Nikon Annouced D300! The Little Bro Of The D3!

In the same newspress that shock the photography world today that annouced a full frame camera for Nikon, they also annouced the little brother of it and the successor to the D200. Nikon has done an excellent job on surprising people and keeping them suspended. For months, people been speculating on what is the next camera for Nikon going to be. Various of fake mock up surfaces the internet. Now they can all go to rest.

Nikon new D300 sport a new 12.3MP DX Format CMOS. It seems they have drop out of using CCD compared to the D200. Another noticable change is a new multi-cam 350DX, making it a superfast camera! With this model, Nikon has introduced LiveView, a new technology recently found in numerous camera from Olympus and Canon. You can use both the view finder or the LCD to take you pictures, give you a live view of the actual shot! A self-cleaning sensor also helps in some of those dusty situation.




You could find out more information on this from one of these popular sites:

A lot of pictures could be found @ Gizmodo.

Where To Buy:

Nikon Annouced D3 - Full Frame CMOS!



Today is a good day for all Nikonians! After months of speculation, rumors, and worrying about Nikon future, today Nikon has answer with a new powerful Nikon D3 using the popular CMOS sensor.



Pictures from Ken Rockwell site







Several reviews and sneak preview of this could be found at these popular site.




Official Nikon News Press (CLICK HERE)



  • Nikon's original FX-format CMOS image sensor with 36.0 (H) x 23.9 (V) mm image size; 12.1 effective megapixels
  • Compatible with three image-sensor formats – FX format (36 x 24), 5:4 (30 x 24) and DX format (24 x 16)
  • Sensitivity range ISO 200 to 6400 at normal setting for exceptionally high-quality images; can be set to ISO-equivalent 25,600
  • New 51-point autofocus system features 15 cross-type sensors that maximize the potential of lenses with apertures as small as f/5.6
  • High-speed continuous shooting at approx. 9 frames per second [FX format (36 x 24)/5:4 (30 x 24)]/approx. 11 fps [DX format (24 x 16)]
  • CF card double slot accepts two CF cards
  • High-definition (920,000 dots), 170˚ viewing angle, 3-inch VGA LCD monitor with tempered glass


Back Image From Rob GalBrath