Yup

I just saw this post and though we should bring it back to do some rumor post-mortem, it doesn't happen enough in my opinion.

looking back, this source was complete BS.

i remember the lack of AF seeming very wrong to me at the time (and to others as well) it seems that skepticism was justified.

I i guess we can assume the details of the D400 are nonsense as well.

NikoDoby said:
12mp AND no video isn't going to keep a new model competitive for the next two years. So I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet that the a290 sensor will find it's way into the D4000.

Whos says it will be out for two years, the D3000 hasn't even been out a year and we are talking about it being replaced! Whose to say that Nikon wont continue update the bottom end camera more often than the higher end models if the rumors are true?

I would expect the starting price to be around $450, if it's gonna be higher, than who will buy it? when You can get d5000 for only slightly more.
agree with Niko, that we shouldn't expect to see a 12mp cmos sensor in d3000 replacement - 14mp ccd sounds more probable.
as for video, it's much easier to implement video in cmos sensors than in ccd (energy drain) so I wouldn't expect video features

12mp AND no video isn't going to keep a new model competitive for the next two years. So I'm pretty sure it's a safe bet that the a290 sensor will find it's way into the D4000.

That is assuming Nikon even chooses to use the 14MP sensor. Nikon might just put the 12MP CMOS sensor in the D4000, since the D90 replacement will likely use a new sensor.

Not only that but it helps to protect D5000 sales against a cheaper camera with more megapixels.

True, it will push people who want DSLR quality with video for a low price towards the slightly more expensive EVIL cameras, should Nikon even make one.

I think it makes sense to keep video out of the low end DSLRs though. Especially if Nikon brings out an EVIL camera. If you want HD video in a small package then you'll have to go for a $600USD EVIL camera or the D5000. Might also explain why Sony is not putting video in the a290. So that it doesn't take away from the NEX line either.

The D3000 is already $400, at least in the great white north, no need for the price to fall!

I agree that Nikon will keep video out of the entry level model for now. Of course that would look bad if the Canon XS (1000D) replacement has video.

The detailed specs for the Sony a290, which replaces the a230, have leaked along with photos of the camera. So why should we Nikon users care? Because the a230 uses the "same" sensor as the Nikon D3000. So guess what, the a290 will probably be the "same" sensor that will be in the rumored D4000. So I'm gonna bet that the D3000 will be replaced by the D4000.

The new sensor is a 14mp CCD with the same ISO range as the current camera (100-3200). But if Nikon puts this sensor in the D4000 the biggest news is that it WILL NOT have video! The a230 (old Sony model) and the a290 (the new Sony model) do not have HD video! So that to me makes it very likely that the new D4000 won't either!

So if you want HD video from a Nikon then your cheapest choice will probably still be the D5000. The D4000 will be a "cheap" entry level Nikon with better ISO noise control and more megapixels than the D3000. It'll be priced at about $500USD. The D3000 price will probably fall to around $400!

I hope I'm wrong but I don't see where else Nikon could get a low-budget sensor for a new "entry-level" camera. Just wanted to throw this out there so you guys have time to "adjust" to "yet another" Nikon DSLR with no 1080 video. Maybe...perhaps.

NikoDoby said:
That part of the rumor already got "busted". The head of Nikon's R&D department already said in an interview that any D90 replacement would have an AF motor. His statement came out after these specs were listed. I have my doubts on the 14mp sensor too now that canon has the entry level 18mp T2i with 1080 HD video for $800USD. Nikon's got to at least match that. I'm not sure a 14mp sensor is good enough to compete unless it's got amazing ISO and dynamic range.

I am kinda agree with you here. I definitely like the AF motor is still on board and I am not really care about the Mega Pixal stuff (12Mp is already good for my need).

However, even D90 replacement comes out, it will be an advanced model compare to Canon T2i. So for me I would say d5000 is still the direct competitor for T2i.

That part of the rumor already got "busted". The head of Nikon's R&D department already said in an interview that any D90 replacement would have an AF motor. His statement came out after these specs were listed. I have my doubts on the 14mp sensor too now that canon has the entry level 18mp T2i with 1080 HD video for $800USD. Nikon's got to at least match that. I'm not sure a 14mp sensor is good enough to compete unless it's got amazing ISO and dynamic range.

would be very bad news if the D90 replacement doesn't have an AF motor.

Waiting more than a year for a serious update to the D300 could push me and others to full frame, or a dual system. I am looking for more than the D300s provides as an upgrade to my D200.

