Nikon Announcement this week (2/18-2/20)

Or I could sell you a lightly used D7000.

Erich

 

Thanks for the offer but I regretfully decline. ;

 

I've been thinking about the extra 1.3x crop. I've decided that other than the extra 1 frame per sec it's basically advertising doodoo. It is not giving you any kind of extra reach over the standard field of view the sensor already has. Cropping the frame or only using part of the sensor is no different that the crop tool in Photoshop. Now, if they figured out a way to use the whole sensor in the crop area, that'd be different and revolutionary.

Having said that, if the D300s derived autofocus really delivers over the D7000, that alone will probably get me to upgrade. The increased 3 to 5 frame bracket function is a bonus too.

Erich

 

Yeah, way to inspire faith in your customers. Either way they just lost or significantly postponed a lot of sales.

Erich

 

As Thom Hogan has pointed out (and myself, too), Nikon has left plenty of room in the specs and pricing for a Pro DX class body. ; Now, when that will happen is anyone's guess. ; One Japan source said June of this year. ; Maybe Nikon will wait for Canon's rumored 7D Mk II to be announced.

One could get the D7100 and if Nikon announces a D400 or whatever, sell it and get the new one.

 

Scott, STOP THAT! I'm trying to talk myself out of doing exactly that.