Does anybody know if the rumours about the D400 coming out this month are true????

Thanks xx

That seems a tad early tbh - the D300 hasn't been out that long :-/

I would guess around summer Moonie. I think it approx. a 2 year cycle (arrived 08/2006-ish) but I guess if they have some technology waiting Nikon may jump in to the market early but I doubt they are ready to cease the D300. Will be expensive too. If you have that money you would be buying a D700 now! If you are starting a rumour to force down the price of the D300 I'm with you all the way... Should see £50 off that or maybe as much as £100 early into the new year - or maybe nothing, who knows. Personally I'm wondering if they will get much more out of the next generation D400. Can they squeeze much more out of Dx sensors? Full frame will be the way to in the medium term... (famous last words I'm sure...)

LOL like me starting a rumour would affect the D300 price, I wish!

I have read it several places on the net, so just wondered if there was any truth

You brought up a good pointed BC (shocked) I have read a few discussions and articles, by people more knowledgable in these matters. That the cropped sensor camera really can't be pushed much more, where the full frame cameras still have loads of scope. I am not interested in a camera that is also a video camera, as I have a brilliant one already.
You can tell that I am secretly hoping that when I get to the States, the D700 has dropped a bit

Nikon Rumours posted some specs about the D400 - bit soon don't you think?

Nikon D400
MSRP $1,999.00

Key Features:

• New 14.8 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor effective 14.3 megapixel
• Self-cleaning sensor unit (low-pass filter vibration)
• ISO 100 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 50)
• 14-bit A/D conversion
• Movie capture at up to 1080p 24 fps with stereo sound
• Nikon EXPEED Plus image processor 30% faster than previous EXPEED image processor
• Super fast operation (power-up 13 ms, shutter lag 40 ms, black-out 90 ms)
• Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 200,000 exposure durability
• Multi-CAM3500DX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)
• Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)
• Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
• Vignetting control in-camera
• Automatic chromatic aberration correction
• Custom image parameters now support brightness as well as contrast
• Seven frames per second continuous shooting (nine frames per second with battery pack)
• 3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor
• Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast-detect AF, face detection
• ‘Active D-Lighting’ (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)
• Detailed ‘Control Panel’ type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
• Buttons sealed against moisture
• Same ultra-fast startup and shutter lag as D700
• Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
• Picture Control image parameter presets
• UDMA compatible single CF card slot
• Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
• Extensive in-camera retouching
• HDMI HD video output
• Magnesium alloy body with connections and buttons sealed against moisture

Ken Rockwell's site says it would have a 3.5" touch screen (like an i-phone)

You see so many different predictions though.

Ooooo when I mentioned this a few weeks ago, you all said no, it was too soon.

So what do you think now? There is usually some truth to these rumours

I forgot you posted that Moon! Will merge the threads

I still think it's too soon. While that touch screen option sounds great - I don't see why it would be needed for a camera :-/

rumours about the D400 are just that.

http://timsphoto.wordpress.com/2008/07/17/nikon-d400/

pretty convincing? Nikon confrim it's a spoof - but are enjoying the pre-sales marketing; thank you very much!!

Well I did say earlier it would break the approx 2 year cycle so due summer time...and Nikon are enjoying the D300 as still a benchmark camera to beat (50D beats it fractionally on resolution but overall less of a camera taking all things into account on the tests I have read). I won't be buying a D400 at this stage. The release price will be difficult as it can't be as high as the D300 when that came out because that's approx. where the D700 is now.