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<blockquote data-quote="Rick M" data-source="post: 174791" data-attributes="member: 4399">I agree, they do not want to loose a segment and timing is important. In the past they have ran with about 4-5 &quot;current&quot; Dx models including the D300 series as the flagship Dx. I think the next (if ever) Pro Dx will be more akin to the D4 which is the top of the line Fx, even above the D800. There has been a lot of expectation for years of the D400 (or some D300 series replacement) by many, but Nikon has not responded. The thinking (or Nikon's desired thinking) may be that the D7xxx series has become the top of the line Dx and Nikon will not offer a pro Dx body again. So this market segment is&nbsp; divided, there are some users that feel the D7xxx series is it and all that is needed. Others don't feel the D7xxx series is enough to satisfy the desire for a pro body. So either Nikon will build it, or THEY think the D7xxx series fills the needs as the fladship Dx. There are pro features missing from the D7100 that leave the possibility of a pro body open. Many Pro Dx shooters are not going to buy a D7100, they are not going to fall in line for a D7100 as Nikon might want them to. Many variables at play here, will a D400 deminish D7100 sales? Depends on the price point. If it's 500-600 more, maybe not. For many, the D7xxx series holds the middle space in the Dx lineup and they are waiting for something Nikon may never deliver.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rick M, post: 174791, member: 4399"] I agree, they do not want to loose a segment and timing is important. In the past they have ran with about 4-5 "current" Dx models including the D300 series as the flagship Dx. I think the next (if ever) Pro Dx will be more akin to the D4 which is the top of the line Fx, even above the D800. There has been a lot of expectation for years of the D400 (or some D300 series replacement) by many, but Nikon has not responded. The thinking (or Nikon's desired thinking) may be that the D7xxx series has become the top of the line Dx and Nikon will not offer a pro Dx body again. So this market segment is divided, there are some users that feel the D7xxx series is it and all that is needed. Others don't feel the D7xxx series is enough to satisfy the desire for a pro body. So either Nikon will build it, or THEY think the D7xxx series fills the needs as the fladship Dx. There are pro features missing from the D7100 that leave the possibility of a pro body open. Many Pro Dx shooters are not going to buy a D7100, they are not going to fall in line for a D7100 as Nikon might want them to. Many variables at play here, will a D400 deminish D7100 sales? Depends on the price point. If it's 500-600 more, maybe not. For many, the D7xxx series holds the middle space in the Dx lineup and they are waiting for something Nikon may never deliver. [/QUOTE]

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