Comments on: Nikon D3x (D4) available by February next year according to a German forum

By: Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:37:57 +0000

This rumor is garbage.

By: Wedding Photographer Minneapolis

Wedding Photographer Minneapolis — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:36:56 +0000

We love the D3 and don’t plan on switching anything up. In fact we might buy another one since we just hired another photographer to shoot weddings here in the Twin Cities. Yah baby!

By: Raoul

Raoul — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:31:17 +0000

Why do people think they have to change the camera, when what they have is working for them. I’m sure the D3 will be around for a long time, but the D4 is most likely the studio camera that the Nikon range lacks. Hell I had to use my D100 the other day and it was a blast, did a great job and the photos had a look that suited the images. Its not the camera its the fool holding the camera that makes the difference. Bring on the D4. My wish list is for Nikon to produce a format between medium and 35mm that was capable of working with bellows etc for image correction.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:10:05 +0000

Tell me more Bill, email me if you want to keep privacy.

By: Bill

Bill — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:46:08 +0000

D3x in Nov 2008, much better sensor than a900, you will see…

By: Guest 2

Guest 2 — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:46:04 +0000

Just a thought, but perhaps Nikon is planning to release not just a D3X or D4 but maybe D3H as well for the sports shooter. This is a business after all.

By: nw

nw — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:25:38 +0000

The second part of the post should also be translated:
Für die Tier- und Sportfotografen soll sich die Aufösung aber einfach reduzieren lassen um so wieder auf eine Serienbildgeschwindigkeit von 9-10 Bilder pro Sekunde zu kommen.
For animal and sport photographers the resolution will be reduced to achieve a continuous shooting speed of 9-10fps.

By: Pablov

Pablov — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:13:20 +0000

Sorry if I was wrong, I saw 2 I thought were spam
(isn’t there the security code anymore? )

By: Pablov

Pablov — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 09:10:51 +0000

Some post here are Spammic (did I create the term ? )

I guess it can be true about the camera, but sounds too rare the “replacement” strategy….. Never heard something like that before, so I wouldn’t believe it, no sense to me.

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 07:21:02 +0000

I’ve heard the rumour of the coming D3x using the Sony a900 sensor, but that would look like a major drawback to me. dpreview.com published their a900 test just yesterday and to me, the high ISO “capabilities” look just like the crap that point and shoots deliver. IMO only usable up to ISO 1600 at max.

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By: markdphotoguy

markdphotoguy — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:56:44 +0000

Talked to a Nikon rep today. Very doubtful anything big will be announced remainder of 2008. IMO Nikon may release a high MP cam next year but probably more like a D700 class (D800?) of camera and 24MP MX for the pro studio shooter who would enjoy the bigger pixels and dynamic range that goes along with them. I can’t see Nikon releasing a D3 body with 24MP sensor simply because the average wildlife and landscape shooter (the ones who need MP the most) will need that sort of robustness, sales would be weak. My guess is D800 and MX at PMA. No D4 or D3x.

By: Ishouldbeshooting

Ishouldbeshooting — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 18:32:03 +0000

Gitzomo rumor says it will have the same sensor at the A900

http://gizmodo.com/5065559/nikon-d3x-24+megapixel-dslr-in-december

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By: lyr

lyr — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:58:11 +0000

I agree with the others:

I give no credit to the “replacement” point.
Even if D4 can mimic the high ISO sensitivity with a better chip and better processing, it will still lack the high-FPS.

By: bho

bho — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:22:43 +0000

Dont care of the D3x/ D4, to me D3 rocks…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:06:02 +0000

Definately a false claim. The D3 isn’t scheduled for ‘REPLACEMENT’ for quite a while. Its a Fast, High-ISO camera aimed at Sports and PJs. The 24MP camera is aimed at (and desired by) a different market segment.

It ‘might’ be named a D4, although its much more likely going to be named D3x, but there is no way Nikon will ‘replace’ a current camera with a model that DOESNT offer the same IQ/speed/features. The replacement for the D3 is probably another year to 2 years away.

By: Ernst

Ernst — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:44:28 +0000

Anybody can guess Nikon will introduce a high-res D3x sometime soon and have a pretty good chance of being right. We’re all nearly certain it’s coming.

So even if this rumor turns out to be true, it will be impossible to say if it was justified or merely a wild guess.

If the rumor is obvious, it has to come from a credible source. “Cameron” can pretend to know there will be a D3x next year, but that’s the safest bet in the world and it doesn’t require any inside knowledge whatsoever to come up with. “Someone near NPS” really isn’t any better.

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:36:17 +0000

Well, that discounts this rumor. Any camera like the rumored D3x wont replace a D3. Nikon is not going to exit the Sport/PJ market they just grabbed.

By: Bob Howland

Bob Howland — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:22:19 +0000

If the D4 replaces the D3, where will that leave all those people who need 9FPS and clean ISO 6400 but only need 12MP? The only way it would work is if Nikon does something like the binning that the Canon DigicIV chip does and this preserves the high ISO quality and allows the frame rate to be increased.