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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.  | sent on June 25, 2021 Pros: Wonder of technique Cons: Are we kidding me? Opinion: Finding cons on D3 is pure presumption. I ask myself: "D4, D5, D6.... they did even better?!? But how is that possible?" Amazing! My first FF. Tried only a few minutes with the wonderful 70-210 f4... What can I say? I immediately pulled it to 5000/6400 indoor with little light and the photos are wonderful, also thanks to the subjects, my kittens ... In your hand you hold that it is a pleasure. Fast, tough, mythical. It's a dream for me to shoot with the D3. Thanks to you from Juza for the reviews and the masters of photography that help me grow and thanks to Rce foto, which sold me this dream, the D3, at a very low price. |
  | sent on November 17, 2020 Pros: Aesthetics, robustness, sense of solidity, feeling, shutter sound, battery life, current used price, image quality! Cons: As someone has already written: the fact that it is not eternal and the day will come when it will abandon me... but the way I use it, it's going to take many years ^_^ Opinion: I immediately begin by saying that ISO, MEGAPIXEL and PESO for me are absolutely not negative aspects.... I thought about it a lot before I bought it and in the end I concluded this: ISO: usually shooting during the day, outdoors or indoors with controlled lights... I almost never shoot over 200 iso... very few times at 400 and only rarely at 800. Out of habit or because I was used to 1600 and beyond I avoid it... right or wrong that it is is my modus and I do not need to take home the photo at any cost, so I only shoot when conditions allow. MEGAPIXEL: "quantity does not mean quality...." here the megapixels are 12 ... but 12 quality ... and what quality.... so all pixels are full of detail, no noise or fried pixels, what do I need 20 or more megapixels where half are to be thrown away or retouched and take up hundreds of megas of space? I don't do big prints, at most 30x40, if I audience on IG or FB I just need 2/3 megapixels and if I look at them on the 4k monitor with 12 Megapixels I go far beyond the screen size. I believe that 12 megapixels in 2020 is absolutely even more than enough !!! (for my use) WEIGHT: honestly this was the look that scared me the most .... everyone who told me about this car told me it's a studio machine, to put on an easel and leave it there because of the excessive weight!!! ... Well, are we kidding? The lost machine 1.3 kg is perfectly balanced and balanced, as soon as you take it in your hand the feeling is crazy, I honestly imagined it moooolto heavier! It is not a feather but in the end it is not so much heavier than a normal reflex with battery grip or with an important lens. It's beautiful to hold and carry around... of course you have to be passionate... because the results it gives and the pleasantness of the shot it gives, are worth having to carry a few more hects. Luckily I bought a splendid specimen to say the least... in fact let's say immaculate with less than 60k shots... it is a wonderful machine, perfect, precise, it does not make a fold, everything in the right place, every detail is practical, comfortable and well studied, I will not want to part with it anymore ... and when you then look at the files you are literally grounded.... I hope it lasts me forever!!! I obviously recommend it to everyone for a unique experience... but buy it only if it is well maintained.... it's absolutely worth !!! |
 | sent on October 19, 2020 Pros: It's a flagship, space viewfinder, it's not afraid of the mountains, photo quality. Cons: The 2007 sensor obviously cannot compete with modern ISO > 3200. Live view is there but it's not there. Opinion: I am a photoadamator, I bought this historic room in 2020 at an unbeatable price (13 years after the release, it was the FIRST FX Nikon). My previous car was a Nikon d3100, which is the entry level. This camera gave me the opportunity to enter the world of photography holding a unique and irreplaceable piece, from which I learned a lot. I start from the crosshairs saying that, after getting used to the circular one of the D3, I can no longer shoot with any other machine (only the D8xx has the same). Its circular construction brings the eye directly into the lens and elisses the undesvolved lateral vision. Continuing, the top-of-the-range setting allows you to handle the handle as you can't do on any other body with battery grip. This allows you to organize WB, ISO and Q separately from time and diaphragms thanks to the presence of the lower screen and dedicated keys (UNFORTUNATELY NOT BACKLIT!). In a nutshell, when