There's a countdown running on the Nikon Imaging global site: http://nikonimaging.com/global/index.htm

The teaser says:

More power
More control
More versatile
More excitement
Next Nikon
New 10.2 megapixel D-SLR addition to the lineup
Integrating quality and affordability to meet the demands of passionate photo enthusiasts

Is this the D80? :)

you forget...more drooling:Grin:

yeah i saw that one too. i expect a lot of d70s to go on sale once its formally announced.

made my heart beat faster... more NAS!!!:Grin:

hmm....but a silver shutter button??!?

haay, i just hope that it has an optional vertical grip

yeah i saw that one too. i expect a lot of d70s to go on sale once its formally announced.

id probably keep mine and save up for the new one or a D200 hehehe :Grin: heck as long as it's got my name (minus the N) on it, it's good :)

I have a funny feeling I'll be selling my D70 late this year to get this as a 2nd body to my D200. To now have two 10.2MP cameras makes for more consistent image managment for me. Malamang NAS lang ito.

...do you guys think that Nikon will ever realease a Body with built in VR/IS/AS?

@TJ

definitely a NAS... i think i shall join you in this path... ;-)

...do you guys think that Nikon will ever realease a Body with built in VR/IS/AS?

VR is available in-body for the Coolpix series. It seems unlikely that the DSLRs will have built in VR since all the high-end long primes and telephotos have VR. And that's what partly puts them in the $5000 to $7000 range.
Come to think of it, even the newer lenses have VR, namely the 18-200 and 105 macro. The new 70-300 is also supposed to have VR.
With all that VR technology invested in the lenses, it doesn't seem likely then to have in-body VR.
But technology and trends always have a funny way of surprising us.

Possibilty: Nikon launches a prosumer DLSR with built in VR catering to the market who want to use non-VR lenses.

@TJ

definitely a NAS... i think i shall join you in this path... ;-)

But after buying a D200 early in the year and literally paying the price for it, I will wait for when the avaiability and prices stabilize!

bago lang ang D70s ko....pero i dont mind kung meron new model na lalabas within 19 days..... quote ko lang sinabi ng isang member "more pixels will not make you a better photographer" kaya shoot lang tayo ng shoot. http://www.pinoyphotography.org/forum/Smileys/default/wink.gif

I agree with TJ, the D200 is to the D2X/s what the F100 was to the F5. That being said, the D70/s isn't that far behind, let's all hope that the newest addition is a good improvement on what is already a good product. An improvement for me would be better low noise performance, ala Fuji S3 and CAM1000 AF Module. That would be it, Fuji IQ with Nikon speed/ergonomics. More pixels aren't really necessary, 6MP is good enough for me.

Sori should've checked out the link first. 10.2 Megapixels are good :)

I have a funny feeling I'll be selling my D70 late this year to get this as a 2nd body to my D200. To now have two 10.2MP cameras makes for more consistent image managment for me. Malamang NAS lang ito.

Hahaha! And here I was 2nd guessing the timing of my purchase. :Grin:

But after buying a D200 early in the year and literally paying the price for it, I will wait for when the avaiability and prices stabilize!

That's ok... as long as the camera is still with you, then no realized loss. Hehehe! But you're right, better to wait, it does take a couple of months after the initial release before the price stabilizes. :Grin:

D80 is coming to town... if there is a little diff. in price between D80 and D200. No doubt i will go for D200. But i think the price will be a little above D70s in order to irradicate the legendary D70 slowly in the market and setting up the new trend 10.2MP in D80. I will wait and see....

will it be enough to match sony's alpha? currently researching if the sensor is the same.

This next Nikon might be a D200 in a plastic body with a metal chasis. If so then it's worth the successor.

if its significantly has lower price than the D200 and offers a longer shutter life plus vertical grip - i think we have a winner here!

hopefully all these speculations are true :Grin:

The next nikon is the D80....:)

The price is around $1,300

The next nikon is the D80....:)

if this is true... D200 is dead! hehehe :Grin:

Oh wow that's beautiful :O

looks heavy and different...oh well, Dslr lust again if that is true.

ninja edit - looks like a photoshopped pic of a combined D70s/D200/D2x.

