Comments on: Maybe I was wrong: Nikon event on December 10th in Slovenia

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 05:43:54 +0000

Sarcasm, people. It’s 1mm longer each way than the current 18-200 (which many think was needlessly updated). And a punch at increasing Nikon prices.

By: rhodium

rhodium — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 09:52:13 +0000

85mm f/1.4 AF-S and 135mm f/2 AF-S *prays hard*

By: Mikey

Mikey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:29:37 +0000

What are the odds that this is due to even something like currency fluctuations?

By: Mikey

Mikey — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 07:13:39 +0000

A mega-pro shooter could produce an amazing shot on a D1, you are absolutely right..and that would be fine for many purposes, but I don’t think Vanity Fair would accept a cover shot at 2.65 megapixels

By: PHB

PHB — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:45:25 +0000

Would not surprise me if that was the case. The market for the D700 must have had the stuffing kicked out of it due to the launch of the D3s/D300s.

Nikon seem to be betting that informed D700s buyers are more likely to wait till after Xmas than potential D300s buyers, which is logical. Also I would expect that Xmas will dry up any remaining D700 stocks.

At the moment the D700 is pretty much a dead duck. The D300s is the better camera, it cost less money, is faster, has video and has the same ISO response.

I can’t see Nikon announcing the D700s until D700 stocks are really low, but if they are close to exhaustion it would make good sense to tell people that the D700s is around the corner.

By: PHB

PHB — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:38:52 +0000

What an utterly ridiculous statement. The D3/D3x together amount to less than 1% of Nikon camera sales. The D300 sells a bit better but is far and away the most successful pro body they have, about 5% of total Nikon sales, more than all the FX bodies of all types put together.

Without the sales from the D3000, D5000 and D90 there would be no Nikon flagship cameras at all. The gross profit margins on the D3/D3x are probably quite hefty but I very much doubt that they even make a profit if you count in all the development costs. The only reason Nikon can afford to make professional cameras that good for the prices they charge is that they can lay off the development costs by applying the bulk of the design to future budget models.

When the Nikon-F launched it was a camera for the masses. Nikon has always been about making the best possible mass market camera.

If you can’t afford a D700 then you certainly can’t afford the lenses you need to make full use of it.

At the moment the D300s offers the same ISO response as the D700 for less money and provides a built in lossless 1.5x telephoto converter. Except for the ability to take landscapes with the 14-24mm, I can’t think of a reason to prefer the older model.

By: WR

WR — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:31:37 +0000

Any news like this is good. I hope the D700 upgrade/replacement comes soon.

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 01:00:54 +0000

but the 12-400 has bad vignetting from 12-50mm, and lacks sharpness from 150-400, so I wont buy

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:59:45 +0000

hehe, the D3x sold like hot cakes That you cant afford, doesnt mean no one can. And camera’s like D3000-D5000 are big money makers as well, barely innovative and re-using parts. If anything, they need to have more like those like Sony does, but that would just be weird, since Nikon has a pretty straight line in their line-up now.

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:52:14 +0000

Nikon please, stop selling toys like D3000 and D5000, Be serious like canon and produce the semi professional camera that every body is waiting for. You well know Most people can’t afford a camera like D3x; s Don’t you listen the crow?
Wherever it is D700s-D800 D700x…… please bring it out to the public.

By: Marko II

Marko II — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:11:27 +0000

lol, I thought so.

Some were cute though…

By: Red Benz

Red Benz — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 23:08:10 +0000

Somebody told me that they gone announce the
D800 and the AF-S 12-400 f/2.8 FX-VRII

Then we will all be happy and can finaly start shooting and never worry about gear anymore…………

By: Christina

Christina — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:47:59 +0000

I love your thinking! Makes perfect sense to me!

wouldn’t it be great if Nikon surprised us all and started delivering on what we really want???

Imagine the money they would make…..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:44:42 +0000

i wanna see some NEW focusing screens for FX format cameras

By: Marko

Marko — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 20:15:01 +0000

Oh… the models news was a sarcastic joke

By: NikoRyan

NikoRyan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:50:38 +0000

Amen.

By: NikoRyan

NikoRyan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:49:25 +0000

LOL! Excellent!

By: NikoRyan

NikoRyan — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:47:22 +0000

Ditto. I have been hankering for a match to Canon 24-120 f/4.

By: Andy

Andy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:41:50 +0000

Strangely, the D700 in a large store in Norway is out of stock till 8th (house) and 9th (kit) of december…… Hmmmmm

Andy

By: Mark

Mark — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:34:30 +0000

Andy,

You may well have a point. I have noticed that B&H Photo had a small price drop on the D700 body (price drop was bout $50). Could just be pushing for more holiday sales or could be to thin down inventory for future changes?

Mark