[Tim Struppi]

Interessant finde ich, dass der Sensor der D3100 anscheind wirklich ein von Nikon produzierter Sensor ist. Siehe dazu auch Thom Hogan:

"I've now heard even more details about the D3100 sensor and from a few sources closer to Nikon Japan. It does indeed appear that Nikon has moved to producing their own sensors. They may be licensing or cooperating on some of the underlying technologies, but it appears that Nikon has decided that Nikon DSLRs will in the future have Nikon-controlled and Nikon-exclusive sensors. That they haven't chosen to make a bigger deal of this is strange. And some parts of Nikon appear not to have gotten the memo on this, as I've seen quotes from Nikon personnel in some subsidiaries that say "Sony sensor."

http://bythom.com/

Nach den 12MP FX Sensoren scheint Nikon auch im DX Format unabhängig von Sony zu agieren. Ich bin gespannt was der D90 Nachfolger für einen Chip bekommt...