Nikon D3100 Digital SLR Camera

•     Higher resolution sensor (14.2MP vs. 10MP)

•     Ability to shoot Raw + Fine JPEG

•     Socket for connecting Nikon GP1 GPS unit

•     Optional wired remote via GPS socket

•     No wireless remote option

•     Live view

•     1080p HD movies

•     HDMI output

•     Wider ISO range

•     Full-time AF mode (AF-F in live view)

•     Revised focus screen (different AF point illumination)

•     14.2-megapixel DX-format CMOS image sensor; 3-inch monitor with One-Touch Live View shooting and movie capture

•     Includes 3x 18-55mm Zoom-NIKKOR VR Image Stabilization lens

•     Full 1080p HD Cinematic Video with full-time autofocus and sound

•     Easy-To-Use Nikon Guide Mode with intuitive controls and on-board assistance

•     Capture images to SD/SDHC/SDXC memory cards (not included)

Also believe that most people have a Nikon SLR, the biggest dream is to have those high-end Nikon wide angle lens, wide angle what gold, silver, wide-angle, small steel gun, bamboo guns like all to one, and then again a 24-70mm or 17-55mm zoom lens used, 85mm/F1.4G fixed-focus portrait heads have to have, as 300mm Telephoto lens naturally can not be less so, that basically live together. If you want to play the course, we can then get hold of the first macro, tilt-shift lens, 400mm or 600mm telephoto telephoto lens, basically by this time you have to start a poor-mouth.

But for most ordinary consumers, our request is not so high, to have a classic triple-fact, also almost all the same, after all, these three covers wide-angle lens, telephoto end, the to meet our daily shot is perfectly adequate, but they also have F2.8G constant large aperture, super quality to the force. But people are not easily satisfied, looking at eating a bowl of pot. Then have a Big Three, you will want to have but what the high-end Nikon lens? Following small we recommend several worthy of the Nikon lens, see if you already have several of them, or that all have.

Big Three’s first “super wide” – Nikon 14-24mm/F2.8G

As the saying goes, Canon telephoto, wide-angle Nikon. One can imagine that in the hearts of photographers, the Nikon wide angle lens in this performance no doubt. The 14-24mm wide-angle lens is Fengyun perfect landscape shots can be achieved, and also has a constant F2.8 aperture.

Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED with a range of professional features to provide superior overall performance, in addition to stability all focal lengths, the maximum aperture of f/2.8, the 18-24mm focal length, this lens also has a 0.28 m/0.9 ft short closest focusing distance of the subject.

Take the whole site is the best hook head – Nikon 24-70mm/F2.8G

Nikon 24-70mm/F2.8G focal lengths can be said to be very practical and has a 24mm wide angle. Of course, this is the case for the Nikon full-frame SLR, if you have a non-full-size SLR, then you will have to sacrifice a wide-angle end. But even so, Nikon 24-70mm on the quality performance is still very sharp, and constant F2.8 aperture, can bring us an excellent background blur. The camera also has Mirror Wong this title, and is the largest Sanyuanli’s second shot, imagine how much of its popularity.

Nikon AF-S 24-70mm/F2.8G as the “golden circle” of high-end camera, has a very powerful performance. The structure of the lens group 14 to 11, including 2 ED glass elements, three aspherical lenses and 1 Nano Crystal Coat, a solid material effective to ensure the quality of the imaging lens and can effectively reduce the ghosting and flare . Closest focusing distance macro lens is 0.28m, and because the positioning of the professional, the use of design within the Zoom Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm/F2.8G dust and moisture with excellent performance and outstanding feel.

Nikon 24-70mm/F2.8G focal lengths can be said to be very practical and has a 24mm wide angle. Of course, this is the case for the Nikon full-frame SLR, if you have a non-full-size SLR, then you will have to sacrifice a wide-angle end. But even so, Nikon 24-70mm on the quality performance is still very sharp, and constant F2.8 aperture, can bring us an excellent background blur. The camera also has Mirror Wong this title, and is the largest Sanyuanli’s second shot, imagine how much of its popularity.

