Nikon announcement soon.. D300s gets mothballed.. D400/D9300 on the way?

KmH · Jun 6, 2014

It made a lot of sense - until they started running out of numbers.

Dxx was consumer grade - D40, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90,
Dxxx was prosumer grade - D100, D200, D300, D700, D800
and Dx was pro grade - D1, D2, D3, D4.

But after D40, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90 they went to Dxxxx - D3xxx, D5xxx, D7xxx.

Then they introduced a full frame consumer grade DSLR - the D600 - and disrupted the Dxxx series.

Canon is name happy - by geographical region. A Canon EOS Rebel T5i in the USA, is a Canon EOS Kiss X71 in Japan, and a Canon EOS 700D in the rest of the world.

Vince.1551 · Jun 6, 2014

480sparky said:
The Df will be replaced with the Ds, the D7100 gets revamped and trotted out as the D9200, the D400 will still remain a myth, and 17 film bodies will be introduced.

The DF will have an upgrade to the DFs and you could buy it at the DFS shops

hamlet · Jun 6, 2014

KmH said:
It made a lot of sense - until they started running out of numbers.

Dxx was consumer grade - D40, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90,
Dxxx was prosumer grade - D100, D200, D300, D700, D800
and Dx was pro grade - D1, D2, D3, D4.

But after D40, D50, D60, D70, D80, D90 they went to Dxxxx - D3xxx, D5xxx, D7xxx.

Then they introduced a full frame consumer grade DSLR - the D600 - and disrupted the Dxxx series.

Canon is name happy - by geographical region. A Canon EOS Rebel T5i in the USA, is a Canon EOS Kiss X71 in Japan, and a Canon EOS 700D in the rest of the world.

I see, they just ran out of names :mrgreen:. Still, this is a very weird way to name anything. They should just start giving the cameras real names of people or objects. Like: Tesla x, Zeus 1x, Mcquinn 1x0.

KmH · Jun 6, 2014

Take some marketing classes.

sifelaver · Jun 7, 2014

hamlet said:
Nikon's way of naming their dslr's sure is strange.

it's almost arbitrary. they should just start over.

sifelaver · Jun 7, 2014

KmH said:
It made a lot of sense - until they started running out of numbers.

exactly.

ruifo · Jun 8, 2014

More rumors, now labeled as "confirmed":

Nikon D800/E replacement to be announced on June 26th | Nikon Rumors

Nikon D800/E replacement to be announced on June 26th

By [NR] ADMIN | Published: JUNE 8, 2014

I can now confirm the the announcement date for the Nikon D800/E camera replacement: June 26th. Here again are the rumored specifications:

The new mode will most likely be called D800s
36MP sensor
No AA filter (just like the D800E, this time Nikon will only introduce one model without the AA filter)
Improved software to suppress moiré
Expeed 4 imaging processor (they may call it Expeed 4a)
New higher resolution LCD screen
sRAW
Improved video capabilities
Same AF improvements like in the D4s
Improved low light capabilities: one stop better ISO performance
Built-in GPS
No Built-in Wi-Fi
Improved frame rate at 5 fps (6fps with the MB-D12)
The new camera will be lighter (compared to the D800/D800E)
The price is expected to be higher than the D800E ($3,296.95)
The camera will be made in Thailand

Read more on NikonRumors.com: Nikon D800/E replacement to be announced on June 26th | Nikon Rumors

photoguy99 · Jun 8, 2014

480sparky said:
The Df will be replaced with the Ds, the D7100 gets revamped and trotted out as the D9200, the D400 will still remain a myth, and 17 film bodies will be introduced.

I'm waiting for the kit that lets me rip the sensor out of my DSLR and replace it with a film back.

jaomul · Jun 8, 2014

Seems very minor upgrade. I suppose one stop I so performance is good if that's to be believed. Better video is good for some. But I do suppose any improvement on what's already great , is greater