Nikonians there is another Nikon DSLR Coming out aside from the D80....:D ...
My source told me that it's either the D80 or D90 that would come out 17days from now.

drool drool....just the right timing to move up from my D70 :)

Ummm ... don't both of those attached images look heavily photoshopped? And if the teaser is any indication, these images look off. The pentaprism bulge and popup flash look flat in the teaser, the ones in the photos have a peak. The shutter button area looks more like the D70's or the D50's, and there's no hint of a built-in vertical grip either.

Yeah, I've been pixel peeping too much. :D

Priced at $1300 ... so a Nikon DSLR for every budget, eh?

Thom Hogan on http://www.bythom.com/ thinks that this is meant to be an addition to the lineup rather than a replacement to the D70s. He's guessing it at $999 and as a direct competitor to the Sony Alpha. Taken from his site:

"New Nikon Coming...
Well, I hypothesized that Nikon must be getting ready to ship a new consumer DSLR when I saw Nikon's estimated shipments of DSLRs for the first half of their current fiscal year. And it seems that I was right. Just in time for my birthday, Nikon is teasing a new consumer camera with a Flash animation on their Web site. Salient information: "More power. More control. More versatile. More excitement. New 10.2 megapixel D-SLR addition to the lineup." (The Japanese version is a little different, and seems to suggest that the camera is "faster," as well.)

A couple things to note: "addition to the lineup." That means it isn't a D70s replacement, but likely a D80 (or whatever number they come up with) that slots between the two existing 6mp cameras and the 10.2mp D200, both in features and price (best guess, US$999 body). "Details will be announced [in] 20 days." Given when the teaser first appeared, that means the target announcement date (not ship date) is August 9th or so.

The more interesting thing than the camera, whatever it turns out to be, is that this is the first time in my memory that Nikon has clearly executed a marketing campaign targeted at a competitor. The teaser appears just as the 10.2mp Sony Alpha 100 is about to appear in stores here. Hmm. Can Nikon marketing really be stepping up to the plate for a change?"

We'll see in a few weeks... exciting!

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/obsolescence.htm (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/obsolescence.htm)

check the link out maybe it will help some of us feel better hehehe

it seems like nikon is stepping up the plate as tj said in the previous post.. but i'm more concerned if the local distributor step up the plate as well. or remain in the shadows as they have in the past.

i am hypothesizing that nikon will most likely go head to head with sony's alpha as thom hogan mentioned. again, in the local scenario, will the now "restructuring" columbia global be able to counter sony philippines new flagship dslr. i guess we will find out soon enough.

yes that would be interesting considering that sony has a pretty solid distribution and service network already due largely to their consumer electronics business.

As with the D200, Nikon shoot themselves in the foot by 'leaking' pictures of the new DSLR on their own site. Some dedicated people found direct access URLs to release images of what is apparently the Nikon D80.

Read it first in NikonCafe, then found this link in DPReview forums: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/readflat.asp?forum=1034&thread=19344949

These photos are direct from Nikon Europe and may disappear soon.

http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/njp/products/APFinder_Japan/PPDD/Large_350x260px/D100/D80_front_L.jpg

http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/njp/products/APFinder_Japan/PPDD/Large_350x260px/D100/D80_back_L.jpg
http://www2.europe-nikon.com/uploads/njp/products/APFinder_Japan/PPDD/Large_350x260px/D100/D80_top_L.jpg
Did you notice:

* FUNC button
* Extra top button
* Main LCD looks like it's from the D200
* Top LCD looks small like with the D70/D70s/D50
* SD Card slot like on the D50

well i guess im sticking with my D70s.... since Nikon shifted to using SD cards for their latest camera ..

dont want to invest in a new mem format :D

The images can be found when I did a flickr search (http://www.flickr.com/search/?w=all&q=nikon+d80&m=text).

well i guess im sticking with my D70s.... since Nikon shifted to using SD cards for their latest camera ..

dont want to invest in a new mem format :D

Good news! You can stick to your plan... Hehehe :D I wonder why Nikon is going the route of using 2 different types of memory card. :Thinking:

Good news! You can stick to your plan... Hehehe :D I wonder why Nikon is going the route of using 2 different types of memory card. :Thinking:

@ rosalie
i know!! hahaha. but its still NAS for me this december. :Grin:

@ din

any price drops on the stuff that i like???!?:Grin:

this could be it??? scroll Down for D80 pics

http://www.photim.net/nci/discu.php3?code=20060706071502MIKL#O147

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Code=20060706071502MIKL&O=152

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Code=20060706071502MIKL&O=150

http://www.photim.net/nci/image.php3?Code=20060706071502MIKL&O=149

looks like a brick hehehe ;D

@levi

surprisingly, no movement yet in the prices...

classmate, another d70s this cmas? or d200?

is that a 2.5 inch LCD screen i see on the d80?

