Comments on: More Nikon D700 pictures plus do I see some new lenses?

By: freddyc

freddyc — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:43:37 +0000

One possible explanation for no pictures of the full body is that the poster did not have access to the full brochure, but just a few pages from it. Still the most convincing evidence for the existance of the D700.

By: hubbabubba

hubbabubba — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 08:23:39 +0000

http://www.nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Digital-SLR/25444/D700.html

By: absolutperplex

absolutperplex — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:00:33 +0000

Nikon D700

Kompakte Profileistung mit FX-Sensor
Nachdem die Gerüchteküche relativ lange und heftig “gebrodelt” hat … ist es nun offiziell:
Nikon präsentiert mit der D700 eine brandneue Spiegelreflexkamera im FX-Sensor Format. Die D700 steht f…

By: Blog Admin

Blog Admin — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:50:36 +0000

The good thing is that we find out soon (hopefully) – July 1st?

By: peter harrap

peter harrap — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 19:44:04 +0000

Well, I really thought it was a fake and cos I cannot afford a D3 went and ordered a 2ndhand D200 because I just cannot cope with D300 noise floor/detail reduction issues anymore!(British Compromise!)

Having asked what I use now and heard that I have but find too heavy a 1Ds, but loads of FF Nikkors waiting for.... the man at Nikon in Richmond UK said that he could not confirm any rumours, but that had I not seen all the stuff flying around the web.?

I said I'd seen these cutout clippings from A Dpreview forum thread but had even posted that IMHO they are all a fake.

But he persisted in actually suggesting that as I could not afford D3 that I might be persuaded at a Nikon hands-on trial day thingy to part-exchange the sacred and holy 1Ds for this rumour, helped by my friendly dealer with Nikon back-up.

So,?......as I complained about weight of said 1Ds, and as he suggested I might be happier with this unconfirmed rumour (and a D3 weighs a lot too!) is this rumour, being ONLY a rumour, a lighter than air machine, or is it D300 size?

Whatever, the man with the plan said that he could confirm nothing at all, but then, folks, I had not asked him to.

I only rang to ask for a trial of a D3, or better, the gift to me of that superb machine for the comfort of my orphan lenses, because the man at Nikon had written to ask if I were interested in a D3.

The big question of course has to be when and will it surpass the 1Ds/5D canon axis IQ-wise?

Your rumour is as good as mine, but are your photos???

Actualite (Actual Light Eh?!) or news, in French.

So now it is all actuations we are all news photographers.

By: cray

cray — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:09:17 +0000

My $0.02 worth – eye piece looks like pro series D2X/D3, and yet D700 is more in line with D200/300 series reads like a FX sensor in a D300 body with a D3 eye piece.
Strange name to start a new class of camera, but then they did give us the D100,D70,D50,D80,D40,D60 spread over 2 classes of camera!

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:00:05 +0000

Nikon D700

I am not going to comment this time:Update: more pictures available here. …

By: sl647

sl647 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:35:09 +0000

What looks fishy is the small prism-dome
for FX - especially when looking on the depictet D10-grip an the side-view
showing the large FX prism dome

One camera - to different bodies when
seen from the front and the side???

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:34:08 +0000

Er…the poster was said to be a Chinese student studying in Japan as I checked in Xitek(I am a Chinese as well). So things are gettting more solid …

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:10:08 +0000

Nikon has touted -1 EV sensitivity for decades. This is consistent for them and would seem to grant creditbility.

By: VicLauYYC

VicLauYYC — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:53:35 +0000

One problem, Nikon print martial usually don’t feature Asian model. And this one has an asian model, Vietnamese maybe? Maybe I am just too picky. Also, if D700 can ISO25600, then it is pretty much a cheap D3 with all the feature. I don’t think Nikon is that stupid to rush out product before they totally cash out D3.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:20:34 +0000

I saved the page to my desktop and opened it in CS3. Upon zooming in I can see pixels around the font, as if it had been added in later. It’s as if the black text doesn’t match the resolution of the white background.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:07:36 +0000

This is plausible. Even if it was someone who knows how these types of discussions go, they would have known that no one trusts a photo of a camera body because they are too easy to fake; legit photos of text are pretty rare, so this combined with the lithograph printing seems quite convincing.

By: kat

kat — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:30:12 +0000

i luv conspiracies.

maybe it’s all orchestrated by nikon themselves.

By: Blog Admin

Blog Admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:01:48 +0000

I am just thinking – maybe the person who took the pictures did not have a clue about photography and just wanted to be famous – this will explain why there is no picture of the full D700 body. Regarding the language: maybe this is the copy before the final translation is done by professional.

By: curlykale

curlykale — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:53:56 +0000

This is part of a print run direct from a litho printer. To fake this would not only have taken a lot of time but would have cost too!!! Who is going to gain from this if it’s a fake?

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 06:07:51 +0000

Well, the grip for my F90x is called an “MB-10.”

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:40:58 +0000

So at least we know it’s a Japanese faker.

By: Matthew Saville Photography

Matthew Saville Photography — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:27:28 +0000

Yes, however the reasoning behind this was that previously, EVERY battery grip has been NAMED AFTER the body it couples with. MB-D200 for the D200, MB-D80 for the D80, etc. etc. The fact that the D300′s vertical grip is NOT called the MB-D300 screams “also fits other bodies” to knowledgable guys like Thom Hogan…

=Matt=

By: Matthew Saville Photography

Matthew Saville Photography — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:25:28 +0000

Okay a number of things:

No, the images don't necessarily look like they are from the D200. In fact everything looks like it came from the D3 or D300. D3 = viewfinder and rear joypad, D300 = memory card door.

Yes, we have already expected the new PC-E lenses, the 24mm is already out and Nikon has stated that the 45mm and 85mm PC-E are coming. You can see official photos of those lenses anywhere.

The "new" lens in question I believe is in the third photo. The focus ring looks like a prime, but there's definitely a zoom ring. The ONLY lens like that is the 24-120 VR I believe.

"The Nikon system's" is possessive, that's why the apostrophe. Must have accidentally put a space in after the apostrophe?

And yes, the wording is fishy. That last line on AF sounds like a poke at the Canon 1D mk3. It SOUNDS written by a faker who used terms that a marketing department wouldn't use.

Just my two cents. And the whole MB-D10 vs D700 thing leaves us hanging too. But then again, D10 was a horrible idea for a camera name. Or at least, D11, D12 and D13 etc would have been horrible successor names. (Just try and pronounce "dee eleven", yuck!)

For now, I'm buying this!

=Matt=