Nikon announced the new D5100 today. ; It uses the same sensor as the D7000, but with an interesting twist: ; "...Night Vision mode calls upon Nikon’s pro D-SLR performance to offer extreme low-light capability by enabling the camera to shoot up to a super-high 102,400 ISO." Sounds pretty amazing for an $800 body. ; I'll be interested to see what it really looks like. Read the full press release at Nikon's site.
Will be interesting to see the details. ; I'm using the same sensor without Nikon's...'improvements', and I have an option to double my ISO by basically taking two exposures - but that means two pictures, so no movement is best, and...you lose RAW.
Why does Nikon insist on bringing new features to entry level cameras first? ; For two years I shot a D700 did without video while every D90 owner had it-even though the two cameras were released a month apart. ; I guess now I can do without the D5100 built-in HDR and whatever this night-vision does. ;
I wonder if they've finally decided to add some of the Sony features like high ISO in-camera stacking? ; Since they already use the excellent SOny sensor, might as well add some of the abilities of the Sony cameras like HDR stacking, high ISO stacking, etc. BTW Rog...doesn't your camera allow you to fire a 6-frame burst at any ISO with auto alignment and stack in camera? ; It should be more than two frames...I've found on my NEX that the 6-image stack renders ISO12800 that can be pushed up at least 2 stops and still be usable for moderate prints or display.
My sister-in-law is taking a course on photography at the local art college in California (she lives outside Disneyland) and it's taught by a photojournalist who supplements her income with wedding photography. ; She is also a Nikon shooter. ; She told my sister-in-law that she and many of her Nikon colleagues are dumping the pro bodies and going with the consumer-grade bodies because Nikon seems to consistently turn a blind eye to the pro users when releasing features. ; For example, she just dumped her D700 for the D7000
That may not be a bad idea as the D700 is going to go up in price on the used market. ; Even if Nikon releases the rumored D800 and D4 this year, production is going to lag WAY behind demand with the continuing problems in Japan where those bodies are manufactured.
I wonder if there will be an upgrade to the D7000 to match...that's the body I've got my eye on, or at least just now...
Looks like B&W for the "night-vision" mode. ; But much like the 'gimmick' I'm currently toying with ; : ; , I see that the D5100 has selective color and selective focus options in-camera.....
