In 2010, I was still in my first year of starting the Phoblographer. And with a photojournalism and wedding background to my name, I tried to review higher end camera gear. At the time, the camera world was very split between three big DSLR options. The firstwas the Canon 5D Mk II and its higher end options — which so many photographers loved for the extra capabilities it offered with video and all. Then there was the Sony a900, which offered more megapixels and the chance to keep using your older Minolta lenses. But perhaps the king of the time would’ve been the Nikon D3s. With a 12MP sensor and a world where we didn’t need a whole lot of detail because the web hadn’t embraced it yet, this camera was incredible in so many different ways. The autofocus worked, the dynamic range improved, the high ISO output was designed to go into ranges that no others dared, etc. And most of all, it’s been in use by photographers even today.