Nikon AF-S 24-70mm/F2.8G as the “golden circle” of high-end camera, has a very powerful performance. The structure of the lens group 14 to 11, including 2 ED glass elements, three aspherical lenses and 1 Nano Crystal Coat, a solid material effective to ensure the quality of the imaging lens and can effectively reduce the ghosting and flare . Closest focusing distance macro lens is 0.28m, and because the positioning of the professional, the use of design within the Zoom Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm/F2.8G dust and moisture with excellent performance and outstanding feel.

Nikon 70-200mm/F2.8G

Telephoto zoom lens as big Sanyuanli, Nikon 70-200mm also has a constant F2.8 aperture, but this lens also uses up to seven ED glass lens, and second-generation Vibration Reduction and Silent Wave Motor, these are guaranteed excellent quality 70-200mm performance worthy of a “bamboo cannon.”

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II lens focal lengths as the top product, adding all the new Nikon technologies. Including the use of up to seven ED glass elements, nano-crystalline coating, the camera shake compensation equivalent to 4 shutter speed to improve the Nikon Vibration Reduction System (VR II), and Silent Wave Motor (SWM). The lens focus mode also offers three high-level operation: M, A / M, M / A, and enables fine-tuning manual focus or manual focus (in AF mode by simply rotating the lens focus ring and implementation).

This lens was released last year with the AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED and AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED Nikon formed a new “Big Three” series zoom lens, full coverage 14mm to 200mm focal lengths, and support the entire range of focal length f/2.8 maximum aperture. The damping system (VR II) for the camera shake compensation equivalent to 4 shutter speeds to improve shooting. Can be used include the standard mode, dynamic mode, two kinds of damping modes.

Nikon 17-55mm/F2.8G

In the lens world, high prices and high quality has never been directly proportional to the dog’s head is cheap, but to get your hands of the SLR has better performance, then a top lens is essential. Such as the Nikon 17-55mm F2.8G IF ED Zhezhi has a constant F2.8 aperture of the top large APS-C frame zoom lens, it currently sells for 9200 yuan, the new walkway, like a friend can be considered under.Nikon 17-55mm F2.8G IF ED lens focal length of 17-55 mm, 3 times zoom, shooting range from wide angle to medium telephoto. Constant aperture F2.8, convenient and practical. The lens mount on the D200 digital SLR, the angle is equivalent to traditional 35mm film machine 25.5-82.5 mm, gold is the most common focal lengths.

Nikon 85mm/F1.4G

Nikon 85mm/F1.4G new release of last year, can be said 85mm/F1.4D perfect upgrade, and uses Nikon’s latest technologies such as SWM ultrasonic motors and nano-crystalline coating coating, can bring better quality performance. If you usually is based mainly on portraits, then this lens will definitely make you coveted.

Nikon AF 85mm F1.4D release saying it has been there for 15 years, and has not seen the follow-up version of its launch, and now introduced the new Nikon AF-S 85mm F1.4G, equipped with Nikon’s latest SWM ultrasonic motor nano-crystal coating and coating, respectively, in operating performance and realism made ​​a substantial performance improvement, of course, price is not cheap.

By resolution of the screen test, AF-S 85mm F1.4G open aperture in the central quality of a high standard, there are around good performance, which is 85mm F1.4D strength nearly tied, hard to compete. Reduced aperture to F2.8, the screen contrast can be further improved, showing a global resolution of the outstanding level of consistency. Overall picture resolution of a score out of 10 five stars. Slightly in the open aperture vignetting phenomenon, the aperture is not reduced significantly to F2, F2.8 case after they have no hidden corners. Nikon’s entire performance is worthy of imperial portrait mirror, a lens like this a friend, you can take under consideration.

Nikon 24mm/F1.4G

Nikon wide-angle lens focal length of 24mm, maximum aperture of f1.4. Lenses designed for digital camera is optimized, in order to ensure image quality, the use of multiple pieces of ED and aspherical lens, so the cost is cheap. Like the large aperture prime lens Nikon digital unilateral users can look at.

