Category Archives: Nikon D800

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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Interesting Sony development

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

I just posted about the latest Sony a500 and a550 leaks @ PhotoRumors.com. The sensor in those rumored cameras may give us some hints about future Nikon DSLR models. This was the case with the Sony a900 and the Nikon D3x: after Sony released the new sensor, Nikon followed with its own (better) version (Nikon sensors […]

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Second hand, unconfirmed, raw Nikon rumors

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

The most difficult part of my job is to distinguish the real/plausible rumors and filter out the urban legends. This is even more difficult when the source is anonymous. For example, 2-3 weeks before the official release  of the Nikkor 35mm 1.8 DX lens (back in February) I received a tip about this lens. Of course my reaction was “BS” – […]

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Nikon D700x / Nikon D800 rumors

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

Today several sites reported about a D700x / D800 rumor. The problem is that the rumor was… just that – a model number (one of the sites didn’t even know the model number of their rumor). At any point of time Nikon will be testing a new camera and if someone really had a “very […]

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More Nikon DSLR predictions for 2009

By [NR] admin | Published: December 29, 2008

This time from PhotographyBay: Nikon D40/D60 Replacement Nikon D400 and maybe a Nikon D700x/D800

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Nikon products in 2009

By [NR] admin | Published: December 25, 2008

SLRclub has a special on predictions/rumors of upcoming DSLR products in 2009. From what I hear, this is suppose to be a reputable site. The Nikon entries are: Nikon D400 Nikon D800 Nikon FX in D40/D60 body Nikon D4 Translation (thanks H.P.): Q1 of 2009 Olympus had succeed making entry line up for DSLR with […]

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