The new Nikon D4 has just been announced, and it is a very
interesting camera. Amazingly it is only
16 megapixels – low for such a high end camera.
However the quality of each of those pixels promises to be exceptional,
with perfectly clean photos possible at ISO 12,800, which is truly
remarkable. Top ISO is over 200,000
which is night vision territory.
Other features which are very cool are the new AF sensor
which will probably be the best in the world, built in HDR and improved
video. It has been priced $1000 above the
D3s, which does two things – 1) gouges the early adopter and 2) keeps used D3
and D3S prices high. When I first heard
the D4 was released, my first idea was to investigate a used or open box D3S,
but with this price point, I don’t think it will be feasible.
Almost definitely the yet to be released D800 will have the
same sensor, and those low light capabilities will be right up my alley. I also wonder what other cameras this sensor
will make its way into – I would suggest a Sony alpha 900 replacement, and
maybe even a Pentax Full Frame SLR.
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| Nikon D2X with Nikon 18-135mm |
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