All D3 Rumours in one place

[anubis]

Some are just


http://www.nikonwatch.com/

[Yi-P]

This must be the greatest joke and jackass I've seen on the net about the D3... and yet from someone apparently an IT geek who wrote this... (notice all the 'versions') lol

Format: Single Lens Reflex
Price: Approximately $11,999.99 (USA, Body Only) [WTF]
Release Status: Fall 2007
Max Resolution: 9466 x 6288 pixels [ed: this is why I’m calling BS]
Low Resolution: 8172 x 5428 pixels, 7388 x 4907 pixels, 6289 x 4177 pixels
Image Ration (sic): 3:2
Effective Pixels: 18.7 million
Sensor Photo Detectors: 19.1 million
Sensor size: 36.3mm x 24.3mm
Sensor Type: CMOS II How can they tell...
Color Filter Array: RGB II
Sensor Manufacturer: Nikon Optical, Inc. Nikon has no 'optical inc'
ISO Rating: 25 - 3200 in 1/3 stops plus 6400, 12800 as option [Oh my....]
Image Stabilization: Floating Sensor Engine [ed: huh?]
Auto Focus: Yes
Manual Focus: Yes
Auto Focus Type: Nikon Multi-CAM3000 Possibly....
White Balance Override: 9 positions plus manual preset and Kelvin
Min. Shutter: 30MIN + Bulb
Max. Shutter: 1/32,000 [Is this a SLR camera??]
External Flash: Yes, Hot-Shoe plus sync connector
Flash Modes: Front/Center/Rear Curtains, Red-Eye Reduction and/or Slow [Center curtain?? This guy has no idea what this is about]
Exposure Compensation: -7 to +7 EV in 1/2 or 1/3 EV stops
Metering: 3D Matrix Meter III, Center Weighted II, and Spot II [Makes me laugh...]
Aperture Priority: Yes
Speed Priority: Yes
Focal Length Multiplier: 1.5 [ed: It’s FF AND we get a crop factor??]
Lens Thread: Nikkor AF/F-Mount, D-Type Moron, D-Type is not a mount!
Continuous Drive: Yes, 18 FPS at 18MP, 22 FPS at 9MP (HSC Mode) [ed: oh please, just stop now.]
Remote Control: Yes
Self Timer: Yes, 2 - 30SEC
Time-lapse Recording: Yes
Orientation Sensor: Yes
Storage Types: Compact Flash (Type I to V), 35mm Film [I can't help but laugh soo hard that I'm out of air...]
Built-In Storage: 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) How heavy are we expecting this to be??
Uncompressed Format: RAW and TIFF
Compressed Format: JPEG (EXIF 3.2)
Quality Levels: Fine, Normal, and Basic
Viewfinder: TTL What the.....???
LCD: 3.5″
LCD Pixels: 355,000 pixels
Video Out: Yes
USB: Yes, 2.0
Firewire (IEEE 1394): Yes
Battery / Charger: Yes
Battery: Nikon EN-EL4A Lithium Ion Battery
Dimensions: 8.4IN x 8.1IN x 3.7IN
Notes: A) Professional Camera Body
B) Interchangeable Sensor Ohh my.... I wish this can be true... where can I buy new sensors from??
C) Noiseless results at high ISO EERRRRRRRRRR......

[BT*ist]

Full-frame AND a crop factor... in the same rumour!!!

(pssst! I hear it gets 14 miles to the gallon AND carries Hardon Karmon speakers AND is backwards compatible with Playstation 1 and 2 games!!)

[sirhc55]

Nikon does have many divisions, for example in the US and Canada, that are know as Nikon Optical Inc.

[gstark]

Full-frame AND a crop factor... in the same rumour!!!

(pssst! I hear it gets 14 miles to the gallon AND carries Hardon Karmon speakers AND is backwards compatible with Playstation 1 and 2 games!!)

Built in GPS so it can find its way home, and 4 band cellphone too.

