Nikon D60, anyone?

[pandisal]

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So, those who are planning to buy D40x, wait for D60 to comeout! lolz...

From KenRockwell.com


might be the same type of body as D40x

Forecast

The Nikon D60 might appear on Thursday, January 31st, 2008.

Rumors suggest the D60 is a D40 with the D80 sensor and the updated electronics of the D300.

As you've read in my D3 and D300 reviews, these new electronics give significant upgrades in real picture quality over the last generation. This last generation of Nikons, the D2X, D200, D80 and D40/x, came out in 2003 - 2006. In case you've been asleep, it's already 2008. Today, only the D3 and D300 use the latest innovations.

If true, the D60 will have significantly better better colors, better grays, better highlights and better shadows than any previous camera.

I'd expect:

10MP. 2.5 FPS.

Better metering, like the older D70 used to have.

Sensor cleaner.

ADR, which means photos actually will look better for most people than with older cameras.

Probably the same superior color palette of the D3 and D300, which means the D60 will be able to create significantly better images, if you like wild color, right out of the camera.

If this is real, I should get my hands on one Wednesday night. The D60 has not yet been announced. If you have something to shoot today, get something that exists today. See my page on obsolescence for more.

I find Ritz takes orders first the day it's announced, then Adorama a little later in the day, and Amazon usually takes weeks until they accept orders.

More link of the said d60:

http://gizmodo.com/338616/nikon-d40x...in-spring-2008

http://www.engadget.com/2007/12/28/n...lace-the-d40x/

or better yet, google/yahoo it!

[CrasHBURN]

Rumors suggest the D60 is a D40 with the D80 sensor

toinks CCD gihapon? hopefully not... kay no competition gihapon if mao na...

[alucard_x]

Heheh, its quite good. Kung better imaging system upgrade gyud ko and I heard they will incorporate "expeed" imgaing system (system used in d300 and D3) ambot kay rumors lang pud. I have D40 so far quite good enough. Planning to upgrade to a D300, heheh tigum sa mga 4 months..hehehe

[TwinJet]

fair enough.

hope it comes with LV.

[koto]

here u go

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Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 29 January 2008 - Nikon Europe today announced the debut of the Nikon D60, a digital SLR designed for the consumer who wants to combine top technology with user-friendliness and creative features. The D60 provides a resolution of 10.2 effective megapixels, Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED image-processing concept, in-camera editing functions and a 3-area auto focus system. The camera offers continuous shooting at 3.0 fps, near instant power-up in just 0.19 seconds and high ISO sensitivity, all in a compact, lightweight body with a user-friendly ergonomic design.

The Nikon D60 is designed to simplify camera operation and allow the photographer to concentrate on taking pictures. The camera’s simple, user-friendly design includes a reduced number of buttons and a combined monitor and information display. A 2.5-inch LCD screen presents information using an easy to understand graphic user interface, with three types of presentation style to suit all users. The symbols and numbers in the display rotate through 90 degrees, presenting information in the correct orientation according to how the camera is being held. The D60 also includes a new feature that turns off the LCD monitor screen automatically when the viewfinder is in use.

The D60 utilizes Nikon’s exclusive EXPEED technology to maximize image quality and processing speed. The camera also offers creative features that are designed to allow the optimisation and adjustment of images without the need for a computer. Image optimisation is achieved through functions like Active D-Lighting (which compensates for strong shadows), and the automatic correction of false eye colour when using the built-in flash. Creative features include the automated creation of stop-motion animation files from a sequence of images, and effects that simulate the use of optical filters to produce colour shading and sparkling highlights.

To combat the dust that can be introduced into the camera body when changing lenses, , the D60 includes an integrated dust reduction system. Nikon’s exclusive Airflow Control System channels dust out of the image path and a vibrating, self-cleaning sensor unit shakes off any remaining dust from the camera’s optics.

The Nikon D60 standard kit comes with a high-performance VR-NIKKOR lens, the AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR. Compact and lightweight, the lens offers 3x zoom with a versatile focal length range of 27mm to 82.5mm (35mm-format equivalent). Nikon’s advanced Vibration Reduction technology combats the effect of camera shake, allowing the use of shutter speeds that are up to three times slower than is practical with non-VR lenses. And with its sophisticated, leather-toned design, the lens looks as good as the pictures it takes. “The D60 is intended to put high quality photography within the reach of ordinary consumers.” said Toru Uematsu, Manager Prosumer Products at Nikon Europe B.V “The combination of precision technology and carefree convenience places the D60 in a unique position of offering compact camera users the chance to move up to digital SLR with ease and security.”

[alucard_x]

kewl!!!!.. Mao na lagi ba...

[Tin_Tin]

pila pud kaha ni sa....?

[pandisal]

wow, VR kit lense... ma tintal man pud ta ani ug palit D300... lolz tigum nasad... hahay

[Tin_Tin]

wow, VR kit lense... ma tintal man pud ta ani ug palit D300... lolz tigum nasad... hahay

D300 or D60....?

[pandisal]

lolz... hehehe... hing gawas naman ang d60... daghan na features wala sa ako d80... upgrade
lang ko d300 kung maka tigum... :P

D300 or D60....?