Nikon D3S CYBER MONDAY

Nikon D3S CYBER MONDAY,  Very responsive. Great PQ even at very high ISO.
I've waited many years for a camera with the features offered in the Nikon D3s.

My problem with cameras has been the limitation of only shutter speed and aperture to choose from. It was like living in a 2 dimensional world. Many of my photographs were blurred because I didn't have enough available light. Cranking up the ISO on digital cameras produced horrific electronic noise. In the film world, I could push Tri-X to 800 ASA or beyond when I needed speed and, quite frankly I happen to like the grainy quality of real film -- not Photoshop faux grain.

I can now shoot pictures with the D3s that were previously impossible to obtain. I can safely crank the ISO up to 6400 and beyond. With the auto-ISO, I now live in a 3 dimensional world -- I have 3 variables to achieve blur-free photographs.

[Side note: My only complaint with the auto-ISO feature is that it doesn't take the lens focal length into consideration. It would be a significant improvement if the camera could set the minimum shutter speed based upon the focal length. On the 70-200mm zoom lens I can shoot at slower speeds at 70mm then at 200mm. Also, I have to manually change the minimum shutter speed each time I change lenses. However, this criticism is not isolated to the D3s but all the Nikon models with this feature.]

While my ideal camera would have had many more pixels like the D3x so that I could crop without losing significant quality, as well as high ISO quality, these features are not yet available. I chose the D3s because of the higher ISO. I don't shoot in studios.