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zoetmb wrote:
It does not mean the camera is made in China. It means the brochure is printed in China. And while I usually denigrate any rumors, this seems pretty real. Look at the printers marks (the ink colors) on the edge of the shot posted above. As others have written, if this is a fake, someone went to a lot of trouble.
As for the lenses, the 24mm PC-E is already out (but hard to find.) The 45mm PC-E has already been announced and expected in October, but I don't think the original announcement said it was a micro lens. The third lens is probably the already announced 85mm PC-E. But what's the fourth lens?
This also implies that we're not seeing new (other than Tilt-Shift) primes this year (unless the fourth lens is a prime, but even in that case, it means only one.)
This camera does not replace either the D300 or the D3. This camera fits in the middle. Rockwell claims it will be $3300 in the U.S. That's just a drop below the midpoint of the D300 to D3 selling price. Rockwell has a very large sharp image of the supposed camera on his site.
Just because they're releasing this (assuming they really are), it doesn't mean they're not releasing a D90.
And I agree with those who think the numbering makes sense. Direct DX replacements for the D300 can be D400, D500 and D600. Maybe Nikon figures that on 18 month cycles, that gives them up to five years to maintain DX. The replacement or expansion of the D3 will be a D3x or D4, D5, etc. FX in semi-pro bodies will be D700, D800, D900, etc. Makes sense to me.
If this isn't real, congrats to the joker and for once, I'll admit to being taken in.
I agree, if it is fake, someone did a great job at faking it (insert girlfriend joke here) lol
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x a million.
