02-09-2011, 11:30 AM
[quote name='Lomskij' timestamp='1297242040' post='5988']
Of course - like canibalising 7D sales with 60D, etc. Unfortunatelly Canon is no better here <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
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Not at all. The fps and AF sensor are very different between the 60D and 7D, so they cater to different crowds. Their handling is also different with the 7D offering the traditional Canon wheel and joystick that many people hanker after. In fact, if you examine the Japanese BCN charts, you'll see both cameras are doing pretty well in the Japanese market (the 60D beats out the D7000 in sales while the 7D trashes the D300s).
OTOH, the D700, with its pro built, weather sealing, fast fps, 51 point AF sensor etc etc, is so close in spec to the D3 that once the D700 was announced, I predicted Nikon would live to regret their decision in releasing the D700 so soon after the D3. My prediction turned out to be spot on. (I suspect they were desperately trying to stem the loss of their market shares to Canon at that point in time.) That's why you now have the D3s (to one-up the D3 sensor compared to the D700) and not the 24 MP D800. Nikon should have learned their lesson by now and the 24 MP D800 (probably with reduced fps) would only be released if their 40 MP D4X is ready. Just watch.
Of course - like canibalising 7D sales with 60D, etc. Unfortunatelly Canon is no better here <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> [/quote]Not at all. The fps and AF sensor are very different between the 60D and 7D, so they cater to different crowds. Their handling is also different with the 7D offering the traditional Canon wheel and joystick that many people hanker after. In fact, if you examine the Japanese BCN charts, you'll see both cameras are doing pretty well in the Japanese market (the 60D beats out the D7000 in sales while the 7D trashes the D300s).
OTOH, the D700, with its pro built, weather sealing, fast fps, 51 point AF sensor etc etc, is so close in spec to the D3 that once the D700 was announced, I predicted Nikon would live to regret their decision in releasing the D700 so soon after the D3. My prediction turned out to be spot on. (I suspect they were desperately trying to stem the loss of their market shares to Canon at that point in time.) That's why you now have the D3s (to one-up the D3 sensor compared to the D700) and not the 24 MP D800. Nikon should have learned their lesson by now and the 24 MP D800 (probably with reduced fps) would only be released if their 40 MP D4X is ready. Just watch.
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