I'm on my second copy of the 50-150 2.8 and it's soft at 150 only because it's front focusing. If you look real good, you'll find something tack sharp in focus. It's a shame Sigma couldn't get this working right. I'm debating if I want to keep it or not. It's better at 135mm but the difference in the zoom ring makes shootin 135 very difficult.
I knew there was a low-end camera in the works, I didn't know exactly how they'd get there.
I don't believe they can afford me ;
Pro body (bodies) indeed seem(s) to be next in the rumbling I hear down the pipeline. But I also wouldn't rule out something between the D40 and D80--there's a pretty big gap there and Nikon is doing quite well at the low end of the DSLR market, and historically there have been small gaps between low-end Nikons.
The thing that confuses me is that the 18-55mm was redesigned (new motor for speed) without adding VR. (Well, also that the 18-135mm was without VR.) Are we really going to get a 18-55mm III? That seems a little awkward. But Nikon's whole lens lineup is due for a massive rethink and refresh.
Yeah, it seems odd to me that the D80 was an amalgamation of the D200 and the D50, but the cheaper D40 seems to be its own camera. Wouldn't it cost more to design and build the D40 than the D80?
Maybe that money would be more wisely spent on a new marketing division ; ) and more lens production. They seem to already be making the products that people want and they always have. It seems more and more that reputation is less effective marketing than it was ten years ago. They've really put their foot down with consumer bodies and lenses, they just need to get the word out. Kate's just not doing the trick. Maybe they need to get her playing some badminton or something...
I'm glad to hear that. I'm hoping for D3H in spring and D3X (35FF) in fall. I guess they could still unite them.
I agree. I think how quickly a "D60" comes out will be partially determined by how many D50's they have left to sell. After all the D50 doesn't do a horrible job filling the gap between D40 and D80.
Do you think the 55-200DX will be discontinued when the 55-200VR comes out? I don't. I think there's room for an 18-55VR to be released with a D60. They seem to make it pretty clear in the News Release that the 18-55 II was made for the D40 and not for cameras above it (just because they mention the D40 several times).
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I think any new D3H or X camera will remain DX. It's just my opinion and a I truly wish the F designation remain in Nikon's lineup. but I do not think Nikon will abandon the F to history. They are a company that is mindful of tradition. I predict that the new FF DSLR flagship will be called the F7D! You heard it here first folks.
