Perhaps we should balance your unbounding enthusiasm (=spam?), by
quoting some of the bad side... I acknowledge in advance that:
- I am selectively quoting...
- Some of these issues and timings are pretty good actually (but
certainly not 'almost perfect' IMO)...
- At least one problem (dirt on sensor) applies to *almost* all
DSLR's..
>From Steve's Digicams
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2005_.../d2x_pg11.html
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The D2X is a big and heavy camera..
...
It took me some time to adjust to composing the cropped image; old
habits, like assuming that the entire viewfinder image will be
captured, are hard to break, and I often found that I had cropped out
important elements of the image.
...
Auto focus shutter lag ranged from 1/10 to 3/10 second
...
This exceeded Nikons spec of 5 fps, but failed to attain the claimed
depth of 22 shots.
...
The D2X does not continue to shoot at a reduced rate once the buffer
fills; you must remove your finger from the shutter button and
re-depress it to continue.
...
Using the uncompressed NEF format, the D2X captured 17 images in 2.8
seconds, taking 50 seconds to clear the buffer completely; compressed
NEF images were captured at the same rate and depth, but took only 31
seconds for buffer clearing. The D2X supports the TIFF format, but
you'll probably avoid using it; while it captured 16 images in 2.6
seconds, buffer clearing took a whopping 8 minutes 48 seconds!
...
Shooting Large Fine JPEG images, it captured 34 images in 3.8 seconds,
and took 18 seconds to clear its buffer. This exceeded Nikons spec of 8
fps, but failed to attain the claimed depth of 35 shots.
It captured 28 TIFF images in 3.1 seconds, but took an agonizing 16
minutes to clear its buffer.
...
...image noise was present in shadow areas at ISO sensitivities as low
as 200, and growing to a quite noticeable level at ISO 800. The D2X
includes a High ISO Noise Reduction feature that can be activated in
the camera's menu system; this in-camera noise processing does diminish
the amount of noise, but at the expense of image detail. At ISO
settings of HI-1 (ISO 1600) and HI-2 (ISO 3200), shadow noise is very
high even with the use of High ISO Noise Reduction.
...
Nikon Capture 4 completes the D2X's total imaging package, and I don't
understand why Nikon did not bundle it with the camera.
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The most common and annoying problem is keeping the CCD imager clean.
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I am a bit disappointed with the shadow noise present in images taken
at ISO 200 and above. Nikon attempted to mitigate the problem with
their in-camera High ISO Noise reduction feature, but its effectiveness
is only fair and you lose image detail as a result... photojournalists
and sports shooters who need the camera's full range of sensitivity
should carefully evaluate the D2X's image noise before parting with
$5000.
>From DPReview http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond2x/page28.asp
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* Higher noise at ISO 1600 and 3200 than we would hope (with NR off)
* Smaller default sensitivity range (ISO 100 to 800) than other digital
SLR's
* Inaccurate color response from LCD monitor (green hue shift in reds)
* Disappointing automatic white balance performance under artificial
light
* Some photographers will miss IEEE 1394 (FireWire)
* White balance recorded in RAW file not available to some converters
* Very poor memory management and performance from optional Nikon
Capture
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