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CanadaMark wrote:
At least two of those lenses will be the 300/2.8 and 200/2 in E / FL form, that has been known for a while now. Nikon announced their plans to do the FL update in the big tele's years ago and this is just the final stage. The rest of their FL tele's are best in class and this will finish the job.
Yep.
CanadaMark wrote:
Most likely next announcement is the D7300, since the lower end cameras make more money, but maybe they will surprise us. Again - keep in mind Nikon has never kept a high profile camera (Like a D820) under wraps for more than 2-3 months before announcement. Unless they have managed to keep everyone quiet, that puts us at June-July. There are rumors of an April 10 announcement, maybe the D7300. If we're lucky, maybe a D820 teaser. Or maybe for the first time they will be able to surprise us by having controlled all the leaks
They're going to be getting rid of a lot of camera models. It's possible they may get rid of the D7xxx series. If not, expect improved SnapBridge connectivity. Also expect a Nikon (not Sony/Toshiba) sensor.
If you look at the latest SenScore placement, the D500 has the best sensor of the entire APS-C class ... and it's not made by Sony, Canon, or Toshiba ... but by Nikon directly. (Same with the D5: class-leading, manufactured by Nikon directly.)
The only sensors for which Nikon seems dependent on Sony have been the D750/D800 series. Will be interesting to see if they still need Sony for these segments, or if they can handle them themselves.
CanadaMark wrote:
A 400/4 (non-PF) will probably never happen, and in PF form that is a $7,000 design. I can't imagine that is a priority for them, especially with the performance and success of the 200-500, but who knows.
Not sure. The 300 f/4 is popular due to the decreased weight.
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