@levi

surprisingly, no movement yet int he prices...

classmate, another d70s this cmas? or d200?

hmmm... thats a tough one.... would love to have a D200 but dont think i'll have enough dough by then.... hahaha

lets see.. i'll definitely inform you:)

The D200 EB is scheduled in July 2007..we still have time Levi.:)

is that a 2.5 inch LCD screen i see on the d80?

Yup, sure looks like it. :)

nice. wifey is gonna go gaga over that screen then.....thanks rosalie.

@christopher

just wondering... why aren't you using a Nikon?

The D200 EB is scheduled in July 2007..we still have time Levi.:)

@ caloy

hahahaha... yep save up! save up! save up!

hopefully the D200 users now would still have their units by then... they might be using D400!:Grin: :Grin: :Grin:

@ caloy

hahahaha... yep save up! save up! save up!

hopefully the D200 users now would still have their units by then... they might be using D400!:Grin: :Grin: :Grin:

Hahaha! But seriously, no need for a model-specific EB, basta NIKON!!! :D

@rosalie

I agree... kahit PS, basta Nikon...

electric fan po? :)

@caloy

please bring it for verification of qualification... no fan, no entry... ;-)

has a built in monopod po.

Hey guys, KEN ROCKWELL (http://kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm) just posted the most probable successor to the D70S. D200 owners do not have to worry. You guys are in a different league.

Nap

@Nap

If that's accurate, then I think it will be another bestseller from Nikon. Priced at $900? That's $100 less than my guess. Hehehe! :Grin: On the downside, it really does look like it will be using SD and not CF cards. :( Good news for D50 users but bad news for all other Nikon users.

I'm going to wait a bit after this comes out, but the SD is a real downside for me...

Coming from a D70 and now a D50, seems that this will be a tough choice betweek a D200 or D80.

Here's a theoretical question. If I was in the market for a Nikon body assuming both the D200 and D80 are in stock, what features of the D200 will I miss if I opt for a D80 instead?

Thanks!

Here's a theoretical question. If I was in the market for a Nikon body assuming both the D200 and D80 are in stock, what features of the D200 will I miss if I opt for a D80 instead?

Thanks!


Honestly can't answer that till the official announcement. Everything now is speculative. :Grin:

@dave

handling... looks like the D200 is really well-built...

the rest... we'll have to wait... for now, let's enjoy taking photographs... dave, doesn't this feel like the mac world?

As a pro, I would definitely miss the weather-proof body of the D200, if I had a D80. But Nikon cameras are well-built! My old D70 has been to many beaches, has been drizzled upon during many weddings, bumped and scraped upon! And I'm not the gentle-type when I hold cameras too.

My D70 only broke down last year due to the factory defective light metering chip...but not my original shutter mechanism yet. My actuations exceed 105K now!

There's a lot going for Nikon's alleged "amateur" cameras. The D200 is a better value for money compared to the sturdier D200.

But you get what you pay for.

for now, let's enjoy taking photographs...

I would if the blasted weather would just give us a break!

My D70 only broke down last year due to the factory defective light metering chip...but not my original shutter mechanism yet. My actuations exceed 105K now!



This is good news for Nikon users! I believe there is a thread here re shutter life. You should post your experience there. :)

My actuations exceed 105K now!


wow!!!! thats durability for you..... considering Nikon positioned the D70/s as a hobbyist cam:Grin:

I'm going to wait a bit after this comes out, but the SD is a real downside for me...

i definitely agree with this, if the D80 would come out with a CF instead of and SD card, it really be a tough choice but then again, i don't the marketing guys would make money out of it and second i think Nikon too doesn't want to offend their oh so popular D200 market hehehe :Grin:

If the D70 can take my beatings, then you can imagine what the D80 can do for you.

