New Nikon Camera, perhaps?

It's already been published in a magazine:

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Pablito said:
How long before the D700x ??? And will the high iso quality suffer from all those extra pixels???
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not long, about 6-9 months, good point about the high iso quality. I can't really see Nikon giving that up too easily though. maybe they'll run the d3x along side the d3. ultimate big picture quality for some and high iso capability for others?
the best thing to come out of it will be the drop in s/h D3 prices and maybe new D700 prices too.
 
Yes it will be different at high iso than a D3

Yes it will be different at high iso than a D3

It seems likely that it will perform similarly to a 1Ds3 at high iso, or maybe as well as a 5D2 (which canon suggest is a bit better than the 1Ds3). That is the per pixel noise will be higher than the D3, but the pics will be fine. Even Nikon can't buck physics.

As for the article suggesting that there is no visible difference between a 12Mp camera and a 21Mp camera when assessed via a 13 by 19 print - if all else is fairly equal it's just not true. If the image needs resolution you can see the difference, which is not to say that the 12Mp output is anything but good or that clients can tell:)

Mike
 
Apparently its native ISO only goes to 1600, so no, I doubt it will be anywhere near as good as the high ISO cams. Word is it has a special kind of AA filter.
 
Guys
not sure about it but it looks like it's the iq management to be different vs D3 or D700.. they talk about a 16 bit image data and an extra high active d-lighting or so..
Being mostly for studio or formals here super high sensitivity and other things typical of D3 and D700 may not be really useful
 
italy74 said:
Guys
not sure about it but it looks like it's the iq management to be different vs D3 or D700.. they talk about a 16 bit image data and an extra high active d-lighting or so..
Being mostly for studio or formals here super high sensitivity and other things typical of D3 and D700 may not be really useful
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It will be interesting to see how many of those 16 bits are pure noise:) Current 14 bit pipelines contain several bits of noise already...

Mike
 
We in Italy say better late then never.
Now how long it takes to Nikon to put out an affordable version?
Years after Sony?
I understand all tastes. Myself, I use 100 ASA film and plan to go back to BW with Adox 20 ASA. But for some people 6400 ASA and tons of noise is night and day.
If one looks at the test in DP review Sony puts the other DSRL at shame. And if your goal is to print as large as possible it shows.
The other story I really cannot understand is lamenting file size. With scans of MF I work in everyday life with about 1 Gb files. PS, which I hate in many other respects, has never given me a glitch related to dimension of files.
Cheers
 
Indeed the rumor mill has it that the sensor is Sony's.
I don't remember the name of that Nikon expert speaking of Leicaization of Nikon....
 
Of course the sensor is Sony's...
All of us here at RFF are diss-apointed it was a 24MP SLR, Goddamit, we wanted a 48MP Rangefinder...


Kiu
 
Will it be $5.000+ better than A900?
It is also humongous
Luminous landscape seems to be pleased by the A900. More by the weekend on it.
I feel nervous because I invested a lot in Nikon throughout my life. My first srl was a Nikkorex (1965), followed by a Nikon F in 1968 and a bunch of Nikkors. Even 2 ZF's recently. It will all remain film.
And I dislike the gadgetry attitude of Sony toward photography. If you want to laugh loud read the description of Sony' lenses at their Sony Style.
On the other hand I also have a Maxxum 9 and a bunch of Minolta lenses.
Cheers
 
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