Remember this post about the delay of the German ProfiFoto magazine (with the funny picture)? A reader just posted the following comment:
just came back from shopping with germany’s new issue of “ProfiFoto”. They have a two-side presentation of D700 and SB900 (delayed the issue for five days to be first with the data). Here are the facts:
D700: D3-Sensor, AF-Module but no phone/speaker, only 95% viewer, 200-6400ISO, 5FPS (8 with MB-D10), pop-up-flash (power 11), dust-removal on sensor, EN-EL3e, 1076g, fsync 1/250, 1/8000-30s, one CF-Slot, grid in viewer optional, virtual horizon, little less fast to D3. Compatible to WT-4.
SB900: 17-200mm (14mm) on FX. Reacts on DX/FX-effective focal length. Three illumination modes: standard, even, midconcentrated. Firmwareupdate via camera-CF. Overheat-deactivation. Reads and communicates gels to camera for WB. Handling by central turning wheel.
prices: D700 @ 2.599EUR, SB900 @ 500EUR
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I also had my doubts about the magazine on Sunday. But one thing is for sure – the magazine is already printed and is being delivered right now. My other thought was that Germans are serious people – they would not scam us.
95% viewfinder coverage is disappointing.
Can we get a magazine scan?
This camera will retail for $4 thousand plus dollars and it’s not even 100% view… I find that very hard to believe.
I also find the price hard to believe. If true, it would make the D3 only about $700 more expensive.
really disappointing
The D3 is priced around 4800€ in Europe. So D700 would be more like 2000€ cheaper. Which seems too big a difference, on the contrary…
No it isn’t:
http://tweakers.net/pricewatch/160340/nikon-d3-zwart.html
That’s an average price of 4300 € (if you don’t cherry pick serious shops). Nowhere near a simple $/€ exchange rate would let one assume… If this is confirmed, I would expect a 2800$/3000$ tag in US.
Well, this probably wasn’t the best example for my statement I guess. Because that Pricewatch lists mostly computer hardware shops. Consumer electronics is improving but quite a few shops are still missing.
Most camera shops in the Netherlands have the D3 body for under €4000 even the local shops, not just web shops.
It is a fact that ProfiFoto will sell the
Nr. 7-8 on the 1. of July (which means some days later than normally) because of product news (Have a look at their homepage!)So this all makes sense
I spent 30 min on their homepage – nothing.
Well here in France the average price is around 4300€, at TechniDirekt, the German B&H, it goes for 4800 € (rebate included), so I stand by my main point : except if Nikon is about to reevaluate its change rates politics, 2600€ would not translate to a 4000$ US price, but more likely to something around 3000$.
But as I never heard about a magazine being released on a Sunday, I think the whole point is moot.
Yes! Anyone in Germany with a scanner?
The US price may not be based on the exact Euro/$ exchange rate.
D3 in Ireland for €4200, D300 for €1600, so if the D700 has the D3 sensor, 2600 would be a fair price, but is it worth the extra €1000 over the D300? or will the D300 drop a bit more? The difference between the D700 & d300 might be better invested in a new lens and bump up the fps with a new grip?
Anty news about second camera? D90? Or just D700 and SB900?
The D90 rumor mill has been silent in the past few days. Maybe Photokina?
Yep, disappointing IMO, I’d guess there are more people waiting for that one than for a compact FF.
This seems like B.S. First of all, they put a 100% viewfinder in the D300 so I doubt they would give the D700 a 95% viewfinder. Second, anytime some says something random and immeasurable like “little less fast to D3″ I don’t believe it. Little less fast as far as what? Shutter blackout? AF speed? How was this measured when the camera isn’t even out yet, if it even exists?
I mostly agree. And, at this point a more credible info should be floating around, like a site with an open link to the specs, or some other info. Also a press conference should have been scheduled, unless Nikon will make a quiet announcement of new equipment this time.
Do we know that they haven’t scheduled a conference? Is this info available to the public?
