Nikon dSLR topic #6!

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Op dinsdag 11 november 2008 10:36 schreef Shark.Bait het volgende:
Thom Hogan heeft nieuwe voorspellingen gepost

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I called Nikon service center (800 number) and talked with a girl
there about a lens issue I'm needing repaired. I then casually asked her if she knew anything about the new Nikon camera announcement coming up. Surprisingly, she had a lot of info. I asked lots of questions and she seemed to tell me everything she new about the new MX format. Anyway, long story short, here is what she knew for sure:

1. November 20th- Nikon to announce new MX camera with larger than FF sensor.
2. Camera available two weeks after announcement.
3. New lens line but will work with older ff lenses.
4. The sensor will be more than 24mp and the ff crop mode is greater than
12mp!
5. Camera is d700 sized!
6. will ship with "pro" mx kit lens.
7. She has seen the actual camera.
8. The technology is a big jump over what we have now.


What she had partial info on

1. She thought the price would be around d700 prices but was not certain for sure.

2. Not sure how many lenses would be introduced with the camera other than
the pro kit lens and an "awesome" telephoto. Did not know the actual specs
of the kit lens.
3. Seemed to think the sensor was a Nikon made one but not 100%.
4. D3 type body she thinks is being phased out.

She didn't indicate any of this was secret and I was really glad to get the info. Who knows, maybe she is completely full of hot air. But she seemed to really know. When I asked her generally about a new Nikon camera, she said "oh yes the new mx camera is being introduced on the 20th- available early December." Again, this was from talking to one of the people who answer the phone in the lens repair department. We will see what happens. Not sure how this meshes with the BIG announcement at WPPI. And I think she must be really wrong on the price.

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Op dinsdag 11 november 2008 20:40 schreef Shark.Bait het volgende:
yup, dat zou dan de MX moeten zijn....

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1021&message=29961717
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Op dinsdag 11 november 2008 21:45 schreef veldmuis het volgende:
Nou...
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Als dat waar is...

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Op dinsdag 11 november 2008 21:45 schreef veldmuis het volgende:
Nou...
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Als dat waar is...

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Op dinsdag 18 november 2008 17:49 schreef Eric_Cantona het volgende:
* Eric_Cantona komt binnen met z'n Nikon D40

Ben ik hier dan welkom?

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Op dinsdag 18 november 2008 19:45 schreef Noxa het volgende:
Ik gebruik ook een D40(x). Prima cameraatje om mee te beginnen hoor. Werkte eerst met de kit lens en een 55-200 VR. Prima setje. Maar was het objectief wisselen zat op vakanties. Dus toen geswitched naar de 18-200 OS van Sigma. Top allround lens. Inmiddels ook een externe flitser gekocht. Echt een aanrader als betere flitsfoto's wilt. Volgens mij zit de built in er ook maar voor 1 reden op. (Zodat je een externe koopt)

Maar loop nu tegen de beperkingen van m'n body aan dus ik ga binnen kort over op de D90. Een fish staat ook nog op mijn verlanglijstje. Alleen wel weer een aardig bak geld. Eerst de body maar eens.

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Op dinsdag 18 november 2008 19:54 schreef Eric_Cantona het volgende:

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Wat kost zo'n 18-200 van Sigma? En 'n externe flitser, niet teveel poespas, aan wat voor bedrag moet ik dan denken?

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ECONOMIC DOWNTURN HITS AYUTTHAYA

Nikon lays off 1,500 subcontracting staff
PENCHAN CHAROENSUTHIPAN and SUNTHORN PONGPAO


Japanese camera-manufacturing giant Nikon yesterday laid off 1,500 of its subcontracting staff in Ayutthaya province after a slump in orders due to the global financial crisis.

Nikon (Thailand) Co, whose manufacturing facilities are located in Rojana Industrial Estate in Ayutthaya, yesterday decided to terminate the employment of the workers because it has received far fewer orders from the United States, Japan and Canada.

All the dismissed workers are under subcontracts and have worked with the company for less than a year, said Pongthai Musikapong, of the Labour Protection and Welfare Office in Ayutthaya.

Company executives have promised severance pay for all the staff, he said.

Nikon's labour union chairman Prasit Sitidet said he would call on the Labour Ministry to immediately help find work for those who had lost their jobs.

Several workers complained yesterday that they had not been informed in advance of the planned lay-offs. Some burst into tears because they had no idea how they would survive.

The employees said if the economic situation worsens, subcontracting staff with many years of experience would be the next victims, to be followed by permanent staff.

Nikon (Thailand) set up it first factory in Thailand in 1990. There are 8,000 permanent staff and 4,000 subcontracting staff at its four factories.

Tosapol Wangsilabat, chairman of the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) in Ayutthaya, said that by early next year more than 30,000 workers in the province are likely to be made redundant.

He said that up to 100,000 workers could lose their jobs if the economy did not pick up.

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Op zaterdag 22 november 2008 18:09 schreef Noxa het volgende:
Maak het spul maar goedkoper .