PS or real? Full frame? Small body? It does look like the D700, but there are few differences. The back is different too. Maybe a PS combination of several different bodies? Maybe the real deal? So many questions – what say you?
I added the D700 for comparison – I have marked the areas that are different (I am sure I have missed some):
Nikon D400?
Nikon D700 for comparison
Nikon D400?
Nikon D700 for comparison
and the poll:
Imagine, just imagine if those were 8 lenses…
If Nikon released their “garbage” now, that means they have plenty of ammunition for PMA in a month – otherwise they would have kept those p&s for PMA release in order to make more noise.
Nikon Coolpix P90 24X superzoom:
Four Nikon Coolpix S-series compacts:
Three Nikon L-series budget cameras:
… from El Segundo to the Dominicans. The 24 hours support will be dropped.
Update: more info available here.
Just run this google search and you will see a bunch of pictures with the Nikon D400 listed as the camera in the EXIF file. Not a big deal so far since we had a similar discussion few weeks ago and the EXIF files were manipulated. The interesting part here is that those pictures are private and you cannot access them, but if you click on the Google “cached” link you will have full access to the photos and EXIF data (on some of the pictures). Most probably those pictures were not really taken with a D400, but if someone wanted to trick us, they would not make them private. Some of the dates are from 2004 and 2006, but maybe the camera date was not setup correctly. Some of the EXIF data also looks weird. What do you guys think, bull or cool?
Here is a screenshot of one of the EXIF files:
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 reliable source” they would at least know the camera model and some specs. I get several emails a day with such a wild guesses, but decided not to post them -I can smell BS from a mile away 🙂
Update: this is how Chase answered my question on the noise level issues: “I didn’t experience any unjust noise at 800 with properly exposed images. 1600 even looked nice. I ultimately might be willing to shoot the D3 at higher ISO than the D3x, but that’s really transcending what the D3x is meant for… Compared to other cameras at that D3x res, even 800-1600 is a total score” (source). I do believe him.
Chase Jarvis just completed the first national ad campaign shot with the Nikon D3x. His opinion on the D3x: “I am loving it”. No problems reported. You can see all of his D3x videos here.
I received a single report of a faulty D3x and it was something not related to the noise levels (I got a screenshot of the service order, so the issue was real but an isolated incident). Given the number of readers we have, I think we can conclude that Thom’s problem was an unique quality assurance issue and and should not be a concern at that point.
A reader (thanks John) created a side by side comparison of D3 and D3x at various ISOs (100-1600). Check it out here: http://www.jonmccormack.com/d3x.html
Another set of D3x crops from reader: http://www.garethhacon.com/portfolio46726.html
I also got some D3x shots in the Nikon Rumors group on flickr:
Translation (thanks J):
Price trend
Nikon Germany announces drastic price increases
2009-01-28 Nikon GmbH, Düsseldorf, today
informed their trade partners in Germany that
“because of the serious changes in currency
exchange rates” (presumably meant are those of
the Yen against US-Dollar resp. Euro) the
dealer buying prices will be raised, taking
effect on February 1st 2009. For some 465 Nikon
products from the product lines of lenses,
flashes and accessories Nikon’s recommended retail
prices will increase between 2 and drastic 30
percent. On average these increases will be 14
percent. Exempt from the price increases are (for
now) cameras and camera kits. (Jan-Gert Hagemeyer)