[gstark]

This is too good to pass up ...

I think we need to add to the feature list for this mythical beast.

let the games begin. (should I move this to humour?)

[phillipb]

Apparently it has voice recognition. You just tell it what to do and it does it.

[Nnnnsic]

If you get caught taking pictures on the beach, it'll defend you in court. It's just that good.

[Reschsmooth]

I heard it is going to be PID'ed so the user can set the espresso brew temp (but it won't accept Starbucks beans).

Apparently, it will also have a camera phone built in.

[Killakoala]

Lens Thread: Nikkor AF/F-Mount, D-Type

I hear 'D-Type' actually means it is a new multi-connector that is also compatible with Canon lenses.

[Grev]

Continuous Drive: Yes, 18 FPS at 18MP, 22 FPS at 9MP (HSC Mode)

Built-In Storage: 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM)

[BT*ist]

It's also a robot in disguise.

[Grev]

Yes it makes those "KEEK kook kook KOOK KOOK" sounds.

[Killakoala]

It's also a robot in disguise.

Yes, I heard that too, on DPreview. Apparently it's a 'transformer' that when activated turns the D3 into a reasonably priced compact car big enough for two people and their luggage.

[hangdog]

It'll be starring in a new series with David Hasselhoff, "Knight Shooter". In this series, Hasselhoff plays Ansel Knight, intrepid forensic photographer by day, crime-solving society snapper by night.

The Nikon D3 (otherwise known as "KITT-LENS") detects molecular-level clues at the crime scene with its built-in scanning electron microscope, directs Knight to the criminals' favourite nighttime hangouts while maintaining a brisk line of banter, and uncovers their secret identities using a sophisticated anti-aliasing filter.

KITT-LENS has an annoying habit of blinking its red-eye reduction flash while talking, so a blinded Knight accidentally steps on to a busy street and is run over by a black sports car.

--Chuan

[the foto fanatic]

Actually, I'm going to wait for the D9.

Then I'll have a camera that doubles as a bulldozer!

I should be able to take it pretty much wherever I like.

[Yi-P]

Apparently, there was an accident in space 35,000,000 miles away. A piece of the debris from an unknown explosion fell into the Japanese airspace. Japanese researchers found this mysterious debris to be a technological marvel. A piece of equipment known to be able to capture light beyond human eye's precision and clarity. It's actual use has yet to be determined, but a Japanese optical company have bought out this equipment with a price of 1,000 billion Yens to manufacture a superior image capturing platform. The Nikon D3 is then announced a month after the bought out of this unknown debris fell from the space.

-Source: The Unknown

[BT*ist]

Although I shoot Pentax, I think I have my finger remarkably close to the pulse when I say that I have it on excellent authority that the D3 comes with custom 22inch chrome rims as standard.

[dviv]

The D3 will be supplied with a unique new strap that, when the camera is hung backwards (ie the strap around the front of the neck and the camera resting on the back) and put into VE (Vibration Enhancement) mode - will provide a soothing swedish massage.

[Laurie]

why isnt this in humour, i am in stitches.
hopefully the D3 can stitch my sides back together with its on board Doctor app.

ZING

[gstark]

Laurie,

Hope you're ok.

I have it on good authority that the D3 will ship with three tugboats to help you to remove it from any reefs thet it may happen to get stuck on, but that you'll be free to otherwise use those tugs for any purpose you consider worthwhile.

[Matt. K]

I have it on good authority that it comes with a built in motor-drive and has a resolution equal to that of light. You will be able to shoot a landscape and then zoom into the image to render a gnat on a leaf sharply enough to make an A1 sized print.

[Reschsmooth]

Does anyone know if I can run Super 8mm film through it? How about 4x5 and 8x10 sheets?

[Nnnnsic]

I heard today that every D3 ships with a clone of Ken Rockwell.

[anubis]

Looks like announcement date for multiple new nikon products is August 22-24.

