D3s – Welcome to my family
Newly bought New D3s , now i have to make D3 as my backup body and use the “S” version = ” Superman “/ ” Super ” perhaps? ?
Welcome the D3s to the family ..
Here is some of the review of D3s :
Source from : http://www.techradar.com
Tweaks have been made to the exterior, but these are mostly button related. You now have a dedicated Live View button, which gives access to two Live View modes. Also found here is a zoom function, adding that extra layer of functionality to an already fine feature.
There’s also a Quiet Shutter release now available on the Mode dial, which allows for non-intrusive shooting, just in case you happen to be in a wildlife situation which demands quiet.
As for the shape of the buttons, the ASF-on button has been made much smoother and the battery changer has been re-designed. While these are undeniably small tweaks, they make a big difference. This is because they have been designed with the outdoor photographer in mind, and have been made glove friendly.
The majority of new features the D3S brings to the table are within the chassis. As we touched upon before, the Nikon D3S has upped the ante so much when it comes to the ISO range that it won’t be long before cameras are able to see in the dark without the use of night vision.
The D3S holds an ISO range of ISO 200 to ISO 12800 (expandable to 102400 (Hi3)). This means that you can now take shots of subjects in near darkness. Essentially, the camera will pick out subjects the human eye can’t see in the dark. And while this does bring about a fair amount of grain – though not as much as you would expect – it’s a fantastic feat and one that has set a benchmark for other camera manufacturers to follow.
Unfortunately, we didn’t get to check out the ISO range ourselves, but looking at a specially shot video (yes you can shoot video on this ISO range) and some photography, the results were impressive to say the least.
The reason Nikon can broach such ISO levels is all down to the heart of the camera – its sensor. The company has decided to completely re-design the way this chip takes in light, adding new micro lenses which improves signal-to-noise ratio and widens the camera’s dynamic range capabilities.
An interesting new feature which Nikon is debuting on the D3S is the ability to edit RAW files in-camera, and saving them to useable JPEG.
There are options to alter things like white balance, noise reduction, exposure compensation, saturation and contrast of image.
While you can’t do anything near as sophisticated as batch processing, the camera will remember your settings for further image editing. This feature will be welcomed by those on assignment, looking to get images faster to the picture desk.
