Comments on: Canon pro photographer who is switching to Nikon was told no D700 replacement in 2010

By: Marc Ruby

Marc Ruby — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:46:52 +0000

I’m finally beginning to realise that the last thing I want is a higher resolution D700. As it is, it’s a very fine, very FAST, camera. If the up the resolution it will become a very fine, very SLOW, camera. IF I want high resolution I can go for a D3x (yes, I know it costs too much). But if I need speed, the D700 is perfect. IF Nikon ruings the D700 I’ll be switching to Canon, not because I want to, but because I have no choice.

By: Greenwood_Geoff

Greenwood_Geoff — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 14:36:42 +0000

12MP is not enough for getty ?

By: Daf

Daf — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:42:45 +0000

If nothing else – all these Rep/NPS heavy rumours will eventually confirm or reject the fact that they can be trusted on hints + rumours.

By: Daf

Daf — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 14:40:59 +0000

Hear hear.
Better transparency for the customers would be a great thing.

By: ArtTwisted

ArtTwisted — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:09:24 +0000

The new 35 1.4 would be needed before the 85, but tis the way it goes at Nikon.

By: AnonymousCoward

AnonymousCoward — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 16:38:58 +0000

What a joke.

What is viTRifY going to drop the clutch too early?

Considering I only have an old VGA Mavica FD-91 and P&S digitals, should I assume I don’t have the ability to justify a D700 (or its successor)? Mind you I’ve been doing film (shooting & developing) for about 15 years.

By: Cazzaln

Cazzaln — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 14:58:39 +0000

Ok, i could wait no longer, don’t fancy going over to the dark side and changing all my kit, and so decided, to hell with an update/replacement, I want the 700 and i want it now! Then I also see a great deal with the grip for free if purchased before June 30th, so i’m doing it – today! Off i trot to all my usual haunts in London, and can i get hold of a D700 anywhere – NO! Gutted does not describe it, none of the big retailers will take an order, and several have started selling off the display ones (personally i wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole). So now, i have no idea if or when a replacement will come, and i can’t get my much drooled over D700. What is a girl to do. And i’d been so patient. (

I can only guess that this is the last push to get rid of all the stock before something (anything!!) is released. But now i don’t care, I just want my 700.

Nikon are beginning to pee me off.

By: nobody

nobody — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:35:30 +0000

It’s a silly rumour that there will be no D700 successor in 2010? Well, may be. Or not.

Either this is a silly rumour, or you’re the silly one. We’ll know by the end of the year.

By: Stark-Arts

Stark-Arts — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:34:37 +0000

The 24 1.4 was a bit slow to hit but the 200 f/2 has not been out of stock and the 1d4 has not been hard to come by either….

By: Gordon F

Gordon F — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:13:23 +0000

Nikon would never deny or admit anything about any product. They don’t care that a “pro” photographer that shoots Canon asked about new products. Nikon, like any other technology company that is at a fierce competition keeps its new products well under wraps. Besides, there are millions of “pro” photographers in the world. It doesn’t matter whether the president of the USA had asked it or a local amateur. New products aren’t discussed until their official release. Why would anyone think this silly rumor would be true?

By: Stark-Arts

Stark-Arts — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:24:12 +0000

the person buying a D90 class camera is not buying a d3 anyway – or a d700 class camera – no more than a volkswagen person is choosing between the VW and a high end mercedes…

Updating the D90 and getting it in stores with good glass that you can buy is what Nikon should be doing…

By: Stark-Arts

Stark-Arts — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:12:19 +0000

if you don’t want to hear people whine about new cameras then you should be out shooting and not reading/responding to a rumors site

By: Dogbreath

Dogbreath — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 09:42:45 +0000

It only acts like a zoom when DX has (as it does today) more pixels-per-degree than FX.

When you put a FX sensor in crop (DX) mode you aren’t increasing the pixel-per-degree density and it IS a crop, not a zoom.

By: gorgonzola

gorgonzola — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:14:52 +0000

hmmmmmmm not such good news…..

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:36:43 +0000

let them leave, it’ll be faster queues for us when the d700s is announced

By: TOd

TOd — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:06:55 +0000

so go buy a Canon/Sony if you want new MPs

By: TOd

TOd — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 04:05:47 +0000

He’s calling a foolish choice a foolish choice that’s all, nobody’s forcing you to buy anything.

G7 & rebel? Neither being a proper DSLR, don’t know why you think you have the ability to jump to a FF semi/pro right off bat. Or maybe you have lots of DSLR experience using rentals?

By: Tad

Tad — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 03:55:30 +0000

16-85 for dx. Beats 17-xx any day, except for the f2.8 tho.

By: Daf

Daf — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 23:09:34 +0000

Big Magazines have high traffic websites and these like mixed media content i.e. video.

By: JP

JP — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:34:51 +0000

Yea, I hear ya, but when I was shooting Canon I waited 3 months for a 24 1.4. From what I have been told by some is that when the recession hit, they slowed down production on the pro side, and have not yet caught up to demand. The Canon 200 mm f2 is another example of a lens you could not get and the Mark IV is just trickling in. The Point in switching is that you would want a camera that you feel is better than what you currently are using.