Its official! Nikon D40X & 55-200VR

[Yi-P]

Its past 9:00pm now and Nikon Australia website has updated with the news.

Nikon D40X Nikon’s smallest digital SLR combines a 10.2-megapixel CCD with a simple, intuitive operation.

AF-S DX VR ZOOM-NIKKOR 55-200mm F/4-5.6G IF-ED LENS A compact telephoto zoom lens with VR System for Nikon Digital SLR’S.

[Kyle]

Im so excited!

Nikon really should listen to their professional customers

[Tim]

Nikon have also posted some sample images... most of which were taken with the new 55-200VR

http://www.nikonimaging.com/global/prod ... sample.htm

[jben_net]

Nikon, Nikon, Nikon............

Seriously though I wish I had a glass ball......... if we have to wait another long year before we see Nikon go FF i'd be tempted to go Canon.....but i've invested soo much in nikon - what a dilemma......

I hope someone from Nikon influential hears our pain......... I hope Nikon staff read these forums.......

[Alpha_7]

Nikon, Nikon, Nikon............

Seriously though I wish I had a glass ball......... if we have to wait another long year before we see Nikon go FF i'd be tempted to go Canon.....but i've invested soo much in canon - what a dilemma......

I hope someone from Nikon influential hears our pain......... I hope Nikon staff read these forums.......

Freudian Slip perhaps Or do you really have a crystal ball and are futuretelling ?

[Cre8tivepixels]

It pains me to see these announcements...i really was a NIKON devotee, not anymore...

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[Kyle]

It pains me to see these announcements...i really was a NIKON devotee, not anymore...

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Time to sell...

[moz]

Come on Nikon kids, it's not as though you've been left bleeding on the beach. You have some usable wide lenses on the crop format, some usable longer lenses and a half-decent frame rate. And you can use all of those on the same camera... not like us poor Canon users having to choose between 16MP of low-noise joy or 8.5 fps (but not both) and those 16MP are not at all friendly to the wide glass that we have available.

My fear is that just after I drop all my spare cash on a 1D3 Canon will release the lens I'm hanging out for and I'll be really stuffed... rumour has it that there's a 100-400IS replacement that might compete with the 200-400/4 VR that I lust after.

[Kyle]

Come on Nikon kids, it's not as though you've been left bleeding on the beach. You have some usable wide lenses on the crop format, some usable longer lenses and a half-decent frame rate. And you can use all of those on the same camera... not like us poor Canon users having to choose between 16MP of low-noise joy or 8.5 fps (but not both) and those 16MP are not at all friendly to the wide glass that we have available.

My fear is that just after I drop all my spare cash on a 1D3 Canon will release the lens I'm hanging out for and I'll be really stuffed... rumour has it that there's a 100-400IS replacement that might compete with the 200-400/4 VR that I lust after.

Constant f4 or 2.8 would make that (100-400) an awesome lens, esp. for motorsport

[DaveB]

Yeah, a f/4 replacement for the current 100-400 is something I've been hoping to see for a few years now. That'd be something I'd spend money on sooner than a new camera body. I'd even accept the 200-400 range (ala Nikon's lens) if I had to.


As Moz said: your Nikon cameras and lenses still work. Jumping up and down screaming that Nikon's forcing you to sell all your current gear and switch to Canon would seem to indicate either: childishness, or extreme frustration. Maybe instead you need to be hoping for enough other Nikon users to sell their gear that the price of good 2nd-hand equipment comes down.

[PiroStitch]

Having just gone through the process of switching - well I'm still in the middle of it - how many people who are pondering when Nikon will go FF will actually BUY the camera if and when it comes out? I'm not trying to start up a fight, but please for your own sake, don't just have a whinge because you can...

Personally I made the switch as I couldn't wait and I had to for better long term returns for myself and my photography. Mind you, not everyone does what I do and vice versa. If I wasn't getting into theatre and concert photography, I'd probably be happy to stay shooting at lower ISO with Nikon and wait it out until they sorted out their own issues.

I'm starting to see why film is so much easier - you just had to pick the right film and that was that. No BS about crop factors or sensor talk Maybe I'll dump everything and go back to film

Interesting about the VR lens though. Looks like one to compete with the 17-85 IS USM 4-5.6.

[Alex]

I also don't understand the gearheads out there who spend their hard earned cash on all the latest and the greatest out there just to look PRO (with no chance to even remotely make the money they paid for such equipment). I rarely see drastic improvements in photos when people keep upgrading whilst the camera they had before something new came out still works perfectly and does not restrict their creative ability in any way.

Well for me, I'm happy with my D70, always have been, apart from resolution which restricts cropping for publication purposes, but that has a good side as it forces you to get framing right before you take a shot.

The reason why I'm waiting and hoping is to see what Nikon's plans are with respect to PRO market, i.e. are they going to be in PRO market share or concentrate on consumer/ prosumer share. That will dictate whether I switch or not.

Alex

[Grev]

Not a bad effort from Nikon I think.

Don't complain about switching, just do it.

I remember Frank Zappa once said "If all you're going to do is whine and complain and not doing anything about it then sit down and shut up."

[iposiniditos]

Not a bad effort from Nikon I think.

Don't complain about switching, just do it.

I remember Frank Zappa once said "If all you're going to do is whine and complain and not doing anything about it then sit down and shut up."

Another FZ fan??

Well Done !!!!!!

[aloysius]

anyone played with the 55-200VR yet? im quite interested in this lens.

[gstark]

Shock!

Horror!

Nikon advertising on Oz TV!

Saw an ad for Nikon cameras on the teev last evening.

Too bad it was just for the phds ...

But again .... what do I expect from them?