Nikon may have just had a huge cat get out of the bag. Leaks like this don’t happen very often; however, they do happen. If this info, which was posted on a Czech forum is legit, Nikon’s rumor mill is going to be rather boring for the next couple of years.
The forum poster lays out a number of Nikon DSLR bodies and lenses, along with purported release dates for 2009 and 2010. Here’s the summary version of the possibly leaked roadmap:
August 2009
Nikon D3000
- 12.3 MP
- 3.5 fps
- ISO 200-3200 (expandable to ISO 100-6400)
- 7 AF points (1 cross type)
- Battery EN-EL9a
Nikon D300s
- 12.3 MP
- 7 fps (8.5 fps w/ grip)
- 14-bit
- HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec
- AF fine tuning: -30 to 30
- CF and SD slots
AF-S DX Nikkor 17-65mm f/3.2-4G ED VR
- Mid-range zoom
- Affordable price rangee
- Possibly D300s kit lens?
October 2009
Nikon D700x
- 24.5 MP (D3x sensor)
- 5 fps (6.5 fps w/ grip)
- HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec
AF-S Nikkor 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR
- Lightweight
- Affordable
- 77mm filter size
- 610g
- 7 blade round diaphragm
- 3 aspherical and 2 ED elements
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II
- Upgraded optics
- VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
- 82mm filter size
- 1530g
- Nanocrystal coating
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G
- Revised design
- Nanocrystal coating
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G
- SWM focus
- Nanocrystal coating
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
Quarter 1, 2010
AF-S Nikkor 14-28mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
- 77mm filter size
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
AF-S Nikkor 120-450mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR II
- VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
- 82mm filter size
- 1480g
- Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode
Quarter 2, 2010
Nikon D4
- 15.7 MP
- FX Sensor
- 1EV sensitivity increase
- New dNEF raw format
- Continuous high-speed mode: 11 fps in FX mode, 16 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF; 18 fps in DX mode w/ double exposure
- Dynamic range double exposure mode: 5 fps for dNEF; 3 fps for JPEG (-Ed. it appears that the JPEG mode may make a single composit of the multiple images - can anyone help with the translation?)
- ISO 200-12800 (expandable to 100-51200)
- 100 % viewfinder coverage
- 0.78x viewfinder magnification
- HD video - 1080p at 30 fps
- Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
- Dual histogram for double exposure mode
Nikon D400
- 13.8 MP
- DX format
- 1 EV sensitivity increase
- 8 fps
- 10 fps w/ grip
- 12 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
- 14 fps w/ grip and double exposure per phase detection AF
- ISO 200-6400 (expandable to 100-12800)
- HD video - 1080p at 24 fps
- Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
- Dual histogram for double exposure mode
Quarter 3, 2010
Nikon Coolpix P1DX
- Compact Camera
- DX format
- 12.3 MP
- 28-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
- VR built-in
- 2.9-inch 920k dot resolution LCD
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AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4G VR
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AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/5.6G VR
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AF-S Nikkor 70-240mm f/3.5-4.5G VR
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AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/2G DC
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AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/4G VR
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AF-S DX Nikkor 60-95mm f/2G VR
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AF-S DX Nikkor 17-60mm f/2.8G VR
Quarter 4, 2010
Nikon D4x
- 30.2 MP
- FX format
- 1 EV sensitivity increase
- 6 fps
- 10 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
- dNEF raw format
- ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 50-12800)
- HD video - 1080p at 30fps
Sources via http://nikonrumors.com/2009/07/08/nikon-roadmap-leaked.aspx
this is a test shoot of the sigma 12-24mm, @12 mm the Dragoin Tooth Temple is nicely snugged into the whole frame.
the latest additional to my complete focal range! the 12-24mm Sigma!
now its all covered... 12-24, 24-70, 70-200! yipeeeee!
will take this sigma out for a test shoot pretty soon, see how WIDE i can go. =)
2 out of 3 to Trinity!
next will be the N14-24 f2.8 OR perhaps the N17-35 f2.8
goodbye to the Nikkor AFD 80-200 f2.8, hope u are happy with ur new owner, YC.
You are an awesome lens! cheers!
time for me to move on to the AFS 70-200 f2.8 VR.
seriously woonder if i shud get the white/grey ones...
sure gonna stick out like a blardy canon L lens. wonder if it get dirty or markings easily?..
hmmmm.. or shall i simply stick to the menacing black one?!
selling off my ADF 80-200mm f2.8 and the latest craze or rather itch dat hits me... LOL. a white/grey AFS 70-200mm VR!! i am a canon wannabe!!
geez.. some pics of me while i was serving my NS!
can you spot me? LOL
sheetz.. i have been so busy lately dat i totally have no time to post anything..
well jus a quick summary. i got to know a few great guys from the SPC forum & they are all very good in photography. Last sat, we had a gathering in the studio to try out model photography. was very fun & then at nite some of us went to yishun to watch the Crackers?! awesome fireworks..
heehee. i had shoot quite alot of of pics for these 2 events.. but blardy lazt to PP them now.
