where there’s smoke there’s fire

On October 2nd, 2009 there was an online photo fair that took place in Germany. The fair included also a presentation by Peter Giesen from Nikon. He talked about flashes, wireless lighting, Capture NX 2, lens technology, accessories, etc. Here is a brief description of the Q&A session that took place at the end of his presentation:

• On the question “will there be a 28-300 lens for FX cameras” he answered that at the moment this was beyond his knowledge
• On the question “will Nikon bring more than 12 MP on a DX sensor” he answered indirectly by pointing the disadvantages of a bigger sensor  (noise, etc.)
• On the question whether there will be a 24-70 VR II lens soon, he said that he didn’t know because no one would tell him before new products were released
• When asked about the successor of the D3 he dodged the question by going to the next one
• The only question he gave a definitive answer was about the D700 successor: “the D700 has been introduced only last year, and we won’t have a successor in the near future”

This is a short video of the Q&A session in German language (I had to cut a portion of the screen for privacy reasons):

Thanks to the reader who sent me the translation and the video.

The winners of the second NikonRumors giveaway are:

Nikon D90 book: Brunopic

Nikon D5000 book: Clayton

Thank you all for participating and stay tuned, there will be more to come.