Nikon announcements

Kbeg3

Nikon D7000, SB 700, 35 f/1.4 and 200 f/2 all announced

D7000
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091515nikond7000.asp

SB 700
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091509sb700.asp

35 f/1.4
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091511nikon35mm.asp

200 f/2
http://www.dpreview.com/news/1009/10091510nikon200mm.asp

PopeBuckfastXVI

Oh God! Somebody hide my credit card!

magicbastarder

STG£1700 seems steep for a 35mm f1.4.

rowanh

I have been waiting for the d7000 to be released, i hope it brings the price of used d90s down a bit, id like one of them.

eas

magicbastarder wrote: »

STG£1700 seems steep for a 35mm f1.4.

what about £5300 for the 200 f2? :eek: Unfortunately, looks like it'll be on my wish list for a while yet.

ttcomet

Chase Jarvis has pictures and videos from the D7000 up on his blog. Not that I am looking longingly at Nikon gear or anything, I am not even curious about it

magicbastarder

eas wrote: »

what about £5300 for the 200 f2? :eek: Unfortunately, looks like it'll be on my wish list for a while yet.

there's an easy comparison to make on the 35mm, though - the 35mm f1.8 is €200 or thereabouts in gunns. a tenfold increase in price for less than a stop (and i would assume better build quality) is very steep.
the 50mm f1.4 is a fraction of the price too, and the 85mm f1.4, which would have a lot more glass in it, is cheaper.

if i was looking for a fast nikon prime, i wouldn't be looking at this one.

DaireQuinlan

magicbastarder wrote: »

there's an easy comparison to make on the 35mm, though - the 35mm f1.8 is €200 or thereabouts in gunns. a tenfold increase in price for less than a stop (and i would assume better build quality) is very steep.

You're probably thinking of the 35mm f/2 which is the non-DX 35mm Nikon have in their lineup at the moment, which is a little more expensive, but yeah, this new one is pretty pricey.

It -is- a dramatically new and different optical design though, aspherical elements included, focuses down to 30cm etc etc. Plus it's AFS. Looks like they really pulled the stops out on it design wise. Compare pictures of the two, this new f/1.4 one is HUGE by comparison with the old f/2 version.

In addition I'd say once it goes on general sale it'll likely be cheaper.

NakedDex

Am I the only one that's really not pushed by HD video at all? It seems to suddenly be all the rage, and puts a further premium onto the cost of a new body.

eas

My easy comparison for the 200 2.0 is the cost of the current lens us around 3K, cost of the new one will be 5.3k. That's a pretty big jump.

The new 85 1.4 is listed to be 1.5K.
The 24 1.4 is around 2k.

:eek::eek:

DaireQuinlan

eas wrote: »

My easy comparison for the 200 2.0 is the cost of the current lens us around 3K, cost of the new one will be 5.3k. That's a pretty big jump.

The new 85 1.4 is listed to be 1.5K.
The 24 1.4 is around 2k.

:eek::eek:

That's nothing, try pricing the old 28mm f/1.4 if you can find it on EBay, or look at the completed auctions to see what it goes for. Or at least USED to go for, I'd say the combination of the 24mm & 35mm f/1.4 has probably completely destroyed its resale value now ...

Now if only all those people with 85mm f/1.4 AFDs would start dumping their old lenses on EBay and buying the new AFS version I'd be a happy man

magicbastarder

DaireQuinlan wrote: »

You're probably thinking of the 35mm f/2 which is the non-DX 35mm Nikon have in their lineup at the moment, which is a little more expensive, but yeah, this new one is pretty pricey.

i was thinking of this one, but it is a DX only lens:
http://www.connscameras.ie/nikon-afs-35mm-f1-8g-dx-lens/4960759025821pd.html

TinyExplosions

magicbastarder wrote: »

i was thinking of this one, but it is a DX only lens:
http://www.connscameras.ie/nikon-afs-35mm-f1-8g-dx-lens/4960759025821pd.html

That one is a fantastic little lens (I got one the other day), but it is a DX and so a good bit cheaper than the FX ones, but then I've no plans (or cash!) to go Full Frame in the near future so it's great for me!

magicbastarder

yeah, i have one too.

melekalikimaka

nikon really has to sort out their flashes. i dont like the sb900, it overheats very easily, the sb600 is very featureless, I got a sb800 before it discontinued, and i honestly dont think i'd buy any other flash, i'm looking for a second one online now second hand and the fact its still holding 80% minimum of its value shows.
34mm 1.4, would be super... whats pretty wide ap for such a wide angle lens.

TinyExplosions

melekalikimaka wrote: »

nikon really has to sort out their flashes. i dont like the sb900, it overheats very easily, the sb600 is very featureless, I got a sb800 before it discontinued, and i honestly dont think i'd buy any other flash, i'm looking for a second one online now second hand and the fact its still holding 80% minimum of its value shows.
34mm 1.4, would be super... whats pretty wide ap for such a wide angle lens.