I'm a freelance & pro advertising/wedding photog so I bought the D70 kit at P75,000 when it first came out. That's why my actuations are such.

I can't belive the D80 will sell for $900 for the body!

if the new nikon uses the SD memory, then we're probably looking at the wrong line -- could be the D50s! hmmm... naah!

hahaha nice analysis hahaha just occured to me hahaha

Doesn't really matter to me if it does come out with an SD card instead of CF. Right now SD cards are cheaper and just as fast as CF. 1 GB SD 133x Ridata card is only 1600 compared to 1800 1 GB 80x Ridata CF. Nikon Rules!!! hehehe :D

Doesn't really matter to me if it does come out with an SD card instead of CF. Right now SD cards are cheaper and just as fast as CF. 1 GB SD 133x Ridata card is only 1600 compared to 1800 1 GB 80x Ridata CF. Nikon Rules!!! hehehe :D

yup but it is kinda hard for us who already use CF, hehehe but as we all know that the CF is an industry standard :Grin:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/obsolescence.htm (http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/obsolescence.htm)

check the link out maybe it will help some of us feel better hehehe

I read the article by Ken Rockwell... Oo nga! :D

I guess it's like a cycle. If you always aspire to have the newest model, then prepare to be upgrading all the time.

yup and like he said, we should not sacrifice time and money to miss all those great shots just so because we are waiting for a new camera hehehe . . . so keep those shutter clicking! :)

and it also comes with a new af-s 18-135 lens! yey! or so they say... :)

m stil saving up for a D200 hahaha :))

Ken Rockwell has some info about this...

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d80.htm



There's a countdown running on the Nikon Imaging global site: http://nikonimaging.com/global/index.htm

The teaser says:

More power
More control
More versatile
More excitement
Next Nikon
New 10.2 megapixel D-SLR addition to the lineup
Integrating quality and affordability to meet the demands of passionate photo enthusiasts

Is this the D80? :)

We'll all find out for sure by tomorrow! One day to go!

hopefully this would be available in the market soon. some say nikon will launch a 70-300vr

Any ideas on what time the announcement will be?

hopefully this would be available in the market soon. some say nikon will launch a 70-300vr

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=92

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=91

Market ETA: October 2006

and with vertical grip!!! woohoo!

I wonder if it will use CF cards or SD as assumed earlier? Feature-wise, it seems that it's the D70s upgrade...

and with vertical grip!!! woohoo!

it will use SD as indicated from the link above. i'm not really sure the advantages and disadvantages of CF and SD but i prefer CF cards... don't know why :D

since the D80 uses SD, parang ayaw ko na sya!! i'd prefer the D200 cos it uses CF cards!! hehe :D


I wonder if it will use CF cards or SD as assumed earlier? Feature-wise, it seems that it's the D70s upgrade...

No uppdate yet on the nikonimaging site, probably due to the time difference.
Since I haven't invested heavily on CF, getting SD cards for the D80 is not a problem for me (if and when I get a D80). :)

tj? you will get a d80? i thought you would get another d200 :D

i was relieved to hear that the d80 will not upstage the d200 :D

but it is definitely better than the d70... id get it for the large lcd and the grip.

No uppdate yet on the nikonimaging site, probably due to the time difference.
Since I haven't invested heavily on CF, getting SD cards for the D80 is not a problem for me (if and when I get a D80). :)

It's been out for several hours.

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=91

It will use SD. But now a grip can be attached to it. Will not work with older AI-S lenses. Many other stuff.

The question is price. My guess it is around U$800-850 body only.


And a bonus:

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=92

It's been out for several hours.

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=91

It will use SD. But now a grip can be attached to it. Will not work with older AI-S lenses. Many other stuff.

The question is price. My guess it is around U$800-850 body only.


And a bonus:

http://www.nikon.com.my/pagearticle.php?pageid=92

Thanks Mel. Tried your links but the Nikon Malaysia page opens but with no content.

Apparently, the link was taken out. Bakit kaya? False alarm or sobrang excited lang yung Nikon Malaysia? :Grin:

Thanks Mel. Tried your links but the Nikon Malaysia page opens but with no content.

