Comments on: Rumors started to flow: 3 new Nikon DLSR cameras in the pipeline

By: kerrels

kerrels — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 14:39:37 +0000

Interestingly a Malaysian camera shop (http://shashinki.com/shop/-c-27.html?sort=3a&page=1&sort=2a&filter_id=11) already dropped the price for 4 models (D90, D300s and D700; ignore the to-be-discontinued D60) by RM600 (USD189) to RM1193 (USD375). Is this due to replacement models coming?

By: linusjcmlopez@gmail.

linusjcmlopez@gmail. — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 09:39:15 +0000

just hoping for a nikon with fx sensor in a dx body with a 3″ lcd with 920k dots, nikon battery grip for dx, a 35mm and 50mm G lens with an f/1.2, dual sd card slots, higher iso ratings. just wishing nikon and 10 mp.

By: broxibear

broxibear — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:18:47 +0000

Please hurry up Nikon…I’ve been waiting months to upgrade to a FX body and I need to know what your new dslrs will bring and at what price.
I don’t care about video so a D900, Fx with 100% viewfinder would be fantastic…as long as it’s priced well, otherwise I’ll get a D3…just give me the information…I can’t take much more…I’m going to cry…help me Nikon…help me !!!

By: josepH costa

josepH costa — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:41:46 +0000

i can understand that by scanning and digitizing a film slide may create more pixels…it has to keep the resolution up scenes how film isn’t originally measured in pixels. so in other words with my d300s or d3s, I can couple some great lenses on them and even only at 12mp, can produce images really large and look as good if not better in some cases, than film.

By: fennwoodphotography

fennwoodphotography — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:21:23 +0000

I’m a student and i’m seeing most of my class is Canon. With the advent of hd video and the 5d etc, Nikon better come out with a full frame 16 pix or bigger with 1024 HD video, or i’m going to have to sell all my equipment and buy canon so i can get a job some time in the future.

By: Mr. Obsolete

Mr. Obsolete — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 07:04:00 +0000

I really do NOT care about video. Give me a tack sharp, color correct, FAST-focusing camera body with a BUILT-IN vertical grip that can easily produce gorgeous 20″ x 30″ prints. And keep it under $2,000.

By: []V[] i k e

[]V[] i k e — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 18:25:42 +0000

MB-D11 is this the one with GPS in the grip?

By: ways

ways — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 02:12:18 +0000

Nikon D900
D3X sensor.

By: Thom

Thom — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:39:23 +0000

Please please please announce the D800! I am hanging around with my D300. I specially don’t buy a D700 cause the D800 is sooooo cloooose – since a year ^^

By: sirman

sirman — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:36:11 +0000

wow, everybody looks like looking for the higher MP to cover up their so called “not so nice taken pictures”. i just want improvement into the new replacement of D700 with cheaper price :p

By: ZeissGit

ZeissGit — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:45:19 +0000

Recommend backs? Aren’t the Schneider lenses you’re talking about large format lenses which cost an arm and a leg? Of course i prefer anything that lets me use Zeiss and stuff like it.

By: Jim Fenton

Jim Fenton — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:17:52 +0000

Give me an 18MP DX sensor with the noise characteristics of a D700 and I’m a really happy camper for what I do

By: LukeLx

LukeLx — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:09:15 +0000

Ehm, for an unknown reason my post is in the middle of some older ones, but i’ve posted 19 April at 7.55am

I was really impressed by the Nikon AF Expansion mode, present even on the D3000 (that is the one i tried).
Kudos to Nikon, Canon added this feature only on the 1D and 7D.

By: LukeLx

LukeLx — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 11:55:44 +0000

Hi everyone, i’m a Canon user, 40D, 300D, some Ls, some others.
Sorry for my english
I’m following both Canon and Nikon, and also Sony about the mirrorless camera and A700 replecement.
What i like it’s a sport oriented camera, with low noise and clear per-pixel IQ.
That’s why i choose the 40D in 2007 (as well as i would have chosen the D300 if i had Nikon lenses). Later, 50D was really crappy to me, and also the 7D. Why? Some points are in common with some posts in this thread, that’s why i’m writing here. The last point is the interesting one.
50D is totally worst in every field (DR, per-pixel IQ, noise etc), while 7D (extraordinary body, bad sensor to me) got: lower DR, worse per-pixel IQ, something better and something worse about noise.
That’s beacause a 1st hardware-base noise reduction is always applied, you can’t control it, you can only control the usual one (that act in the same way in camera as in post-production). That generally grants cleaner images, but you can see noise in shadows and noise reduction artifacts even at ISO100, that’s the base HW ISO for Canon.
The common point is, when you increase the resolution you got many cons:
- DR reduction
- Noise increasing
- per-pixel IQ lowering due to both capped resolving power and stronger AA filters
- lower diffraction limit, look at lenses comparisons at cameralabs using the 7D, there are always more detail at f5,6 than at f8, to me is too low)
and… You need shorter shutter speed to freeze movements, you’re looking/shooting/printing at an higher magnification, always; or you can’t crop, you decide.
You can read about it even in Canon white papers, about the 1DIV that got 16MP on an APS-H sensor.
So, while i can understand that you can choose to loose some points from the “state of the art” regarding DR, noise, etc, are you really convinced you want to be obblied to use shorter shutter speed? That means increasing ISOs, that means increasing noise, and everything to gain a +13-15% in resolution. ( that’s the real life value for a +5MP increment)
Is it worth it?

Luke

Some links
DxO http://bit.ly/924Xrl
Camera Labs http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_EF-S_18-135mm_IS/outdoor_results.shtml

By: Simon

Simon — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 08:26:42 +0000

\this is just as credible as thew 2 new dSLRs that was confirmed on this site a couple of months ago. Pure fantasy!!!!

By: Gordon

Gordon — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 07:04:28 +0000

Don’t they have a 15.1MP sensor?

By: Micah

Micah — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:42:25 +0000

Wherever you read it, you read wrong. Unless you are talking black and white.

I’ve seen some decent 35mm scans of Velvia weigh in with around a 16mp file’s worth of detail. Mind you Velvia is contrasty as all get out and has very unique (but reproducible with digital) tonal response. It’s so contrasty that it’s really only got about 5 stops of dynamic range. If what you want is in those five stops, you’re golden.

Everything else for color film in negative and reversal stock is lower res. Reala (which I was once in love with) compares evenly to a D3x shot at 6400 ISO (at least with my work flow). Shot at the D3x’s base ISO, there’s just way more information there, with practically no noise.

But you don’t have to take my word for it. (sorry LB)

(try it!)

By: Micah

Micah — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:14:36 +0000

Mmmm nope! Wrong answer. Try again.

And also, the best glass in the world won’t improve the sub par implementation of the 24mp sensor in the Sony bodies. (par being set by the D3x). Really the files shot raw just don’t compare. D3x looks superior, and I expect a d700 with 24mp would as well.

By: Ron Adair

Ron Adair — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:03:44 +0000

NP FT.

By: zzddrr

zzddrr — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 23:47:57 +0000

Fried Toast, that is not what i said. What I said is that nowadays there is need for more than 12MP. Especially when we are talking about new products.

If it were on you, I bet we would be still at 3MP.

As I said, other manufacturers offer products that is beyond 12MP at fairly acceptable price. There must be a reason why Sony and Canon has those products. Besides, if it wouldn’t be good the 24MP D3x then Nikon would not sell it at that massive price.