I agree, they seem to be a bit all over the place with flash... so much so that I tend to use the cheaper Chinese flashes, which work pretty well (you can lose some of the iTTL features, but it's not such a big deal for me)

DaireQuinlan

Just scanning the D7000 specs over lunch, here's one that's quite unexpected, it meters with AI lenses

After spending years disabling this in their consumer level bodies, Nikon have just unexpectedly put it back in, aperture following tab on the mount and all. Very bizarre.

PopeBuckfastXVI

Question - does the d7000 obsolete the d300s as well as the d90?

Also, will there be a d400 and what could they put in it that would outdo the d7000?

I can't wait to some ISO/noise reviews, I think this could be the jump I'm looking for from my d80.

melekalikimaka

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

Question - does the d7000 obsolete the d300s as well as the d90?

Also, will there be a d400 and what could they put in it that would outdo the d7000?

I can't wait to some ISO/noise reviews, I think this could be the jump I'm looking for from my d80.

the x000's are below the x00's. A d300s is better than a d7000. as for d90... kinda last gen... but imo its abover the x000's too

melekalikimaka

i stand corrected the d7000 is fairly banging specs, tho would like to see a test first against a d700

TinyExplosions

PopeBuckfastXVI wrote: »

Question - does the d7000 obsolete the d300s as well as the d90?

Also, will there be a d400 and what could they put in it that would outdo the d7000?

I can't wait to some ISO/noise reviews, I think this could be the jump I'm looking for from my d80.

Basically what melekalikimaka said, x000 are the consumer bodies, x00 are the pro/semi pro bodies, x0 are the flagship pro bodies.

The D90 is quite old now so was ripe for replacement, but this 7000 isn't particularly better than the D300s or D300 in my view, unless your mad for video. The D400 (or whatever it's called) is probably a year or so out, and I suspect it'll have a similar sensor to the D7000, and better ISO range (there's even an outside chance they'll go Full Frame on it).

In my view, the D300 and the D300s are better cameras, though not by much, and if you can get a bargain on a D90 it's possibly the best value at the moment so long as there isn't a killer feature in the D7000 you can't live without!

PopeBuckfastXVI

TinyExplosions wrote: »

Basically what melekalikimaka said, x000 are the consumer bodies, x00 are the pro/semi pro bodies, x0 are the flagship pro bodies.

The D90 is quite old now so was ripe for replacement, but this 7000 isn't particularly better than the D300s or D300 in my view, unless your mad for video. The D400 (or whatever it's called) is probably a year or so out, and I suspect it'll have a similar sensor to the D7000, and better ISO range (there's even an outside chance they'll go Full Frame on it).

In my view, the D300 and the D300s are better cameras, though not by much, and if you can get a bargain on a D90 it's possibly the best value at the moment so long as there isn't a killer feature in the D7000 you can't live without!

If the noise processing is much better than the d90 that would sell me on it, I think.

charybdis

Nikon are a long way from where they were three years ago.

magicbastarder

they're 1095 days away from where they were three years ago, in fact.

DaireQuinlan

magicbastarder wrote: »

they're 1095 days away from where they were three years ago, in fact.

1096 to be precise, 2008 was a leap year

thebaz

NakedDex wrote: »

Am I the only one that's really not pushed by HD video at all? It seems to suddenly be all the rage, and puts a further premium onto the cost of a new body.

For me I'm looking at getting something to produce quality video - i like my d300 , but soon need to start producing video , and like the idea of re-changeable lens

Cook my sock

rowanh wrote: »

I have been waiting for the d7000 to be released, i hope it brings the price of used d90s down a bit, id like one of them.

same as, the D5000 just isnt doing it for me anymore

Kbeg3

thebaz wrote: »

For me I'm looking at getting something to produce quality video - i like my d300 , but soon need to start producing video , and like the idea of re-changeable lens

Same here

magicbastarder

what's a re-changeable lens?

thebaz

magicbastarder wrote: »

what's a re-changeable lens?

slr

PopeBuckfastXVI

4 differen't d90's for sale on adverts - looks like it's begun!

melekalikimaka

a nice d800 is needed, d700 is a bit old, too old for me to be buying new this late in its cycle i think... just nothing about the fill the shoes, rumours of a d700x tho...fingers crossed

Sgt Pepper 64

How do these stack up against the canon range?

Hugh_C

melekalikimaka wrote: »

a nice d800 is needed, d700 is a bit old, too old for me to be buying new this late in its cycle i think... just nothing about the fill the shoes, rumours of a d700x tho...fingers crossed

You've been listening to Conn's

melekalikimaka

Hugh_C wrote: »

You've been listening to Conn's

i keep 30meters away from there at all times

AnimalRights

Why so many people use Canon, Nikon are very steep for their quality lens.

thebaz

AnimalRights wrote: »

Why so many people use Canon, Nikon are very steep for their quality lens.

Canon have a great reputation for hd video, as I'm Nikon , I'm tempted by the 7000, trade in my d300, whenever i get some extra bobs - not worth moving to Canon for me