There is much less need for Nikon to deliver an AF motor in a D90 replacement if it provides AF-S updates (how about faster focusing than the 50mm f/1.4G?) to their dual system primes at 85, 105, 135, 180, and provides some DX wide primes (9.5 mm f/4, 12mm f/4, 18mm f/2.8, 24mm f/2.0). The PC lenses don't have AF, so my 18mm or 16mm PC DX will work on the that camera as well. There is a good range of AF-S zooms, and the new macros all have AF-S.

The D90 is a prosumer camera and as such is made for serious armatures, consumers, and professionals who are either on a budget or think the pro models are too heavy or large for the job. These people often cannot afford several $2000 lenses and as such buy older ones with internal AF. Also 1 big (and often taken for granted) difference between the D90 and the D5000 is the Godsend subcommand dial, which cripples the d5000 in shooting speed and functionality. For the record I also find the d5000 too lightweight and small... The D90, as well D300(s) fit great and have the basic necessities of a serious photographers camera (D700, and any D3(s, x, p, etc)} but the D5000 does not...

Nothing on the new D90 would cause me to upgrade......

The lack of an internal focus motor is a deal breaker. There are tons of great older lenses at excellent prices, that focus just fine, thank you, on my "old" D90

If everything Nikon makes needs AF-S lenses, the price of the used lenses without internal motors will plummet....NAS will be in full swing for us internal body motor folks!!

CONVINCE ME TO DROP MY D200 and go FF Nikon!!

For my shooting style 12mp is just fine, would love that new D3s 12 mp DSLR

Pete

14MP not enough of a bump. To get me to jump they need 18MP, else I will keep my D90 and be happy enough.

based on past posts and notices, how accurate is this D7000 likely to be? Nr doesn't even mention source or hint of where it came from?

D7000 A dream come true for video buffs. Probably takes photos so what.
D4000 A D40 with the low light performance of a D90 at budget, so I want
D400 Solid upgrades to sensor. Awesome video. I don't buy prof cameras just play with the cheap gear and try not to drop it.
Will buy full frame when put into prosumer body (12mp is fine) and if it's cheaper to leave out the video I won't complain (AF motor of course).

Happy D90 owner.

I guess the D3000 used the same 10Mpx CCD than the D80? Nikon still has loads of them so it was logical to try to get rid of them.
Now about the D90's video feature, I've read in the japanese press that an engineer on the D90 project told his chief he found out that Expeed had enough bandwith during liveview to process a video feed at 720p. Initially it was considered a joke but finally it worked so Nikon decided to implement D-movie in their marketing plan ( not to mention that they probably heard Canon was about to do the same with the 500d and the 5D2, unless this was just Canon's response to D90's war message). All in all, video on dslr has become common, but I'm not sure that Nikon would't have featured D-movie on the D300 if they knew they could at the time. It was probably a better plan to feature D-movie on the D300s even if they could have proposed it as a firmware update for D300.
Now I'm sure Nikon was able to propose 1080p on the D3s but they didn't... on purpose I suppose ;-)
D3s USP (unique selling point, marketing pov) is HIGH ISO sensibility, not the video. and D3s is doing it right.
1080p can be the primary USP of another very anticipated (yet to come) camera, so why spill it on an already well-featured camera like the D3s? Again, that could just be marketing... :-s
Canon seems to have another POV about their marketing approach; their 5D2 had several USP (full frame, 1080p video, high ISO, high MP), and so does the 7D (high MP, 1080p, high ISO) but their AF could see better days.
Nikon knows that they keep us by the guts (I mean... err... good AF and glasses), so they keep bettering one USP each time (after the all-round breakthrough that came with D3 & D300, they tend to progress slowly but surely, one case at the time)...

I know Niko, but I thing they should slow it down a little bit - I though that Nikon will be the smart company, unfortunately it looks like it isn't.
I'm quite happy with my current setup, so i guess I'll just wait a little bit more, either for d400 or d4 if I can afford it and get the lenses I need (actually only 3 more - 600/4, 300/2.8 and 14-24/2.8 :))

If I save about 4 euros each day for a full year, I should be ready when the D400 comes out. The question is: HOW ?

Any idea everyone ?…

No, I won't sell my D300 but I will sell my D60. How much this will be worth in a year's time ? Not a lot I guess… I might give it to my elder grand-son, but if I do, he may well laugh and say something about a used D3s… :oD