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The Nikon D3x is a reflex camera with FF (1.0x) sensor and 24.5 megapixels manufactured from 2008 to 2012 (discontinued). The range of sensitivities, including ISO extension, is 50 - 6400 ISO and it has a continuous shooting (burst mode) of 5 FPS x 15 RAW / 130 JPEG. The average price was 6300 €;
55 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10
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Pros:File quality from iso 100 to 800, construction, ergonomics, battery life, optical viewfinder, low light AF, current price (01/2026)
Cons:Speed of use, ISO 800 to 3200 sealing
Opinion:For many years it was a chimera: it cost a lot and only real studio professionals could afford it. Then time took its course and today with € 700 you can find a specimen in good condition and with the right shots. But at this price today you can find the D810 which is and still remains one of the best cameras ever produced. All right. So the question is: why buy a D3x? My answer will surprise you a bit: because it is a piece of history. But not only for that of course... Having the good fortune to have owned and used intensely practically all Nikon bodies from D2h to D4s I can say without fear that the D3x comes out of the chorus, it is a truly niche product that if used in the right conditions is not comparable to anything else. Leaving aside the obvious things related to construction and ergonomics that are almost perfect (it is the same as the D3) I would like to focus on the sensor and on the comparison with the D800/D810: this, unlike the D8xx series, churns out more "material" files: a much more classic look, less loaded, practically like comparing the Nikkor D series line with the G series. Between iso 100 and 800 it is a miracle, I have no other words. Everything, from colors to grain, from pure resolution to the possibility of recovering light and shadow, seems miraculous in fact. And my assessment is made today, let alone in 2008! Now I understand why two random names, Oliviero Toscani and Steve McCurry, used it as their art tool. Beyond iso 800 you have to use something else, but it is still more than excellent up to iso 1600. That said, for all-round use the D810 is certainly better and to those who ask me for advice I continue to support this: if you need a real camera (with a mirror...) I don't think there is a better choice than the D810, currently. But if you are lucky enough to be able to have many bodies, perhaps to collect them, then the music changes: the D3x remains to this day a real rare jewel, unique in its kind (remember that it continues to be the Nikon pro with the highest number of MP ever built) and absolutely does not look bad with much more recent sensors. The only sore point is the lack of responsiveness in use, especially in viewing the gallery and the photo just taken, but I would say that we can safely pass over it ... Long live the D3x!
Cons:Too many mpx for a 2008 project. Better D3 / D3s
Opinion:Exceptional machine to say the least! It performs great in all vampires except sports and birdlife where the two D3 / D3s sisters are much better! Tropicalized, beautiful and almost impossible to find today! At the time Niko. He thought of increasing the mpx and lowering the iso and fps hold. Machine dedicated to landscape painters, studio photos and portraits/architecture. Personally, as a general balance, I prefer the D3 and the D3s. To date, if you happen to have one well kept at an honest price, I highly recommend buying it!
Cons:No one except that when I'm walking around with D3x and nikon 24/70 f2:8 everyone looks at me in a weird way... Not even if I were McCurry
Opinion:Taken a year ago I find it the definitive camera (x as a photographer I don't do bursts... No birdlife... No sport... It's a pleasure to hold it in your hand... beautiful... Massive... It exudes robustness from every side you look at... I'm not interested in Fotoshop or Pro programs for PP... I photograph like when there were the dia... One click and go... and fantastic files with great cropping possibilities
Cons:All if we consider the technological gap to 2022
Opinion:If you buy a D3x in 2022 it is because you are not really interested in all the good of God that can be found on the latest SLR and ML to current technology, you buy a pro, ergonomic camera body that churns out very workable raw files of excellent quality (in raw 14bit uncompressed are 50Mb per file); Regarding the nominal ISO at 1600 are not so poor as I read on the net but for the high ISO I rely on the twin D3S to which I could not reunite regarding the noise tightness (especially chromatic) even today; That said I found it at € 600 with 100 thousand shots, at this price I did not think too much.
Pros:Super photos, a tank, focus almost always accurate, great colors and more than enough resolution
Cons:Lack of flash (whatever they say... sometimes you need), poorly defined LCD screen and colors off (but I lose it since it is now 15/16 years old)
Opinion:Taken alongside my D810 even if I did not really need it because this goes from god, I immediately found myself at ease despite the imposing bulk compared to the not small D810. I've had it for a month and it looks new, it has very few shots, less than 10 thousand and it is complete with everything. As a photographer I do not notice great differences between the two cameras as a final result, one is worth the other. The difference lies in the date, modern the D810, obsolete the D3x (screen, memory cards, few iso, maybe the lowest resolution, batteries, keys set differently etc. etc.) but perhaps this is its beauty.
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