Comments on: Details on the upcoming Nikon announcement

By: Enesunkie

Enesunkie — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:40:53 +0000

Could the D5000 be considered the split from the D90? It really doesn’t share the same body, focus points or sensor as the D40/D60 that in theory it replaced. It’s closer in actual use to a D90 than a D3000. 11 AF points, video, 200-3200 ISO.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:02:08 +0000

There are a great many circumstances where the higher ISO performance would allow a shutter speed sufficient to increase the number of shots that are “keepers”.

I suspect that Nikon are playing their cards “very close to the vest” for competitive reasons. Whether that means something good is on the way or not remains a mystery…by design. If the news is bad, Canon could make very substantial inroads into the consumer and pro-sumer market segments. Canon, at the very least, have control of their image sensors. Unless Nikon have something up their sleeve there just could be a stagnant period while Nikon struggles to create their own line of sensors.

By: Bernardo Vaghi

Bernardo Vaghi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:01:48 +0000

Yesssssssssssssss, i found it! Nikon D8000 first image! WOW!!!

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By: PHB

PHB — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:21:48 +0000

Las Xmas Canon outsold Nikon in many markets purely on the strength of the fact that they had 1080p and Nikon did not.

These are the cameras that make the money, it is to be expected that they get more regular refreshes. But in reality they are still in effect on the same 4 year cycle as the pro-lineup as they only get a major makeover every 4 years and cosmetic updates almost every year in between. So the D50 lasted a year and was replaced by the D60 and then we had the D40 and the year after that and then the D3000/D5000 came out but they are all essentially the same camera with minor tweakage.

Still, I am hoping prices will come down on the D2x/D2h as I want one to convert to IR.

By: Zupi

Zupi — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:07:32 +0000

I am playing with thought that D300s is the last pro DX. Pro shoters all want FF

By: Travis

Travis — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:21:28 +0000

Trolls trolling trolls. Move along, trolls.

By: John

John — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:17:27 +0000

Still waiting for that G11-killer announcement from Nikon!

By: The invisible Man

The invisible Man — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:18:55 +0000

The D800 is discontinued, you still can find few in Europe, but I would wait for the D900 !

By: azerty

azerty — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:12:50 +0000

D90 is back in ‘stock’ at Materiel.net : http://www.materiel.net/ctl/Reflex/41031-D90_AF_S_DX_18_105_VR_.html
That, is no synonym of a imminent replacement

By: T140Rider

T140Rider — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:42:42 +0000

Ok,
How about you take a walk around the centre of a big city at night andtry to use your bounce flash @200iso and we would all love to see your fantastic results.
I often go out doing street photography at night with my D700 @6400 or 3200 ISO 24-120 lens AND No Flash. The lack of flash means you can shoot away without people realising that they have been snapped.
You would be surprised at the results.
Oh, I also take shots from the Front Seat on the top Deck of London Busses. The extra height give a whole new perspective.
Photographing at night around Picadilly Circus is expecially challenging.The amount of light emitted by the Advert displays changes colour & intensity quite rapidly.
Great B&W stuff though. Back in the days of film, we’d push Tri-x or Fp4 to 1600 and then moan about having to spend an hour in the dev tank.

So some of us do really appreciate the High Iso of bodies like the D700

By: PHB

PHB — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:27:08 +0000

You might get the lenses that would make a cheaper FX body a possibility.

The spec on the D3100 means that the D5000 and D90 both look in need of a refresh. They have better resolution, not much else.

Given the enormous step forward on the D3100, it is fairly clear that Nikon should want to showcase that development independently and before they show the upper end consumer models. But I would definitely expect them at Photokina.

D700 is not a consumer model, Nikon does not need a camera show to showcase it. After this refresh it is going to be on the market for about 2 years so it really makes sense to do the job right and upgrade to the video etc they are putting on the D3100.

By: John Sharpe

John Sharpe — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:57:13 +0000

Looking forward to a potential D700 replacement and hoping for some video capabilities to finally rival the 5DMKII

By: JoshL

JoshL — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:56:54 +0000

I agree with you Kevin, clearly, the gentleman doesn’t understand the fundamental knowledge in the relationship (and its importance) between shutter speed, aperture, and ISO. However, who knows? His photos may still be very good? Photography isn’t all about craft and technical prowess…..in the end, composition makes or breaks the deal.

By: LGO

LGO — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:40:25 +0000

The D400 is expected to have the improved AF of the D4 but this will not be ready till 2011.

Given that the D90 is Nikon’s best seller but is under increased pressure from the top (Canon 7D) and the bottom (Canon 550D.T2i), Nikon may just be forced to release the rumored 16mp sensor in a D90-type body.

But if Nikon releases this 16mp sensor in the D300s body without waiting for the new AF, then Nikon may just spring a surprise on us all.

By: Greenwood_Geoff

Greenwood_Geoff — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:01:02 +0000

Since he can likely shoot in jepg small and raw he can have the best of both worlds. Scan through the small images to see which ones are gems THEN use the raw to make a print from the 24MP …

By: Makoto Kimura

Makoto Kimura — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:50:10 +0000

I WILL EAT THEIR BABIES IF THEY DONT GIVE ME A D701 WITHIN 96 HRS

By: Edward RNLMC retired

Edward RNLMC retired — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:02:41 +0000

Admin you are doing a great job but guys please respect each other here there is enough s…ht in the world stop making war make nikon give them a little more time
and we all get happy start again making photo´s so keep the money longer in the pocket and then buy whats coming soon

By: Joe

Joe — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:22:24 +0000

That is part of the reason why I am speculating the way that I am… I find it unusual that a new sensor would be released on the downstream end of the spectrum (D90 before D300s).

Point taken – the D60 was the “supposed” improvement/replacement of the D50 however, since the D50 – no new entry level bodies had a BIM or a top LCD. Nor were the mid level bodies batteries backwards compatible.

My thoughts are that perhaps Nikon is about to terminate the D90 or as you indicated “split” the D90 since the rumors are flowing about improved ISO and movie mode in the D3100 coming at the low end 1st…?

By: ZRH

ZRH — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:16:12 +0000

I’ve been saying that since the Nikon F analog.

By: rhlpetrus

rhlpetrus — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:05:35 +0000

You missed the point. The D40 was not the D50′s successor, it was the new lower level entry-line, the D50 line was interrupted, sort of, spluit into D40/D60 (but not quite).

The DX family is complete now, 4 lines. The D90′s successor will be slightly more capable, maybe an fps more, new AF, etc.

But one thing is wrong here, unless Nikon is preparing even a better sensor for the D400 (D300′s sucsessor), if the rumour that the new D90 will have a new 16MP is true. New sensors usually start at the top level body.