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From: Paul Furman on 15 Nov 2008 21:39
Tony the insider wrote:
> The expected announcement date for the D700x is Dec. 20. D700x has
> everything the D700 has, except the shooting rate at full resolution.
> The sensor is 24+ MP - while Nikon isn't officially admitting this,
> it is the one used in the Sony alpha-900. The D700 will be officially
> discontinued then, as by shooting at 12 MP the D700x will match its
> burst speed so the D700 is redundant.

Would that be a DX crop mode or resample?


> Price is a big question but
> expect the USD price to be well above that of the D700.

Sounds more like a replacement for the D3 than the D700.


> Personally, I am surprised, I expected first a D3x aka D4. Given that
> the high-dollar market is with the Hassies, EOS-1DS MkIII and the 37
> MP Leica vaporcam, and the global downturn, perhaps Tokyo decided that
> sector is overcrowded?
> Any event, D700 was just as good as the D3 in construction, only speed
> was a difference. Did I forget to say D700x has the 25.6K ISO setting?
> Source of the news is 100% reliable, my buddy in Nikon Japan. Read
> more on http://nikonrumors.com when they eventually wake up. :)
> Tony (Nikon fan since the S3)

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From: RichA on 16 Nov 2008 01:26
Nikon rep told me that every company that ramps up production on a product,
forcing a line to operate faster than normal, ends up with a sub-standard
product.

"Rita Berkowitz" <ritaberk2008(a)aol.com> wrote in message
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> RichA wrote:
>
>> Nikon needs to step up more. 40 megapixels on a 45mm sensor.
>
> No, Nikon need to step up production on the 600/4. Bastards!!!
>
>
>
> Rita


From: RichA on 16 Nov 2008 01:29

"Alan Browne" <alan.browne(a)Freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote in message
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> RichA wrote:
>> Nikon needs to step up more. 40 megapixels on a 45mm sensor.
>
> Don't top post.
>
> They need a 36x24 at 20 Mpix or more first. I don't suppose it occurs to
> you that their DSLR market is Nikon lens owners?

No, because they all aren't. I know 3 people who recently bought into Nikon
that hadn't to that point owned anything of theirs. They buy in because
right now, it's the top system.

> It would be nice if they made an MF system, but it would take them a long
> time to establish themselves. At least they would likely be less costly
> than Hass and Leica. But v. Mamiya?

Can we get away from this idea of "medium format" and "FF?" There IS no
more FF, it's a 70 year old construct. In five years, what is now a 35mm
sensor could be the entry level, with larger sensors representing the
"professional norm."


From: RichA on 16 Nov 2008 01:30
Like with the Leica S2? So what?
Pros are systematically replacing their old film lenses with better ones,
designed for sensors, so why not a different size? P.S. that Leica is sized
between a 1DsMkIII and a 5D, forever crushing the silly idea that larger
sensored DSLRs need to be the size of the average cow.


"Me Here" <no-one(a)here.ca> wrote in message news:gfmpop$9ri$1(a)aioe.org...
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> "RichA" <obama(a)haslittletime.com> wrote in message
> news:mIidnXgLJvrnwYPUnZ2dnUVZ8omdnZ2d(a)giganews.com...
>> Nikon needs to step up more. 40 megapixels on a 45mm sensor.
>>
> Why, then they would have to get a new lens system.
>
>
>


From: Alan Browne on 16 Nov 2008 13:14
RichA wrote:
> "Alan Browne" <alan.browne(a)Freelunchvideotron.ca> wrote in message
> news:lfCdnYc24rXHRYPUnZ2dnUVZ_jWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com...
>> RichA wrote:
>>> Nikon needs to step up more. 40 megapixels on a 45mm sensor.
>> Don't top post.
>>
>> They need a 36x24 at 20 Mpix or more first. I don't suppose it occurs to
>> you that their DSLR market is Nikon lens owners?
>
> No, because they all aren't. I know 3 people who recently bought into Nikon
> that hadn't to that point owned anything of theirs. They buy in because
> right now, it's the top system.

Of course there are new customers. But Nikon's base is its existing
customers (as it is for most businesses).

Nikon is the top system? Don't think so. Canon is ahead of Nikon in
most respects and have the advantage of their own fab.

Nikon has legend inertia that overcomes some of that. Very good of
course, but Canon is the top dog.

>> It would be nice if they made an MF system, but it would take them a long
>> time to establish themselves. At least they would likely be less costly
>> than Hass and Leica. But v. Mamiya?
>
> Can we get away from this idea of "medium format" and "FF?" There IS no
> more FF, it's a 70 year old construct. In five years, what is now a 35mm
> sensor could be the entry level, with larger sensors representing the
> "professional norm."

No we can't get away from it.

Lenses, not bodies, are what this is all about. And there are a
mountain load of 35mm lenses out there. Image quality at 35mm FF is
often better than the MF (6x6, 645, 6x7) that were the mainstay of
professionals over the last 30 - 40 years. And the gear is certainly
less cumbersome and more flexible as a system.

The more limited market for MF digital will always be there, but a thick
tier of pros will not go MF 'cause they won't need to to achieve quality
requirements.

Olympus took the approach that APS (ish) was good enough and designed
their entire system including lenses around it. I'm sure they are
regretting that strategy as FF is becoming the norm. This is likely why
they're focusing on the micro-4/3 system to make it truly distinct.

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