Category Archives: Nikon D4

A reader sent me those two pictures of an unidentified Nikon camera and lens taken at a recent NHL game: The camera looks like a D3/D3x/D3s. The body and the lens are both covered up, but the shape of the pentaprism is what got me interested:

ReallyRightStuff sent out their 2011 catalog today and they have a entry for a new BD4 or BD4-L plates for Nikon D4 camera. The comment section says “Camera to be released mid 2011. Check website for plate details”: The wide spread belief is that Nikon does not share information in advance with different vendors about unreleased cameras. On […]

The Nikon D800 book triggered a series of new tips and leads. Those are the most reliable rumors I received so far (please note that because a potential announcement is months away, some of the specs and/or release dates may change): The Nikon D700 replacement will be called D800, it will come with a new 24 MP […]

An interesting anonymous tip I received few days ago (edited): “For the last few months Nikon has been working on a carbon fibre body for a Nikon pro-level DSLR. They are specifically looking at the manufacture of a resin-infused 3D woven CFRP body as well as fatigue testing of some CFRP components. The body appears would be […]

Update: In a comment to this thread, Denisa Mrackova (portfolio) explains the origin of those images: “Apologies to everyone for this misunderstanding. My creation of the image of (non-existent) Nikon D4 is a study for a product visualization on my portfolio. Personally, I am a Nikon fan and own Nikon D3s, so I tried to […]

Update #3: On this image, the label clearly looks like a D3, on the next few frames it looks like a D4 (see other pictures below). Here is a hi-res version. Update #2: I am not that far in the video yet, but a reader already took this screenshot from the 29:21 mark – hard […]

This is not really news (since we may never know) but rather a call to everyone that will be attending those events (Super Bowl is in Miami on February 7th and the Olympics will take place in Vancouver from February 12th-28th, 2010) – keep your eyes open for a disguised Nikon body and send me […]