New Nikon DSLRs announced

[ukaskew]

I've been saving my ass off for the forthcoming D300 and Nikon don't appear to have dissapointed, announced today and the spec is incredible, and the D3 is even more impressive...

Nikon D300 - £1299.99
Magnesium alloy
12.3 million effective pixels
Self-cleaning sensor unit
Single point from 51 or 11 focus points
6fps (8fps with battery pack)
3.0 " TFT LCD, VGA (!!!!)
Dual Live View system with Autofocus
HDMI output


Nikon D3 - £3399.99
World’s fastest full format D-SLR (9 fps FF, 11fps DX)
Full Frame 12.1 million effective pixels
ISO 200-6400 (100 -25,600 with boost)
3.0 " TFT LCD, VGA
Dual Live View system with Autofocus
HDMI output

 

[Jay]

Think I might stick with my D50

 

[Leeshez]

Blimey that is impressive.

 

[jimbo666]

christ that D300 looks a damn good buy!!

 

[Dafthead]

Hmmm if only i had $$$ to spunk

 

[ukaskew]

Hmmm if only i had $$$ to spunk

Dedication

I'm saving for 6 months to buy the D300! Aiming to get it in March just before the new motorsport season kicks off.

 

[unofficialPete]

You just made me a happy Canon camper, 40D - £899 for more spec than I need

Good to see Nikon raising the bar..

 

[andywright182]

I will stick with my finepix s9600 for another year until the DSLR market becomes a lot more affordable and prob pic up a second hand Nikon or Canon

 

[Lagerlout]

8fps! Niiiiiice!

 

[b3nje]

I will stick with my finepix s9600 for another year until the DSLR market becomes a lot more affordable and prob pic up a second hand Nikon or Canon

buy my D50 thats in the for sale section

its a bargain!

 

[Rich]

You just made me a happy Canon camper, 40D - £899 for more spec than I need

Good to see Nikon raising the bar..

What's the release date, still Oct ? I have some cash put by.

 

[unofficialPete]

You just made me a happy Canon camper, 40D - £899 for more spec than I need

Good to see Nikon raising the bar..

What's the release date, still Oct ? I have some cash put by.

Not 100%, been looking around POTN and I think the US is mid-september around the 20th, imagine the UK won't be far behind..


hmmmm 40D at x-mass vs 35L, this is such a bad hobby!

 

[GaryS]

Nikon D300 - £1299.99

Nice.... but £500 more than a D200? :dapprove:

 

[ukaskew]

Nikon D300 - £1299.99

Nice.... but £500 more than a D200? :dapprove:

The D200 launched at £1299.99, and the D300 doesn't replace the D200 (sits alongside it) so it makes sense that there is a difference in price, the upgrade is so substantial that they can happily co-exist.

I've not really seen anyone complain about the price to be honest, it's packing most of the technology that the D2Xs has (and it betters it in many ways), and that still costs £2500.