Comments on: Nikon MX picture (warning: tiny picture)

By: Anthony Tang

Anthony Tang — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:43:04 +0000

For MX format, the sensor is a square, It is foolish to have a vertical grip!

By: bean

bean — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:09:45 +0000

more likely to be a prototype of a D3X.
the picture just say much since you don’t know the scale of each individual camera (or rather you know the scale differs between them) so it might even be a D400, with higher spec, bigger prism than the D300 etc. etc. etc.

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:06:39 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan (updated)

Update: the ad says “Big” in Japanese. My first D700 picture was… weird and I updated it. I will create a different post for that story.Is it just me again, or this mount looks to big? Can anyone translate the text?My observation is that the red grip and the mount are different from the current full frame Nikon D700 and D3 models:What say you?Sponsor:Up to $90 Back on Tamron Lenses …

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:05:32 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:03:54 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:24:33 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan

Update: the ad says “Big” in Japanese.Is it just me again, or this mount looks to big? Can anyone translate the text?My observation is that the red grip and the mount are different from the current full frame Nikon D700 and D3 models:What say you?Sponsor:Up to $90 Back on Tamron Lenses …

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 12:24:00 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan

Update: the ad says “Big” in JapaneseIs it just me again, or this mount looks to big? Can anyone translate the text?My observation is that the red grip and the mount are different from the current full frame Nikon D700 and D3 models:What say you?Sponsor:Up to $90 Back on Tamron Lenses …

By: Blog Admin

Blog Admin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 09:14:29 +0000

those prototypes look different than the one in the post

By: Nikon Rumors

Nikon Rumors — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:50:34 +0000

New Nikon ad from Japan (updated)

By: Z3000

Z3000 — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:19:24 +0000

The missing DOF/Custom Function button is a clue…that this design is probably ancient. The last pro camera from Nikon with only one button was the D1 series. And if you look at the lines on the prism it resembles the F6 prism. And the lines around the lens mount resemble the F6. I say old prototype.(2)

By: Daniel

Daniel — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:59:19 +0000

Whooo
That url seems really interesting.
The older Nikon prototype designs on that site looks different.
Does anyone know more than this?

By: Blog Admin

Blog Admin — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:18:04 +0000

Otoji and MX could be two different things. In addition at some point we got a message that Otoji was canceled.

By: Alex

Alex — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:13:19 +0000

By: Cartman

Cartman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 01:31:59 +0000

Well sure, a Kodak Brownie had a teeny little hole; but the film plane was way back there and the thing was a big box.

By: Dan

Dan — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:49:30 +0000

If this is not an old prototype (it could almost be a radical early F5 prototype, with that big prism – since the F5’s was removable, it was also big to make room for the finder mount), we’ve learned two things. First, it uses a 3:2 sensor (that’s no square under there, nor even a 4:3 MF-type sensor!), and second, it’s a conventional SLR, rather than a radical electronic rangefinder. Both of these things would seem unlikely to change this late in the design process (if they’re really planning to release this in March), so if this IS the MX, we’re looking at a very similar concept to the Leica S2…

By: Photar

Photar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:37:21 +0000

Well, this image at least does not give rise to an all new lens mount; it still has the traditional focus screw. Really hope they’d drop that in an “all new” mount and go directly for all AF-S focussing.

Also keep in mind that the lens mount diameter itself is not a limit for the format/imaging circle of a lens. I.e. a Schneider 4.5/80XL has a 43mm mount size (smaller than Nikon F) and an image circle covering 5×7″ (that’s large format, not even medium).

By: Cartman

Cartman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:08:00 +0000

Yes, the picture is the same. Can we be s[ure their design work was for an older design and this is not something new? [Insert emoticon with fingers crossed]

By: cartman

cartman — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:04:00 +0000

You don’t think they’ll still be using the FX lens mount for a larger sensor do you? I fully expect a new mount and lens line with a sensor size in between FX and traditional MF.

Anyway, it looks a lot like the Leica S2.

By: lo

lo — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:19:23 +0000

http://www.italdesign.it/dinamic/gallery/home.php

By: Photar

Photar — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 16:49:50 +0000

Left image has been on the Giugiaro site for a long time already, from way before the D3 introduction.

The prism appears to be larger because it starts way closer to the lens mount than on a D3 (and would probably mean incompatibility with the new TS-lenses). The top of the D3 body (where the top-display sits) is higher measured from lens mount than "the prototype". Superimposing the pictures (matched to scale by the mount) shows that the D3 actually has a larger/higher prism.

The missing DOF/Custom function button (D3 has two buttons) is also a hint to the time this prototype was drawn.