small objectives are mounted, the ergonomics are perfect and each finger corresponds to a command. The "large DSLR body" therefore allows you to be more and more efficient, but weighs a lot. However, this is an advantage for me: if important canvases are mounted, the weight of the body balances the lenses both by hand but above all on tripods, while if light lenses are mounted the weight gives handling and does not weigh too much. However, what really makes this object unique is the superior tropicalization. Experience has taught me that for mountain excursions from September to May it is not possible to replace the Nikon Dx series, such as the D3, with other body cars. In fact, its construction allows you to always be ready to shoot not taking care of the mixed ice snow, but above all it does not suffer from the difficult moments when the climber is forced not to be able to take particular care of the safety of the camera. Snow, polar cold and small bumps due to climbing are not a problem (if you use your head a minimum). Imagine you have a crazy D850 with the tipper screen... The ISO estate is that of 2007. In 2007 this was nikon's first digital full frame sensor (Canon still didn't have them) and at the time getting to 4000 ISO as the D3 gets there was unthinkable. Now a Z5 arrives without problems at 10,000 ISOs, it has been 13 years, but it has to be said that the D3s represents a further leap high and also reaches 12,000 excellent ISOs. Personally with this machine I never exceed 4000 ISO but at the need you can use the 6400, higher ISO I would say no. So the merits of this body are limited to the "body"? ?. The autofocus is very precise and fast, the exposures and WB perfect, the CF cards very fast. The volley is excellent (11 fps) and allows you to capture the action dramatically when flanked by a good goal. Thanks to these features the images are fabulous, they almost never need a slight correction, the colors are typical of the best of Nikon so at the absolute top. These 12 mpx are great, but if you need to print bigger then maybe you need a 45mpx, but honestly I don't see any difference between 12 and 24 if you use your smartphone. Finally: a car to photograph and fall in love with. |
 | sent on September 05, 2020 Pros: Af. Construction. No unnecessary embroidery. Cons: Weight but manageable. Opinion: I've been using it for 10 years. THE DSLR. It has a Swedish sniper AF, a solid construction from high carpenter. I also nail the tiles for the shelves. Absence of all the lazy electronics minchionates that put on new toys. For the preview of the exhibition there is the display meter. The live view would be there as well but it's a sloth. With this machine you shoot nose from the bottom or from above because in the time you start to make 10 shots, with new toys you make one... Blurred. It has a button for each function and I see the menu once a year. It comes to 6400 iso almost clean indeed with a nice grain manageable in the post. Who needs it most? I leave the races to the kids. Perfect white balance. Ready-made jpeg when you burglars to produce posts. With 12 megapixels I make A3 prints and 40x60 albums and do not enlarge to 200% to monitor. These are sick games. I mean, let's give this gift. Make yourself a serious car. In fact, in this case it is the machine that chooses you. So good luck. |
 | sent on December 02, 2019 Pros: no-frills professional machine Cons: Not for everyone Opinion: Thank you Nikon, for building this reflex that is still among the professional reflexes my favorite. I own three bodies and I use them daily, they never stop are tanks, the file it produces is surprisingly perfect , the megapixels that has 12 million is perfect, and sometimes when I need use the drop function, and I have to say that the thread that makes me r I marvel at the sharpness it provides. I use them mainly on manual fixed nettles and on some professional zoom nikon autofocus, but the manual optics are perfect on this body, indeed it seems to photograph with a Nikon F3HP or Nikon F4S. I think it's going to be a long time before I switch to the Mirrorless Nikon house, the reflex world for me is the best. Thank you all. Walter |
 | sent on May 06, 2019 Pros: Excellent sensor, easy to use. Cons: Display Area selector on the pentaprism. Opinion: I also made a similar choice, I got "freed" of a newer APS-C machine; It was complex, with unnecessary effects and I never found the taste setting. Also, 24 MP on a reduced sensor for long exposures are excessive. The D3 is simple to use, 12 MP's are more than enough, the main functions are comfortable on the back of the appliance and not boxed in to some sub-menus. Choice aimed at a landscaped and armed use with a 28mm 1.8 G, it returns sharp images. I was looking for a solid, robust and with good autonomy. Often you read if it still makes sense in 2019 a D3? Put aside the mental health, it has not stopped being a great product. Give up a newer appliance for a D3? If you found the right tool for you yes. I personally had hastily yielded a D90 for a D7100. I didn't sleep at night; I took home a D300. But that's another story. |
