News of an upcoming deluxe edition of the already high end Nikon D3 have been circulating for a while now, but it seems the speculations were true and have now been confirmed through Nikon’s official mag.
The firm’s very own Nikon Pro magazine has run a preview on the latest DSLR, which will offer an incredible 24.5-megapixel CMOS sensor (that’s more than double the 12 megapixel one used on the existing D3). It will also have a slightly more powerful image processor 16-bit rather than 14-bit. Other specs and features remain largely unchanged.
However, there is one downside to the D3x…
The higher resolution comes with sacrifices, according to the publication. The maximum frame rate of the D3x drops from 9FPS to 5FPS in continuous shooting at full quality. It also narrows the ISO range considerably from the maximum ISO 25,600 to 6,400 due largely to the inherent increased noise from a higher-density sensor. Users can extend the frame rate to 7FPS by using a DX format crop at 10 megapixels, however, and can also push light sensitivity down to ISO 50.
There is as yet no update on its price tag, however for a high end DSLR from Nikon equipped with the above spec, you can probably expect that it will take a considerable sum out of your account balance!
[via Electronista]