With the D80 using SD cards it would be practical for professionals to get the D50 as a backup body:)

Well, some say that SD cards could be the future as they are a lot smaller that CF cards. :)

Well if you can read Japanese:
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/dslr/2006/08/09/4388.html
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2006/08/09/d80_6.jpg

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens/2006/08/09/4390.html
70-300VR!
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2006/08/09/70-300.jpg

http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/lens/2006/08/09/4389.html
18-135!
http://dc.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/static/image/2006/08/09/18_135.jpg

great pictures... nice lenses :)

yum

need to see the doctor.... just been hit by NAS!!! hahaha

http://www.dpreview.com/articles/nikond80/

they have a preview already!

availability: september 2006
price: $999.95 (body only)
price: $1299.95 (with new 12-135mm lens)

check http://www.nikondigital.com/main.html?page=d80

Time to save up.. glad i have SDs already :)

Somehow I'm not that excited with the new D80...I'm still aiming for the D200.

i also still prefer the D200 just because it uses CF :D i really don't know why... hehe

i also still prefer the D200 just because it uses CF

So this means there's no longer anything holding you back (except the funding) if the D80 is already out of the bag.

I think its a great step up from the D70. only 999 USD for the body on its debut, i think its great. I bought my D70 from B&H for 1299 USD with the kit lens and a free 1 GB sandisk extreme III around about 2 years ago.

Check it out i got this from http://www.nikonusa.com/template.php?cat=1&grp=2&productNr=25412


11-area AF system with Wide-area Center Segment and Auto-area AF functions:Nikon’s Multi-CAM 2000 provides maximum flexibility and optimum performance under varied shooting situations. 11-area autofocus system features a cross-type sensor in the center, broad frame coverage, as well as class-leading low light detection and convenient AF-assist illuminator to aid in low-light conditions. New Wide Area AF option gives greater compositional freedom when shooting sports and action.

must be a typo... I checked out the Nikon Digital Website and it stated that the D80 uses CAM 1000

Somehow I'm not that excited with the new D80...I'm still aiming for the D200.

The D200 will still have other advantages such as:
5fps
weather-sealed body
etc.

But the D80 still has a lot of great specs! Ideal partner to a D50 or D200!
For the D200, at least they share the same batteries.

Somehow I'm not that excited with the new D80...I'm still aiming for the D200.

@ caloy

still focused on that huh.. hehehe

for me its a toss up between an extra D70s or an upgrade to D200 :)

Yaayyyay! SD Card confirm na talaga.

Anyway D80 is abosolutely better than the legend D70/D70s except for the sync speed of D70. But i agree with Levi that D200 is the way to go. I'm aiming for that too. :-)

I noticed that on the DPR hands-on preview that the IR remote icon is still there. I wonder if the IR remote of the D70 (ML-L3?) will work with the D80...

maybe come december, it's going to be less than $900.... woohoo!

i wonder if D50 prices have gone down. I have the D70s and i had the D50 before... and the images from the D50 is (arguably) better....

and if the D80's images improve on the D70's.. oh boy...

chewy... take it easy boy! :D

I noticed that on the DPR hands-on preview that the IR remote icon is still there. I wonder if the IR remote of the D70 (ML-L3?) will work with the D80...

Yes, it will, read it somewhere. The MC-DC1 remote cord of the D70s will work too with the D80.

Looks like you'll have a new back-up body before the year ends. :)

Yes, it will, read it somewhere. The MC-DC1 remote cord of the D70s will work too with the D80.

Looks like you'll have a new back-up body before the year ends. :)

I hope 4 months is a good time for prices to stabilize. And I'll be going to Singapore in November! Aha-hay!

@TJ

It's coming out September so hopefully in 2 months prices will stabilize and stocks won't be hard to come by. :Grin: Wishful thinking? :D

almost like a child to the D200 and D50, i really like it!

@Levi - yes bro...next mid-year yan. Lenses acquisition this year until next. Maybe put up a studio in two years time. Hobby lang Levi:).

ps - free snacks sa studio

To all,

some sample shots from the camera might interest you?

http://nikonimaging.com/global/products/digitalcamera/slr/d80/sample.htm


-Mel

Wow, they look great :) Iso 125? wow :)

interesting that they put d-lighting and b/w on cam for the d80. hmmm...tempting but i'm still aiming for either a d200 or a 28-70 hehehe.