2 days before that major Japanese event.

Looks like there are high profile press gatherings in multiple countries during this timeframe and several high profile magazines are talking about attending these events.... so unless they are all lying.....

Fingers crossed.

[BT*ist]

(The D3 comes equipped with 9 fingers... meaning that even if it loses one it can still cross four pairs on your behalf)

No, seriously... hope it's something cool!

[Steffen]

Racing stripes! I want racing stripes!

Cheers
Steffen.

[PiroStitch]

I heard today that every D3 ships with a clone of Ken Rockwell.

I thought the D3 WAS Ken rockwell

[Antsl]

Have just been informed by Nikon Australia to expect product releases "on or before August 31st"....... and I will be away in the middle of the South Island somewhere.... damn.

[gstark]

and I will be away in the middle of the South Island somewhere.... damn.

Tasmania??

[Killakoala]

Have just been informed by Nikon Australia to expect product releases "on or before August 31st"....<SNIP>

On, before or after, i would say.

[Antsl]

and I will be away in the middle of the South Island somewhere.... damn.

Tasmania??

Hi Gary.... no, I am off to NZ on Thursday to help with the judging of the InFocus professional photography awards, then I am going to the lower South Island for a couple of weeks to do some work on a project down there. Will be shooting 120 black and white film in all! With luck I will get lots of snow to photograph but then again, the last time I went there in August to do photography on this project I spent most of the time in a t-shirt enjoying sunshine.... never try and guess the weather in NZ!

[gstark]

and I will be away in the middle of the South Island somewhere.... damn.

Tasmania??

Hi Gary.... no, I am off to NZ

THAT South Island!



120 Mono? Yummy. What hardware and stock will you be shooting on? SOunds like a lot of fun ... and some real photography.

[Antsl]

120 Mono? Yummy. What hardware and stock will you be shooting on? SOunds like a lot of fun ... and some real photography.

I have a couple of Hasselblads.... a 503 and an SWC (Super Wide Camera). Between them they have a 80mm lens and a 50mm lens while the Hasselbad SWC has a 38mm fixed lens... they are both great cameras and the wonderful thing is that accessories are finally starting to become affordable for them. Film stock for the trip will be T-Max 400 although I might shoot a little colour for good measure. The only difficult part at the moment is that I do not have a darkroom to print up the work.... given that I am working towads an exhibition in NZ next year there is a reasonable chance that I might scan the negs on a Flextight and then print them out digitally. Too many decisions!

[Onyx]

Have just been informed by Nikon Australia to expect product releases "on or before August 31st"....... and I will be away in the middle of the South Island somewhere.... damn.

Oh wonderful, we'll have the announcement of the new Coolpix line. So highly anticipated...

[sirhc55]

This morning:

http://www.livingroom.org.au/photolog/reviews/nikon/nikon_d3.php

[Reschsmooth]

120 Mono? Yummy. What hardware and stock will you be shooting on? SOunds like a lot of fun ... and some real photography.

I have a couple of Hasselblads.... a 503 and an SWC (Super Wide Camera). Between them they have a 80mm lens and a 50mm lens while the Hasselbad SWC has a 38mm fixed lens... they are both great cameras and the wonderful thing is that accessories are finally starting to become affordable for them. Film stock for the trip will be T-Max 400 although I might shoot a little colour for good measure. The only difficult part at the moment is that I do not have a darkroom to print up the work.... given that I am working towads an exhibition in NZ next year there is a reasonable chance that I might scan the negs on a Flextight and then print them out digitally. Too many decisions!

If you need someone to help - let me know (we have a Bronnie ETRs/Rollei TLR and a few rolls of Ilford HP5 left in the fridge). If you could cover my expenses, that would be appreciated.

[Glen]

http://www.nikonwatch.com/


A rumour site quoting August the 24th as the likely time for an announcement

[gooseberry]

Rumours taken from here http://f2f4d1x.at.webry.info/200708/article_20.html

translated as

Announcement from 23rd 13 o'clock, concert is done inside capital.

