More MP using the same technology is ALWAYS better. The quality per pixel might be lower, but it is the quality per _image_ that matters. Thus, do NOT compare at 100%, because that is comparing images at different sizes!

i hope the rumor 85mm 1.4 AFS-G will also release this year, i will be also getting that to replace my D version, which weakness is AF in low light…

two body & two 1.4 lens – AWESOME – BOOKEH FROM TELE TO WIDE!

saving now to get the 14-24 or maybe the 24-70

This is irrespective of the D3s/D300s discussion though, just something I think would be nice to have in general.

If I want to add a feature request for a potential D4 would be replacing CompactFlash with the new CFast (CF over SATA rather than PATA with 3Gbit/s bandwidth ) it will come at some point, I know, just would be nice to see.

This is my point. They can… but so far they have chosen not to. Why? The specs that have come out for the D300s does not get them any closer.

I’m just saying they are missing a HUGE opportunity. Hopefully they come to their senses very soon.

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1) i’m a nikonist with three cameras, i love their lenses, i’m following their camera releases from about 6 years.

2) i wrote: “I love to take landscapes photos” so i don’t need 5-8 fps, i never put it in the pro/cons area ’cause i don’t care

3) i wrote in the Drawbacks of Canon: rumor comparing to the nikon d700

4) The video is a plus no a “i need it”, better to have in any case, if available, do you agree ? or you hate it like the devil if there is something plus available in a camera. i know the 24fps “limit” but i don’t care, ’cause, as i wrote, i’m a landscape shooter; now you are who is talking about the video features in details.

5) CA controlling in camera? i don’t need, i use my 20” LCDs to check and correct it in photoshop if any.

6) if a pixel is the atomic unit please tell me how you can represent with 12MPixels the details of 21Mpixels? please share with us your math cause i never heard this new “inverse ratio”.

“stupid MP bump”? maybe, but if i can crop a pice of an image an enlarge with less image degradation is really “stupid”? maybe not.

With nikon we ask and they answer what they want, or better they don’t answer.

Nikon SHOULD, Nikon WILL, Nikon COULD! hey face the facts! when was the last time we have readen a spec about nikon (except for the d3series, i mean a under-pro shooter) and say: WHOA this camera is really a jump of quality/features? they are giving us small improvements in every model, this is a simple commercial strategy; they are feeding us like fishes with small quantity of food to have we always hungry.

“Nikon could throw a D700x w/ the d3x sensor and just erase the 5DII out of the map without even chaning a thing on the D700″ ?

-In my country they say “with the “if” and the “but” you can’t obtain anything”; or better “if my grandfather has three balls he could be a pinball”.

I’m not the only one that’s waiting for an at least 16Mpixel FF (video or not video believe: I DON’T CARE) to switch and be happy for many years?

Here we are always talking about rumors, but how many times we were disappointed when they released a new model?

Be fair and admit that this is the reality.

second, the 5DMII is good but please, it is slower, has an outdated AF system, the IQ is close in noise to the D700 but doesn’t beat it, has less dynamic range, video lacks 24fps, has rolling shutter artifacts, no correction for CAs in camera. It isn’t w/o drawbacks as you so candidly paint it.

nikon can easily beat that. They already have a superior sensor with higher resolution, dynamic range and noise levels. A superior PHOTOGRAPHY camera with superior features and only need to add simple video (A mere software update). Nikon could throw a D700x w/ the d3x sensor and just errase the 5DII out of the map without even chaning a thing on the D700.

but I’d much rather have a new 12mp sensor that wipes the 5DII off the map in low noise performance. Nikon’s 24mp sensor is on par with the 5DII and it has higher density, if they applied that tech back to 12mp…ISO 12800 would look like iso 400. I much rather have that than a stupid MP bump.

canon is all about the paper specs. Nikon is all about the results.

that’s the essense of this blog. I think you got the wrong idea. not everybody has to run their blog the same way man. just take it for what it is and chill a little. you’re just too serious for the internet.

We should be pretty happy about that. We have every reason to.

Canon, just like Nikon, is a fine brand with great products. But
Nikon is ahead now for the time being as far as I see it.

