New Nikon D700 Full frame. 12.1mpx same sensor as the D3 - 200 to 6400iso...

Announcement tomorow, 1st of July whit all the specs revealed

It will cost around 3000$ (american as I understand)

Canon is sweating on a couple of fronts atm it sounds like with Nikon covering thier entire lineup quite suddenly and Sony gaining a bit of market share at the bottom end of things.

I think most people stopped worrying so much about MP after the 10/12 benchmark was hit.

Either way, the numbers say that Canon has lost market share to Nikon and Sony in the last year, we'll have to see how they do over the next fiscal year.

why would they bring this out without a full size sensor?

Looks like a D300 body with a D3 sensor.

Just saw the D700 on Nikon France.

Pierre

It's official now. I readed the specs from a french forum. No such surprise except for the boring 95% frame coverage. What they was thinking... some lazy engineers probably.

What's hit me first it's the specs looks more like the D200 than the D300, whit this 95% coverage and it's 5fps, one less than the D300 at 6fps.

This D700 is not what I was waiting for. Seriously, more than 3000$ for a D3 sensor in a D200 body? Not a good upgrade for the moment

Though it's only little things I will wait

You need to check the details:

- It's not a D200 but a D300 body (the difference is rather big, start with the LCD)
- fps can be increased to 8 with the grip
- It's got dust removal which the D3 hasn't
- It has to systems for camera leveling (grid and horizon)
- It's only a 95% VF, but that's probably one of the most important cost-saving measures. A 100% VF requires a lot of manual adjustments to get correct.
- It's the only full frame camera on the market with a built-in flash
- The price difference from the D300 is the equivalent of just one good quality lens

Canon and Sony will launch their own FF cameras later this year, but for professional photographers with Nikon lenses, this is a no-brainer.

I've been praying for this ever since I bought my D300 and MB-D10 last year. I made sure to buy FX glass and aside from my one wide angle I stayed away from all of the expensive DX lenses. It's a perfect 2 camera system aside from the right-angle viewfinders and wide angle lenses.

Hahaha. Yah I'd be sooo upset having that ratty D3 to deal with when you could have a D700 

Now if everyone will step this way I'll be taking bets on the announce dates for the D3x and D90, any takers?

Either way, the numbers say that Canon has lost market share to Nikon and Sony in the last year, we'll have to see how they do over the next fiscal year.

Reminds me, didn't we see some black lenses on the sidelines at EURO 08? And not all grey lenses