the price difference of the body only in the uk is 5500 versus 9200 so not quite as big a difference as you think !
also in the UK the DX3 is rumoured to increase in price in jan, almost as soon as its available because of the falling cost of the pound. That will narrow the gap even further. People like me are proof that if you have the budget for a DX3 then you will quite possibly be able to afford a digital medium format camera as well. A few jobs will pay for the difference in cost and when the time comes to move on or upgrade, the Hassleblad gear will hold its value way better than the Japanese stuff (who seem intent on upgrading their cameras every 12 months and brainwashing the whole world that they need this or that newfangled widget or gadget). In the long run the nik/canon route will probably cost you more. Put another way, I have 12k of leica kit here and if i sell it all tomorrow (which i might well do), I guarantee you I will show a healthy profit ! My noctilux alone is worth 3500 and I only paid 1700 for it
Anyway, my very first post wasn't a direct comparison to anything... just a statement that those images are very poor IMO and doubly worrying as they are officical nikon release files on the nikon website so their purpose is entirely to advertise and sell the DX3
forget the H3D for a second... at the very large price of this new camera, the Dx3 files need to prove themselves as way better than upscaled D3 files and given the blurry noisy test shots I don't see that happening at the moment
lets wait to see some more tests and samples though
personally I'm beginning to think that DSLR's hit a wall somewhere below 20mp and they will all need updated glass, 16 bit output etc.. if they are to actually improve by any real world measure
at the moment.. the japanese market just seems to be responding to consumer driven megapixel wars rather than actually truly evolving their cameras and their resultant images
gadget freaks and the aspiration and bragging rights of big numbers drives the market these days ... shame. Good photographers and good pictures doesn't come into it anymore.