Thursday, July 9, 2009

Nikon's Road map for 2009-10 leaked?

Just recently there's been a buzz around the world of Photography, it maybe possible that the road map by Nikon for 2009-10 is leaked, so i decided to share it with you guys.
Here's what i dug up

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Nikon may have just had a huge cat get out of the bag. Leaks like this don’t happen very often; however, they do happen. If this info, which was posted on a Czech forum is legit, Nikon’s rumor mill is going to be rather boring for the next couple of years.

The forum poster lays out a number of Nikon DSLR bodies and lenses, along with purported release dates for 2009 and 2010. Here’s the summary version of the possibly leaked roadmap:

August 2009

Nikon D3000

  • 12.3 MP
  • 3.5 fps
  • ISO 200-3200 (expandable to ISO 100-6400)
  • 7 AF points (1 cross type)
  • Battery EN-EL9a

Nikon D300s

  • 12.3 MP
  • 7 fps (8.5 fps w/ grip)
  • 14-bit
  • HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec
  • AF fine tuning: -30 to 30
  • CF and SD slots

AF-S DX Nikkor 17-65mm f/3.2-4G ED VR

  • Mid-range zoom
  • Affordable price rangee
  • Possibly D300s kit lens?

October 2009

Nikon D700x

  • 24.5 MP (D3x sensor)
  • 5 fps (6.5 fps w/ grip)
  • HD video - 1080p at 24 fps, Quicktime MOV, H.264 codec

AF-S Nikkor 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

  • Lightweight
  • Affordable
  • 77mm filter size
  • 610g
  • 7 blade round diaphragm
  • 3 aspherical and 2 ED elements
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

  • Upgraded optics
  • VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
  • 82mm filter size
  • 1530g
  • Nanocrystal coating
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G

  • Revised design
  • Nanocrystal coating
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G

  • SWM focus
  • Nanocrystal coating
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

Quarter 1, 2010

AF-S Nikkor 14-28mm f/3.5-4.5G ED

  • 77mm filter size
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

AF-S Nikkor 120-450mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR II

  • VR II for up to 4 stops of handholdability
  • 82mm filter size
  • 1480g
  • Enhanced contrast detect AF-S mode

Quarter 2, 2010

Nikon D4

  • 15.7 MP
  • FX Sensor
  • 1EV sensitivity increase
  • New dNEF raw format
  • Continuous high-speed mode: 11 fps in FX mode, 16 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF; 18 fps in DX mode w/ double exposure
  • Dynamic range double exposure mode: 5 fps for dNEF; 3 fps for JPEG (-Ed. it appears that the JPEG mode may make a single composit of the multiple images - can anyone help with the translation?)
  • ISO 200-12800 (expandable to 100-51200)
  • 100 % viewfinder coverage
  • 0.78x viewfinder magnification
  • HD video - 1080p at 30 fps
  • Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
  • Dual histogram for double exposure mode

Nikon D400

  • 13.8 MP
  • DX format
  • 1 EV sensitivity increase
  • 8 fps
  • 10 fps w/ grip
  • 12 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
  • 14 fps w/ grip and double exposure per phase detection AF
  • ISO 200-6400 (expandable to 100-12800)
  • HD video - 1080p at 24 fps
  • Multi-CAM 4500: 61-point AF
  • Dual histogram for double exposure mode

Quarter 3, 2010

Nikon Coolpix P1DX

  • Compact Camera
  • DX format
  • 12.3 MP
  • 28-85mm f/3.5-5.6 lens
  • VR built-in
  • 2.9-inch 920k dot resolution LCD
  • AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4G VR

  • AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/5.6G VR

  • AF-S Nikkor 70-240mm f/3.5-4.5G VR

  • AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/2G DC

  • AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/4G VR

  • AF-S DX Nikkor 60-95mm f/2G VR

  • AF-S DX Nikkor 17-60mm f/2.8G VR

Quarter 4, 2010

Nikon D4x

  • 30.2 MP
  • FX format
  • 1 EV sensitivity increase
  • 6 fps
  • 10 fps w/ double exposure per phase detection AF
  • dNEF raw format
  • ISO 100-6400 (expandable to 50-12800)
  • HD video - 1080p at 30fps

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