 | sent on April 26, 2019 Pros: Robustness Cons: High Iso pitous Opinion: I think the 610 is considerably higher. Having sold her to take this is, in my opinion, an INVOLUTION in every sense. Sometimes it leaves us conditioned by the word "Pro" or by aesthetics "... Circular with hanging on the neck a D3 is priceless "I am a professional: The D3 is the forklift truck or rather the reserve machine to be used only in case of extreme necessity, while the 610, at the moment, is the working machine that joins the 850 when it is necessary lightness and quality. Booo sometimes certain choices barely understand them... Excuse the frankness but I think so. |
user112968  | sent on April 25, 2019 Pros: Price of used, ergonomics, autofocus, sensor.... All Cons: Boh.... Maybe only if you have to do poster 70x100 you have some problems... But maybe Opinion: In the last 2 years I have had Nikon D2x then Nikon D700, Fuj xt20, Fuji Xt2, Canon EOS 5d Mark III, Canon EOS 1ds Mark III, Canon EOS 1d Mark IV... Now I have the Nikon D610 (let's say I'm one looking for the Philosopher's Stone)... Turning on the bay I find this D3 at a good price and I decide to try it. Now I can say it too, that not enough a sensor to make a camera, the one of the D610 is excellent (see on DXomark) but the photos I made with the D3 are far superior, exceptional autofocus, perfect colors, precise exposure... Boh... Maybe I will not understand anything, but for me this camera is perfect and that is what I have always tried, now I put on sale the D610, I do not think I will use it having this jewel and his little brother D300. I think I'll stop here, I find what fits my brush for me.... |
| sent on April 01, 2019 Pros: Professional top quality Cons: LW is worth Opinion: I took the D3 years ago to use it as a third body, well it was over to become the first.. An exceptional SLR a jewel of the house Nikon, the sensor of 12 mpx I think is magic color and churn colors unique.. This machine types arrive at 800,000 shots without any problems were built with criterion.. The AF still today hooks up that is a beauty even in little light, and if we put that the car was released in 2007 well the thing puzzles me on the current machines.. The high ISO are a marvel at the shooting at 4500 ISO without any problems.. Besides it starts to lose.. Large ergonomic massive battery inexhaustible (never used the second battery), unfortunately the only key sore is the LW really hideous, but at the time I think it was the maximum today is at ridiculous prices, take it and you will not regret |
| sent on March 31, 2019 Pros: It is a flagship, amazing sensor, inexhaustible battery, in the use it is at excellent prices and is a tank Cons: High ISO But seen the age ' they also know the moles Opinion: I found a D3 in the used at 700 Eurini with only 5000 shots and I went to get it running since I was looking for months and I saw that, even if with years behind, they all spoke fine. After 2 months I can say that is one of the best purchases of my life, amazing machine with a true sensor, clean files, lightning-fast focus like all other admirals, the battery you forget to load it, in short I must say despite the age and despite As many say its only 12 mpx churns out clean and detailed files, compared to D3 the various new SLR of mid-range D5200, D5300, D7100, D7200 and others I consider devoid of character and with a very doughy sensor with many unnecessary mpx. The D3 is an indefatigable tank, at high ISO we all know it has its limitations but I never push it more than 800 ISO and as a third body is a real hoot... Indeed I find myself so well and works so worthily that I do not consider even more my third body |
 | sent on December 26, 2017 Pros: Beautiful, robust, heavy, professional, all the controls are there and are always available Cons: Nothing Opinion: I found it second-hand online for exactly 1000 euros and with 64,000 shots. It is an FF with which I use mainly (but not only) all the manual focus lenses of a long time; and it makes me savor the pleasure of fixed optics and the taste of the intriguing and classic maneuver to focus and shoot with real, consistent 'glasses', as they used to be. It is very pleasant to hold even in one hand, the grip is perfect and after a while you do not notice it. Any field adjustment becomes intuitive and fast, and just a little bit of practice is needed that results always come. After a brief period of acquaintance, the D3 gave me an impression of reliability and security such that sometimes I feel like I'm still holding that old, glorious and unrepeatable 'iron' handyman answering to the name of Nikon FM 2. |
