Comments on: More Nikon DSLR predictions for 2009

By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:18:58 +0000

you must certainly be an amateur.

By: chris

chris — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 16:21:17 +0000

I am a Nikon shooter, but let me say something to the people who don’t think Nikon needs a D700x / D800…you are wrong. I am looking to buy a new camera this year and I am now having to sit and wait to see what Nikon is going to do, because while I would love to get the D700 right now.. I can’t bring myself to….and I can’t for a couple reasons. 1) why would I spend $3000 for the D700 at 12mp when I could spend $3000 and get the Sony A900 24.6mp for the same price. Now I understand the high ISO is not even close between the Nikon & Sony, but I only shoot high ISO 1% of the time…now I know this is not the case for some people and I understand that……but for me and alot of other people we don’t need the High ISO. It just makes me mad that Nikon did not try and compete with the Sony A900 when they made the D700…..i mean not even try even the view finder on the D700 is only 95%..i mean are u kidding me. And what is even more crazy is that in most tests between ISO 100 & 800 the A900 is matched with the D3x not the D700. Come on Nikon I want to stay in the family but you are making very hard for me to do so. I can’t see spending $5000,00 more then the A900 just to be able to shoot a higher ISO….Come on make the D800 with 24mp and 100% view and price it around $3,500.00.

By: rhlpetrus

rhlpetrus — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:19:38 +0000

Very easy guesses. Now, this one would be a surprise: D4 (16-18MP fast FF camera) before the year ends. I wrote it first!

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:12:30 +0000

The D300 is outdated because it uses a DX sensor, not because it is lacking video. Anything at this point that is not a full 35mm frame or thereabouts is from the early days of digital. Within a couple of years DX will be considered a joke and a bad memory (literally, like APS from the film days is), Olympus will be making strictly point & shoots and Kodak will have released a new full-frame camera with an F Mount.

“Is photography going to descend into a “my camera is newer than yours”

Come on, the whole “use what you’ve got” rebuttal is pathetic. We ARE using what we’ve got. However, I am always willing to use a BETTER camera. Doesn’t mean I’ll buy a new camera. After all, you wouldn’t be on this forum if you were “using what you’ve got” now, would you?

By: Macxtor

Macxtor — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:48:37 +0000

Because i already have the D300 with the grip MBD-10. I have tested the D3 and prefer the larger body.

By: JJ

JJ — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:22:54 +0000

Nonsense, why would you want a D700X/800 in a larger body like D3? Just go get the battery pack if you want the D700 to look BIG…

By: Macxtor

Macxtor — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:50:27 +0000

A new D700x / D800 in a larger body, like the D3 (14-18mpix + super ISO range 100-12600 no boost) would be perfect and some new LENSES!! , for ex. 100-400 VR, 12-24/2,8 , 150/2,8 micro VR, 50mm/1,2 ED. . .

My D300 works perfect but my next step is D3 or “D800″

By: roger

roger — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:42:53 +0000

MGX makes me think of the MX mystery. SPX makes me think of the Nikon SP rangefinder camera.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:34:26 +0000

* Nikon D40/D60 Replacement
* Nikon D400
* and maybe a Nikon D700x/D800…
lenses? LENSES?! LLEEEEENNSSSEEESSSS!!!

By: fm

fm — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 16:59:47 +0000

a little more spice on the d700 would be nice. higher mp with the same high iso, 100% viewfinder would be nice, video too.. same price or less

By: Pablov

Pablov — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:46:24 +0000

what are those products ?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:53:40 +0000

Nikon MGX, July 2009, US$3.500 MSRP
Nikon CM3400, July 2009, US$10.000 MSRP
Nikon CM4900, July 2009, MSRP???
Nikon SPX, December 2009, US$3.000 MSRP(?)
Nikon CM6200, December 2009, MSRP???

By: Cyrano

Cyrano — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 04:55:48 +0000

Geez, enough already with the cameras! I love the newest and greatest as much as the next person (as well as rumors – so much fun), and if I believed I really needed it for what I do I’d drop the change on a D3 right now (not the D3x for what I do, would be a nice second camera, but personally I’d get more use out of the D3). But, I don’t NEED it, simply want it, but just not enough.

What I WOULD like is some new, pro lenses, especially for low light. Maybe a line of 1.2 lenses at 28, 50, and 85? And an update to the long range bad boys would be good as well. Maybe a nice macro 200 to spice things up? I know I know, wishful thinking.

We have amazing tech for image capture, but it’s all about the light GETTING to the sensors, not *just* how the sensor handles the light, or how many pixels it stores the light as.

Please Nikon, lenses???

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 02:49:50 +0000

Then you should shoot film!

By: a

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:45:46 +0000

upgrade to the primes?

By: a

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 01:43:18 +0000

enough with the camera upgrades….

where the heck are the lenses???

a new and improved 70-200mm maybe? or even just a decent non-DX all around zoom like the 18-200mm?

please?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:12:57 +0000

As a nature photographer, I would like a high res Nikon camera that doesn’t cost $8000. The higher res will allow me to crop more – that’s why 12MP isn’t enough. For some reason there are people who do not understand the concept of cropping.

By: LSE

LSE — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 23:00:00 +0000

I’ll take a “low resolution” D700 over a noisy D5MK2 anyday thanks.

http://www.photographybay.com/2008/12/18/canon-5d-mark-ii-and-nikon-d700-high-iso-quick-comparison/

you see, I don’t know about most people but I do not make poster boards to wrap my fridge around. 12 mp is way more than I have ever needed and I will take the d700 low light performance and speed over the paper megapixels any day.

The only reason I would like a d700x would be to snatch a d700 cheap.

Let people who think they need more pixels have it their way and pay the way for cheaper cameras for the rest of us.

By: Joergen

Joergen — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 21:54:49 +0000

Okay, so buy something else…

By: Macronikkor

Macronikkor — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 19:44:05 +0000

I want to have both 1080p vodeo and GPS in my camera.