DSLR Deluxe: New $5000-Digital-Camera Nikon D3 announced

Wow, what e beauty! Finally, it’s here. After the longest period of speculation ever Nikon has today lifted the covers on their first full-frame digital SLR, the new 12.1 megapixel D3. The D3 is all about speed and sensitivity, twelve megapixels on a big CMOS chip means large photosites (8.45 µm pitch to be precise) and that adds up to base sensitivity of ISO 200 to 6400 with an additional two stop boost over that (up to ISO 25600). The other side of the speed story (apart from blistering AF and shutter lag) is that the D3 can shoot at nine frames per second with AF tracking or eleven frames per second without. Other headline features are a newly branded EXPEED image processor, a new 51-point AF sensor, color AF tracking, dual CF compartments (with UDMA support), an amazing 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor with Live View (including contrast detect auto-focus), HDMI video output and even a virtual horizon function which can tell you when you’re holding the camera perfectly level. There’s too much to fit here so we crammed as much as we can into a preview. The D3 will be available in November, at around US$5000. Via: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0708/07082312nikond3.asp

Hasselblad: 31 Megapixels Digi-Cam for $25.000

For over fifty years now, Hasselblad has been devoted to a very simple task: to producing the finest camera equipment known to man. With the newest addition to their product line, the legendary Swedish camera maker fullfills all the expectations again: Hasselblad has introduced a high-resolution DSLR named H3D-31, the world’s first 48mm full-frame DSLR camera system.

The newest, specifcally for the mobile photographer developped Digi-Hasselblad offers a stunning 31-Megapixel resolution from a 44×33mm sensor, quick untethered operation, ISO speeds up to 800 and a super fast capture rate of 1.2 seconds per image (More or the less, the H3D-31 is the 31-megapixel version of the H3D-39).
Other highlights: Hasslblad’s Natural Color Solution, Digital auto Correction and Instant Approval Architecture, superb image quality with moirée-free color rendering. The H3D-31 can also be used with a film back. Street price around $25.000.