Comments on: Nikon P6000 and more

By: HH Bear

HH Bear — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 01:01:01 +0000

Maybe the APS sensor P&S will replace the D40. The D40 is probably driving their margins down so they kill it. This makes the D60 at $150 more the new entry level camera.

They create the APS sensor P&S which can be sold for over $500. High end P&S shooters will buy this. Low end DSLR shooters will cough up more money. In the end Nikon is very happy.

By: Ghargh

Ghargh — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:54:02 +0000

Maybe Nikon is going to start a new line of cameras in the medium format market?

By: Crabby Guy

Crabby Guy — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:29:16 +0000

When the sensor changes–even if its size remains the same–the camera’s software changes and, in turn, so does the camera’s electronics hardware. Also, feature changes come quickly. The existing model of eventually selling the camera or giving it away, hand-me-down style, will remain for a very long time in this class.

By: Theo

Theo — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 22:45:54 +0000

Medium format backs seem to work somehow

By: Bryce

Bryce — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:20:30 +0000

A clip in sensor? Yeah right. If that’s off by hairs of a MM the focus will be wrong, if it’s not in totally flat you’ll have issues in corner focus. A full cartridge system i may be able to see but just a clip in sensor… just doesn’t seem possible. I wouldn’t mind being proven wrong on this one though.

By: richard p

richard p — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:22:31 +0000

Yeah the whole modular unit thing sounds like something from a medium format-based system. I can’t really see it working on a dslr like this unless there is some form of standardisation amongst manufacturers. the practicalities of a ‘clip in’ sensor just aren’t apparent i dont think.

By: Lee

Lee — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:57:36 +0000

Sounds much like a reiteration of previous rumors.
A clip in sensor? I find that very improbable, and not improving the rumor's credibility.

It would be really cool though if they could make a somewhat compact compact APS-sensor compact camera. I don't think the D60 sensor handles Live-view though, so that sensor is probably not likely to make it.