Another one of those annoying little birds has been seen tweeting it’s way around the Internet. In this case, it’s in the form of a very small little blurb on the Nikonians site, pre-announcing a June 2nd announcement from Nikon, announcing an upgrade to their D2x camera body. Of course, being pre-announcement buzz, the announcement contained no details about what the upcoming announcement would announce. So here I sit, until June 2nd, twiddling my thumbs. Actually, I think I’ll prepare written statement to announce that I’ll sit here and wait for Nikon’s upcoming announcement.
In fact, I’m not even gonna bother linking to the Nikonians announcement about the upcoming announcement from Nikon, because I’ve already just told you everything you needed to know; at least, according to the announcement. Stay tuned.
Like when Nikon used the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta to launch the F5, Nikon will probably announce a new pro body (and maybe a new pro lens) to coincide with the start of 2006 World Cup soccer matches in Germany.
Oh, here is the link to the official announcement from Nikon regarding the “new” D2Xs: http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2006/0601_01.htm
Peter:
Thanks for the link to the D2xs. I just got through reading a rundown on the D2xs at Rob Galbraith’s site. My first reaction at seeing the body number was, “But mine already Has Spot Metering.” For non-nikonites, the first “s” models for the 8008(s) – which I still own – was the inclusion of spot metering. DEF: Spot metering is the ability to set the exposure based on a very small 1-2% area of the frame.
Not too much new that I felt I needed to have; so I probably won’t upgrade. I don’t use high ISO or HSCrop. I think I found the longer-life battery to be the most attractive feature for my type of shooting.