Top Nikon DSLR in 2012: I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone...

billjohdoittoday Loc: Arkansas

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

Check out the D90.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

Refer to the chart as the bottom of this wiki page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_Nikon_DSLR_cameras

Festus Loc: North Dakota

billjohdoittoday wrote:

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

Forget the D90! Top professional Nikon Bodies in 2012 were the D800/e (February and April) and the D4 (January).

amehta Loc: Boston

billjohdoittoday wrote:

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

In 2012, the top Nikon DSLRs were the D4 and the D800e. If your pro is a sports/wildlife shooter, then it would be the D4. For some other styles like landscapes and portraits, it would be the D800e. The only other camera which enters the conversation is the D3S, which some think is better than the D4.

JPL

Festus wrote:

Forget the D90! Top professional Nikon Bodies in 2012 were the D800/e (February and April) and the D4 (January).

this is your answer...

billjohdoittoday Loc: Arkansas

Thank you all for your swift and informative answers. I suspect my photographer will be toting a D4s -- possibly a pair of them.

Your help is Very Much Appreciated. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bill

Festus Loc: North Dakota

JPL wrote:

this is your answer...

Do you need an interpretation?

amehta Loc: Boston

billjohdoittoday wrote:

Thank you all for your swift and informative answers. I suspect my photographer will be toting a D4s -- possibly a pair of them.

Your help is Very Much Appreciated. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Bill

The D4S is a 2014 model.

dmeyer Loc: Marion, NC

billjohdoittoday wrote:

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

Bill, now that you have an idea of what's top of the line, I suggest you go to dpreview.com and verify the introduction dates on the cameras mentioned so that your character won't be "back to the future"!
http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/cameras?subcategoryId=cameras

billjohdoittoday Loc: Arkansas

dmeyer2m wrote:

Bill, now that you have an idea of what's top of the line, I suggest you go to dpreview.com and verify the introduction dates on the cameras mentioned so that your character won't be "back to the future"!
http://www.dpreview.com/products/nikon/cameras?subcategoryId=cameras

Thanks for the suggestion. I'll be checking out quite a few things before I begin writing, and this'll be one of them.

Bill

Nikonman2014

billjohdoittoday wrote:

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

Unless he could afford to upgrade every year, I think that your professional is using an earlier pro model, like a Nikon D3X or D3S. It's a full frame camera from a few years earlier, I think 2008. He isn't a gear freak, needing to upgrade every year. He's a working professional, and sometimes the checks are not coming in regularly, and he keeps his equipment in good shape.

billjohdoittoday Loc: Arkansas

Nikonman2014 wrote:

Unless he could afford to upgrade every year, I think that your professional is using an earlier pro model, like a Nikon D3X or D3S. It's a full frame camera from a few years earlier, I think 2008. He isn't a gear freak, needing to upgrade every year. He's a working professional, and sometimes the checks are not coming in regularly, and he keeps his equipment in good shape.

Thanks for your thoughts. The story will be set in the present, and the reasons you give are why I asked what was current a couple of years ago.

Bill

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

The D4s is a brand new model. Use the D4, D3 or D800. Your readers will relate more to a D800. Good luck.

Nikonhermit Loc: In This Place

billjohdoittoday wrote:

I am toying with writing a novel that involves a professional photographer. Even though I don't use Nikons, I expect that my photographer will. Could anyone tell me what was the top-of-the-line Nikon DSLR in 2012? The pro model that all of us hobbiests lust after, but know isn't within our realistic budgets? Thanks.

Bill

As Festus says, the D800 or 800e or the D4.

And since you are producing a literary work, spellcheck would be a big help. It does NOT catch everything, which is why it is no replacement for a great proof-reader, but it would flag "hobbiests."