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Nikon Reps and the Nikon D3 . . . the Plot Thickens

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Yet another DPReview.com forum poster, Jeffrey Anderson, has revealed more info on the Nikon D3 today.  Apparently, he was in a Ritz Camera store in Studio City when a Nikon Rep was discussing the future almost-full-frame sensor.  His account:

I spoke to the representative and asked him when we could expect the announcement and he said about 45 days. 

What I heard was that Nikon has 1.0 and 1.1 in testing.

We’ll see.

When pressed for details on the issue, the poster revealed more:

Studio City, Ritz Camera, Don’t know his name, black hair

I’m only conveying what others have heard reps or supposed reps say at the camera stores. I overheard him talking to the salesmen and then entered the conversation.

A salesman asked why 1.1 and the rep said it was because of light fall off, edge softness, etc.

And perhaps some of the most sensible info was posted in response to Mr. Anderson’s rumor:

if Nikon knew who this person is, they’d fire them. Nikon does not “leak” information through “reps” … they only announce information when they have something REAL to move into stores.

as a matter of fact, they dump different information to different groups, and when erroneous announcements are leaking, the know where it came from.

do people REALLY think Nikon allows pre-sale information to be leaked through some rep?

Interesting?  Yes.  Groundbreaking?  No.  Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, lest we go overboard like we did with the Jim Seaholm rumor from PMA.

[tags]nikon, d3, d3x, d3h, dslr, rumor, news, digital camera[/tags]

 

Filed Under: Gear, News, Nikon, Rumors

 

Nikon D300 Coming Too?

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

We’ve all been busy with the Nikon D3, or whatever it’ll be called. A DPReview.com forum poster is throwing around some Nikon D300 rumors now:

I believe [the Nikon] D300 will be there sooner than some might think. Got the info trough the shop I often buy from…

A weak rumor, but a rumor nonetheless. We’ll see if the D300 starts to heat up the rumor mill in the near future…

For now, see more dirt here.

[tags]nikon, d300, d200, digital camera, dslr, rumor, news[/tags]

Filed Under: Gear, News, Nikon, Rumors

Photo of the Day

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Glamour

Originally uploaded by -UnSeEn.


What an great portrait capture!

Shot with a Nikon D40 and 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II AF-S DX.
1/60s, f/4.5, ISO 200, 32mm focal length.

[tags]photo of the day, portrait, pic, photo, girl, nikon, d40[/tags]

Filed Under: Photo of the Day

5 Reasons the Canon 40D Might Be a 50D

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

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All the buzz is about the Canon “40D” but it just might be a 50D instead. Here’s why:

1. Canon doesn’t like 4’s. Case in point the new Canon S5 IS. Canon jumped from the S3 IS to the S5 IS. What happened to the S4 IS? Canon isn’t the only one; Fuji went from the S3 to the S5 with now S4 in between. What gives?!

2. It would get confused with the Nikon D40 and D40x. Canon and Nikon’s model numbers are confusing enough with D30, D60, 10D, 40D, 50D and everything else in between. Why do Canon and Nikon have to confuse us so?!

3. Canon wants to be sneaky. Remember the introduction of the 1D Mk III? It was a bit of a shocker because Canon Hong Kong had supposedly slipped up and posted a placemarker on its site for the 40D. They were indulging the rumor mill to keep the 1D Mk III under the radar.

4. The 5D needs a little brother. Could this be the push to full frame in the prosumer and up Canon models? I dunno. How about splitting the 5D with a higher-end 3D and a lower prosumer-level 50D?

5. The 40D has been rumored for so long, that Canon will just skip that model altogether and go right to the 50D.

Please note that this post is blatant speculation with a little bit of fun mixed in.

[tags]canon, 40d, 50d, news, rumors, dslr, digital camera[/tags]

Filed Under: Canon, Gear, Rumors

Pentax “Knows” About Nikon’s D3

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

As you probably know by now, there’s been a rumor explosion over the past few days on the Nikon D3. Unfortunately, the rumors being reported as “hot” have been around for a couple of weeks and up to a month or so in some cases. Just check Google News for nikon d3 to see a sample, let alone the blog searches.

