Category Archives: Nikon D800

Nikon D700 is being phased out

By [NR] admin | Published: December 29, 2009

The rumor is that at least one Nikon distributor in the Middle East has semi-officially announced that the Nikon D700 has been “pulled out” because of the upcoming replacement that should be released in “the next few weeks”. I was told that stores cannot order the D700 from their supplier in that particular country. The […]

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Nikon Europe is paying for Nikon 800 ads

By [NR] admin | Published: December 12, 2009

Update #2: Nikon 800 could also be related to this product. Update: the ad says “Nikon 800” and not “Nikon D800”. Not sure what are they advertising here (the Nikon SB-800 flash has been discontinued). If you search for Nikon D700 on Amazon.fr and scroll down to the bottom of the page, you will see […]

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Our own Nikon D700 replacement poll

By [NR] admin | Published: December 6, 2009

Tell Nikon what you want in the Nikon D700 replacement – based on the Nikon’s original survey – the more votes we get, the better chance someone will pay attention to this poll (you can select 4 choices only): What would be the most important improvements for you in the Nikon D700 replacement (check only […]

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NPS survey in Europe – all about the D700 replacement

By [NR] admin | Published: December 2, 2009

Update: this survey is now sent to registered Nikon users worldwide (not only to NPS). I will publish my own D700 replacement survey later on today. NPS members in Europe received an email survey from Nikon today. The first few questions were pretty standard (what camera you have, what features are important to you, any feedback to […]

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Nikon D700 discontinued, price going up in China?

By [NR] admin | Published: November 24, 2009

Update: Translation by a native Chinese speaker (thanks Pat): “Facing the strong competitive pressure of Canon 5D Mark II, Nikon finally ceased production of their entry level full frame camera D700. At present D700 (body only) goes for 15300 in Chinese yuan, and further price hikes would be inevitable.” This rumor is coming from www.sina.com.cn. […]

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Nikon D700 replacement timeframe

By [NR] admin | Published: November 5, 2009

This one is coming from nikonistas.com (Google translation) – this is something like a Q&A session with Carlos Ormazabal, Nikon Product Manager for Spain, Andorra and Portugal (updated translation): “User: Good afternoon, you know what I’m going to ask, but I have to ask it anyway. Should I buy a D700 or is the X, S, or D800 coming? Thank […]

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Rumor: Nikon D800 instead of D700s/x

By [NR] admin | Published: October 21, 2009

PhotographyBay received a tip that Nikon will not be updating the D700, but instead will release a completely new model – Nikon D800 with the following specs: Video mode 1080p video recording (full HD) High resolution 24.5 MP High frame rate: 7 fps without battery grip (similar to D300s) 51-area Nikon Multi-CAM 3500FX (same technology as D3X) […]

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Nikon D800 picture (fake)

By [NR] admin | Published: September 13, 2009

What is a rumor blog without some fakes? This picture is coming from a Chinese forum and has a time stamp of December, 2007: For comparison here is a Nikon D700: the Nikon D300: and the D3: I think this is D300 + D3 PS job.

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