Comments on: New Nikons pre-order options

By: SoniX_FleX

SoniX_FleX — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:37:40 +0000

availability in Japan http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/switch-language/product/B002JM0LL0/ref=dp_change_lang?ie=UTF8&language=en_JP

By: northy

northy — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:30:13 +0000

you can add Adorama to the list: https://www.adorama.com/NK70200AF2U.html?sid=1249349262356684

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 11:07:02 +0000

is anyone doing 70 200 pre order in the UK yet?

By: STJ

STJ — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:23:59 +0000

Personally I have the D700 and I’m pleased with it. Now I have had a go (15mintest only) with a D3x and what can I say – that camera is dam’n impressive! Try it and see for yourself. For me the D3x rocks, but it’s not for my wallet…

By: Emmanuel

Emmanuel — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:15:02 +0000

I preordered from Amazon yesterday and just got an email – ETA is September 16.

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:56:34 +0000

That seems like the most likely release, and I’ll get it if that’s what comes, but the uncertainty is what will keep me coming back here.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:40:33 +0000

Amen.

My bet is that Nikon will take the easy way in the autumn.

D700s – Same as the D700 + Video + SD/CF slots

What do you think?

By: STJ

STJ — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 21:40:22 +0000

We’ll have to wait and see. Mr. Thom Hogan has said he believes in a 700x this fall, that is not long to wait if one is in the business for a cheaper high res alternative to the canon 5DMkII. Thom sais a lot of stuff ,but he really seems to insist on this one and he has been right before. Personally I’ll like “when” NR admin puts the D700x at 99.9% in September – right admin

By: Rlanthier

Rlanthier — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:55:35 +0000

Roberts is also taking pre-orders for the new releases…

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:51:38 +0000

You may be right.

By: T140Rider

T140Rider — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:14:47 +0000

I don’t give a hoot about the 5DII and its famed video capabilities.
If I want to shoot video and after shooring still since 1969 I have yet to have the urge I’d buy a proper video camera.
For the moment, my D2X & D700 are just fine & dandy. The two people I know who have a 5DII are pretty unimpressed with its Video performance. They are experienced Cine/Video cinematographers.

I am certainly interested in the new lenses but I’d need to see some direct comparisons before I shell out my hard earned $$$. I have the current 70-200 and have not experienced the vingnetting that is supposed to be rampant.

By: JAZK

JAZK — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:09:19 +0000

Yes, i am considering as well the D700, and obviously the only thing holding me back is the price. The thing is with the same amount that i would spend on the D700, i could get myself already a nice glass for portraits (what i shoot most of the time). And the main reasons for which i am considering a D300 over a D90 are: weight ( i’m tired of cameras that i weight less than my lenses), toughness, speed (AF). Anyway, i’ll wait and maybe in the meanwhile i convince myself to go all the way to the D700 (Oh to dream)

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:51:01 +0000

Excellent point Jon Paul. I admit I quite missed that.

Having said that, the above fact clearly illutrates that the technology is available for a lower cost 24MP FX. (As Canon and Sony illustrated). This makes me conclude that Nikon is too greedy and it’s milking it’s most loyal customers. People are not stupid competition is increasing so one day Nikon finds itself in deep trouble.

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:36:33 +0000

I’m sure it will come eventually.

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:35:08 +0000

Nailed it, FT. I can’t believe how many negative comments there are about a camera that can do what the D300s can do. 10 years ago (or 3, for that matter) they would have been awed speechless reading that spec list, and thirty years ago it would have given heart attacks if photographers could have even understood the spec list (I can shoot how many pictures without changing rolls? At what frame rate?). Have pictures become so much more technically demanding during that time that these new releases aren’t measuring up? You’d think people expect Moore’s Law to hold for almost every specification on cameras. I think people need to remember to count their blessings and go out and shoot.

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:28:13 +0000

Do it, Bluecow. I’ll join you shortly (been saving for a while now).

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:23:46 +0000

I usually agree with things you say, FT, but I don’t think it’s right to say that the same thing is right for everyone. No one is arguing that the D90 is the same camera or has the same features, but it still might be better for things that some people do, especially if they can use the difference to buy a nice lens to go with it. I’d take a D90 and a couple of good primes over the D300 and a kit lens.

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:20:08 +0000

I’m not trying to be rude, but I think it’s only fair to point out that the D300 has the same resolution as the D3x. The pixel pitch is identical, which is why some wildlife photographers won’t give up their D300 even with the D700 out. The D300s doesn’t seem so bad, does it?

By: Jon Paul

Jon Paul — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:11:02 +0000

I agree there’s a big difference, but not in image quality. You have to decide if the differences matter to you (and to most pros the differences matter).

By: Bluecow

Bluecow — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:09:46 +0000

Like I said, I’m in the market for something above the D90. If I’m going to pay twice as much for the D90 to get the next camera up, then I might as well go D700. If the D300s was $1500 or less, it would make my decision a lot harder. It’s just priced a little too high I think for the people who want something more than the D90. To me, DX is a compromise in photography. We all know all the best lenses are made for full frame cameras. If I’m going to make a compromise, $1800 is a lot of money for that compromise.

I agree that $1800 is the MSRP for the D300s and prices will fall some in the coming months. I seriously doubt it would fall to $1500 though.