D5 -- What will it take to make you upgrade from a D3s, D4, or D4s to a D5?

rmp

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I'll buy one of Snowleopard's versions. :-)

PB_PM

1) Internal Wifi AC or AD
2) 16 bit raw
3) 1:1 ratio on pixel count for 24x36 inch prints (so 75-120mp)
4) 20 FPS in still mode
5) 8k raw video
6) Noiseless ISO's up to and including ISO 5,120,000
7) 256 cross type focus points
8) 10 Gigabit Eithernet
9) 2 XLR ports
10) Display port instead of HDMI
11) USB 3.1
12) Waist level view finder option.

Lets see
1) Should happen, but most likely won't
2) Maybe, but unlikely
3) Not likely to see either in the pro sports camera, I doubt Nikon could put in a big enough buffer to deal with the file size and speed requirements for the camera, that is unless you want the camera to get a lot bigger.
4) Not likely, the mirror couldn't move fast enough, so AF would be disabled beyond a given speed (14FPS most likely)
5) This is Nikon we are talking about, they don't even have 4k yet.
6) Possible, maybe next generation
7) Doesn't look like it from the rumors
8) Should have it, but unlikely
9) It's a DSLR, not a video camera
10) Next gen HDMI makes way more sense than DP, which the current version of cannot support 8k, which is what you want apparently.
11) Do you not own a card reader? Unless you are tethered shooting all the time, no reason for it.
12) Don't count on it.

Sports

Now, this is an honest list. Currently, I'm nowhere near the price level, but if the perfect camera body was suddenly available, I would be tempted, of course.
Imagine a camera that most shooters would see as the best. The D4 is kind of a niche camera, At least it's a very specialized machine. Why not try to attract more enthusiasts?
Back to my (late Saturday night) list. What could make me buy one?
- like the expected D5 (extreme low-light sensitivity, extreme AF and metering, grip, don't care too much about megapixels, but others may want at least 24)
- built-in wi-fi
- perfect compatibility with my current 3rd party lenses
- video with AF that actually works (not just a check in the specifications)
- built-in flash (it may not be "pro", but the built-in flash is very convenient - you should just not use it if you don't like it)
- articulated screen (not "pro"?? The king of all cameras should have it, IMHO)

Vipmediastar_JZ

9) 2 XLR ports
10) Display port instead of HDMI

If you want to use it as video camera with the latest Tascam DR-701D you can sync audio via the HDMI. Start and stop on camera, starts and stops on Tascam.

snakebunk

36 mp and only slightly more expensive than D810.

PB_PM

Haha, wishful thinking. If anything the price of the D5 will be $500-1000 more than the D4s was at launch.

WestEndFoto

- perfect compatibility with my current 3rd party lenses

I expect Nikon to be working on the opposite. Perhaps a discrete algorithm that recognized a G or E lens and as models are released, progressively slows down the auto-focus of non-G or E lenses.

snakebunk

Haha, wishful thinking. If anything the price of the D5 will be $500-1000 more than the D4s was at launch.

I know it won't happen. I just answered the question.

Snowleopard

Let's be honest here.... Some people might get a laugh or 2 from what I feel the D5 should be...... but The D4 was a pipe dream back in 1998 when the first Digital SLR's created in Nikon bodies with Kodak came out....

So more power to my list..... :-) Merry Christmas

manhattanboy

So the D5 has now been announced

What do folks think?

donaldejose

Need more details . . . .

Shunto

Anything has to be an upgrade from my D3.. Having just sold mine in anticipation of the D5 going on sale..- so I can still buy a good condition D4S(maybe still find a brand new one).. $4k(not much less) I'm still in love with the D4S's Low light capabilities.

Msmoto

I was fascinated by the example images of motorcycles on the D5 announcement...I have been doing these for years....


See his eyes here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/fantinesfotos/7338982246/sizes/o/

But, I suspect once I see and feel a D5, this could be expensive.....yikes!

manhattanboy

@Msmoto I think your motorcycle pics are better than the ones in the Nikon Facebook post, perhaps they should have asked you to shoot the promos!

Msmoto

@manhattanboy

Thanks, these are with the 400/2.8 and TC20EIII on a D4. Really simple to do if one has the patience...

Ironheart

...Really simple to do if one has the patience...

Sounds like something Ansel would say...

manhattanboy

Wonder if Nikon will offer "white glove" delivery for the new D5

CaMeRaQuEsT

Finally, Nikon is focusing on skin tones. This, to me, is the greatest news from Nikon in the digital era. At last they are attacking Canon head-on on their turf.

CaMeRaQuEsT

Press release:

http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_01.htm

CaMeRaQuEsT

Product page:

http://imaging.nikon.com/lineup/dslr/d5/

dissent

If I won the lottery I would so get 1 or 2 of these.

retread

Not a D5 but a D500 ooooh I like.
http://www.nikon.com/news/2016/0106_dslr_02.htm

CaMeRaQuEsT

4K at x1.5 crop only (Super 35), so not a 1D C killer, at least in that regard.

NSXTypeR

Any note on the D5 including Snapbridge? It seems like an odd exclusion for a $6,500 camera. I was also trying to see if the D7200 has it. If it does, I don't have to really lust for the D500. I know it already has WiFi though.

Ironheart

The only camera that currently has snapbridge is the D500. The D7200 has NFC, which is a wifi protocol. Snapbridge is BLE. (Bluetooth low energy)

"SnapBridge will be a standard feature in almost every Nikon camera from 2016 onwards, beginning with the new D500."

Read more on NikonRumors.com: http://nikonrumors.com/2016/01/05/nikon-announces-new-snapbridge-connectivity-for-photo-transfer-and-sharing.aspx/#ixzz3wTWbFdBw