The rumor is that the “new equipment” will be announced on Monday, June 30th (tomorrow). We will know soon enough whether this was a well orchestrated farse or not.
… or July 1st
Well, at least the cases when announcements were done at press conferences, we knew about them quite early. I think of both last year’s announcement of D300/D3 and this year’s ann. of D60. Some people have said they heard about Nikon reps mentioning meetings this coming week, but no confirmed conference that I know of.
My view is that Nikon is simply trying to replicate in digital their former film camera line up. This means that the only body in each line with 100% viewfinder is the pro bodies (D300 and D3).
The main target of the D700 is IMHO the guys still with film trying to migrate to digital.
Those people with F80 etc… are definitely used to a viewfinder not showing 100% of the scene. Besides live view does obviously show 100% for those needing this capability.
So, considering the cost etc…, I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the D700 were indeed only 95%.
Cheers,
Bernard
If you look at this forum (translated):
That is a good point actually. As well, they probably want to keep it from being a D3 without a built-in grip so deliberately de-spec it, so to speak. Maybe it will be like Canon, where the 40D, or even the 30D, outspecs the 5D in many things except sensor size. Regardless, I hope it’s true!
Remember: Canon EOS 5D has a 96% viewfinder too.
There is a scheduled meeting for Photo press folk in Australia. Is being held on 2 July. That is one day after the same folk are being briefed by Canon – tomorrow 1 July. Sounds like both companies have gear being released.
Actually I got it at the railway station on saturday already, they open every day. It’s my business-laptop so I did not dare email (foolish me!).
I’ll send you a repro this evening (10h from now).
Looks like ye Olde canon 5D is still a good buy….all those toys but still no decent sensor resolution
You better believe the D700 has ony 95% viewfinder coverage. They have to differentiate from the D3 SOMEHOW! And, it’s not easy to accommodate a 35mm viewfinder AND a pop-up flash, while maintaining 100% coverage.
Secondly, you’d better believe that the D700 is “only” 12 megapixels! Some of us are NOT willing to sacrifice certain aspects of image quality (not to mention practicality) for the sake of sheer resolution. Sure, I’m all in favor of ALSO making an 18 megapixel D700X, I’d love to have one for my landscape photography hobby. But I am ecstatic that they are at least STARTING at 12 megapixels. 12 is all I need for ALL my work, in fact a lot of the time 12 is even overkill, and I down-sample to 2.8 megapixels for the images I deliver to clients…
=Matt=
However, these rumors in particular don’t sound believable at all. The SB900 sounds like a complete joke. Reads and communicates gels? Yeah, right!
Nikon has 1 chance to challenge the 5D and an expensive de-spec’d D700 won’t do it. Slower AF, 95% view and junk like that would see me off to Canon. I think Nikon will give the best they have particularly with the 5Dii and the Sony hot on the trail.
Here we go!
http://www.photoscala.de/Artikel/Ganz-offiziell-Nikon-D700
I believe this is legit!!!
Yeah!
Nikon”>http://i26.tinypic.com/2zs8v84.jpg“>Nikon D700
http://www.photoscala.de/grafik/2008/Nikon-D700-profifoto.jpg
http://i26.tinypic.com/2zs8v84.jpg
Ok, now I’m convinced – looks like we have ourselves a D700! It also looks like the brochure scans from last week were genuine too. Now just waiting for the official announcement….
don´t forget the adavantages which come with a ff-sensor …
Are you a moron? 12mp…. is…. huge.
My D3 images look much better than anything from the 5D I had. The 5D is NOT a pro camera, its not sealed, its a cheap plastic body.
HERE IT IS – FIRST OFFICIAL NEWS – Nikon D700 from Germany
Juts got it from Germany (from the ProfiFoto magazine):Sorry, this is the original jpg – I cannot read the details either.For the full story of this magazine, read this post and this post. …
D80 listed as prize for Nikon photo contest international (Nikon.com). Since prizes will be awarded next year … Can’t be, they’ll probably sub that for updated model.
2nd Prize 10 (5 from each category) Nikon Digital SLR Camera D80
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