Hope this pans out; a D300 with FF sensor would be awesome. Can't beleive it would come out for photokina though.

Those lenses were announced ages ago and the 24 is already out.

Slug69 wrote:I would say that the printer has just lost his job. Nikon will make sure they never deal with that publisher.
(...) It looks like the real deal to me.

Thats true by the "old standards", but even Nikon must have learned by now that nothing gives better publicity, excitement and attention as an apparently "accidental", or even better then that: "illegal leak".

Within 3 hours, the news spreads around the entire globe, finding it's way in to the forums etc. No company could pay this type of publicity :-) So to the attention of the actual official announcment, the company gets - for free - 1-2 weeks of excitement, attention and guessing.

Think clever, think leak....

I had quick look through USPTO couldn't find Nikon registering D700 as a trademark unless I didnt look close enough. One would assume that a trademark would be filed first before making all the marketing materials.

HA!!! D3X my @ss ...


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Think clever, think leak....



You know, you should put a patent on this one as well ...you never know who'd buy it...


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alba63 wrote:
Slug69 wrote:I would say that the printer has just lost his job. Nikon will make sure they never deal with that publisher.
(...) It looks like the real deal to me.

Thats true by the "old standards", but even Nikon must have learned by now that nothing gives better publicity, excitement and attention as an apparently "accidental", or even better then that: "illegal leak".

Within 3 hours, the news spreads around the entire globe, finding it's way in to the forums etc. No company could pay this type of publicity :-) So to the attention of the actual official announcment, the company gets - for free - 1-2 weeks of excitement, attention and guessing.

Think clever, think leak....

the company with the best experience in such tricks is probably Apple

I would still be surprised to see the D700 and no D90, as it would imply that Nikon decided that he successor of the current D80 would then be , either the D60, or the D300... or no successor at all.

I might go for a D300 at the end to replace my D70 as the price for this gem might drop significantly with the release of the D700.

I think I have been waiting long enough to replace my good old D70, so Nikon hurry up, my credit card is getting warm

veeral wrote:
I had quick look through USPTO couldn't find Nikon registering D700 as a trademark unless I didnt look close enough. One would assume that a trademark would be filed first before making all the marketing materials.

one has to consider that there might be a 6-12 months delay between the filing date and the date where you are granted for the usage of a trademark. In addition the product is not officially launched!!

veeral wrote:
I had quick look through USPTO couldn't find Nikon registering D700 as a trademark unless I didnt look close enough. One would assume that a trademark would be filed first before making all the marketing materials.



The model number is not usually trademarked. This is why you can have a Nikon and a Canon D60 for example.

I have a totally off-topic observation. We've seen dozens of these rumors come and go. They are always met with skepticism and suspicion of fabrication. This one seems credible (to me too) because it was printed on paper. Even in this new age of information delivery where paper is all but eliminated, we still trust it above any electronic format. Food for thought.

The pictures of the Cub Cadet i 1046 are obviously doctored -- it's a fake. A hoax. I can't believe you guys are falling for it.

... What!?!

Elan II wrote:
veeral wrote:
I had quick look through USPTO couldn't find Nikon registering D700 as a trademark unless I didnt look close enough. One would assume that a trademark would be filed first before making all the marketing materials.



The model number is not usually trademarked. This is why you can have a Nikon and a Canon D60 for example.

I have a totally off-topic observation. We've seen dozens of these rumors come and go. They are always met with skepticism and suspicion of fabrication. This one seems credible (to me too) because it was printed on paper. Even in this new age of information delivery where paper is all but eliminated, we still trust it above any electronic format. Food for thought.




Good point Elan. I believe the same thing happened with the D300 and D3 before it was released back. I think there was printed materials and a couple of days later it came out.

Chris

apbianco wrote:
The pictures of the Cub Cadet i 1046 are obviously doctored -- it's a fake. A hoax. I can't believe you guys are falling for it.

... What!?!


seriously, a YELLOW lawn mower? you guys are getting gullable!

danjacquitaylo wrote:
Great. I may have to return or trade my newly purchased Cub Cadet i 1046 and let the grass/weed grow 10 feet high. Instead of mowing it down I'll just shoot some pictures of the tall grass/weed.

