With the retail price rumored to be at USD$2999, it shall be in the position to compete with Sony’s Alpha A900, the electronic giant’s first full frame, boosting a 24MP resolution sensor.

The Nikon D700 is advertised as the foundation for one’s exceptional images using the famous Nikon D3 12MP Nikon FX-format CMOS sensor, where it’s known as the best lowlight performance DSLR by professionals. The Nikon D700 is capable of producing clean images from ISO200 through ISO6400. However, I am expecting it to produce better than the Nikon D3 if Nikon is really going to outsell the Sony’s A900 and the rumored Canon 5D Mark II. Using yesterday’s technology for today’s product is not going to get them anywhere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magnesium alloy body same as the Nikon D300, 51 point AF System and 3D Color Matrix Metering II is reported. The Nikon D700 is equipped with 16-bit EXPEED image processing and 14-bit analogue-digital conversion.

 

 

Electronista reported that we can expect Nikon D700 to be announced during Photokina 2008, where we are expecting the Sony A900 too. Is the 5D Mark III coming out too at Photokina 2008? Some new lenses are expected from Nikon too, namely PC-E Micro NIKKOR 85mm F2.8D ED and PC-E Micro NIKKOR 45mm F2.8D ED.

Where is the rumored Nikon D10? If there is no D10 then why the battery grip of Nikon D300 is called MB-D10 not MB-D300?

We shall wait and see, do send in if you have further info.

 

Nikon D700 "leaked" Spec:

Sensor:
• 36 x 23.9 mm CMOS sensor
• FX format
• RGB Color Filter Array
• Built-in fixed low-pass filter
• 12.9 million total pixels
• 12.1 million effective pixels
• 3:2 aspect ratio

Image processor:Nikon EXPEED

A/D conversion:14 bit

Image sizes:
(FX format)
• 4256 x 2832 [L; 12.1 MP]
• 3184 x 2120 [M; 6.8 MP]
• 2128 x 1416 [S; 3.0 MP]
(DX format)
• 2784 x 1848 [L; 5.1 MP]
• 2080 x 1384 [M; 2.9 MP]
• 1392 x 920 [S; 1.3 MP]]

File formats:
• NEF (12-bit or 14-bit, compressed or lossless compressed RAW)
• NEF + JPEG
• TIFF
• JPEG (EXIF 2.21)

Lens mount:
• Nikon F mount with AF coupling and AF contacts
• No field of view crop (full-frame)
• When using DX lenses / DX mode 1.5x FOV crop

Usable lenses:
• Type G or D AF NIKKOR: All functions supported
• DX AF NIKKOR: All functions supported except FX-format (36×24)/5:4 (30×24) image size
• AF NIKKOR other than type G or D: All functions supported except 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• AI-P NIKKOR: All functions supported except autofocus and 3D Color Matrix Metering II
• Non-CPU AI NIKKOR: Can be used in exposure modes A and M; electronic rangefinder can be used if maximum aperture is f/5.6 or faster; Color Matrix Metering and aperture value display supported if user provides lens data

Auto Focus(自动对焦方式) :
• 51 focus points (15 cross-type sensors)
• Multi-CAM 3500FX
• AF working range: -1 to +19 EV
• Contrast Detect in Live View (Tripod) mode 

Exposure modes:
• Program Auto [P] with flexible program
• Shutter-Priority Auto [S]
• Aperture-Priority Auto [A]

Metering:
• 3D Color Matrix Metering II (type G and D lenses); color matrix metering II (other CPU lenses); color matrix metering (non-CPU lenses if user provides lens data; metering performed)
• Center-weighted: Weight of 75% given to 8, 15, or 20 mm dia. circle in center of frame or weighting based on average of entire frame
• Spot: Meters approx. 4 mm dia. circle (about 1.5% of frame) centered on selected focus point (on center focus point when non-CPU lens is used)

White balance:
• Auto (1005-pixel CCD, image sensor)
• Presets (seven) with fine tuning
• Manual presets (four)
• Color temperature in Kelvin (2500 - 10000 K, 31 steps)
• White balance bracketing (2 to 9 frames, 10,20,30 MIRED steps)

Sensitivity:
• Auto (200 - 6400)
• Up to ISO 25600(expanded range)

Flash Sync Mode:
• Front-curtain Sync (normal)
• Red-Eye Reduction
• Red-Eye Reduction with Slow Sync
• Slow Sync
• Rear-curtain Sync

Languages:
• Chinese (Simplified and Traditional)
• Dutch
• English
• Finnish
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Polish
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Swedish

Storage:
• Compact Flash Type I or II
• UDMA, Microdrive and FAT32 supported

Power:
• Lithium-Ion EN-EL3e (7.4 V, 1500 mAh)
• Included battery charger MH-18a
• Optional AC adapter EH-5a
• Optional MB-D10 battery pack / vertical grip

Vertical grip:
• Optional MB-D10 battery pack / vertical grip
• One Rechargeable Li-ion Battery EN-EL4a, EN-EL4 or EN-EL3e or eight R6/AA-size alkaline (LR6), Ni-MH (HR6), lithium (FR6) batteries, or nickel-manganese ZR6 batteries

New Nikon PC-E Micro Lens Coming