Nikon D500 Announced

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Vincent

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Found this announcement of exposition of the D500 in the UK via amateurphotographer.co.uk.
Nikon D500 set to be showcased in UK next week - Amateur Photographer

‘Due to the anticipated high demand for this new flagship DX DSLR, we will be prioritising pre-orders placed by Nikon Professional Services members and Nikon Professional Users,’ said Simon Iddon, head of product management at Nikon UK.
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At least Nikon UK believes in it.

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AFAIK The D700 "cannibalized" sales if the D3
=> Indeed the D700 was a smaller version delivering performance very close to the D3 (Same sensor, same processing, same controls, etc..). Many professional photographers decided the D700 was sufficient and the D3 did not reach its sales targets, making it a bit difficult for the development budgets of the flagship camera.
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ryan20fun

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One of the local camera shops have put a price of ZAR 45,375 for the D500.
Now if only the Rand-(US)Dollar exchange rate could improve(From 15 rand per dollar to like 10).
So yeah, It is a very pretty penny (as the saying goes).
This may take some time to afford...
At least the D7200 is more or less in (better) reach.
 
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Vincent

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One of the "condensed power" elements should be the DX lenses.

DX is strong on kit lenses and superzooms, would the 17-55 f2.8, 10.5 f2.8 and 35 f1.8 be complemented with some other strong lenses. Would you need to keep looking at Tokina (14-20 f2) and Sigma (30mm f1.4, 18-30 f1.8) to set up a condensed system of fast lenses?
Would a 300mm f3.5 DX PF be a seller? Seems to me the market gets to small in telephoto to take advantage of the condensed form at a reasonable form.
 
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Vincent

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An example from Nikon (via Nikon Rumors) at 51200 ISO jpg showed up:

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pforsell

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ryan20fun said:
AFAIK The D700 "cannibalized" sales if the D3
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Facts don't support this. D700 came almost a year after D3 when everybody that wanted to buy a D3 already had done so. There was nothing left to cannibalize and both the D3X and D3S were already in the pipeline getting ready to be released soon. Nikon probably had a few extra D3 sensors lying around and wanted to get rid of those. Furthermore D700 was thwarted by Canon 5D Mk II and didn't sell all that well after all. It had a loyal and vocal following, but small in numbers.

As much as people wanted to believe the D700 was a mini D3 it never was. The autofocus was never at the same level (I had both cameras simultaneously), the FPS either nor the battery life. And with the grip and EN-EL4a battery D700 was actually bigger, heavier, slower than a D3, with almost at the same price and still with worse viewfinder, only one CF slot and worse ergonomics (missing buttons and features).

I had my D700 converted to UV/IR back in 2009 when I bought a D3X instead and upgraded to D3S. I still have it and it serves admirably my ultraviolet and infrared photography needs.

The D800 series is what D700 should have been already back then. Today the trio of D5, D8xx and D500 make a great range of cameras, each filling a different niche. I don't expect D500 to sell in big numbers, but those who want fast FPS with DX sensor will be happy, I'm sure of it.
 
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Moab Man

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If this ISO performance is for real, then it's amazing and this camera will join my stable, but not the first ones to hit the street.
 
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Ironwood

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