If you look at Nikons release dates for their DSLR line, you'll notice that they release a new or updated version of a body about every 18 months.
See Table below, this Blogger template pushes it down
OK, so it's not that clear that it's 18 months. In the D1x/h -> D2x/h it was several years jump. Same with D100 -> D200.
But things have changed since back then. Is the D200s or D300 due out this Spring?
| D1 | 1999/06/15 | initial model |
| D1X | 2001/02/05 | 18 months since D1 |
| D1H | 2001/02/05 | 18 months since D1 |
| D100 | 2002/02/21 | initial model |
| D2H | 2003/07/22 | 29 months since D1H |
| D70 | 2004/01/28 | initial model |
| D2X | 2004/09/16 | 43 months since D1H |
| D2Hs | 2005/02/16 | 18 months since D2H |
| D70s | 2005/04/20 | 16 months since D70 |
| D50 | 2005/04/20 | initial model |
| D200 | 2005/11/01 | 44 months since D100 |
| D2Xs | 2006/06/01 | 20 months since D2x |
| D80 | 2006/08/09 | 16 months since D70s |
| D40 | 2006/11/16 | 19 months since D50 |
| D200s / D300 | 2007/05/01 | projected 18 months |
| D3h | Overdue | projected over 23 months |
| D3x | 2007/12/01 | projected 18 months |
2 comments:
Nikon's product cycles are pretty predictable: cameras are replaced every three years, and refreshed every 18 months. I really wouldn't be surprised if the D50 is refreshed or facelifted at PMA - I think there is a niche between the D40 and D80 which could be filled by another body. Whether it is an advanced 6MP body or a simplified 10MP camera is anyone's guess.
I have the D200s pencilled in for a June release and the D3H rollout for the end of August to coincide with the IAAF World athletics championships in Osaka. The D300 and D3X are probably end of year announcements.
These details cannot be confirmed but come from a source that has direct contacts at Nikon USA:
Nikon D300
Release Date: August 23rd
1.1X Sensor Conversion
That's all the details there are at the moment.
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