As for body 2 types.

D3 FX format (full size) 12Mpixel Nikon make CMOS
At the time of second 9 scene DX crop second 11 scene
ISO 200~6400 Lo 1 (ISO 100 suitable) Hi 2 (ISO 25600 suitable) setting possibility

D300 DX format 12Mpixel CMOS
At the time of second 6 scene battery grip use second 8 scene (there is no crop)
ISO 200~3200 Lo 1 (ISO 100 suitable) Hi 1 (ISO 6400 suitable) setting possibility

Also both types as for AF area, 51 point cross 15 points
Live view possibility. Live view time, contrast AF possibility


As for lens 5.

AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm F2.8G
AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm F2.8G

AF-S VR Nikkor 400mm F2.8G
AF-S VR Nikkor 500mm F4G
AF-S VR Nikkor 600mm F4G


Please take this with a large grain of salt...
But I am fairly certain that an announcement will be done before month end - with this week highly likely.

[jdear]

I have it on good authority from my sisters-friends-ex boyfriends-dogs mobile car washers-gay partner that is cooks, cleans and keeps you well happy in bed.

photographic quality is negligible.

[ATJ]

http://bythom.com/2007comments.htm

[jamesw]

http://bythom.com/2007comments.htm

was just about to say

very interesting

its the first time ive read thom say anything so direct about whats going to happen with nikon...

[chrisk]

no 17-55f2.8 VR ? that would indeed be very disappointing.

[gooseberry]

Thom's comments certainly add credence to the specs I quoted above from the Japanese site.

[Steffen]

I just had a premonition. Assuming that the D3 will copy Canon's "live-view" feature...

I always doubted the usefulness of it (I prefer to use the viewfinder instead of the LCD right underneath), but hey, what if the camera had a socket for an external LCD? That would add tremendous value, IMHO. The possibilities are endless.

Just an idle thought...

Cheers
Steffen.

[Onyx]

Canon and Nikon both issuing press releases within the week (assuming Nikon does that is). Based on history, we'll most probably see the Canon products on the shelf next week if not already; and Nikon's will be due to appear in extremely limited quantities come July 2008.

Thom Hogan's hinting and round-about "speculations" coupled with the rumours from multiple sources, sort of suggests Nikon will do something crazy wild with their new cameras, esp in regards to sensor tech. I just hope it's a more practical success than their LBCAST sensor was.

[gstark]

no 17-55f2.8 VR ? that would indeed be very disappointing.

I doubt that there's a real need for VR at that range.

[Grev]

Rumours taken from here http://f2f4d1x.at.webry.info/200708/article_20.html

D3 FX format (full size) 12Mpixel Nikon make CMOS
At the time of second 9 scene DX crop second 11 scene
ISO 200~6400 Lo 1 (ISO 100 suitable) Hi 2 (ISO 25600 suitable) setting possibility

25600...

[gooseberry]

Rumours taken from here http://f2f4d1x.at.webry.info/200708/article_20.html

D3 FX format (full size) 12Mpixel Nikon make CMOS
At the time of second 9 scene DX crop second 11 scene
ISO 200~6400 Lo 1 (ISO 100 suitable) Hi 2 (ISO 25600 suitable) setting possibility

25600...

The quote from Thom at http://bythom.com/2007comments.htm

"Curiously, what we're about to get appears to be what photographers (other than me) asked for: ISO improvements. By taking the pro body to a full frame, improving the sensor technology, and not pushing the pixels too far upwards, high ISO noise should be relatively well controlled. Indeed, if rumors are correct, Nikon will be allowing you to go to ISOs you didn't know existed"

For me personally though, hish ISO isn't a big dead - 90% of my work is at base ISO

[gstark]

Just thinking aloud ....

Shouldn't a smaller number of photosites also have a minor but beneficial effect on the vignetting we see on FF sensors?