Nikon S/N Ratio

By: Thom Hogan
Readers know that I shoot primarily with medium format and Canon digital cameras these days. That leaves a large block of equipment inadequately covered; most notably, the Nikon-based digital cameras. I was a long-time Nikon user (some 30 years) but since the advent of digital have been working almost exclusively with Canon gear in 35mm format.
In order to give this site more balanced coverage, I asked noted Nikon expert and outdoor photographerThom Hoganif he would contribute some of his work to theLuminous Landscapesite. Thom has a very large and active site of his own atwww.bythom.com, where he’s reviewed all of the Nikon-based DSLRs, many of Nikon’s key lenses, and much, much, more. Thom’s response has been to permit me to republish excerpts from his very extensiveNikon DSLR Reportnewsletter (the latest issue runs to over 400MBs on the CD; seewww.bythom.com/d1report.htmfor more details and the table of contents for the past and present issues). I s...