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[Luc Lemieux]

Earlier rumours stated that it (the D400) would be released in Sep/Oct 2013 timeframe. We are now in Nov. What's happening, does anyone have an update??

[Local Wildlife Photos]

Hi Luc my self and like 100s of others am waiting for the upgrade to the d300/s I Need a top DX and hope Nikon does not let us all down. I heard not until the new year now.

[Adam]

Earlier rumours stated that it (the D400) would be released in Sep/Oct 2013 timeframe. We are now in Nov. What's happening, does anyone have an update??

Maybe at the CP+ show in January/February?  Or maybe never?  Depends on how big the pro APS-C market still is for NIkon...

[Kenafein]

The D7100 is a pretty great camera.  The D400 would have to be really compelling.  Maybe they don't think there is enough of a market for the D400,  

[Russ]

Stronger rumours of a Canon 7DmkII are around now, for 1st half of 2014. Hopefully nIkon will try to match it.

The D7100 is a pretty great camera.  The D400 would have to be really compelling.  Maybe they don't think there is enough of a market for the D400,  

Yep, but it isn't a D300s as far as controls, speed and buffer go.

[Kenafein]

Stronger rumours of a Canon 7DmkII are around now, for 1st half of 2014. Hopefully nIkon will try to match it.

Yep, but it isn't a D300s as far as controls, speed and buffer go.

I am aware, but the 7100 is almost as fast.  The buffer fills up because of the large files, but I wonder, with the decreased DSLR sales, if Nikon thinks the D400 is worth while.  The D7100 is a very competent DSLR.  Other than in the sensor department, it's better than my D600.

[iNYONi]

Will be interesting to see if this is unvailed after Christmas as the New Nikon product for Spring next year.

[Local Wildlife Photos]

Thanks all. I know I need the upgrade from my d300s, the d300s is still a great camera and is doing a great job still , but if Nikon can improve on it I will be looking forward to it.
I want the pro build etc, I also want the crop, so don't want to go full frame, I would like to see a built in grip , I use a Nikon grip on my 300s now and would never take it off (my wildlife lens collection go up to 600mm vr2 ) I like a big camera.
For me its the DX upgrade or I have to go full frame (D4 my only option for my needs, but that's a lot of money to have to try and find). lets see what canon comes out with in the new year.
Come on Nikon you know what we want .

Edward Treverton
Local Wildlife Photography

[Pablo]

I think Nikon gave up on the D400 in favor of the D600

[CMEckert]

Personally, I would prefer to upgrade to an FX full frame camera such as the D-610. I don't think Nikon is interested in prolonging the advanced level DX camera's so we might never see a D-400.

[Afterimage]

I'm not sure a D400 is even necessary anymore. With the FX cameras having the DX Lens Compatibility Mode (1x body will mate with a 1.5x lens in a "crop mode")  it seems redundant. The D7100 even has this feature (1.5x becomes 2X and the FPS jumps up from 6 to 7). I'd actually be more interested in an FX body with a LARGER DING-DANG BUFFER that worked with DX lenses. Seriously, on board RAM is so cheap!

 

A dream setup would roughly be:

FX Body with DX crop-mode

30MP FX

20MP DX

4 or 5 FPS in FX

8 - 10 FPS DX

20 RAW + Jpg buffer depth with class 10 or higher card