Nikon D800 Spec Rumors

[hleewell]

"The speculated specification for the Nikon D800 are as follow:

Sensor Size: 35.9 × 24mm CMOS
Effective pixels: 24.6MP
Maximum resolution: 6048 × 4032
Continuous shooting: 7 / sec ? Display size : 3-inch 920,000-pixel LCD screen
High Definition Recording supporting1920×1080 @24fps
Nikon Multi-CAM 3500FX AF of 51 points
ISO 200-6400 - 1 / 3, 1 / 2 or 1 EV step adjustment; below ISO 200 and up to 25600..."

http://masterchong.com/v3/nikon/nikon-d800-specification-revealed.html

 

[Chimera-se]

This might be my new camera when I make the change to full-frame. I'm craving more resolution than the current 12 MP, but not for 8K...hopefully this is more like the d700 pricing.

 

[hleewell]

I will buy Nikon D800 even if they maintain the resolution at 12 Megapixel as long as :

- Nikon maintains their superb chroma noise suppression in D700, or --finger crossed-- D3s
- keeps that fabulous color-based AF tracking system in D700
- maintains that crisp shutter speed, 8fps max burst rate, very quick mirror blackout
- maintains everything else that D700 has
- adds in h264 1080p movie mode with continuous AF

 

[Chimera-se]

I would also add...

100% viewfinder, and
second card slot, if I had my druthers

 

[pdxflint]

I will buy Nikon D800 even if they maintain the resolution at 12 Megapixel as long as :

- Nikon maintains their superb chroma noise suppression in D700, or --finger crossed-- D3s
- keeps that fabulous color-based AF tracking system in D700
- maintains that crisp shutter speed, 8fps max burst rate, very quick mirror blackout
- maintains everything else that D700 has
- adds in h264 1080p movie mode with continuous AF

What's in a name, but that sounds like what they'd call a D700s -- maintain all the D700 qualities, add video. I'm thinking that also adding a 100% viewfinder as mentioned and priced at the same level as the D700, or reasonably close, it would sell very well. If it's going to be a D800, I'd expect more radical changes than the ones you mentioned, including a new, better AF module for the next generation.

 

[Pikemann Urge]

Forget pixel count. Give us even better high ISO performance.

Already the K-5 and D-7000 have almost as good high ISO as the D700/D3. Not a surprise, given that the D700 is two years old. But that's besides the point. Imagine what can be done with the larger photosites of an FX 12Mpx sensor.

 

[gnd]

Already the K-5 and D-7000 have almost as good high ISO as the D700/D3.

More than the lowest noise at the highest ISO among the APS-C cameras I am excited about the extremely high dynamic range of the Pentax K-5. According to the DxO tests it has the highest dynamic range of all cameras tested, full frame, medium format, aps-c or 4/3 ...

 

[AnimaLeo]

I'm saving up for this camera right now, and it doesn't even exist haha.

 

[7even]

More than the lowest noise at the highest ISO among the APS-C cameras I am excited about the extremely high dynamic range of the Pentax K-5. According to the DxO tests it has the highest dynamic range of all cameras tested, full frame, medium format, aps-c or 4/3 ...

The D7000 has essentially the same sensor. The K-5 has additional high-ISO noise reduction you can't disable, but otherwise they're close enough.