Nikon D2Xs review
Image Quality
Image Rendering
Nikon has done a good job with the image-rendering on the D2Xs. The colour is geared towards professional use, with less saturation than a consumer DSLR at default. If you want to change this, though, there are plenty of options to do so, such as in custom curves or via the colour modes and so on.
White Balance
Similarly, our tests of the Auto White Balance proved very accurate, within 10°K in the lighter tones, and within 20°K in shadow areas.
Noise, Luminosity and Sharpness
Noise is good, too, especially in the lower ISO range, though the blue channel shows more than the others. Luminance noise is good, while chroma noise follows the luminance graph very closely – apart from the blue, that is.
Sharpness is good in JPEGs, while Raw files need a little help to get there, but this isn’t unusual. Exposure, too, is pretty spot on most of the time, and there was seldom a reason to change metering modes from matrix or use exposure compensation too much.
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April 13 11:27
John Gatchell
As this old pro begins to age, the price has fallen to the point where more and more folks can enjoy the abilities and "feel" of a camera such as this. It is a winner and provides as much as it did when first introduced.
February 28 13:56
Mark Regan - The Regsy
Got one for the same price I paid for a used S2 pro a couple of years ago. This is a great camera, fast, realiable, accurate and producing excellent image quality up to ISO 640 and then manageable noise up through the rest of its range. There are more seetings than you can shake a stick at but as ever the Nikon menus and the wealth of command controls on the camera make it all a breeze. Brick like construction, legendary reliablility and great images at a price that won't break the bank. 10/10 for me.