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D40x announced!!!

Postby terminator on Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:45 am

See the Rockwell site for the news...
Must be the quickest ever Nikon upgrade of a Camera to date...same sensor as the D200/D80....
http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40x.htm
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Postby gstark on Tue Mar 06, 2007 8:55 am

Not quite ...

Although he says he might have one in his hands on Wednesday, he also states that this, as well as his "announcement" of the 55-200 (IIRC) VR, are both official rumours.

So, could somebody please explain to me exactly what makes a rumour official?

Nothing yet from Nikon on any of the rumours, official or otherwise. Nothing as yet on DPR either.

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Postby Yi-P on Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:11 am

A 10.2MP upgrade with no focusing motor.... I'm looking somewhere else for now...
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Postby Tim on Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:10 pm

Well this is great news for me if its true.

In the market for a D40, not too keen on the D40x (unless they throw a better kit lens on it), but this will more than likely drop the price on the D40 :D
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:16 pm

AGAIN..BIG DEAL NIKON!!!!!

Jesus....get ur act together and give "high" end users a FF LOW NOISE CMOS sensor.

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Postby Killakoala on Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:42 pm

gstark wrote:
So, could somebody please explain to me exactly what makes a rumour official?



Gary, it's the same as a Core-Promise and a Non-Core-Promise. Your answer may be with the PM. :)
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Postby Tim on Tue Mar 06, 2007 12:49 pm

Some chat on dpreview about Ken's page:

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readf ... d=22314326
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Postby adam on Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:10 pm

Now that I see it on DPreview page, I believe :) haha
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Postby Tim on Tue Mar 06, 2007 3:11 pm

yup, its up on dpreview now:
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0703/07030602nikond40x.asp

- No AF
- Same Kit Lens

hmmm... now to choose between the D40 and D40x

It will be interesting to see the price difference, and if in fact the D40 drops in price...
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Postby gstark on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:12 pm

I must say I'm underwhelmed.
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Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:22 pm

gstark wrote:I must say I'm underwhelmed.


You still have your Bronnie :D
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Postby Cre8tivepixels on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:25 pm

Well i must say i am pissed of and fed up with Nikon......thats it!

Canon here i come....fire sale of all my stuff....see lenses below.....can i talk to a mod about selling some stuff please?

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Postby Nnnnsic on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:28 pm

It's still not 6pm people.

I'm not sure if anything will happen, but if the rumours are true, then ya'll have around half an hour to kill while wait for Nikon to pull their finger out.

Why not... geeze... I don't know... do some work, maybe?!
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Postby Reschsmooth on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:29 pm

Nnnnsic wrote:
Why not... geeze... I don't know... do some work, maybe?!


I don't get paid for that.......oh, wait a sec.....
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Postby Raskill on Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:35 pm

Nnnnsic wrote: Why not... geeze... I don't know... do some work, maybe?!


I work for the government.

You pay my wages.

I don't work. :roll: :wink:
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Postby daniel81 on Thu Mar 08, 2007 2:53 pm

SMH posted a review of the D40 today, March 8, just days after its successor was announced...

http://www.smh.com.au/news/reviews/review--nikon-d40-digital-slr-camera/2007/03/06/1173166703769.html

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Postby radar on Thu Mar 22, 2007 2:45 pm

Here is a pretty good review of the D40x by Popular Photography magazine.

http://www.popphoto.com/cameras/3896/ca ... -d40x.html

Image Quality data from the Pop Photo Lab proved about on par with the D80, the top camera in our 10MP DSLR shootout (February 2007). To wit: Excellent resolution through ISO 3200, stellar noise control (Extremely Low through ISO 400, Very Low through ISO 1600), Excellent color accuracy.


Certainly looks like a winner for Nikon when it comes to entry-level DSLR. Would also make a great walk about camera if one wants more then a P&S.

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