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Nikon D80 Release Pushed Back
Nikon D80 delayed? Who would have guessed? Well, we did. It seems we were right in predicting Nikon wouldn’t be able to meet demand (although there are some suggesting it is a marketing tactic to spoil the Canon 400D announcement …). Nikonians has the news …
The release of the Nikon D80 in Japan is pushed back from September 1st to September 15th, due to “orders which exceed expectation.” (note: the link is in Japanese and we are relying on machine translation)
Well, it’s only a couple of weeks and anything good is worth waiting for right? You could always buy a 400D instead, or get a great deal on a D70s …
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Canon EOS 400D – Canons new DSLR Just Announced!
Remember all the Canon rumours about a 350D replacement, or possibly they were going to do a Nikon and slip in a new entry-level? Turns out the new model is the Canon 400D!
The headlines are really going to focus on the 10mp sensor, which seems to be the standard nowadays after Sony and Nikon have moved to the Sony 10mp sensor for consumer cameras. What grabbed my attention though was the self-cleaning – something I would like to have and is unusual in the Canon DSLR line.
Autofocus is taken from the 30D and the LCD is 2.5″. Another interesting gimmick is the LCD shuts off when it detects you are using the eyepiece. Despite the pixel size actually being smaller than the 350D, improvements in Canons sensor design mean this model is rumoured to have the best noise control of any 10mp DSLR – something I am sure will be tested in reviews over coming months.
It is expected to come in under $1000 US with a kit lens after the unveiling at Photokina with a cashback offer no doubt in the works.
Check out the full specs here. UK Microsite.
So, will I upgrade? Probably not. Looks a very cool camera but only an incremental upgrade to my current and much loved 350D, I think my next camera will be whatever replaces the 5D … this will be the camera I recommend to beginner people who want to know which camera to buy though!
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Nikon DSLR feature comparisons
If you are considering buying a new Nikon DSLR, be sure to check out the new feature comparison table over at Nikonians
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Nikon D200 Gathers Awards
Cameratown has pointed out how well Nikons D200 DSLR has done recently in the awards. While it has been the D80 getting all the fan attention, industry seems smitten with the D200!
The D200 digital SLR camera was designated European Camera of the Year 2006-2007, and the Nikon’s photo finishing software Capture NX was named European Photo Innovation of the Year 2006-2007. The D200 had already earned the Camera Grand Prix 2006 award from Japan’s Camera Press Club, as well as the Best D-SLR Expert Award 2006 from Europe’s Technical Image Press Association (TIPA), giving it a total of three major photo industry honors to date. Moreover, Capture NX has become the first Nikon software package to garner an EISA award.
The camera is a great piece of kit so very well deserved. Of course I am a fully paid up member of the Canon fanclub so too late to turn my head even something so pretty, heh.
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Nikon D80 – Announced!
We have been following the Nikon D80 rumours, the teaser countdown and then the leaked D80 pictures and now it is finally announced the server goes down!
When it is back you will be able to find out more at the Nikon D80 website here but there is also a dedicated site at Nikon-d80.com with a prize draw.
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DPReview have managed to get their hands one one though and we have the press release to draw details from. Expected price, £949 or $1299 with kit lens.
First the bad news,
- according to DPReview the sensor might be the same as used in the Sony A100 – let’s hope not as that sensor has been criticised as noisy
- shutter and flash are slightly slower than the D70s (down to 1/4000 from 1/8000).
- Strangest choice is SD rather than CF slot, putting it in “consumer” territory.
Good news,
- obviously more megapixels which is always handy for bigger prints and more generous crops. (funny how Nikon used to say megapixels don’t matter when the 350D had more, heh).
- More AF points, 11 as opposed to 5.
- ISO from 100 to 1600 (again Nikon used to say you don’t need ISO 100) with up to 3200 with boost.
- TTL can now act as commander.
- Multiple exposures in-camera.
- 2.5″ LCD. USB 2.0 at 480 Mbps.
- The new kit lens is a 18-135mm beast. Will be interesting to see what the quality is like of such a wide range.
On with the specs:
- 10.2 megapixel DX format CCD (1.5x FOV crop)
- Image processing engine (similar to D200 / D2X)
- 3D Color Matrix Metering II, 420 pixel sensor (same as D50)
- 11-area AF system (new version of Multi-CAM 1000, similar to D200)
- Auto ISO (selectable maximum ISO, minimum shutter speed)
- Configurable high ISO and long exposure noise reduction
- Mechanical only shutter (maximum 1/4000 sec, flash sync to 1/200 sec)
- Quoted 80 ms shutter lag (short viewfinder blackout; 160 ms)
- Larger, brighter pentaprism viewfinder (x0.94 magnification)
- Support for SD-HC (SD cards over 2 GB in capacity)
- In-camera retouching
- D-Lighting (shadow / highlight enhancement)
- Red-eye reduction
- Trimming
- Monochrome and Filter
- Small picture
- Image overlay
- Multiple-exposures
- Compact body (smaller, lighter than D70/D70s)
- Improved menu user interface (same as D200)
- Higher capacity EN-EL3e battery (provides detailed information, same as D200)
- Wireless flash integration (same as D200)
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Rumours of Canon 3D DLSR?
Yet another Canon rumour, this time an alleged Canon 3D DSLR to sit between the 1D and the 5D. More info at Camera-news
Personally I was expecting an update to the 5D or a new DSLR in the 1D line. We will see …
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