A body a bit larger than the D90....a body a bit smaller than the D300
A body with magnesium, but not necessarily weather sealing.
Advance video features
Better noise supression than either...and perhaps 15mp resolution.
If the two bodies were replaced by one, this could easily be a $1200 body replacing the $900 D90 and the late-model $1500 D300.
It would still be far superior to the D5000....and perhaps leave room for a D5000-like body with the better sensor and video from the new unit to be slotted in above the D5000 at the $900 price point.
The new unit would be \"good enough\" as a back-up pro body or for birding, but would still not have the build quality and bells and whistles of the true full-frame pro bodies. By keeping pro body prices high and increasing the need for longer lenses for these bodies, Nikon increases its \"take\" from the Pro Community. By offering an better, affordable D90/D300 replacement with semi-pro features, Nikon keeps supporting the amateur bird shooters, sports shooters, etc.
That is what I was saying.....that what will be, or may be, might be a lot different than today\'s current line up, which Nikon may have just \"stumbled into\" before the marketing of the full frame lineup crystalized. Hence \"the mistake\". It\'s a plausible scenario, whether or not you think it is a wise one for Nikon to pursue.
p.s. By the way, I am a DX shooter, with a D300, D50, D1h, and D1x. So I am not dissing DX.
Jul 25, 2010 at 08:30 PM
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