 | sent on February 17, 2017 Pros: Fantastic body, inexhaustible burst, finger-to-finger controls, High ISO, low price (at the time it cost 4700 euros) Cons: Nobody Opinion: (August 2019). After selling the D3 for the D3s after 2 years I bought it back to support it as a second body to the D3s and D800. And nothing, the grain at 6400/8000 ISO I prefer it to The D3s........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ (2017) I sold the D610 because in addition to the 39 AF points too close that made me nervous, it was difficult to hook the subject with little light. For many I took a step back, but selling the D610 at the same price I took a Fantastic D3. Difference is noticeable in addition to the burst that makes you cringe, hooks that a beauty. I did some tests at 6400 ISO and the difference with the D610 is the finest grain............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ (19.02.2017) I shot in the theater and to my surprise I went smoothly to 3200/5000 Iso and 6400 easily workable. The photos are fantastic and the recovery is stunning. I confirm that a Pro is a Pro. Very happy with the purchase. Continuing the review I got to use it until ISO 8000 (08.08.2017) photographing my son with the only light of the bajour and the grain is pleasant, nothing drastic. |
 | sent on May 05, 2016 Pros: wonderful body, robust and reliable, it wields a tank and when clicks quell shutter is a pleasure. Excellent burst and ISO 6400 can be used; if shots bn to that feeling will have a pleasant well workable grana.rnFile effect but better to shoot with the right atonement to avoid 'iron too' files. Cons: if you put it in comparison with the new flagships lose about the number of pixels, but it depends on who we need to do with the photos, I personally would have liked a few more MPs, maybe 16.rnIl noise of the shutter can be annoying if shots in quiet places or that impose silence, vd churches or museums; I took several reprimands for taking in prohibited places and the noise is little discreto.rnCon very little light has some trouble focusing, but this is normal for a camera a few years ago, in his day was the top.rn Opinion: This is a great reflex, which has revolutionized the world of FF.La use for several years and recently L I sent in care for a tire change and overall control, is now the new fiammante.rnIo stranconsiglio, even if I had the chance to buy a D5 I do priverei. rnUna good second hand is located on 1600/1500 €. |
 | sent on January 14, 2016 Pros: On the whole everything. Cons: It makes you want to obtain the D3X (resolution) and the D3S (iso and high operational speed). Opinion: The feeling that infuses in his hands, is the right one: absolute professional instrument, a true action-room. impeccable Design (Giugiaro), a powerful and reliable tool, with shutter Kevlar which makes itself felt gritty, but certainly less than that of stentorian D700.rnHa one shutter-lag virtually non-existent, so that you can take to burst suddenly pressing the button shutter. The ergonomics are excellent: you grab the good on both axes, but transportation is a little 'uncomfortable vertical handle (upside down, for instance). The commands accessibility is complete, convenient and immediate, except for the absence of a control-secondary pad in proximity of the vertical shutter button. The main control-pad (the only one so) is soft to operate (appears to have used for some time) so fast and comfortable to operate, contrary to what one might think at first glance. Compared to a D700 + BG is pver balanced (center of gravity), reminding more of a D300 + BG, but clearly heavier. The viewfinder coverage is total. If the light is good, you can shoot fine to ISO3200 smoothly and beyond, but if it is in short supply, the quality of the image stops to ISO2000 / 2500. The AF motor is responsive and fast, and engages well in twilight, also on the lateral points. The tracking-3D is quick and precise, but it must be revised periodically to keep it in optimal calibration. Needless to say that the optical Nikon D series are exploited at best, on a machine like this. It does not have automated sensor cleaning command. The battery life is sublime: 3000/3500 actuations. The dual CF slot is a boon. integral Tropicalisation, monocoque chassis alloy solid magnesium and imposing, though useless if used in non-extreme conditions. If it were polypropylene or ABS would be better to retain all of its dimensions and controls distribution, but weighing less than half. 12MP canbeing cramped in some applications, therefore, the great anger is in not being able to have a single machine that has the resolution of the D3X and operational rapidity / iso sealing of the D3S. The buffer does not hold the gusts prolonged, depending on adapters used, but say it is fat that runs ... It 'still a very good car. |
