Nikon announces D300, full-frame D3, and more

by Eric Cheng Thursday, August 23rd, 2007

Article Summary:

Nikon has just announced two new digital SLR cameras and a slurry of new lenses. The long-awaited flagship, the D3, features a 12.1 megapixel full-frame CMOS sensor and is crammed full of modern features including 14-bit A/D conversion, super-fast frame rate, live view with auto-focus, and more. The new D300 digital SLR offers nearly all of the same features, and will surely be a worthy successor to the venerable D200. Nikon also announced two new professional-quality zoom lenses, the AF-S 14-24 mm and 24-70 mm F2.8G ED, as well as an entire line of VR-stabilized long primes.

DPReview has a detailed preview of all of the new products: [D3] [D300] [Wide Zooms] [Telephoto Lenses]
Update: Gizmodo has posted some hands-on photographs.

I think Eric meant 'Glamour' Bitch...
Posted by DeanB on 2007-08-24 10:23:34 Grammar, darlings, grammar.
Posted by Craig Ruaux on 2007-08-23 17:25:04 I wrote "slurry" and meant "slurry". I like juxtaposing words and descriptions that don't quite match because it conjures up specific, deliberate imagery. You know, like "British" and "has straight teeth". :) I'm changing it back. DeanB - I'm officially dubbing you "grammour bitch"!
Posted by Eric Cheng on 2007-08-23 13:40:52 US English is a deformity of our original, correct grammer...But i will let you off, this time...'Color'...Huh, the cheek of it !!!
Posted by DeanB on 2007-08-23 11:48:23 Ah but Dean, I don't think many US English speakers understand plethora means "excess", I think they think in terms of "a wide variety". How about we go for "a cornucopia of lenses". And while we're doing the grammar and fact checking dance, they actually released an entire line of exotic supertele primes... no long zooms.
Posted by Craig Ruaux on 2007-08-23 10:48:44 Can there ever be an over-supply of lenses ?? Maybe to someone at baggage check in... Maybe "a number of lenses"
Posted by DeanB on 2007-08-23 09:51:29 I changed it to plethora. Can you say we have a plethora of lenses announced? I knew you could!
Posted by James Wiseman on 2007-08-23 09:36:42 Slurry..Liquid lenses, you could drink them then let nature do its course once your at your destination...Cool
Posted by DeanB on 2007-08-23 08:47:44 D300...The D200 was to be my first jump into a 'pro' camera purchase, now this... I'll wait for now...
Posted by DeanB on 2007-08-23 08:45:56 Come on! I wrote up this entry in a rush. :)
Posted by Eric Cheng on 2007-08-23 03:31:16 A slurry of lenses??? S'pose it will make them easier to pack :)
Posted by Craig Ruaux on 2007-08-23 00:38:55