The one new nugget of info in all of this comes from PentaxLife. A poster in the forums section, Benjamin Kanarek, had this to say:

It seems that the “Rumors” about an 18.7 mega pixel Nikon with a 1.1 sensor seem to be known to the people at Pentax. When I brought up the new Nikon they weren’t at all surprised and said “Yes, a 1.1 sensor of 18.7 mega pixels…”

Take it for what ever that is worth. The implications could be interesting.

Ben

That’s the only thing that’s truly new in all that I’ve seen on the blog and news wires over the past several days. As always, I’ll keep you posted when something new hits the fan.

[tags]nikon, d3, d3x, d3h, rumor, news, digital camera[/tags]

Filed Under: Gear, Nikon

Sony DSLR Reviews

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Reviews of Current Generation Sony DSLRs

Sony A230

Sony A330

Sony A380

Sony A500

Sony A550

Sony A700

Sony A850

Sony A900

Reviews of Prior Generations Sony DSLRs

Sony A100

Sony A200

Sony A300

Sony A350

Filed Under: Sony Tagged With: digital camera reviews, dslr, photography, Sony A100, sony a200, Sony A300, sony a330, Sony A350, sony a380, Sony A700, sony a900

Pentax DSLR Reviews

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

K-x

K-7

K2000

K100D

K100D Super

K200D

K10D

K20D

Filed Under: Pentax Tagged With: digital camera reviews, dslr, k-7, k-x, k100d, k100d super, k10d, k200d, k20d, Pentax, photography

Olympus DSLR and Micro Four Thirds Reviews

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Reviews of Current Generation Olympus DSLRS

Olympus E-450

Olympus E-620

Olympus E-30

Olympus E-3

Reviews of Current Generation Olympus Micro Four Thirds Cameras

Olympus E-P1

Reviews of Prior Generation Olympus DSLRS

Olympus E-410

Olympus E-420

Olympus E-510

Olympus E-520

Filed Under: Olympus Tagged With: dslr, Olympus, Reviews

Nikon DSLR Reviews

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Reviews of Current Generation Nikon DSLRs

Nikon D3000

Nikon D5000

Nikon D90

Nikon D300s

Nikon D700

Nikon D3s

Nikon D3x

Reviews of Previous Generations Nikon DSLRs

Nikon D40

Nikon D40x

Nikon D50

Nikon D60

Nikon D70

Nikon D70s

Nikon D80

Nikon D200

Nikon D300

Nikon D2X

Nikon D2Xs

Nikon D2H

Nikon D3

Filed Under: Nikon Tagged With: digital camera reviews, dslr, nikon d200, Nikon D2H, Nikon D2X, nikon d2xs, nikon d3, nikon d300, nikon d3000, Nikon D300s, nikon d3x, nikon d40, nikon d40x, Nikon D50, Nikon D5000, nikon d60, Nikon D70, Nikon D700, Nikon D70s, Nikon D80, nikon d90, photography

Canon DSLR Reviews

June 12, 2007 By Eric Reagan

Reviews of Current Generation Canon DSLRs

Canon Rebel XS

Canon Rebel T1i

Canon 50D

Canon 7D

Canon 5D Mark II

Canon 1D Mark IV

Canon 1Ds Mark III

Reviews of Previous Generations Canon DSLRs

Canon Rebel XSi

Canon Rebel XTi

Canon Rebel XT

Canon Digital Rebel

Canon 40D

Canon 30D

Canon 20D

Canon 10D

Canon 5D

Canon 1D Mark III

Canon 1D Mark IIn

Canon 1D Mark II

Canon 1Ds Mark II

Filed Under: Canon Tagged With: Canon, Canon 10D, Canon 1D Mark II, canon 1d mark iii, Canon 1D Mark IIn, canon 1d mark iv, Canon 1Ds Mark II, canon 1ds mark iii, canon 20d, Canon 30D, canon 40d, canon 50d, canon 5d, canon 5d mark ii, Canon Digital Rebel, canon rebel t1i, canon rebel xs, canon rebel xsi, Canon Rebel XT, canon rebel xti, digital camera reviews, dslr, photography, Reviews

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