Nikon D40?

[ioriroger]

Size comparison.....

:bsmilie: :bsmilie: :bsmilie: my tummy hurt liao!

 

[lsisaxon]

Bummer about the AFS lens only contraint.

Interesting.. KRW predicted it, so his prediction is true. AF-S only is quite an idea to cut the cost of the body. No top LCD panel also.. Looks like a minimalist design!

 

[Cheesecake]

Interesting.. KRW predicted it, so his prediction is true. AF-S only is quite an idea to cut the cost of the body. No top LCD panel also.. Looks like a minimalist design!

no.

it is a sign of things to come.

hehehe

 

[Tetrode]

are you kidding me? it looks like a mixture of canon 350d + d50... weird shape, design and button. doesn't have the "nikon" solid feel in it... :sticktong

How did you come to that conclusion just by looking at pics?

 

[ExplorerZ]

How did you come to that conclusion just by looking at pics?

I din come to a conclusion... i just think the design looks weird. infact very weird compared to the other older nikon dSLR.

 

[mysterio506]

:bigeyes: take a better look at the top left corner button, looks like copy & paste:think:

Check it out!! :bigeyes:

 

[lsisaxon]

:bigeyes: take a better look at the top left corner button, looks like copy & paste:think:

No I don't think so.. It looks more like there's a notch there for easier pressing.

 

[Witness]

they haf a D60 way before. a D30 too.

logic thinking would tell most ppl that NIKON will never adopt a 'D60' in their ranks.

yup....D60 from way way back....hahahah

 

[ortega]

looks like another winner from nikon

but for a different segment of the market

 

[Ansel]

Bummer about the AFS lens only contraint.

Well not that bad....if it is cheap enough, I will get a piece and fix it permanently on my AF-S70-200 VR lens, that way I don't have to change body lens already for this lens ! :bsmilie:

 

[gadrian]

Bummer about the AFS lens only contraint.

This is something nikon has done many times even in the film world. If I am not mistaken (correct me if I am wrong), the F60 couldnt use some lenses too.. AF-S lenses if I am not mistaken.

Besides there are sufficient numbers of AF-S lense today for entry level, 18-55, 18-135, 55-200, 18-70.. then if you up the pricing a bit.. there are the 24-120, 18-200 and etc..

 

[blive]

I don't mind AF-S lenses, cause I don't have so many lenses to begin with. I believe in only getting what I need.

 

[pingo]

Shhhh.... I think that this is a hoax. Like some of you said, D60 is more likely. The specs to me is not likely to be impressive. If it is like a D50 why introduced it as another model with almost the same specs, why not jsut call it D50s (which Nikon is famous for like D70s).

In the last 2 years, I speculated Nikon's direction in DSLR. I suspected that a 8MP or 10Mp cam was going to be the "go in between" the pro D2x and D70. They came with a D200 which is not really a consumer end cam then cam D80. I suspect that D60 would spot a 8MP sensor with all the build and specs of a D80. It just logical step forward. WIth the D3 coming next year with a possibly 16MP (at least) sensor a another logical step would be a D300 with the D2x 12MP sensor or maybe even more (14MP maybe).

Nikon's strategy has always been consistent. The odd numbered series is often replaced by a more superior even numbered series in the consumer market. While in the pro range, the single digit will keep adding with improvement using appendix like H, S, X, Xs, etc.

However, I am quite sure the DSLR market strangle hold on pricing will drop grastically when the bubble burst. especially since the entry (or re-entry) of Sony (with Konica-Minolta) into the DSLR market. Currently, they are the biggest boy on the block with years of experience in R&D (in fact they developed Nikon's earlier sensors). Sony's style of mass marketing and the ability to take the market share in short time will overtake Canon and Nikon in the next few years.

interesting analysis. if so, I eagerly await the d300.

 

[chantyeroop]

wahhh sian. i expected the new model to be an upgrade not downgrade. =\

Cheer up guys !!

Looks like this is an upgrade for those in the high-end compact digicam like :-
R1, F828, F9xxx, Sx IS, CP 88XX, etc ..........

For those who expect more features / functions, don't even have to look at it ....

 

[ReiszRie]

makes a good dSLR at the cost of a "bridge camera" though the mega-pixels might be a little limiting if they're to target such group of end consumers who usually looks at mega-pixels before anything else ^^

 

[Scaglietti]

I think if it really only use AF-S, it might be a flop. Most people who buy entry-level will look for cheaper lenses.

Better quality AF-S lenses are expensive. They won't be able to use third party lens except for maybe Sigma HSM lenses. They will not have the prime lenses except the AF-S 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro.

I am surprised at Nikon taking such a gamble.

 

[Ansel]

I think if it really only use AF-S, it might be a flop. Most people who buy entry-level will look for cheaper lenses.

Better quality AF-S lenses are expensive. They won't be able to use third party lens except for maybe Sigma HSM lenses. They will not have the prime lenses except the AF-S 105mm f/2.8 VR Micro.

I am surprised at Nikon taking such a gamble.

Dont forget the AFS 18-55 kit lens and the AFS 55-200 lens are both quite cheap. These are most likely the lenses that will go with the D40 for most buyers.

 

[ReiszRie]

Dont forget the AFS 18-55 kit lens and the AFS 55-200 lens are both quite cheap. These are most likely the lenses that will go with the D40 for most buyers.

and most likely the lens that they will use for years to come ^^

 

[swimcraze]

it's been made official according to this website

http://camera-info.com/Nikon/Nikon_D40_official.html

 

[Ansel]

it's been made official according to this website

http://camera-info.com/Nikon/Nikon_D40_official.html

Wah...at 599euro it is not cheap leh!