Since mine will be the 73rd review, I will try not to rehash in great detail all the great things about this camera (plenty of great info elsewhere), but instead, briefly try to mention some of the things that make this camera, to me, so extraordinary and so valuable.
Color rendition. Once I read about the extraordinary control over color now in the photographer's hands, this camera became extremely compelling. You can get the details elsewhere, but I can hardly believe all the options in color available. Still mastering it. Amazing.
Fast frame rate. You can get 6 frames per second as is, and with the battery pack option, you can go to 8fps! Not much difference between that and a D3 @ 9fps. That's incredible!
MUCH better ISO/noise performance. "3200 is the new 800," the Nikon rep said. He said it's not the company's official claim, but I would say that's pretty close. My shots in ISO 3200 are MUCH cleaner (less noise) than I used to be able to take at 1600. It compares to 1000 and/or 1250. So maybe a bit less than 2 stops.
3" LCD. It's not color accurate, but colors are GREAT for a camera LCD and it's obviously great for exposure and details. ZOOM control on this is lightning fast, too!
51-point AF. You have to use it to appreciate it. Much more convenient for precise focusing than the 11-point I used to rely on.
12mp CMOS sensor (self cleaning). 14-bit RAW files produce at about 25MB.
D3 performance for barely more than 1/3 the price!
My conclusion is that this is not merely an evolutionary leap for Nikon, but really a raising of the bar in terms of performance. And they did it while holding costs down in the reasonable range. These improvements really open up a lot of possibilities beyond what existed before. If you're a committed Nikon shooter, and you can live without the full frame of the $5k D3 (you can), then don't miss this gem of an SLR!
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