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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 107977" data-attributes="member: 9240">The question they have to be asking is what gap needs to be plugged first, or maybe, what gap is best plugged by the advances in technologywe have ready for market?&nbsp; The 7000 represented the top of the consumer grade DX's (high features, consumer justifiable price), and without it Nikon is leaving a big gap for folks (like me when I entered 2 years ago) who would look at some of what's on a D5200 and say, &quot;Nice camera, but 'too consumer market' for me, with the flipable LCD, etc.&nbsp; But I don't want to pay that much for the D300&quot;.&nbsp; That leaves a lot of room for Canon to step in and grab them.&nbsp; I have no doubt that they will be plugging the hole left by the obvious, but as yet not officially announced, discontinuation of the D7000, and am willing to take side bets and give odds if anyone thinks I'm wrong. Now what they're going to call it, there you're on your own.&nbsp; LOLHeck, with the trade show a week away, why would they steal their own thunder by letting it slip early.&nbsp; Though they should have left the discontinuation news of the D7000 slide a week - though I suppose letting dealers clear stock makes shelf space available if the new camera is ready to ship.&nbsp; Regardless, they have us all talking about it, right?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 107977, member: 9240"] The question they have to be asking is what gap needs to be plugged first, or maybe, what gap is best plugged by the advances in technologywe have ready for market? The 7000 represented the top of the consumer grade DX's (high features, consumer justifiable price), and without it Nikon is leaving a big gap for folks (like me when I entered 2 years ago) who would look at some of what's on a D5200 and say, "Nice camera, but 'too consumer market' for me, with the flipable LCD, etc. But I don't want to pay that much for the D300". That leaves a lot of room for Canon to step in and grab them. I have no doubt that they will be plugging the hole left by the obvious, but as yet not officially announced, discontinuation of the D7000, and am willing to take side bets and give odds if anyone thinks I'm wrong. Now what they're going to call it, there you're on your own. LOL Heck, with the trade show a week away, why would they steal their own thunder by letting it slip early. Though they should have left the discontinuation news of the D7000 slide a week - though I suppose letting dealers clear stock makes shelf space available if the new camera is ready to ship. Regardless, they have us all talking about it, right? [/QUOTE]

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