Comments on: New Nikon ad from Japan (updated)

By: Nikon D3x ad = Nikon MX ad? | Nikon Rumors

Nikon D3x ad = Nikon MX ad? | Nikon Rumors — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 06:29:05 +0000

[...] in the background. Does this Nikon D3x promotional video remind you of something? Remember the Nikon MX leak from two months ago – a Nikon mount emerging from the dark with the word “BIG” next to [...]

By: TJ

TJ — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:31:52 +0000

i agree with you,
this looks like D40 body with full frame sensor
they already had the FX Pro and semi pro
maybe they will sell FX DSLR for amateur too
the lack of focusing screw & the distance from the metal mount to grip also justify this.

By: nikon rumors | Nikon Test

nikon rumors | Nikon Test — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:57:22 +0000

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By: Thom Hogan’s 2009 Nikon predictions | Nikon Rumors

Thom Hogan’s 2009 Nikon predictions | Nikon Rumors — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:21:16 +0000

[...] marketing presentations which would explain the leaks we got here at NR few weeks ago (see here, here, here and [...]

By: Blog Admin

Blog Admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:46:00 +0000

Remember the leaked D700 brochure – the English was horrible

By: aratatv

aratatv — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:37:32 +0000

I think that expression to [大きい] looks childish for the camera of the professional medium format of this kind.

By: Bill V.

Bill V. — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 03:47:10 +0000

I noticed that the camera mount in the picture lacks a autofocus drive shaft (should be lower left) and aperture lever (should be left). I doubt that this is even a pro camera.

By: S H

S H — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 02:04:26 +0000

Could it be a D90 class FF camera without a focus drive?

But why? The mount seems to come from a FF body. But the placement suggests a smaller camera and no focus drive. It could be a sub $1000 FF camera. The D90x or something.

Personally I think busted.

By: Bruno

Bruno — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:38:11 +0000

i think i've just busted this one..

BECAUSE:
the D40 doesn't have the focus motor, correct..

ALTROUGH, the D40/D60 F mount uses SIX screws placed at 35, 93, 155, 212, 270, and 327 degree, with lens release at 0 degree.

AAAND all the rest of nikon's F mount cameras with the motor uses only 5 screws, placed at 50, 130, 212, 270, and 327 degree, with lens release at 0 degree. again..

our image have this 5-screw scheme, but where is the focus drive??? why would nikon chance such a thing? for me, fake.

By: MarkDphotoguy

MarkDphotoguy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:33:14 +0000

Agreed a third flange is needed. Could be that the 3rd flange is a locking pin that goes into a recess on the lens that we are just not seeing in this shot. Part of a new lock/unlock mechanism?
If so why would the standard lock pin be there though?
Hmmmm I’d say 40/60 shot of this being legit.

By: MarkDphotoguy

MarkDphotoguy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:22:21 +0000

How do you clean your shutter? Hopefully not through the closed shutter.

By: Rebel

Rebel — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:22:15 +0000

Thank you for the information!

By: MattiasK

MattiasK — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 01:05:11 +0000

One thing which is worth thinking of is the combination of the word "Big" and the choice of picture to it. I mean, Its kind of striking that they only show the sensor and little else of the camera. If this is legit, it at least could hint that the major thing is the new sensor size and less regarding the camera body.

But if its the sensor that they will reveal, why the wide format. It doesn't make sense with all the previous reports of a more square type sensor.

unless its the mirror they show, of which not all of it will be seen in the viewfinder.

My 2 cents worth....

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:54:10 +0000

I’d like to add another thing: There’s another clue, which makes me believe it is photoshopped.
The mount looks exactly like the one in the picture of the D3 (except of course the aperture coupling lever and the autofocus drive shaft). The shadow thrown by the lens release pin is exactly the same, and the tiny shadow of the meter coupling lever is exactly the same.
If you erase the aperture coupling lever and the autofocus shaft, you’d get exactly the mount above. And if the erasing isn’t done carefully, you’d lose the lug on this side as well.

By: MarkDphotoguy

MarkDphotoguy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:48:52 +0000

Might not be a mirror, but the sensor itself (shutter open). Clean your sensor in good lighting and sensors can have a very similar shine to it. Not saying it isn’t a mirror though, just that it could also be the sensor.

By: MarkDphotoguy

MarkDphotoguy — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:34:19 +0000

My 24mm PC-E is good even when shifted to the max (read: Would be fine on a larger sensor), little bit of light falloff though, easily fixed in PP.

By: Dan Bills

Dan Bills — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:56:11 +0000

Sorry if this has been said before.

I think this is the promo for Nikon's new MX format camera that is going to be unveiled at WPPI 2009!

The reason why I think this is because I stumbled upon this article: http://20years.net/blogg/?p=439

The whole "BIG" thing fits in aswel as the rumours about it being released at WPPI and the date of release.

Busted?

By: Ernst

Ernst — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:53:29 +0000

The same way he knew that the new 50mm had no rubber seal (it does) and that the optical design was identical to the old 50mm (it isn’t).

By: Ernst

Ernst — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:51:20 +0000

It may well be fake, but not for any of those reasons. The layout of printers’ marks varies; to suggest that there’s a rigid worldwide standard is just wrong. The marks look fine — and actually, the fact that the background bleeds past the crop marks indicates that whoever did this wasn’t a complete rank amateur.

The Nikon logo is fuzzy because the whole image is fuzzy.

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:29:25 +0000

That's not the only thing wrong with the mount. If you look closely you can see a meter coupling lever, just like the one on the D3, D700 and F6 for that matter.

I wouldn't expect a meter coupling lever on a camera without aperture coupling lever, because the mount would most likely be completely electric (just like the Canon EF is).
At least I would expect that, since Nikon would most certainly do a complete redesign of the lens mount.

I think it's photoshopped, and not very good at that.

Martin