Shocker from Nikon: D5 is officially happening.
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lol. Did they by any chance appoint a new PR Director or agency who believes what they say about any news being good news?! Just imagine how busy that person/agency would be if they worked for Sony!
At least Nikonites can sleep happy, although I bet they secretly wish the Nikon flagship had a "1" in it's name rather than just a "5". ;D
The entire press release:
Source: http://www.nikon.com/news/2015/1118_dslr_01.htm
At least Nikonites can sleep happy, although I bet they secretly wish the Nikon flagship had a "1" in it's name rather than just a "5". ;D
The entire press release:
Source: http://www.nikon.com/news/2015/1118_dslr_01.htm
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Be interesting to see what the features will be.
But I agree, this is pretty much a non-announcement.
Is the the camera manufacturer version of "save the date"?
But I agree, this is pretty much a non-announcement.
Is the the camera manufacturer version of "save the date"?
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neuroanatomist said:
The real news is that Nikon is developing a new pro FF camera. Nikon hasn't released one in almost two years, who would have believed it would ever develop another?!
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That is it, 'I am jumping ship', at least Nikon innovate and keep their customers informed, they already have decent DR, and usable Live View (er, no they don't) and you can use every F mount lens ever made (oh no you can't) not like that bullS___ Canon FD to EF nonsense, and what is it with EF, EF-s and EF-m? But back to DR and Live View, my 5DS/R's are utterly unusable for landscape because of the poor Live View implementation, I'd swap just for that. The DR of every Nikon body ever made, including the V1, bests even the best Canon bodies of any size (I know 'cos DxO told me, by the by have you actually used a DxO One? They are fantastic and the best DR ever) some by more than one stop! Canon are crap, they never innovate, I can't take a decent astro photo with a Canon, any Canon, because, well because DxO told me I can't. Nikon's new wireless flash will be killer and will have an optical trigger in it for free, take that 600-EX-RT, the overpriced hunk of crap (that is cheaper than the SB900 and has been for a long time). Don't get me started on lenses, Canon are crap, they never innovate, Nikon do, and they admit their mistakes and look after their customers, not like faceless Canon, I had a 50 f1.4 and broke the AF 27 times in fifteen minutes, mind you the AF was S___ anyway and it was so soft you had to stop it down to f20 to get anything sharp, anyway I got it off CraigsList for $120 and the date code said it was made some time this century, anyway Canon wouldn't fix it for free, even though I told them I only just bought the lens! They wanted, like, $150 to fix it, I told them it only cost me $120! What a rip off. Oh and most Nikon lenses come with UV filters, you MUST use a UV filter at all times. And my cousin said if you buy a D750 or above you get a free concubine direct from Nikon, you just have to fill out an online survey and they send you one, you can even choose the colour of the kimono so it doesn't clash with your carpet. Anyway, the orderly is comming back now so I am off, goodbye Canon and hello to the open and welcoming arms of the most innovative and feature laden camera company (apart from Sony but they have, like, four lenses, duh!) NIKON RUEWLES. [sic].
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I've always wondered what value development announcements may have. They tend to kill sales of existing products, and if something goes wrong and the development stretches out for a year or two, its a disaster.
Development of totally new products might be a exception, or of a new product where a company is trying to meet competition.
Presumably, the D4S sales are so bad that there is nothing to lose.
Development of totally new products might be a exception, or of a new product where a company is trying to meet competition.
Presumably, the D4S sales are so bad that there is nothing to lose.
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lux said:
Just riffing on what you said:
1) A D5 doesn't exactly strike me as a Christmas-driven 'release it in November or we're sunk' like a AAA video game title, collector's edition DVD or (I don't know) new miter saw. Does anyone on this forum roll so well as to have a flagship gripped FF body sitting under the tree for Christmas? (If so, mazel tov.
)2) Correct me if I'm wrong, but Sony doesn't make the flagship D4/D4s sensors -- Nikon still designs/controls those, right? Should we expect that to change with the D5?
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I've been told Sony has made Nikon sensors for years (as well as many Canon sensors) but Nikon has always treated Sony like sh*t. And now Sony and Canon have a new even closer partnership that specifically excludes Nikon. So it sounds like Nikon is going to be hurting in the sensor dept from now on and Canon has no where to go but up.
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AcutancePhotography said:
Rumor mill I guess. The guy at my local camera store. Although to be fair, my camera store has been around for a LONG time and they are pretty well "connected". Most of what they have told me over the years has been correct. And they hold a lot of events every year where factory reps and other big-wigs come in for a weekend and spend a lot of time with them and with the public. As far as camera stores go, they are one of the best in the state. They really stand out with their well stocked store and solid staff, most of who have been there over 10 or 20 years. And one (or more?) of them teaches photography at the local university too. (Not that any of that makes the rumors any more reliable but they have a great store nonetheless.)
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RustyTheGeek said:
The difference is that Canon buys the smaller sensors for point and shoots and (I believe but could be mistaken) they also buy the sensor for that dedicated 4K video rig. Nikon still buys the stuff I care about (crop and FF sensors) from Sony and, to date, Canon still makes their own.
But someone please answer my question -- who makes the D4/D4S sensors? Just curious.
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ahsanford said:
I thought pretty much the same thing. From what I heard recently, Sony actually makes more than we thought for Canon. (And that's not a bad thing.) Canon still does a lot of their own thing but more and more they are sharing the designs with Sony and Sony is off and running with that info making the sensors for them and improving on them.
The way it was explained to me was that Canon is better at things that Sony is weaker at. For example, Canon excels at things like lens production, etc.
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