Rumors about the Nikon RoadMap 2009-2010

Although in the world of underwater photography, leaks are usually abstained from by every possible way, we finally get the chance to experience a positive leak. There’s a chance that the Nikon RoadMap for 2009-2010 has been leaked, including detailed information regarding DSLR cameras, lenses and other goodies awaiting us. Of course there’s also a chance that this is a very successful wish list made up by a Nikon fan who, like many others, could simply not wait any longer for the improved D300 with HD video capabilities.

Has the Nikon RoadMap for 2009-2010 been leaked?

One morning, a man who works for a large IT company in England, supposedly involved with Nikon UK infrastructure and software, claimed that he had laid his hands on a 37-page set of notes which consists of detailed information regarding Nikon’s strategic plan for 2009-2010. Among the facts listed in these notes, he found the Nikon 2009-2010 product releases plan, which was immediately posted on a Czech forum. Although it has been confirmed that Nikon works with a third party company in the UK, it is still not clear if this post is a leak of trustful information, a fraud or a combination of common sense and wishful thinking.

As for me, I don’t ask questions or raise doubts. I am simply thankful for every day in which I am given the reasons to believe that Nikon is finally about to release an impressive 15.4 megapixels D4 camera and an awaited upgraded version of the D300, which features HD video capabilities.

Nikon RoadMap for 2009-2010

Below you will find the assumed list of Nikon future product releases, as it was shared on the Czech forum.

August 2009 Releases

Nikon D3000- a 12.3 megapixels DSLR, featuring 3.5 fps, a 2.7 inch LCD screen and a 420-zonal RGB sensor. Movie capabilities featured by this camera were not yet published.
Nikon D300s- with full 24 fps HD video capabilities and improved auto focus features (whether it will eventually be released or not, I'm sure this one is an inseparable part of many photographers' wish lists...)
AF-S DX 17-65/3.2-4 G VR lens with a 72mm filter

October 2009 Releases

Nikon D700x- with 24.5 MP, full HD 24 fps video capabilities, improved AF, self timer and mirror-up
AF-S Nikkor 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR- The FX-dream-walk-around-lens?
AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II- Long awaited 82mm filter lens, weighs 1530g
AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G
AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G- Could it be that this lens will not be a VR one??

2010 1st Quarter Product Releases

AF-S Nikkor 14-28mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
AF-S Nikkor 120-450mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR II- Perhaps replacing the 80-400mm lens. Features a 82mm filter and weighs 1480g.

2010 2nd Quarter Product Releases

Nikon D4- equipped with a 15.7 MP sensor, improved 1 EV, full 30 fps HD video capabilities. Since it took Nikon about 16 months to announce the D3x after the D3 was released, it is almost perfectly logical that they will release the D4 during the second quarter of 2010. So logical that it might turn out as a result of accurate calculations made by a Nikon fan...
Nikon D400- with a 13.8 MP sensor, improved 1 EV and full 24fps HD video capabilities (only a few months after the D300s has been released? If this actually happens, it will introduce an innovative pace of product releases!)

2010 3rd Quarter Product Releases

AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4G VR
AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/5.6G VR
AF-S Nikkor 70-240mm f/3.5-4.5G VR- the missing medium size telezoom lens
AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/2G DC- Again, does it make sense this lens doesn't feature VR?
AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/4G VR
AF-S DX Nikkor 60-95mm f/2G VR
AF-S DX Nikkor 17-60mm f/2.8G VR- Perhaps replacing the 17-55mm with the addition of VR?
Nikon Coolpix P1DX- with a DX 12.3 MP stabilized sensor, 28-85/3.5-5.6 zoom lens (comparable to FX, actually 18-56), 2.9 inch 920k-display, movable upwards for macro

I have counted 13 lenses up until now, which means a lens about every 2-3 weeks. COULD I HAVE MADE IT TO DREAMLAND??

2010 4th Quarter Product Releases

Nikon D4X- with a 30.2 MP sensor and 1 EV improved sensitivity. Again, considering the fact it previously took Nikon 16 months to announce the D3x after the D3 was released, it doesn't really make sense that the D4x will be released 6 months after the D4 has hit the market. Out of all releases, this one seems to me the most as a result of extremely powerful wishful thinking...

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This Nikon product roadmap for the coming year is either the real deal or a fanboy fantasy. Bubbling up onto the internet through a fissure in the Czech forum Grafika On-Line, the document supposedly originates in the UK from an anonymous source at a company that provides Nikon UK with IT services.

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posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on 2012/01/11

I'd love to be that guy with the 'Blad!
Yes I do use a Canon, but I'm not a fanboy. Nikon makes awesome cameras. I was just commenting on their rivalry and on how much worth it is for a company to have it's rival's roadmap in their hands.

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