Nikon D3S REVIEW @ BEST PRICE: October 2011

Nikon D3S Well worth the price.
I have been a professional photographer for 30 years and this is by far the best camera I have ever owned. The low light performance of this camera is nothing short of amazing. If I had had this camera in 1991 on a trip to Africa I could have taken the two best photographs of my career, photographs that were impossible to take before this camera. Well worth the price.

Nikon D3S I love this camera!
I initially started this comment as a reply to someone who asked why anyone would need a camera that goes higher than 12,000 ISO unless you wanted to take pictures in a closet, especially since you can get a much less expensive consumer-level DSLR with more mega pixels and higher resolution video. I decided to post my response here with the hope than someone else might find it to be useful:

For the past couple of years, I have been using a Nikon D80, which from all the reviews I have read competes fairly well with other cameras in this class. I am not a professional photographer, but I enjoy photography enough that the limitations this consumer-level DSLR seems to have became a source of frustration to me.

I recently upgraded to a D3S, and I am absolutely amazed at the difference between the two cameras. The Nikon D3S is ten times the camera--and not because of the marginal difference in mega pixels.

It's not all about being able to take pictures in near darkness either. I take a lot of wildlife pictures with a solid, f 4.5 70-300mm zoom lens (popular because of its good price/performance tradeoff), and with my D80, if I am zoom out much at all, it has to be a bright sunny day to get really good pictures. Cloud cover and even shade results in quite a bit of color noise and a loss of detail, even at ISO settings as low as 400, and I almost always have to shoot with the aperture wide open to mitigate these problems, which, of course, limits my flexibility in terms of depth of field and tends to wash out bright areas. It is also very difficult to stop the motion of things like birds in flight with the low ISO settings that are required to avoid color noise and loss of detail. This is a very frustrating tradeoff to have to make.

With my D80, I have also noticed that the shading gradation of things like fog and shadows in snow is fairly limited--to the point where pictures of things with subtle shading almost always look washed out or have very little detail. The D3S, on the other hand, has an amazing amount of detail no matter what the subject is, no matter how subtle the shading and despite poor lighting conditions. (For the first time ever, I have been able to take pictures of things like fog rolling over a lake and have it show up just the way my eyes see it! No more blending of subtle shades into a single patch of white.)

My D80 also struggles to be consistent with color balance and metering. The D3S is almost always dead on in terms of color balance and metering and is faster and more consistently accurate with its auto focus.

The fact that the D3S's image sensor does such a great job in low light situations has opened up new possibilities for me. I can even stop down my slow f 4.5 300mm zoom lens significantly at any focal length and get outstanding results, even on a cloudy day. Think about the possibilities this opens up in terms of lens choices. As an amateur, I simply cannot afford the 10K-a-pop, fast professional lenses, but now I can get great pictures with slower, less expensive lenses, and I can actually extend the capabilities of the lenses I have with things like teleconverters and still get good results. In this sense, the D3S is a bargain.

I have mostly mentioned the quality of the pictures this camera takes, and I do not intend to go into its rich feature set and build quality (other comments below have already done this), but I did want to tell you about some of the considerable advantages I have found with the D3S and tell you about the outstanding results that I have been getting. I am amazed at the quality of the pictures this camera takes, and I am thrilled with the way this camera performs! This camera is in an entirely different class than the consumer-level DSLRs I have used in the past.

Nikon D3S AMAZING!
The D3 was such a breakthrough camera that I didn't expect much from this mid-product-cycle upgrade. I don't use video, so I can't comment on it, but the bigger buffer and even better than the already-great D3 low light performance are both welcome. You will be making great available-light photographs in places where your only alternative would have been flash.

Nikon D3S Camera Without question the finest Digital SLR available.
I was using a Canon 5D Mark II camera for over a year but became more and more disappointed with it as time went on. The focusing system used on the Canon was poor and the high ISO was good but not great.

Finally tiring of the soft focus of the 5D Mark II, I decided to either upgrade to the 1D Mark IV or the Nikon D3S. The decision was a very painful one to make and I dwelled on the subject for weeks before making a decision.

I finally decided on the Nikon D3S because of its full frame sensor and how its relatively large pixel size would be an advantage in low light situations (i.e., High ISO). Also, it didn't hurt that it was available right away through Amazon and I needed it for my trip to Europe at the end of December.

Now, after having used the Nikon D3S for around 2 months in a variety of situations I can say without hesitation that this is the finest DSLR available. Its ability to shoot sports action in low light is stunning and the focus is very responsive and always spot on! The lenses which I have purchased have all been superior to their Canon equivalent counterparts. Although, the Nikon does have some wholes in their lineup, most notably the the 85mm f/1.2.

