Nikon D40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 now what?

[Avotius]

I really hate how cameras are named now a day, it seems very counterproductive, also I dont know how many photographers I know who will say d20 instead of 20D because all the name interplay between all the brands.

So...whats the point of this rant? The other day a friend wanted to buy a Nikon DSLR (despite me telling him to buy canon but that is another story) and we were looking at the current offerings and I noticed that Nikon has really filled in their name space. We got everything from D40 all the way to D100 and some extras in between too. So what do you do when you got all your names filled in? I guess the D110 is next until we get to D190 and then just skip D200 and go D210 eh? Sure there is a little space in the bottom, maybe a D30 or a D20 then a really tiny D10 right? Maybe that is why they named the current camera the D700 so they would have enough space in between.

At least Canon has a few years until they get to their 1000D from their 450D and so on....

 

[fidget]

Remember that in the film bodies, the "F" models, when it seemed that they had used all the 10s as in F50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 etc, they went back and named one the F75. The numbering reflects the functionality of the body rather than simply using the next higher number for the latest.
Nikon have loads of numbers left......

I'm waiting for the D73

 

[chris91387]

"D90M3Athps Millennium"

- chris

 

[antiquark]

Maybe when Nikon runs out of numbers, they will just quit the camera business 🙂

Film cameras had the "N" series for consumers (N80, etc), maybe something like that will appear in digital? Sticking an 'x' at the end could provide some extra numbers (D40x, D3x). Film cameras also got into the 4-digits (N8008, etc). Also in the manual focus days, there were various codes like FM, FA, FE, FG, maybe we can look forward to the "DG" series?

 

[Spider67]

And then there is the bright future that lies in denominations like R2 D2 or C3 PO......

 

[Warren T.]

well, they are semi-consistent with their digital line 🙂

Professional: D1, D1x, D2, D2x, D3, D3x
Semi-Pro/compact Pro: D100, D200, D300, D700
Consumer: D50, D70, D80, D90
Entry level/ultra-compact: D40, D40x, D60

You're right though, it's all very confusing 😀

--Warren

 

[Al Patterson]

Maybe when Nikon runs out of numbers, they will just quit the camera business 🙂

Film cameras had the "N" series for consumers (N80, etc), maybe something like that will appear in digital? Sticking an 'x' at the end could provide some extra numbers (D40x, D3x). Film cameras also got into the 4-digits (N8008, etc). Also in the manual focus days, there were various codes like FM, FA, FE, FG, maybe we can look forward to the "DG" series?

Maybe they will follow Canon's lead and make a D90 Mk II. D95 is also available.

Or they can go full frame and re-use the numbers like D50fx, followed by the D60fx. The maketing folks will come up with something.

 

[Goldorak]

At least Canon has a few years until they get to their 1000D from their 450D and so on....

Nikon has even more time to fill the gap from D90 to the D1000 that will come out one day...

I also think your friend made a good move by choosing Nikon.

 

[user237428934]

D91, D92, ...., D99, D99.1, D99.2, D99.3, ...
No end in sight.

 

[Jamie Pillers]

Nikon M1. I like it. Sounds...ummm... familiar.

 

[Avotius]

hah, I just had another thought, Sony does not follow the same grouping logic that nikon does, that even more confusing sometimes, not yet as their line is not as full as the others but it could happen.

Anyway...im waiting for a 5D mk 4 anyway....

 

[estenh]

If Nikon releases the D76, I'll suddenly become a lot happier with digital.

 

[noimmunity]

D76?! That's a good one!
Wasn't Leica the first to introduce the 0.2 version upgrade into their digi camera name? Ironic...

 

[Nh3]

Nikon's naming is still subtle and understated compared to Canon's which sound like they were conceived by someone working for Gillette.

Rebel XTI!

Seriously...

 

[Bassism]

I kinda wish companies would name cameras with names.

Spotmatic, Canonet, Contaflex, Isolette, Brownie....

Now those meant something!

 

[Al Patterson]

Nikon's naming is still subtle and understated compared to Canon's which sound like they were conceived by someone working for Gillette.

Rebel XTI!

Seriously...

I'm waiting for the Canon Fusion or Mach III ....

The real problem though is how often the new models change. maybe we'll see a series of D4004, D6006 and D8008...