Nikon FX Cameras

Nikon D3

The Nikon D3: Nikon's first FX camera of 2007.

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Z9: 2021 October 28

Z6 II and Z7 II: 2020 October 14

Z5: 2020 July 21

D6: 2020 February 12

D780: 2020 January 06

Z6 and Z7: 2018 August 30

D850: 2017 August 24

D5: 2016 January 05

D750: 2014 September 12

D810: 2014 June 26

D4S: 2014 January 07

Df: 2013 November 05

D610: 2013 October 08

D600: 2012 September 13

D800 and D800E: 2012 February 07

D4: 2012 January 06

D3S: 2009 October 14

D3X: 2008 December 01

D700: 2008 July 01

D3: 2007 August 23

 

In the beginning, Nikon made 35mm cameras. They've shot film with an image size of 24 x 36mm since the 1940s.

All 35mm Nikons since 1946, both SLR, rangefinder and point-and-shoot, are full-frame, as are their lenses.

In 1999 Nikon brought forth DX digital cameras, which used smaller sensors.

In 2007, Nikon introduced the Nikon D3, the first Nikon digital camera to use an image sensor the same size as 35mm film.

Nikon cleverly dubbed this new digital format as FX, which is much less cumbersome and more precise than saying "full-frame."

In 2008, Nikon introduced their second FX camera, the D700.

 

Lens Compatibility

FX cameras take every lens. They work wonderfully with old film lenses, even manual focus if you care to bother.

FX cameras can crop their sensors to use DX lenses. This wastes much of the capability of the FX cameras, but it doesn't waste the DX lenses. (DX lenses have reduced image circles that only cover the smaller DX sensor.)

See all at Nikon Lens Compatibility.

 

See also Nikon DX cameras and my historical list of all Nikon DSLRs.

 

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