D800 rumours

[arthurking83]

36Mp is very unlikely for a D700 replacement camera.
I doubt that Nikon will be looking to introduce a new model range to complement the Fx range, without first updating the current range.
D700 is now 3years old, and by comparison to the comp, is quite dated .. especially with no video mode.
IQ is still up and above what is considered acceptable .. so they really only need a few feature updates.

An 18 or 20Mp sensor, I can easily understand .. but 36Mp This is very unlikely in this level camera unless Nikon is phasing out the D3/D3x style of model differentiation.
We've never seen a tripling of pixel density in a single model line up ever .. from any manufacturer.
36Mp sounds plausible for a D3x replacement .. depending on what intel they're getting from Canon's moles(or maybe it's the other way around??) but one would safely bet that Nikon aren't going to be tampering with their model differentiation too much at this stage.

Anyhow, I wish they'd just hurry and bring out this new model FFS!
Then we can get on with the job of asking for and predicting impossible feature sets for the next model round up ... D900 .... 105 gigapixels, 2000 fps in raw mode, 1Tb buffer, native wireless capability ...etc, etc.

[Lance B]

36Mp isn't out of the question, though. 36Mp FX (FF) only has the same pixel density as the current 18Mp DX (APS C) cameras, so it's no big deal and I would suggest that DR and high ISO could be better than the current range even at that pixel density. However, I wouldn't be surprised if the new D800 is "only" 18-24Mp and the D3/D3x gets the 36Mp senso.

[swifty]

D2h->D3 4->12mp (3x)
D2x->D3x 12->24mp (2x)

Perhaps the D4x goes to 48mp??
Not that I believe the 36mp rumor but it's not out of the realms of possibility and certainly not if the target market is to compete directly with a 5D2 successor or the mythical 3D.
Of course the 'competition' now firmly includes the Sony camp who now have 24mp APS-C.

[swifty]

What's really exciting is the X interchangeable lens series just announced from Fuji with a rumored non-bayer sensor. Is Nikon at the post-bayer era yet??