Back in the days of 35mm film, Nikon was the undisputed king of high-end SLR cameras. Yet, this changed with the coming of digital photography. After several years of utter defeat by Canon, Nikon keeps hitting back hard at the No.1 manufacturer of high-end DSLR cameras with increasingly impressive models. Just a few days after the Canon EOS 1Ds MkIII and the EOS 40D
were announced, Nikon strikes back with the high-end
D3 and the mid-range
D300. They look cool, but can they displace Canon's lineup? What will Canon's response be with EOS 5D's successor?
The linked NYTimes article seems to gloss over some important details, but is, nevertheless, a decent read.