Good February morning you awesome camera geeks! Just keeping you guys in the loop with my latest YouTube video.

Today is the story of the camera Nikon said they would never make, the Nikon D3, their first Full Frame Digital SLR.

The Nikon D3 was introduced in 2007 and it was quite a sensation when it came out because for years and years Nikon had insisted that they wouldn’t be going full frame. But they did it with the D3!

Now had the D3 not delivered on image quality then it wouldn’t still be revered today, as it is,  because as you’ll see in the video, full frame alone is not enough to guarantee image quality. But the D3 in many ways over delivered with what I consider really amazing image quality. Image quality that stands up amazingly well even with today’s cameras.

The word “legend” gets thrown around a lot, especially on this channel, but when it comes to digital cameras there are really very few legends.

The D3 is one of the rare few. It set a new standard for image quality and gave rebirth to the legend of Nikon. It rejuvenated the company and breathed new life into the company putting it on a strong and steady path forward.

In this video you’ll also see a brief history of the earliest full frame cameras and you’ll see how the D3 changed Nikon’s trajectory and how it changed the game for Nikon.

There was a time in my life when I “tried” to be a professional photographer. I shot weddings, I did stage and concert photography, I got a paparazzi gig. I might be in the minority but I never liked being a “pro” photographer. I didn’t like the pressure of having to “deliver” to clients and magazines. I liked getting paid though 😂

You’ll see some of my rarely posted paid work on this video. I’ll admit, I didn’t like the hustle but it did keep me on my A game!

Thanks for watching, and reading this, and have a wonderful weekend you guys! 😍📸👍