[Brightcolours]

Since the D7000 is not totally replacement of the D300s, and the D300s is now officially discontinued (as is the D700), there should be a D400 be close to market..



http://www.nikon-image.com/products/discontinue/camera/

[joachim]

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Since the D7000 is not totally replacement of the D300s, and the D300s is now officially discontinued (as is the D700), there should be a D400 be close to market..



[url="http://www.nikon-image.com/products/discontinue/camera/"]http://www.nikon-ima...ontinue/camera/[/url]

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Not sure. They could have decided to let it die a slow and pain-full death. How much of a market is left for a professional build APS-C body?



Interesting to see that the D90 is listed on the page you shared. Nikon Europe still has it on the products list and not under discontinued.



J.

[wojtt]

It doesn't have to be an APS-C body <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> either way there's a huge price gap between the D7000 and the D800 once the D700 is sold out and gone.. it's up to Nikon whether they'll make a 24Mp "D400" or a say, 16Mp D700s <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' /> but I would bet on a Nikon's application of the Sony 24Mp APS-C sensor now and maybe next year we'll see a proper D700S with the D4 sensor onboard..

[Bare]

I hope Nikon will give as a D800h, D4 sensor in a D800 body. Maybe they even call this D400. I doubt it will be (much) cheaper than D800.



Also there is room for a camera body based on D7000 with bigger prism and FF sensor, maybe with rumored Sony's new 24MP Sony sensor.



I think there is a small market for semi-pro body ad D300(s) was, even last rumors suggests that Canon will abandon 7D line.