Edited by danjacquitaylo on Jun 17, 2008 at 02:20 PM GMT

Yep and when you shoot the pics of the tall grass, you can make it shorter so much faster in Photoshop anyway and hell, you can plant some trees while you're at it

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kipkeston wrote:
chemprof wrote:
It DOES seem that this possible new product would be designed to complement an existing D300 body. This seems logical.

Gerald

How is that logical? It sounds like a complete replacement

A complete replacement to the D300? Why would that be?

First off, it's going to be in an entirely different price range.

Secondly, considering how quickly this release is coming, I'm going to speculate that it'll be using the D3 sensor, or a very similar one. That means pixel density is still going to skew heavily in favor of the D300. Wildlife photographers won't switch unless they shoot in low light a lot (and the low light is an overriding concern vs. effective reach).

Thirdly, I virtually guarantee there will be a carefully selected spec to allow the D300 to still thrive. It's too new and too popular for Nikon to supplant it entirely.

Also how many people out there can swing $2500-$3000 on a new camera? This isn't chump change anymore. At least not for me.

Please please let me be the first....


D3 or D700?

As a Canon shooter I hope it is true. Too much in Glass to switch. Hey competition is good for us all.

damkader wrote:
As a Canon shooter I hope it is true. Too much in Glass to switch. Hey competition is good for us all.


Put your Canon glass on eBay... there are enough suckers out there that will pay you more than it cost you to buy new.

I think its a fake. Read the grammar. It seems like a translation, not as would be written by an original speaker of proper english. It is simply a different concept to a forgery.

The two housings in the pictures don't have the same proportions and I somehow don't think that Nikon would put a square viewfinder opening in a higher level camera. At least they never have.

Lastly, the name? Since when does NIkon draw a number out of a hat? This would be a non-sensical departure from nikons naming pattern.

But when we really want something ... its easy to be sold.

Don't they put a bullet in the back of your head for an infraction like that in china?

Pavel wrote:

Lastly, the name? Since when does NIkon draw a number out of a hat? This would be a non-sensical departure from nikons naming pattern.

I agree that it could easily be a fake, but I don't think the naming convention is too far off at all. It's a departure from their current crop bodies, so they need to remove it from the D200/300, but it is not in the large pro body so it would make sense to stick with a Dxxx number.

it looks pretty legit to me. The frame looks about right with some of the lower images too.

It'll be interesting to see how this turns out... This could very well be what Canon has been waiting for... There's no doubt though, if Canon DID announce the 5D replacement at photokina, and Nikon did bring this to the show... It would be one VERY exciting show!

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Pavel wrote:
I think its a fake. Read the grammar. It seems like a translation, not as would be written by an original speaker of proper english. It is simply a different concept to a forgery.

The two housings in the pictures don't have the same proportions and I somehow don't think that Nikon would put a square viewfinder opening in a higher level camera. At least they never have.

Lastly, the name? Since when does NIkon draw a number out of a hat? This would be a non-sensical departure from nikons naming pattern.

But when we really want something ... its easy to be sold.

Don't they put a bullet in the back of your head for an infraction like that in china?

The dark clouds come and it starts to rain just as the party is getting started

Me--I don't see it as a D3 or D300 substitute. A complement perhaps. Not everyone who wants FF wants a pro type body. I think it's a great idea to have yet another option for those who want FF, but would prefer it in the D300 size. The model does make me wonder though--my first thoughts were Sony when I saw D700.

OK--enough with the bodies--bring out the affordable ( ) primes with AF-S

Pavel wrote:
(...) Don't they put a bullet in the back of your head for an infraction like that in china?

Yup, like the OP said: "the poster was deleted by that forum"

Steen Bondo wrote:
Pavel wrote:
(...) Don't they put a bullet in the back of your head for an infraction like that in china?

Yup, like the OP said: "the poster was deleted by that forum"
This usually is a sign that it was a real piece of information... now that forum can also act this way to even strengthen the hoax.

regarding the naming quoted by Steen, I guess there is not much space remaining in the Dx0, so it has to be Dx00. let's see how it evolves, but I would like to have a new body before this summer

hope its fake, the VF looks a little small for my liking.