where there’s smoke there’s fire

I received the first Nikon D6 rumored specifications from a new source:

• 24 MP sensor
• 4K 60 video
• Longer manual exposure times (like in the Nikon D810A): from 1/8000 – 120 seconds. (up from 30 seconds)
• Built-in sensor stabilization (variable)

Of course, the big surprise here is the built-in sensor stabilization. This is all I have for now – in the coming weeks and months, I should be able to confirm and report additional D6 specs.

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“Fall of a Giant… the tragic death of my Nikon D850” is by Zoltan Acs (Facebook | Instagram):

Probably many remember the post about a year ago when a photographer left out his borrowed D850 – before it was available for to the public – at night somewhere near water to take time-lapse photos at night and by the morning the tide finished its work on the camera. When I saw those photos I almost cried and hoped this will never happen to me.

Not so long ago here on NR there was a post about how Nikon extensively testing the D850s in a very hard environment, humidity, temperature, dust, water and the cameras tackle everything.

I have been shooting in piss pouring rain time to time for 6 years. I love to shoot in the rain, I love those photos. Back then I had a lot less “pro” bodies and lenses and never had any problem.

But hey, there were some trips coming up to Asia where the weather is hot or cold, dusty and humid, therefore I wanted to make sure my gear handle everything, so I have bought the 850s, 2 of them.

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