Those of you who follow this blog have figured out that I am broadcasting every piece of data on the distrubution of the D4 and D800 cameras that I can find I can find. I apparently find commiserating over not being able to buy that D4 or D800 somewhat comforting… Of course the issue here is that the NPS members have bought up all of the D4(s), and because of the D800 price-point, have likewise bought up all of the D800 stock. I’m guessing this will be the model for the D800E, and I expect that it will be early/mid summer before non-NPS people can buy anything.
But perhaps the big back-story here is that Canon has not yet countered the D3s, the D3x, nor yet then obviously the D4 nor the D800. We’ll have to see how the 1D-X specs out, but thus far, Canon has not produced a high ISO camera to rival the D3s, nor a high res body to rival the D3x. Nikon has raised the bar twice in as many sales cycles. I am certain that Canon can get it together and get into the game, but nevertheless I suspect that there may also be a few people swtiching technology, which further burdens the (Nikon) supply line.
Me? I’ve more or less given up on seeing any new Nikon technology for 6-8 weeks, but I’ll be off making captures with the D3s and the D7000. And then of course we have new (beta) versions of Photoshop and ACR to play around with!
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