. McNamara had his hands on the new Nikon D200 and wrote a review at Popular Photography Magazine. In conclusion he wrote:
“At nearly one-third the price, the D200 will attract pro shooters who don’t need all the bells and whistles found on the D2x, and D2x owners will treasure it as a lighterweight backup body. If the D200′s image quality and advanced features live up to expectations in our tests, we think the extra $400 this DSLR will cost over the Canon EOS 20D is well worth it. The $3,200 EOS 5D maintains a full-frame advantage over the D200, but wide-angle shooters can choose from several ultrawide-angle DX series lenses available from Nikon at a considerable savings. The game goes on!”
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Sigma Lenses Exposure Problems
Service notice has once again been issued by Sigma. This time is regarding their exposure problems with some of their lenses when used with the new Nikon D200 DLSR
Sigma Service Notice:
Notice to end-users using Sigma’s Nikon fitting lenses with D200 camera
To our valued customers,
Combination of new Nikon 200 digital SLR camera with our following products can cause improper exposure. To overcome this we will be supplying a free upgrade to our customers. We deeply apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused to our customers.
List of lenses require update for D200 camera:
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