Comments on: Nikon’s New D3s – 14fps and HD Video

By: Peter Ching

Peter Ching — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:07:33 +0000

Bill,

14 fps refers to still images not video.

By: Bill Pryor

Bill Pryor — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:58:09 +0000

Surely that 14 fps line is a major typo? What would anybody do with 14 fps video?

By: Michael Streeter

Michael Streeter — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 07:26:37 +0000

It’s obviously a marketing strategy. D700s is the camera that SHOULD come out. But everybody knows, once that is released, it’s price is going to be great against the 5D MKII. It would be the top selling camera for Nikon due to the amount of videographers interested in using Nikon Glass instead of Canon. Like the 5D MKII coming out first, then introducing the 7D afterwards. Instead with Nikon it’s going to be one step up. Release the heavy mothership like they did with D3 and D700. It’s going to be the same game plan. D3s, THEN D700s… I really doubt they would introduce both at the same time but I hope to be proven wrong.

By: someone else

someone else — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:13:26 +0000

@ someone: Canon fanboy?

By: someone

someone — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 15:02:54 +0000

I see a wrong bias here. If this is true, it is not a celebration for Nikon, it is going down hill. After two years, upgrade is only adding a video and increasing the frame rate per second is NOT enough.
Complaining about 7D shows that 7D is a threat even for D3. Features of 7D give clues about how 1DM4 will be. More MP, more frames per sec, more new features, better IQ, DR, many video shooting modes (expecting 120p), FF probably.
Comparing D3s to 5DM2 is nothing but devalue D3 because D3 is rival to 1DM3.
Shame on you Nikon.

By: Alex Harrison

Alex Harrison — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:31:31 +0000

I’m with you Kenny – I was a little peeevvved that the Canon 7D was not a full frame camera without video! … and, on the Canon front – reportedly they have lost 10% of the market share… I remember years ago when every second caller was jumping from Nikon to Canon … the tide may well have turned and be running out big time.

By: David Richardson

David Richardson — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 05:00:30 +0000

The momentum in Australia is shifting… Watch out Canon. This heavyweight stoush has been a long fight with Canon holding the upper hand for some time now, due to previous distributors that didn’t perform for Nikon. But the winds are a-changing. Canon has certainly suffered a few heavy blows from Nikon recently and now they both have Sony climbing into the ring with some fancy karate moves at the ready. It’s all good competition.

By: Kenny Smith

Kenny Smith — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:06:01 +0000

Janaka I can picture you rubbing your hands together from where I am right now, along with every other owner of Nikon lenses.
This is what I was expecting to see from Canon, and instead we got the 7D which I think took a lot of people by surprise. While I see a market for the 7D, and obviously that primarily drives the forces behind design, I was anticipating a newer version of the Canon 1Ds mkIII with HD video, and it appears that Nikon has delivered.
I’m gonna give my white lenses a little cuddle and have a cry about what could’ve been.