Nikon D400
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I’m thinking 21mp for the D400, and the D800 going 24mp. My D700 is in it’s Autumn years so I’ll prolly get the new full frame (D800) if it’s got a Nikon’s sensor.
Zach, do you ever read Thom Hogan’s stuff? He’s got some great commentary on the subject.
db
With the D7000, a consumer body, already at 16MP it is a pretty sure bet that the D400 will be no lower in MP. I would not bet to much on a NEAR pro level video auto focus solution in that it would be wasted on a body that does not have a constant t stop lens available for it. Great video will require a video lens and that means big bucks. The D7000 is a stop better in low light as compared to the D300s. I would not be surprised to see its replacement being another stop better than the D7000. Something at the current D700 capabilities for ISO performance would be nice.
But time will tell and we may know what the specs are in about 10 days, if some of the rumors are accurate. Just start putting those pennies away in savings because the D400 maybe as high as $2,000.
Roy
Douglas- Do you just mean that your D700 has just been used quite a bit? That D700 is a whole lotta’ camera if you ask me. That is what my wife packs around.
Curtis, what I meant is @ 85,000 captures in a starting role my D700 has seen a lot of playing time and will have to come in off the bench soon. When I take them to 125k, it’s time to retire them and that’s when I re-up. But you’re right, it’s a fantastic tool and the first camera I grab on any assignment. Especially for people or if it’s going to be a long day (the viewfinder is sooooooo much bigger and better on full frame which make a huge difference after putting up to your eye 1000 times).
Zach, I agree with you about the grip and hope they stay with a removable one on the D400/800. I believe they will. Having the option to go small when when you want to save weight, then the ability to slap on a grip when you want comfortable vertical shooting or more horsepower is cool. Plus, the same grip works on both the 300 and 700. Hopefully they’ll do that again too! And yes, the F100 was legendary! I never had one (the last 35mm film bodies I owned were D90s’s) but a buddy of mine did. Solid!
24 MP’s won’t kill you Zach.. 😛
You’re computers on the other hand will suffer… 😀I doubt Nikon/Sony will be backing off from the MP war just yet given the 5DII is 21 and the 5D3 is going to be more again.
Sony are REALLY ramping up their attack on the semi-pro/weekend warrior market and IMHO they will be going 30-40+ MP’s in the new full frames.
24 MP’s will be in all the next top end point & shoots..www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
PS Zach, you look a LOT like Daniel Johns in your new avatar.. 😮
www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
The camera makers will need to start calling these large MP sensors “diffraction limited” and explaining what that means; otherwise, they’ll be dealing with a lot of people complaining that the edges are “soft” at even moderate f/#s. Between aberrations at the small f/#s and diffraction at the larger f/#s, there won’t be any setting at which an edge will look sharp under the scrutiny of a zoom.
Out of curiosity has anyone seen/heard of where Nikon is going with live view on the newest iteratations of thier cams?
Tim – for photomicroscopy work your comments is a very pertinent and important one and in my case a major factor in resolving a new cam body choice.
Will
The camera makers will need to start calling these large MP sensors “diffraction limited” and explaining what that means; otherwise, they’ll be dealing with a lot of people complaining that the edges are “soft” at even moderate f/#s. Between aberrations at the small f/#s and diffraction at the larger f/#s, there won’t be any setting at which an edge will look sharp under the scrutiny of a zoom.
They already have a lot of problems with dodgy old lens designs on full frame high MP sensors. 😉
The lens designers at the big camera companies must be screaming for mercy at every new model launch.. 😀
www.dsaphoto.com
A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
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