yup,, got to be..
wish list (not that I am buying one)
24 Meg sensor (that beats 7000 for dynamic range and noise)
flip screen (I did not think so,, but I like the one in my 5100, Handy when storing)
51 point focus
6 bracket
same size as 7000
Add the mode dial release
1200 dollars or less
8 frames a second (burst) with raw burst buffer of 25
USB3
GPS
Wireless release/wireless connection to computer
keep the old AF drive
meter old glass
improve the weather sealing
I am not upgrading my 7000, but if you are going to upgrade, then make it a real upgrade and stop all those D300 users that keep whining for a D300 upgrade.
If they do all that, it will be a homerun..
now here is my prediction
same 24 Meg sensor as 5200,, ok, but hardly much better than the 7000
same low bracket count as the 7000
not 51 auto bracket
5-6 frames a second
raw burst of say 9 shots
USB3
no GPS
flip screen
release switch for mode dial
will keep the af drive
will still meter old glass
same build quality as 7000
list price of 1250-1300 (but will discounted to 1100 in no time)
Its a incremental camera, that will offer a nice choice for folks upgrading, from older cameras
and or 3000/5000 series.
d300 users will still complain, and hope for the sacred D400.