Comments on: What is BJP talking about?

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:17:11 +0000

wtf….when does resolution make a camera “Pro” technically the D90 has more resolution than the D3. would you really run a D3x in DX mode? fail. Oh also if you check the original press release …”NIKON INTRODUCES THE NEW D300 PROFESSIONAL DIGITAL SLR CAMERA” http://press.nikonusa.com/2007/08/nikon_introduces_the_new_d300.php

The D300 is pro grade.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:12:56 +0000

how exactly would you propose that since the D700 is almost exactly a D300 body with and FX sensor instead of a DX one. In fact, the D300 body outspecs the D700 in some regards, 100% viewfinder vs 95% coming to mind.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:01:04 +0000

true. make fewer people do more work for the same money. Good bye photojournalism….

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:54:29 +0000

Not really… I never paid for anything close to MSRP. Using http://www.kakaku.com help a lot.

By: rwbenjey

rwbenjey — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:59:20 +0000

Actually, not necessarily back to the film days. Black silicon is being researched and apparently it’s way more sensitive to light than standard silicon. Imagine the impact this would have on the film and camera industries.

By: Chevypower

Chevypower — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 05:31:15 +0000

Douglas I always thought it was the FAT 32 file formatting which limited files to 4GB, which is ok for still cameras, it also means the cards will be equally compatible with Mac or PC. It could be Mac OSX formatted cards, but PCs wouldn’t read it, or it could be NTFS and Macs would read it, but not write to it.

By: funny

funny — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:49:09 +0000

hopefully the d400 won’t use montion jpeg!

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:21:14 +0000

Costs money to upgrade facilities for things like this. Money’s a bit tight right now, I imagine. I’m sure they’ve taken your points into account long before we ever even had a whiff that video would ever be a feature in Nikon DSLRs. While we may not see the wisdom of what they’re doing, there’s always a plan. If it were only so simple as to plug a little gadget into the inside in order to give a camera the ability to do video, don’t you think they would’ve done it already?

Patience.

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:16:47 +0000

Those of us in Japan sure seem to, unfortunately

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:12:54 +0000

Don’t hold your breath on a D700x having video.

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:11:56 +0000

Adding video didn’t seem to raise the cost of the D90. The D90 came out at approximately the same price point the D80 (w/o video) did when it arrived on the scene.

By: Anon

Anon — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:11:27 +0000

They’re not getting rid of stock – a quick Google reveals that there are only 5 D300s available for that price on Saturday only. I predict overnight queues…

More usefully they are reportedly doing 10% off lenses.

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 21:07:13 +0000

Don’t count on video in the high-end models anytime soon. If what I’ve heard is correct, video facilities were only installed in the Thai plant, not in Sendai.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:54:02 +0000

just to point out, he said 55-200 f/2.8 which is certainly not in production.

By: Gustav

Gustav — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:28:48 +0000

Either the D300 does what you bought it for, or it doesn’t. If it doesn’t, then you shouldn’t have bought it.

Digital technology moves forward at a fast pace. If you have some superficial need to have the latest and greatest, then you better have a lot of money or find some other field of interest.

By: Gustav

Gustav — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:24:29 +0000

Everything that moves has some amount of friction and has the potential to break down – including shutters and mirrors.

But if you’re really worried about it, don’t swivel the screen. Problem solved.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 16:08:34 +0000

jessops camera stores in london are selling d300′s for £549 this weekend?
they are a big branch and wouldnt be getting rid of stock if they wernt expecting
something else…

food for thought

By: VIDEO ON ALL NIKONS!

VIDEO ON ALL NIKONS! — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:11:03 +0000

ALL Nikon new cameras should have Nikon. Why? Because new buyers expect to have it on other manufacturers’ cameras so if Nikon would make the BIG mistake of not putting HD video on ALL their new cameras, they would systematically lose many sales!!

Even on Nikon pro cameras, they should update the D3X, D3 and D700 to all have 1080p video, if possible at several fps say 24 fps but also at 30 fps and if possible at also 60 fps.
Yes, a few pro would not mind adding video clips of weddings for instance. Just one example among many.

So, Nikon, if you do not want to lose sales of your cameras, you better put HD video on ALL your new DSLR cameras (even on pro DSLRs, and even on P&S cameras!!).

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:38:32 +0000

Correction: D70 up is advanced amateur, D40-D60 and D5000 are entry level.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:24:50 +0000

The Dxx line is advanced amateur, the Dxxx line is semi-pro, and the Dx line is pro. Just because Nikon’s made some full-frame cameras doesn’t mean the D300 is suddenly professional when the D100 and D200 weren’t.