The wide-angle lens AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED is compatible with the FX format, maximum aperture of f/1.4. Lens with Nikon’s exclusive technologies, including Nano Crystal Coat and ED glass and aspherical lens structure, the best optical performance. If the FX-format digital SLR cameras using this lens, to capture the image can take advantage of fast aperture characteristics, pleasant features of that picture very fuzzy dynamic sense of perspective.

NIKKOR AF-S 24mm F1.4 G ED group 12 with a 10 lens structure, which contains two ED lens and two APSH lens, viewing angle of 86 degrees, the closest focusing distance of 0.25m. Lens aperture blades to 9, the filter size of 77mm, weight about 620 grams.

Nikon 35mm/F1.4G

35mm focal lengths used in non-SLR on the whole site is just a standard fixed-focus head, and for cultural, landscape, night scene of the shooting subject. The F1.4 large aperture is also convenient to bring in the night under the excellent picture quality performance.

As a professional photographer and photography enthusiasts for the fixed focus lens, AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G under the maximum aperture of f/1.4 to provide high-quality images, bringing a new generation of unique high-speed fixed-focus lens excellent resolution and maximum aperture of natural blur.

AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G lens with Nano Crystal Coat and distortion compensation of the optical design, brought from infinity to close-up side of the clear and natural with little distortion of the shooting experience, for cultural, landscape, night or night sky in different scenes. In addition, the new and improved manual focus drive to reduce the M / A mode, manual focus lag.

Nikon 17-35mm/F2.8D

Nikon lens at the wide angle end have a very good performance, whether it is one of our well-known triple-14-24mm/F2.8G, or the following this is known as the “golden angle” of 17-35/2.8D, and benefits “Silver wide” 18-35mm, Nikon gave us to see the end in the wide-angle lens strength. Gold which is suitable for wide-angle shooting buildings and scenery we travel, of course, its price is relatively expensive.

AF-S 17-35/2.8D IF-ED is Nikon’s most sought after in the film era of the optical lens, nicknamed the “golden angle” for interviews and travel photography, mix it with the F5 body had been as operations to photographers and news reporters were supreme and equipment, into the digital SLR era still much N to send SLR users of all ages.

Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8D IF-ED weight 750 grams, the largest diameter lens barrel and full length mirror was 83mm and 106mm, Closest focusing distance 0.28m. The film group is organized into 13 elements in 10 groups, including two during low dispersion ED lens and two aspherical glass molded lens, and a composite aspherical group. Extra-low Dispersion glass reduces chromatic, even at maximum aperture, providing superior optical performance.

The lens maintains full Jiaocheng Fan Wai excellent sharpness, contrast, slightly larger than the tone he was rich, dark on the details and texture of the screen are excellent reproduction. In addition to quiet SWM ultrasonic motor driving force given by first-class precision and focus, the Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8D IF-ED also have the best penetration of the panel-mount capability, its cold and designed to reach the level of military .

With ultra-wide-angle Nikon AF-S 14-24/2.8G ED upstart to market, Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8D IF-ED Wide Angle coach has been let out of the position, but the market for this “Golden wide-angle, “the pursuit of Redu remains unabated. Nikon AF-S 17-35/2.8D IF-ED is definitely a “drug” level of wide-angle lens, his full strength to tell you what is the true professional optical quality.

Nikon  AF 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED VR

This is for those who like shooting wildlife and photography enthusiasts to shoot birds, it is a must-have artifact models. The telephoto end of this lens also has a very good performance, the only downside is not equipped with SWM and IF ultrasonic drive technology within the zoom technology, tele-focus slightly slow, but fortunately its high cost and excellent picture quality performance to make up for it this defect. Nikon AF VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED Lens Nikon in January 2000 along with the year’s main F80 film SLR cameras with the launch of a lens.

