Nikon D2Xs 12.4 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 6.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000G6JOP0
• Item model number: D2XSBODY
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #10,346 in Camera & Photo (See Bestsellers in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

Product Description

With a new color calibrated 2.5" LCD and wide viewing angle, increased battery life per charge, and new menu system the D2Xs continues from where the D2X left off! Compatible Lenses - AF Nikkor (including AF-S, DX, VR and D-/G-type) - All functions possible; D-type Manual-Focus Nikkor - All functions except autofocus and some exposure modes available; AF Nikkor other than D-/G-type - All functions except 3D Color Matrix Metering II and 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash possible; AI-P Nikkor - All functions except 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 3D Multi-Sensor Balanced Fill-Flash and AF possible; Non-CPU AI Nikkor - Usable in [A] or [M] mode with Matrix-Metering, Center-Weighted and Spot metering available Improved 3D Color Matrix Metering II with more refined exposure evaluation algorithms and larger database for difficult-to-meter scenes Multi-CAM 2000 Autofocus system provides 11-area autofocus system with group dynamic AF, close-subject priority dynamic AF, close subject in a group priority dynamic AF and Lock-On Flash - Nikon Creative Lighting System support for Nikon Speedlights SB-800, SB-600 for full i-TTL flash control with Nikon Advanced Wireless Lighting, color control, FP High-Speed Sync, Modeling flash and more Compatible with the The Coolwalker Digital Storage Photo Viewer - Store up to 10,000 digital photos on the 30GB hard drive and view them on the high-quality 2.5 inch TFT color monitor. Stores JPEG, TIFF and other major image file formats, including NEF files Power Requirements - Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a (11.1V DC), Quick Charger MH-21, AC Adapter EH-6 (optional) Unit Weight (without batteries) - 2.4 lbs

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Supreme instrument for serious photographers, April 8, 2007

By	Thomas R. Sweet (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Nikon D2Xs 12.4 Megapixel Digital SLR Camera

The Nikon D2Xs is truly the professional (or very serious amateur) photographer's dream machine. My previous and current equipment includes Canon EOS 850 film (retired), Konica film (retired), Olympus C3030 (donated) and various other equipment over the years. I still own and use my Nikon D70s and find it to be a wonderful tool, but the D2Xs is the ulitmate machine.

I read many articles and reviews about professional level digital SLR cameras, and I was a little aprehensive about the D2Xs because I wasn't sure I was ready for it, experience wise. That's proven not to be the case, and I find this camera is actually easier to use than other equipment I've owned. There are no pre-programmed (i.e., landscape, portrait, night landscape, etc.) settings like on the D70s or the Canon. That kind of forces you to use the P (most automatic settings) or aperture/shutter preferred options. I find it pretty straight forward, since the pre-programmed settings can be a little confusing in their own right.

This camera is big but feels very steady to use. Ergonomics are supreme, and the menus (not used that often since every key setting is selectable with a button) are easy to read in bright sunlight.

This is a very well done product that takes pictures capable of being blown up to poster size without a problem or loss of quality. This is a beautiful piece of gear if you can afford it. I chose it between the Canon Mark's and other options in the 12+MP range because I liked it best of all.

20 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing machine, February 8, 2007

By	C. Sculpher "Freelance Photographer" (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

An amazing construction - the D2Xs is a paradox in itself. Strong as an ox and yet as delicate as a butterfly - this camera is control and power in one rock hard package. Simply the finest Pro camera you can buy without needing a 2nd mortgage. In the words of a Mr F. Bueller "It is so choice. If you have the means, I highly recommend picking one up."

Every feature you can think of in a camera is present - and many you can't think of. Many a night I'd reading the manual - commenting to myself 'I wonder....oh - they already did'

I would write a longer review - but the beast is calling me again...quietly ...from its bag... I must obey! I must heed that slumbering monster's will. I must go out and capture the world in digital form.

I'll finish off with another Ferris quote. "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in awhile, you could miss it".

Well - he obviously DIDN'T know about the D2Xs speed-framing mode...

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I made a good chose................, October 22, 2007

By	Sam "Tanis Svea Somerville" (Seahurst, Washington) - See all my reviews

I jumped in the ocean with the Nikon D2X---got the camera in late February 2005, on the first day they were available in Scotland. I also bought the underwater housing for it almost emmediately. The Austrian housing manufacturer, Subal, had used the nearly identical body and controls of Nikon's D2H to develop a housing for the D2X before it had even shipped.
The results of those initial dives made me very happy. I was impressed first with the D2X's image quality, a massive jump, over the previous digital SLR, a Nikon D100. The D2X is better pixel-to-pixel than the D100 by a clear margin, and it's got twice as many of those pixels.
Another thing that I think is a massive advantage to the D2X is the large viewing screen. Even inside the housing, it's easy to see in good detail, which allows me to make faster and more definitive judgments about my images. On dives, where time is the rarest commodity, any feature that improves efficiency takes on much greater importance than it might on land.