=)
here's a funny thought... i have met another photog some time last week & learn dat he is beginning to take up photography & from the D60.. he made the jump to a used D2x.. he is very happy with it. cos its a PRO body & it only cost him lesser than 2K. Then on another incident, i met up with another elderly guy & he too is using the D2x & he swears upon it. he too got a used body for below 2K... then i started to ask myself... is D2x really such a great camera body??
shud i downgrade from D700 to a D2x?? or shud i use D2x as a spare body for DX format?
last nite while surfing in a local photog forum, i saw some1 selling a used D2x for $1.7K. i made him an offer of $1.5K. so far he hasn't reply yet.. lets see how things goes...
perhaps its good for me to downgrade? :)
Testing out my old nikkor 55mm AIS micro lens. This old lens is still a beauty afterall... result is very amazing.
Long Exposure
Exposure Time:210 sec (3.5mins)
Lens Aperture:f/22.0
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):17 mm
Exposure Time:121 sec (2mins)
Lens Aperture:f/22.0
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):28 mm
Aperture Mode - normal exposure
Exposure Time:4 sec
Lens Aperture:f/5.6
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):17 mm
Exposure Time:15 sec
Lens Aperture:f/11
Focal Length (35mm Equiv):30 mm
well i am pretty happy with these results so far. especially cos its a very nice & good tamron 17-35mm lens but at times i jus tink its not wide enuff ... perhaps a 10mm fisheye lens might show very interesting result!
hiak hiak hiak... u tinking wat i am tinking?... =p
Simply cant wait for any longer & i guess i am impulsive in getting my lens range up to 200mm.
Wanted the 70-200mm VR very badly but its price is just too much, thus my other option was to get the Sigma 70-200. But then after speaking to Leslie abt the sigma, he strongly reccomend me that i could spent half the amount & get a lens dats jus as good (if not better & sharper). its the 4th gen of the nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 lens. its non VR & it starts from 80mm rather than 70mm BUT its for half the price!!
After hearing from him, i got back to office & check on reviews on this lens. there are quite alot of good reviews on it & comparing to the 70-200 VR. it has lesser fall-off & no or little vignette issue. & this really seems like a great catch for half the price!
then i made a few calls to the usual shops dat i frequent to check the pricing.. indeed, this lens is abt 1.2K cheaper. so i headed down to the shop with the lowest quote & the rest is pretty much history...
the Nikkor AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED... is mine!
alright.. now is the time to Stop Buying & Start Shooting!!! =)
i had wanted to get the domke bag since last mth.. & after checking it out at my local retail store i was totally drawn back by the price tag. the F-4AF cost about $300 bucks! gosh.. i can get a crumpler+lowepro or a thinktank+lowepro with that amount of $$.
then i learnt abt domke clones a week ago & started to ask friends about it. some mentioned TK has it.. while another said that OP has it. neway, i did not really spent effort to check with those stalls to enquire if they have it. and so happen that i went to CWS last friday to get the remote shutter trigger then i casually asked the guy there if they have the domke clone. he gladly showed me a bag which looked so much like the domke F2!! The bag seems pretty low & jus to wide for my liking & i din't really like the black+sand color combo. it cost only $75!!! shocking right haha.. the brand is not domke but its safrotto.
Anyway it did not really bother me until on the next day after watching a movie & i din know wat to do.. then the thought of popping by CWS to take a look at the bag & see if they have sumthing taller & less wide, plus fully black in color. when i reach CWS, the guy who served me the day before knew instantly why i am back at the stall! he was smiling to me when i walked up to him & told him the F2 clone was just not ideal enuff.. i want sumthing like an F3X. his eyes instantly brighten & replied me.. "yes yes i have!" & for the rest of the story, i tink i can simply stop here & show-off the pic of my new domke clone bag!
this is actually almost the same as the Domke F-4AF Pro. jus that the padding in this clone is much thicker than the real domke. its actually a plus point.. i feel more "padded" & secured.
below is a pic of wat the actual Domke F-4AF Pro looks like.
well so in the end i kindda saved over $200 bucks getting a clone domke.
=)
my 1st attempt with light painting on the D700...
why yellow? haha cos i cannot think of any idea for the submission to a local photog competition dats having a theme call "YELLOW".
so i might as well take this chance to experiment & give it a shot for this competition.
=)
damn its a monster!!! D700 + Batt grip + 24-70 + SB900.
D700 with batt = 1kg
batt grip = 500g
24-70 lens = 1kg
sb900 = 600g
dats a whopping 3.1kg!!! damnz dats one heavy beast setup!
=[
beneath the belly of my mouse. i discovered an apple.
tried out DOF with the 50mm with a +3 close-up filter.
Exposure Time: 1/60 sec
Exposure Program: Aperture Priority
ISO Speed Rating: 1400
Lens Aperture: f/1.8
Exposure Bias: 1/3 EV
Focal Length: 50.00 mm
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