Comments on: Kamera & Bild confirmed: Nikon D60 is gone, D300 is next?

By: Quash

Quash — Fri, 22 May 2009 02:30:17 +0000

My friend, D400 rumours won’t be old until the camera is formally announced. Keep ‘em comin’!

By: dan

dan — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:18:29 +0000

That’s a real shame. I would have thought they’d implement it as something to compete with the 5D MkII.

By: John

John — Wed, 20 May 2009 22:52:59 +0000

While there are very many great features about FX, for wildlife photography, losing the 1.5 crop factor is a major drawback! I doubt that DX will be relegated to “amateur / entry level” as you suggest. I expect pro level DX bodies for a long time to come!

By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:07:14 +0000

Will you post another rumor.. this is kind of getting old….

By: getanalogue

getanalogue — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:34:47 +0000

I don’t think that Nikon will discontinue DX, but it will be 100% amateur / entry level system. You can easily see their effort spent on quality glass for DX – poor. Sharpness is ok, distortion is strong and keeps people spending their time in front of their pc’s for correction, and build….no heavy duty stuff as required for D300 users: outdoor, wildlife, weather, travel photography – you need to have FX in the future, all rugged and pro style equipment, but still not comparable with my beloved F4 Bentley. We need to hire sherpas in the future to carry the load.

By: jsmyth

jsmyth — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:39:13 +0000

If that is the case then why did they bother releasing the 10-24mm and the 35mm f1.8

Are you saying that DX is being discontinued? I really hope not…

By: getanalogue

getanalogue — Wed, 20 May 2009 09:41:47 +0000

Folks, after the apology published on Markt & Technik website, and Nikon’s need not to jeopardize their F3x sales, I am afraid, that there won’t be a D 400 at all (sorry for myself, I would like to have one), but a – let’scall it that way – D 800. D 800 would have FX sensor, but with lower resolution than F3x like 18MP. You will see I will be right. Sorry for you all DXers (including myself, since I am tired to carry all that heavy gear with me).

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 20 May 2009 07:19:29 +0000

What I can find is his LinkedIn profile. Perhaps you could contact him through that?

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/björn-nordgren/5/803/778

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Wed, 20 May 2009 02:32:24 +0000

Thanks – I am sure he will be happy to talk to me. Does anyone has his email / phone number?

By: Quash

Quash — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:44:52 +0000

NR Admin,

How about if u call Björn Nordgren at Nikon Nordic?

That should make things interesting.

p.s. keep up the good work!

By: PHB

PHB — Wed, 20 May 2009 01:42:28 +0000

There has definitely not been a D200 made for many years. Same for the D80. Old stock tends to move very slowly once a new model is out. Only a few dealers bother with it. The bigger dealers are more than happy to offload their stock to the specialist dealers.

There will probably be stocks of the D60 around for quite a while for those who really want to find one. But it is a mass market item and Nikon has a very tight hand on their inventory so I would not be surprised if they worked out exactly how many D60s they would sell before introducing the successor and built up a stockpile.

They have to launch the D60+ in time for Xmas and they are going to have to work out how many they expect to sell. So it would make sense to start on the D60+ run just as soon as they have a sufficient stock of D5000.

By: JW

JW — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:36:16 +0000

Is it the best time to get the d300 as well? Or are we likely to see significant price drops before it’s discontinued? I want to buy one when it’s cheap but not yet discontinued…or is that unlikely to happen..

By: MB

MB — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:01:38 +0000

Nikon stopped D60 production some tine ago, and they are stopping D300.
What we have now are leftovers, or already produced stock, of these two cameras.
It is now the best time to get D60 if you want one, it will never be more affordable.
Bare in mind that newer model will almost certainly be 50% more expensive.

By: iamlucky13

iamlucky13 — Tue, 19 May 2009 17:48:39 +0000

I’m thinking that Nikon is trying to lean up by reducing production and stock of current models ahead of the release of a new model. Adorama, for example, still lists the D80, the D2X, and the D2Xs as being for sale (USA warranty, not refurbished).

And who knows, maybe they did this for prior camera releases, too.

Interestingly, Adorama also lists the D60 as out of stock, but their note suggests they expect to receive more.

By: ggweci

ggweci — Tue, 19 May 2009 13:43:36 +0000

This is exactly what I want. Please be true! =D

By: Michell Bak

Michell Bak — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:59:49 +0000

I agree with Nettopp. It means that they’ll get a few / some D300′s, not a bunch of D300′s.

By: Nettopp

Nettopp — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:11:30 +0000

I wouldn’t translate “skvätt med D300″ with a “bunch of D300″, it refers to a small amount. If you almost empty a bottle, the last drops of fluid in the bottom can be refered to as a “skvätt”.

This is more consistent with the rest of the article, as they speculate that the stock of D60 and D300 is lower than it would usually be with the introduction of a new camera, due to the economical crisis.

By: Matt Hyatt

Matt Hyatt — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:55:47 +0000

I saw the D60 w/ 18-55mm VR & 55-200mm VR for $699, in stock at Costco 2 weeks ago. What a deal!

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:23:59 +0000

>As a side, what do you think are the chances of seeing a D800 with video by the end of the year?

If what my source said is true, it will be quite some time before video capabilities are available on the upper-end cams. Supposedly video facilities were built in the Thai plant, but not in Sendai. Whether or not they’re rectifying that, however, I cannot say.

By: Fried Toast

Fried Toast — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:22:03 +0000

I would imagine that Nikon would have some sort of replacement on the way. Wouldn’t make sense to lose the market share at the low-price end of the market where they’ve been steadily making inroads.

My gut feeling says we’ll be seeing at least 2 new bodies before Fall.