1) nikon d700 + 14-24 G nikkor (2200€ + 1500€ = 3700€)

pro: full operating lens (autofocus included)

drawback: no video and “only” 12mpixels

2) canon 5d mark 2 + nikon ring adapter + 14-24 nikkor ( 2200€ + 160€ + 1500€ = 3860€)

pro : >20mpixels ; many details that a 12pixel sensor can’t capture; video mode; when nikon, will release a >=16MPixels camera keep the lens and sell the canon body and be happy; in the meantime shoot with the max combo

drawback: no autofocus, rumor comparing to the nikon d700

3) canon 5d mark 2 + 17-40 (2200€ + 700€ = 2900€)

drawbacks: none

4) canon 4d mark 2 +16-35 (2200€ + 1300€ =3500€)

drawbacks: none

If nikon is planning to release some cameras with the same “12mpixel” sensor for the 2009 and at least the first half 2010 i’ll say hello for this years to all it’s equipment i have.

But don’t worry, you’ll still get traffic from me.

http://nikonrumors.com/2008/08/14/to-the-reader-who-send-us-the-first-real-d90-picture.aspx

http://nikonrumors.com/2008/08/14/we-asked-for-it-and-we-got-it-nikon-d90-lcd-screen-in-video-mode.aspx

This is why in my wording I was asking for rumors from a specific person who has info and has indicated to me that a new D3 is coming without any further details.

Maybe this request was directed to Nikon – after they read this discussion they may leak something themselves (in no way I am indicating that this has or has not happened in the past, I just give an example).

And one more note: our discussion here is useless to probably 98% of the readers. I can open a new topic on the forum where we can discuss issues like that, but I think that it is not appropriate to waist the reader’s time (and I have done several polls that indicate that the majority of the readers are happy the way this blog is operating). Of course there is a room for improvement, but this won’t happened overnight – this is why I mentioned that MacRumors is 10 years old. Look at my first posts from a year ago – there is a huge improvement (IMHO).

Now if dust removal is all they are offering for an upgrade, I won’t do it. Great thing but not tossing out D3 for a D3s or whatever just for dust removal. I’ll wait till next time. If you don’t have a D3, then the D3s with the added dust removal would be better than a stock D3.

I personally don’t know that they would release a D3 “replacement” yet. The D3 is great and although the 2010 Olympics are coming up and they want to sell tons of D3 bodies or replacement, which I hope they do, people aren’t going to trade in just for that. Even if they get a replacement out in the fall, they will probably have issues getting them to the masses by February for the Olympics.

Personally I look more for a D700x type camera in this time frame. I am probably wrong though. If they did this they could add a 24MP to the photographers bag to take with them to the Olympics, add one to the regular PJ bag for hi res stuff and share the same lenses. It could also be a great thing to take with you to the Olympics. It worked out great for the D700, right before the 2008 Olympics. Also, a D700x in the fall would go great under the Christmas tree. The D700 was a 5D killer. The D700x would be a great 5D Mark II killer.

That is my speculation. I don’t think we are going to get a D4 this year, maybe next. Will they do a minor change i.e. D2X to D2Xs? Possible but they would have to offer more than that to lure me. I’ll wait for the D4 for All the new features, video or not.

Just my two cents worth.

The reason I decided to chime in on this post was because of this line: “..hopefully this post will spark a new wave of rumors:”.

Hopefully? Spark? Rumors? Can you explain why posting something and calling it a rumor will cause more rumors to be made? There’s an inherent problem there. If you had made that post and left that statement out, it would be a completely different animal. You could have said:”Hey! I received this information from a trusted source, but I need to keep his/her identity secret!” Then you go about posting the ‘rumor’ and wait for people to complain about it in the comments. But hoping a speculation leads to more speculation is the wrong way to go about it, IMO.

I understand that NIkon and Apple are different beasts – in size, scope, traditions, etc.. I was referring to the way the macrumors is currently run. I don’t care about 10 years ago. I care about now, and that site is run pretty nicely. You can use the way macrumors is currently run as a model…not a blueprint for what you do here, but more of a guide. Posting news is fine! Macrumors tagline is: “news and rumors you care about.” Nikonrumors’ is “where there’s smoke there’s fire”. One comes across as very NPR-ish and the other as very TMZ-ish.

I’m sure you get countless “rumors” emailed to you on a constant basis and maybe you just haven’t built up enough trusted sources to post information that has a higher accuracy rate than probably 10%.. But that doesn’t mean posting garbage is OK. I recall there being a little issue with something from Thom Hogan recently and I think the problem was, aside from you just not asking the guy, was the way you worded your posts. Your wording is typically what gets you complaints. So I guess my only suggestion would be for you to chose your words carefully

Here’s a little article about the guy who runs macrumors: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/21/technology/21blogger.html?scp=1&sq=macrumors&st=cse

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Without Nikon’s optional upgrade — currently priced at $500 — the D3′s buffer for NEF (RAW) 14-bit lossless compressed is 16, not 36-38.