If you're interested in getting into the sports photography, then I suggest the Nikon D4 for you .. I've the D800 and it's really a masterpiece!! but not that much convenient for sports photography due the crazy 36 million pixels resolution, it only yields 4-5 frames per second in continuous shooting mode. The D4 has an incredible continuous shooting rate of 11 frames per second!!! 16.2 million pixels but with a very huge pixel size of 54.3 µm² !! so I think it's the BEST in market for sports photographers. D4 is a camera with no compromises :) I really cannot find the point behind the high price of the D3X with its limited features!!!
Which camera do you recommend for Michele-McCormick?
Nikon D800 - $2,797
36.2 MP|Full frame CMOS|3.2" LCD
Nikon D3 - $9,999
12.1 MP|Full frame CMOS|3" LCD
5 Answers
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Beginner I
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Visitor6 months ago Michele-McCormickGood info! Thank you!
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Expert III
The D800 is better is almost every regard (notably, better low light performance and less shutter lag)... however, the D3 can shoot more than twice as many frames per second, which might be useful for sports shooting. But since you say low light is a key issue, I'd recommend the D800. -
Intermediate I
At this point I don't see a reason to spend more for a new D3 or slightly less for a used one when you can pick up the D800 or D800e if you think you'll want to start doing video also. The D800 has less shutter lag, better image quality, better low light performance, better color, video capable and many other features, at this point the only thing the D3 has on it is battery life and FPS.
There also is the Sony A99 at slightly less cost than the D800 and also a very good deal. I'm currently still stuck myself on weather to stay with Nikon on the D800 or jump ship to the Sony A99 and just have to buy more lenses.
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Beginner I
image quality, low light... definitely go D800. You know I've shot Canon for years but a few of you are really making me reconsider what to do for a new camera body. FPS can be made up by learning when about when you want to be pullling the "trigger"-
VisitorCan you explain your last sentence?...I'm not understanding it. - VisitorGood info and insight!
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Beginner I
Please let me suggest the new D4 or canon Eos 5D III. The D800 is an amazing camera but not as good in low light or speed, your main requirements. For editorial purposes one doesn't need or can use effectively 36MP, only, if so, (even at the max 300-360 dpi) a very good 12 to 18 Mp on a reference A4 format . More than that will have to proceed with post-production pixel downgrading (that is also interesting by the way, since you can get better final quality for smaller size reproductions and better quality for digital display on an average monitor).
Nikon with the D800 didn't solve yet the compromise between size of pixels/number of pixels to allow to shoot comfortably on low light situations while maintaining the effective speed. Canon for instance was able to do so with the EOS 5D III - the ideal for your type of work I think, specially considering the price vs the D4. (But of course I don't know how much money is already invested on Nikon lenses...)
Have a great day,
António Amaro
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| 3 |  | Recommendations for Nikon D800 |
| 2 |  | Recommendations for Nikon D4 |
| 0 |  | Recommendations for Nikon D3 |
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