 | sent on May 17, 2015 Pros: Great car, the top for a photographer!! Cons: No one being a professional flagship, I have not seen any flaws!! Opinion: Having a nikon d3 in the bag is really a pleasure, when I hear her shots is a pleasure for the ears, I took her with me to Norway putting her in difficulty under freezing temperatures the d3 did not make a crease, I love her right!! Using it also in astronomy and making the sum of the images pulls out very detailed photos so I do not regret the machines with many mpx, I will change it only with a d4s but I assure you that for me the Nikon d3 just and advances!! |
 | sent on March 24, 2015 Pros: Construction, weight balanced, AF ON button, external controls for each parameter, af lightning, burst monstrous Cons: not buying it before Opinion: is a few months I own the d3 and the only thing I regret is not buying it before. Today is in amazing condition on 1000/1200 euro. At that price you take home a aps c fashionable, but here we are on a different planet. When you pick up you realize that you're in the presence of a flagship. Everything is where it should be, all the controls at your fingertips and each key this is a key to change the shooting parameters. The menu does not use it even more because it's all fuori.rnIl weight is not a problem for those who have always used with SLR bg (like me), here the weight is more balanced and makes better digest the big zoom is 2.8.rnL'af at high levels as well as the burst and the buffer, and if all coupled to a fast cf card is virtually illimitato.rnLa cleaning raw file is amazing, open them, change some parameters on the fly and convert them into jpeg. rnSe gets dirty wash with plenty of water and mild soap (I've done it a few times) and his bodyfrom the feeling that will not die mai.rnrnUnico defect, perhaps some mpx more, but are nonsense. I find it unnecessary video functions on reflex so for me it was unnecessary to seek a d3s.rnrnSarà replaced in a few years only by D4S or d5 (strictly used too), when you get on a flagship not come down more |
user57136 | sent on February 14, 2015 Pros: Ergonomic, robust, resistant to high iso, excellent arrangement of keys, excellent burst. Cons: lacks the automatic sensor cleaning and (for those interested in them) lack the video, a few more pixels would not hurt Opinion: I bought this camera body because I needed something affordable and dedicated to make hunting fotografica.rnDevo say it's a bomb! The AF is performing, the shot is instant and every time the burst part is a pleasure to the ear! RnrnIl weight is important to balance the weight of the telephoto lens and fill generously sized well mani.rnData its strength I have no fear to slam it and place it in terra.rnrnCome written in hand, a few more megapixels would be nice but for less than one thousand euro I could not really ask for more. |
 | sent on August 01, 2014 Pros: extreme strength, essenzialità.rn Cons: The vision on the display I find it a bit 'disappointing, when compared to that of my Sony A99, but it is a much older project. At the end of post-production fears that at first sight it raises the tutto.rnp.s .: vanish after a year of use I correct the bad impression initially received by the display; absolutely unproblematic vision. Opinion: For the pros and cons I agree substantially with what was said by those who preceded me. Instead, what context it is that with its sensor can not to crop. I do absolutely never on the files while I do not foreclosures to make the reduction on the sensor; the DX format of the D3, provided that the subjects are not particularly furthest permits, as far as the megapixels is only reduced to 5.1. http://www.juzaphoto.com/galleria.php?t=960922&l=itrn |
