And a new SB900 flash that can zoom to 200mm which is sort of Better Beamerish. What I'm wondering is how many people will find the built in grip, and slightly higher fps of the D3 attractive at $1800 more then the D700 (which adds a few nice things over the D3 - sensor cleaning, built-in flash - and assuming IQ is that same at all ISOs). I'm betting the D700 outsells the D3 by a lot.
Well, Bill, I hate to be a fanboy, but if you look at the specs, it's clear that this is not equivalent to Canon's 5D, but clearly a class above - build quality, AF system, continous shooting, the rear LCD are all better, plus it has live view. Maybe Canon will go head to head with the 5D successor (maybe called 3D and clearly up-specced), but IMO, the more likely option for Canon is to undercut the D700's price by quite a margin and simply deliver an evolutionary upgrade of the 5D (some more pixels, live view - à la 20D/30D/40D upgrade path). Nikon and Canon avoid matching each other's cameras exactly (well, I guess that'll end when the D3x comes), trying to create their own niches instead.
The rate of new camera body introductions is increasing exponentially. The singularity is near. Fortunately, the limiting factor is still the gray matter behind a viewfinder, well, ok, maybe behind an LCD.
Pete D. still has to use viewfinder, gray matter seems to be downgrading no sense in sensor upgrading.
Wasn't the evolution from the D100 to the D200 to the D300? And now it jumps to the D700? Golly, Nikon must REALLY be offering one hell of an upgrade. If it was exponential, it would have gone from the D100 to the D200 to the D400 and now the D800. Sounds a lot like the hype over the inflation in a barrel of crude oil. Don't those Nikon marketers understand math?
And nope, I'm not at all picking on Nikon. Marketing gimmicks are what they are, and Canon has just as many stupid pet tricks.
Even the entry level DSLR sensors are so fine now. What's more important, technology or inspiration, the tool or the mechanic, the painter or the bristles on the painter's brush? Pete's dead on.
1) Pete and Steve are right. It's about the photographer.
2) The D100, D200 and D300 are all DX cameras, the D700 is an FX camera. The most frequent interpretation of the jump is that there will be a D400, D500 and D600, which will be "the last" DX semi pro cameras.
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We'll see pretty soon, I bet.
Basil
Pete D. still has to use viewfinder, gray matter seems to be downgrading no sense in sensor upgrading.
Wasn't the evolution from the D100 to the D200 to the D300? And now it jumps to the D700? Golly, Nikon must REALLY be offering one hell of an upgrade. If it was exponential, it would have gone from the D100 to the D200 to the D400 and now the D800. Sounds a lot like the hype over the inflation in a barrel of crude oil. Don't those Nikon marketers understand math?
And nope, I'm not at all picking on Nikon. Marketing gimmicks are what they are, and Canon has just as many stupid pet tricks.
Even the entry level DSLR sensors are so fine now. What's more important, technology or inspiration, the tool or the mechanic, the painter or the bristles on the painter's brush? Pete's dead on.
2) The D100, D200 and D300 are all DX cameras, the D700 is an FX camera. The most frequent interpretation of the jump is that there will be a D400, D500 and D600, which will be "the last" DX semi pro cameras.
Basil