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I personally buy from Ritz, Adorama and Amazon. I can't vouch for any other ads.   Nikon FX Format Cameras © 2007 KenRockwell.com The Nikon D3: Nikon's first FX format Camera. I get my goodies at Ritz, Amazon and Adorama. It helps me keep adding to this site when you get yours from those links, too. December 2008     More Nikon Tests Introduction In the beginning, Nikon made 35mm film cameras. They shot film with an image size of 24 x 36mm. 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.) List of FX Cameras (1.00 Crop Factor)   Top Nikon D3X 01 December 2008 Nikon D700 2008 July 01 Nikon D3 2007 August All film Nikons since 1949, both SLR, rangefinder and point-and-shoot.   See also my list of Nikon DX cameras.   PLUG If you find this as helpful as a book you might have had to buy or a workshop you may have had to take, feel free to help me continue helping everyone. Thanks for reading! Ken   Caveat: The all the ads below come from third parties. I don't see them before they appear on your screen. See more at my Buying Advice page. Personally I get my goodies at Ritz (the store, not the hotel gift shop), Amazon and Adorama.