 | sent on May 01, 2014 Pros: Solidity, keeping high ISO BREATHTAKING, Burst, viewfinder Cons: Slow AF in low light, the multi a bit uncomfortable when holding vertically, Life View Opinion: I bought it a month ago, used, just 1500 € 16,000 shots. The body, however, has 7 years of life and I was terrified by this. Their fingers crossed in the case I have to say that it is a good SLR, I used the sea, the Alps, in a baptism in a church in the dark, and for nature photos, I must say that it is simply amazing. There are not yet able to take less than ISO 800, in church I worked at 2000 ISO with amazing results. The only drawback is the focus in dark places, but this also depends on the objectives and the contrast of the point you want to framing. For me it is 9.5. Also I got it because it's just a camera, does not have the video for luck. The only negative is in the multi wield when upright, I have big hands and I find it hard to select AF points. Live view improved, but I use it a little. |
 | sent on June 11, 2013 Pros: Professional body and indestructible, excellent button layout, precision metering, burst, excellent quality files Cons: no one, especially now that you can buy used at relatively low prices Opinion: Great for portraits and photos of sports / nature as long as there is no need to crop in an exaggerated way. The low iso file is a cleaning and incredible sharpness, and the burst is more than worthy; meter is very reliable. Regarding the accuracy / AF speed and the seal at high iso D800/D4 is lower, but is also more than 5 years old ... and for what it costs nowadays (used) I would say that the difference in cost with the new flagship is not worth the real gap between the two cameras. The layout of the keys in my opinion is always used migliore.rnHo Aps-c (D300 and D7000) for the nature (birds in particular) and thought I could not do without the crop factor, but from the time around with the D3 only in a few cases I had to replace it with the D7000 to "capture" a subject smaller and / or away; in each case the difference between the files is evident. That of FF is ready and needs is small changes, also, in general, Thanks to all the features listed above, the percentage of sharp shots and in focus, especially in dynamic situations, is considerably higher. Other positive factors: it balances very well with the paintings and "holds" much better than any aps-c 300 2.8 duplicate. |
 | sent on October 07, 2011 Pros: Robust, images of high quality, low noise at high ISO, high ergonomics (all control functionality within easy reach), AF professional, AF tracking reliable, long battery life, weight is not large compared to the size (hence a good handling with not heavy lens, photographer often with one hand when I mount lenses as a 24-70 or 50-ino, no problem), LCD "hard" resistant to scratches. Cons: Cost, poor display refresh during live view (not easy to manual focus in this situation). Opinion: The opinion is overwhelmingly positive. Is recommended for landscape / nature for sports and action. In nature an APS-C is preferred by many for most crop, but the quality of the files is noticeably worse (I compared D300s/d3100/d5000 and D3). On the other hand to make naturalistic nonetheless serve canvases long and the possibility of approaching the subject to take pictures "sensible", so at that point the advantage of 1 .5 x decays in front of the cleaning of a photo to ISO1600 which allows very short time for freeze the action. Without detracting from the D300s I've owned and I believe a car almost top of the range. |
 | sent on September 25, 2011 Pros: Indestructible, image quality, resistance to high ISO, fast in use thanks to the dedicated buttons for common functions such as AF reference, precision meter, possibility to customize almost unlimited battery life. Cons: Cost, weight, not just the front wheel max ergonomics, lack of "50 iso", lack of self-cleaning sensor. Opinion: Workhorse exceptionally fast and precise thanks to the many dedicated buttons for common functions. Excellent actionable despite the heavy weight. Excellent quality of the files in spite of the resolution (today) only acceptable, and no noise even at high ISO. The lack of the cleaning device of the sensor feels (although it is certainly not a solution of absolute effectiveness, but it helps). The quality and brightness of the viewfinder is exemplary. Excellent LCD screen is very resistant to scratches. The clicking noise, although excessive, is for many a "feast for the ears" which recalls the previous excellent film cameras, but makes it not just for photos in contexts ... silent. Dual slot CF customizable depending on your needs. Speed ??in continuous shooting. Long service life of the battery. Today there is a lack of ability video, but the D3s which represents the natural evolution totally abandons fills gap. The D700 produces substantially the same files at a price less than half that of the D3, but a car like this has pro features definitely targeted to heavy duty and extreme. |
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