Comments on: Nikon D700 is being phased out

By: zen-tao

zen-tao — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:44:19 +0000

Good new. Most of photographers don’t need video features. But nobody knows… May be press journalist would take some advantage of it, video professionals wouldn’t. For less than it would likely cost they an purchase a pretty better camcorder very superior than Nikon co. could supply. But Canon-Nikon are engaged in the warfare of video.That’s very suspicious, it seems they are not willing to improve photo specks.
Megapixels, Dynamic range, color processors, raw engines…. PLEASE, SOON
I still own my D200 and I wont change it until they launch an affordable, and really new camera worth to be payed for it.

By: Daf

Daf — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 10:20:22 +0000

Amazon UK currently only have 2x D700′s in stock.
Don’t think it’s a major indication though as I think their stock fluctuates like this often.

By: Jani

Jani — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:54:38 +0000

I own both 5D2 and HV30. HV30 is pretty close to HF20 video quality wise. All I cay say is 5D2 does not only beat, it completely obliterates HV30. It’s that much better.

By: Jabs

Jabs — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:57:28 +0000

Hey GLOBALGUY,
Here is a direct reference to what is currently available in Workstation graphics cards specifically tailored for users of Photoshop CS4.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/builtforadobepros.html

This is a new development and seems to apply only to Photoshop CS4 and the Adobe Creative Suite CS4.
Save your money – LOL!

By: hk

hk — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 02:43:26 +0000

That’s just it, there are virtually no primes that need updating….
Nearly all zooms need improvement, but what are they updating when they update a prime? The coating and VR, that’s basically it. IQ is almost identical, because they were so well designed in the first place.

By: [NR] admin

[NR] admin — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:50:17 +0000

yes, this is an old one, I have covered it here before

By: Bob

Bob — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 17:40:58 +0000

I want video on my next Nikon.

By: MIKE

MIKE — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 16:44:26 +0000

I lol whenever I say IF I WERE RICH ID HAVE “__”

You don’t have to be rich to own any expensive equipment. If you need it that badly, you’ll find one way or another to pay for it. If you can’t make it pay for itself, you don’t “need” it.

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:55:42 +0000

WHAHAHA, that picture is sooooo old, and not even leaked But I get your point for the built-in grip, though highly unlikely. No extra income from people wanting a grip = higher price for the body, a rectangle shaped body with built-in grip is not a nice ergonomical feature, it should be more square = bigger and heavier and less portable regarding bag sizes and there is probably more to Bitch about

But is Nikon is able to squeeze in some useful extra features because of that, and stull keep it ergonomically and at a nice size, I am wiling to look into it, since sometimes I do miss the vertical shutter on my D80 (I am too lazy to buy the grip )

By: WoutK89

WoutK89 — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 10:35:50 +0000

Wish list, anyone?
why ISO 80 and 1000 in that list?
Shouldn’t it be just 100-12800 HI-3 and LO-1?
SUPPORT for 1080 (Full HD), why support?
Why the 50/1.4D and not the G version?
Where are the microphone holes for (1080) video?

Looks like a D300 with D80 and added 0 cloned in.
With the Pentaprism top of a D3s (no built-in flash).

Keep asking these questions and you will find: FAKE FAKER FAKEST

By: hzm

hzm — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:47:41 +0000

I just saw this

Interesting !!!

Nikon D800

24.5 MP full size using light-sensitive element

Nikon Multi-CAM 3500FX used to achieve 51-point AF

Sensitivity 80，100，200，400，800，1000，1600，3200，6400，12800 80,100,200,400,800,1000,1600,3200,6400,12800

Continuous Function 7 / sec

Support for 1080 (Full HD) video recording mode

http://product.pchome.net/digital_dc_nikon_d800/265747.html

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fproduct.pchome.net%2Fdigital_dc_nikon_d800%2F265747.html&sl=zh-CN&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

By: anonycow

anonycow — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 04:31:54 +0000

Look, your body is way too light, it’s a mere 600g, if it’s not almost or over a kilo, it’s obviously the tool of a rank amateur with dainty hands, who’d better shoot with the green dial mode or even just get a point and shoot so the people manly enough to handle them can say “see nikon, nobody really want your DX cams, why don’t you just make cameras that are half a ton.”

Everyone who uses a D90 for professional work as main body is a liar, everyone who doesn’t like bigger bodies because they have smaller hands or because they don’t always have the luxury of tripod friendly environments meaning heavier = shake is a liar (or worse), everyone who says that spending more on glass than on a body is the way to go is a moron. Everyone who ever bought a D40-60-3k-5k and doesn’t use the green dial is a deluded fool if they think they’ll do good photography with that, and DX is dying, which the fact that Nikon is busy plugging the leaks in its DX lineup is a total proof of. These are the truths of nikonrumor comment thread wankery.

Me, bitter, how could you guess?

By: Gerry

Gerry — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:33:10 +0000

It must be a very bright planet, because if it has low level light, that 15 point autofocus system won’t work.

By: HayPhoto

HayPhoto — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:04:22 +0000

What I would like to see in the D700s/x

1. A few more megapixels, 16 or 18mp doesn’t matter, 24 seems “unreasonable” to expect with the same low light capacity.
2. More Low Light & Dynamic Range with #1.
3. 1080p or 2k video. Yeah I know its a photo-camera, but if I can get both in one body, its a lot less to carry around for travel etc. Improved audio capture with a audio out port would also be good.
3. SD cards, because I’m coming from the pro-sumer end of things and already have a bunch of SD cards. Plus I find SD cards less expensive and more wildly available then CF.
4. Video ratio in the camera (I think its 3:4) for taking pictures (I think that is a feature of the D3s).
5. Some of the fancy “face recognition” etc that one can find in P&S. Yes I know this is a pro body which sits on M or A 90% of the time. But there is no reason not to put in these software related improvements, and sometimes they would be nice to have in run&shoot situations (for me, event shooting would benefit from this with improved ease).

By: HayPhoto

HayPhoto — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:28:05 +0000

And that is where your’s half wrong. Although I believe there will always be “ergonomically” different cameras to cater to both, the technology with the video-cameras and photo-cameras will become the same.

By: HayPhoto

HayPhoto — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:23:08 +0000

$4k? No. Why, simple, if your going to spend $4k for a camera thats isn’t the d3s, you’d buy a 3DS for that $1k more. I know some people have tight bugets, but really dollar/value ratio at $4k just isn’t there.

By: anonycow

anonycow — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:16:10 +0000

That’s exactly what someone at a hotel in Finland would say

By: hobo

hobo — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 21:56:04 +0000

http://www.dvxuser.com/articles/article.php/20

By: anonycow

anonycow — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:26:34 +0000

Or alternatively
Broke student – D3000 – D5000
Advanced Amateur/Professional, varying levels, varies by need, and by tendency of those who have big hands to whine about bodies being “too small” without qualifying that it’s for their grip specifically – D90, D300, D700
Rich poseur who doesn’t like Leicas – D3, D3s, D3x

By: Neogene

Neogene — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:12:38 +0000

Heheheh, my Santa has a nice lag of days… ;D