D400 - new look / form factor

[bobn2]

If this is true, looks similar to a D300 to me (or it could be just someone not wanting to flash their goods, no pun intended):

If it looks similar, it tells you its not a D400. Each generation, Nikon has Giugiaro come up with a new style. The D1 generation had the boxy prism cover of the F5, the D2 generation had creased, prism-like prism covers, the D3 generation has the V groove, along with a host of other design cues around the body.
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A D3 doesn't look at all like a D2 in detail, but a it does look like a D300. Likewise, the D400 will look like the D4 which will have some new style applied. So, if you see a spy shot of a Nikon camera which doesn't lokk like a D1, D2 or D3 that will be the D4 or D400.

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Bob

 

[Lee Saxon]

I have heard many people mention that a pro (ie D3-style) body with a DX sensor is something currently missing from the line-up.

However:

...but the price of the D3 line is way out of my budget, a new look D400 DX pro mini D3 would be something I'd love to have.

There's no reason to think a pro body with the features of the D3 would be massively cheaper just because the sensor was DX.

The price gap would probably be about the same as between the D700 & D300.

That probably makes such a camera too expensive for the people who would want it.

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Lee Saxon
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[Texas Parrothead]

What do you think the odds are that the D400 will still use a CF card? Or do you think it will move to dual SDHC cards?
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Greg