While I believe that the filming features of the 1D Mark IV are likely superior it was a mute point for me after a year of experiences with the 5d Mark II. Unless you are very serious you will not get good results filming with any DSLR so I did not consider this when deciding which camera to buy.

In conclusion, I was very nervous about buying the Nikon D3S instead of the Canon 1D Mark IV. However, after using the D3S in a variety of situations I have absolutely fallen in love with this camera.

Nikon D3S Camera Amazing!!!
If you can afford this camera and are shopping for a high end body, get the D3S! I'm not going to be able to say things that the pro reviewers haven't, so I'm not going to try. Overall, I'm absolutely thrilled with this camera. The ISO is amazing, double memory cards, 4200 photo battery life, the feel in my hands.... can't be happier.

Nikon D3S Camera The Ultimate Sports Camera
I have shot with the Nikon D3 since it was released in November of 2007 and have over 150,000 shots on it. I shoot a great deal of Action Sports photography for a local Newspaper as well as H.S. sports magazine. I am not sure there is a better test for the quality of low light photography than a H.S. Football Field on a Friday night or H.S. basketball in a poorly lit gym. The D3 excelled. After reading the early findings of the ISO ability of the D3S I decided to sell my trusty backup (Nikon D700) and add the D3S. I am in total awe. I would never venture into the "HI" ranges of ISO on the D3, but recently shot an entire wrestling event in ISO 25,600 (HI 1.0) with stunning results (I cleaned up with N. Ninja with relatively no loss of detail). Now I am totally comfortable shooting cleanly at 12,800 which allows me to increase my shutter speeds. For years Canon had a lock on the low light high ISO photography, but with the D3 that has changed, and now Nikon has raised the bar even more with the D3S. At this point I have come to realize that if I can not shoot in a particular gym, then it is too dark for the athletes to see the basket:)

Nikon D3S Best Price, Good for the money!
I used to have the now old D3 and upgraded to this new D3s. This is just as good or even better than the previous version. The high ISO capability is a must for wedding photographers. I like the doubling of the buffer capacity especially when I am shooting sports. I used to run out of buffer that slows the camera to a trickle....frustrating. The video is neat but I recommend putting it on tripod if you want this feature....remember it has no anti-shake so every movement is recorded.

Overall it's good and highly recommended!

Nikon D3S Best Price, Most Amazing Camera Ever!
I debated long and hard between getting the D3s or getting the D700. I am beyond thrilled with my decision to go with the D3s. This camera is like a tank, it's tremendously well built and sealed, is fully customizable, and is so comfortable to hold and use. Many have complained that it's easy to activated/hit the af-on or shutter buttons for the vertical grip, this is true, but it's easy enough to flip a switch and turn them off when not using the vertical grip, problem solved!

The photos produced with this camera are beyond phenomenal with rich colors, great contrast, and wonderful detail. Everything I read was correct, 12 megapixels done right is way more than enough. The autofocus system is the fastest I've ever experienced on a camera, and possibly one of the most accurate. I've enjoyed the in camera editing, and wonderfully laid out histograms. The high ISO capabilities are partially what sold me on the D3s, along with the 100% viewfinder. I could go on and on about the pluses of this camera. The only downsides to this camera are its weight, it's not light, but its ergonomics make up for that, and the lack of included software. It may be just me, but a camera this expensive should have included Capture NX2. I would recommend this camera to anyone who loves photography and wants to produce the finest images possible.

Nikon D3S Best Buy, As good as everyone say.
Everyone raves about this camera, and it is easy to see why. But I want to mention Amazon is awesome as well. There has been no stock of this model available anywhere. I asked B&H how long if I actually placed the order and got a very poor response. I ordered the camera from Amazon on a Sunday and had it in my hands on Friday!!!!
I was pretty happy with my D5000, but I wanted the full FX sensor. What surprised me is the ease to change ISO, white balance and shutter mode so quickly and easily. No going through menus or anything. I am in the middle of moving, so it is killing me not being able to get out and shoot more images than I have.
The Nikon D3s and Amazon are both winners!

Nikon D3S Best Buy, Love it.
I have had my D3s a week and have already shot over 500 photos. I also have a D3. I do a lot of high school basketball. I used to shoot the D3 at 3200 to 4000. In experimenting with the D3s, I shot some at 8000 and it looks as good as the D3 at 5000. It was a natural extension for me since I have always used Nikon. The extra couple of stops lets me shoot at 500 at f4/f5.6 without problem.

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