Nikon AF VR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6D ED lens up to 3 large size dispersion ED glass elements to minimize, for the control of all swivel, button, switch is so smooth and clear, people may not Nikon does not recognize the craftsmanship is really impeccable. In the imaging quality of the whole focal length aperture were shown in most high resolution for force, even when using up to 400mm telephoto end of the “long-range firepower”, the very transparent sharp, it seems that 17 11 the complexity of the optical group delivery structure and 77 mm large-caliber, the better to ensure that the amount of light and the line is poor compensation. Of course, as earlier time to market This lens is not equipped with SWM and IF ultrasonic drive technology within the zoom technology, so some slow AF speed, noise is relatively large, the theme of the photo shoot birds, slightly difficult.

Nikon 300mm F2.8G VR II

Nikon 300mm F2.8 VR II is definitely the artifact, as a telephoto lens in the top works, Nikon 300mm F2.8 VR II uses a three ED (Extra-low Dispersion) lens, and equipped with Nikon’s most advanced VR II optical image stabilization system, which makes its performance rated in stunning quality. Therefore, this telephoto lens to shoot birds for those who like the players, the temptation is definitely super invincible. Its price and body weight is not the average consumer can afford.

Compatibility of the lens and the body we have to consider two issues: the focus and metering.

From the focus point of view, the Nikon SLR camera lens can be divided into three categories: manual focus (AI, AIS), body focus motor (AF, AF-D), focusing lens built-in motor (AF-I, AF- S). All modern digital cameras compatible with Nikon manual focus lens focus, that is there in the viewfinder focus confirmation display (green dot). Professional machine (a number and D700) there are two arrows left and right direction to provide focus auxiliary display. However, in non-full frame camera body the trouble of using manual focus lens is probably more a relatively small viewfinder and the non-frosted glass.

All modern digital cameras are also compatible with the body built-in motor AF lenses (AF-I and AF-S), including AF-S (silent ultrasonic motor) has become the mainstream of modern Nikon lenses automatically.

The remaining problem was the lens body focus motor (AF, AF-D), Nikon has produced over the past twenty years a large number of motor-driven focus lens body, to begin production until 1997 silent ultrasonic motor lenses. Although in recent years introduced new Nikon lenses are built-in lens motor, the market there are a lot of body-focus lens in the sale of motor drive, including the Nikon they were still for sale.

We can not know what the reason, the Nikon D40 start from some entry-body focus drive motor to cancel, so that these entry-level lens can not drive the motor body (non-AF-I, AF-S lenses). For the set of machines or consider purchasing the old lens users, they may not worry about do not even know these entry-level limitations. For the future there are users who buy the lens, the lens compatibility need to be concerned.

Finally, a Nikon camera body focus motor drive is AF 10.5/2.8G fish-eye, 2003 produced.

Another compatibility issue is the lens metering, manual lens metering precisely because all modern Nikon body supports AF metering, whether it is body-driven lens (AF, AF-D) or the lens built-in motor-driven lens (AF-I, AF-S).

Support the so-called manual lens metering refers to the manual lens mounted on the body can achieve automatic exposure, including aperture priority and program mode. This compatibility issue originated in the last century, film SLR camera F80, Nikon aperture coupling ring to the body to simplify out (the first lens compatibility castration), resulting in no parts of this costs a few dollars less than the machine can not support a manual lens (strictly speaking no built-in CPU chip manual lens) automatic metering.

In the modern digital SLR camera body, only three-digit level professional machine (D200, D300, D300S) and a number of specialized machines and D700 have the aperture coupling ring, which supports manual lens auto exposure.

Finally a new machine and nothing to do with the lens compatibility is a G lens, there is no manual aperture adjustment ring lens, the lens produced the last 10 years, these lenses are basically. These lenses in a modern and modern SLR camera body with no compatibility issues, only in the older body, such as some of the old manual camera (FM, FE series) will have on the issue can not adjust the aperture.

Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II AF-S Nikkor Zoom Lens For Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

In terms of the 135 camera, 20mm below the short focal length lens, is classified as ultra-wide angle lens range. The use of ultra wide-angle lens, the lens viewing angle, we see from the viewfinder the scene a sense of space is enhanced, exaggerated sense of distance, image distortion may also occur. Ultra wide-angle lens, you can also get to be a strengthened sense of perspective and spatial effects. So ultra-wide-angle lens is widely used in landscape photography and architectural photography.

Friends who often travel abroad, when you see the beautiful and magnificent building, definitely want to use their cameras to record atmosphere of culture and artistic beauty of the building. But when the camera picked up, they found wide-angle wide enough that many can not cover the details around the inside, but this time ultra-wide angle will be able to perform its functions, I believe there is an ultra wide-angle lens will let you take over the world beauty .

In the mainstream market, ultra-wide-angle lens is also very much from the original to have a deputy factory, which Nikon’s ultra-wide-angle lens is the player who is known as the “wide-angle Nikon, Canon telephoto,” From this we can see Nikon wide-angle head piece out of the achievements.

As APS-C/DX frame flagship, the technology can be said to have delegated to go into, in addition to other sensors. 6 per second continuous shooting, plus MB-D10 battery grip and related cells (5, lithium or D3 system EN-EL4a) to 8 frames per second after.

Compared with the D300, D300S major improvement is the addition of D-Movie (digital film) function, you can shoot 720P video. However, and competitors, Nikon’s video capabilities are insufficient, not only in the format and the “jelly” phenomenon, which is in the fast scan horizontal upper and lower parts of the screen will deform.

Indeed, in the full-size digital SLR camera prices begin to approach acceptable time civilian non-manufacturers also introduced the practice of full-size flagship machine I do not understand. A few days ago and friends called to consult D300S, my first reaction was: Why do not you consider the D700, you can add three thousand dollars? Result, he said his main shooting birds, to his non-full-size view factor of 1.5 times is very important, and perhaps this is a reasonable demand.

D300/D300S Although the use of similar claims with the D3 AF system I was testing and found that the D300 than the D3′s autofocus system, there will be a short hesitation, all the AF starts. The firmware upgrade was reportedly improved, but I have no chance to confirm.

Screen size is limited by the sensor, D300/D300S high sense of performance is not ideal, noise from ISO 400 began, the highest available limit is ISO 1600, may also be used up plus 1 / 3 to ISO 2500.

Of course, if you long to install on D700 battery grip on the overall weight and size are more than D3, and includes the handle, the battery purchase price after the price is close to 60% of D3S.

In the high flu the same as D700 and D3, D700 I have more than a year, usually the camera sensitivity set to Auto, the maximum speed limit of 3200. Photos taken with this set is no need to do post-noise reduction.

Whether it is the history of Nikon or Canon are not delegated to the habit of professional machine sensors, D700 is an exception. We do not know why Nikon to break the routine, perhaps D3 sell good job done in advance, perhaps the opponent’s full-size quasi-dedicated machine pressure, maybe. . .

Anyway, I think the D700 is Nikon’s full line of products which cost-effective products, almost the same functionality and professional machines only about half the price.

D700 has a tendency to easily overexposure, I usually cut back LCD screen with 1/3EV and check histogram.

D700 only “drawback” is that no other manufacturers of standard pixel dedicated machine is high, we must pursue a high pixel recommendations for six months, maybe Nikon will once again wrapped in the special machine quasi-professional body organs inside.

Favorable economic conditions from time to time some friends asked me this is not the best Nikon camera inside the machine? They are holding the most expensive is probably the best idea. I kind of problem is not a simple “yes”, I would shoot the usual wordy asked what their main themes. Because this machine and other machines such as high resolution as α-900 also has its weaknesses: high-performance general sense, apparent from the very beginning ISO 400 noise, high me a sense of the D3X is ISO 800-1000 can be about the limit, Beyond post-noise on the need to reduce the image size handling and can be used.

Advantage of available high-resolution capture more detail when printing photos which can be used in the output greater size, but also the cost of high-pixel, pixels, the higher the higher pixel density means that the unit, the photons per pixel to obtain the less so high a sense of performance will be lower than pixel machine.

If you shoot primarily used to sweep the streets is a class of human, or the need in low light situations, but I would recommend a lower pixel D3S or D700. D3X for shooting scenery and lighting conditions are relatively good condition of the scene.

D3X’s high resolution and a requirement for users: the camera steady when shooting, it is best to use a tripod or shutter speed to improve safety. Another 24.5 million pixels on the lens quality requirements increase, users need to choose the D3X relevant supporting high-quality Nikkor lenses.

D3X listing price $ 8,000 for Nikon digital SLR camera prices the most expensive in history, and competitors (Canon 1Ds Mark III) rather, it is probably worth the price standard bar.

In 2009, the SLR video, D3S also increased high-definition video. Although only 720P not 1080P, D3S to the video is not high resolution but in a sense, so that users can almost dark environment to shoot 720P video, which even the most professional video cameras can not do it.

Although only a month after the official sales nikon wide angle lens D3S opponent machine has just announced. Specifications and samples according to the results almost certainly predict that in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games and World Cup soccer stadium in South Africa we will see more black lenses.

D3′s success somewhat opportune means, six months before the Olympics launch, full frame sensors provide high sensitivity performance, the opponent is not a reliable machine AF serious failure, all of which let out a Nikon harsh foul smells, night between the stadium on a significant increase in the number of Nikon Heijing Tou, and then a white lens (Canon) of the miserable situation is entirely different.

D3 body and a professional user favorite features: Dual CF card. This allows the reporters Kuangpai replace the memory card without interrupting recording, or the data is automatically backed up to another card.

For amateur enthusiasts, there are still a better choice: Nikon wide angle lens D700, the price is only half of the more, the battery grip can be installed separately and thus smaller and lighter. Unless the situation is more difficult to use, or consumption of public funds, I usually recommend D700 instead of D3, because the former is the latter’s little brother, visceral exactly the same.

D40 and D50 of the same basic body, in addition to the back to upgrade to 2.5 inches LCD screen indicators other than the same basic and D50.

The most controversial is to create a Nikon D40 digital SLR camera is an important mark on history: the abolition of body focus drive motor, resulting in a large number of the last century, the AF can not appear in the D40 camera body to achieve auto focus, this change was derided as friends eunuch machine.

We can not know how much this simplifies to really reduce manufacturing costs, the application from entry-level point of view of users will not be affected too much, because most of them to buy kit lens. From the beginning of this century most of the new lens has a lens built-in focus motor, especially the DX lens. No matter how, D40 later this change means a series of entry-level machines are not built-in focus motor body.

Another simplification is the five regions from the D50 into the D40′s 3 MultiCAM 900 area MultiCAM 530, above the level of the machine in its focus area have been upgraded to 11 why Nikon zone focus system to simplify the D40/D40X is difficult to understand of.

I then and now that the D40 most revolutionary change in the user interface, it eliminates the body after the body shoulder back LCD screen LCD screen into a truly interactive interface, users can choose the form or menu equivalent to a huge color “shoulder screen”, all shot in the above parameters at a glance: shutter speed, aperture, sensitivity, white balance, etc., but also through the back LCD screen next to a few buttons the user can quickly select or change the shooting parameters.

The new user interface was originally just for the user new to SLR design, and later also applied by other levels, including professional-level machine, we can see the new user interface innovation.

Discussed earlier D50 of the untimely, perhaps the price might be more to it does not provide entry-level customer care functions, such as convenient to use. Instead, this so-called functional castrated eunuch machine to become the most successful sales history Nikon digital SLR cameras, until it’s actually the second generation brothers D40X and D60 or D3000 appears this year (2009) D40 is still hot, the user can see it high degree of recognition.

Mentioned earlier, D40X and D40 exactly the same, the difference is 10.2-megapixel sensor. D40X life is not in the market, such as D40, D60 replaced after less than a year.

D40 $ 600 at current prices in the domestic market price of about 3200. The D40X listing price $ 729, close to the D80′s price.