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Nikon 2009 / 2010 DSLR Release Schedule Leaked?
By Jason Heller, July 13, 2009 @ 08:43 AM (EST)

Most underwater photographers are incredibly frustrated at the pace of DSLR releases. It seems like every 18 - 24 months, our expensive DSLR's and housings become outdated. The expense of buying a new camera this often is bad enough, but the underwater housing doubles, if not triples, the price of the upgrade. We constantly receive emails from readers asking about what's in the pipeline, and which cameras and housings to buy.

So when we hear about any leaked plans or even rumors about new DSLR's, we try to get that info out right away. Thanks to the folks at Nikonrumors.com, for the following potentially leaked schedule from Nikon. Are these real plans? Or just rumors and someone's stab at predicting what's next? It's too soon to tell, but we do know that some of the short term models (like the D300s for example) have been leaked prior and we feel confident about these releases. Let's see what happens.

August 4 introduction: (Apparently the end of July presentation is for compact cameras)

■ Nikon D3000
■ Nikon D300s with Full-HD movie 24 fps, improved AF, self timer + mirror-up, cf + sd-slot
■ AF-S DX 17-65/3.2-4 G VR with 72(!) mm filter

October 15 presentation:

■ Nikon D700x with 24.5 MP, Full-HD movie 24 fps, improved AF and self timer + 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 (What everybody waited for! 82 mm filter, 1530 g)
■ AF-S Nikkor 35mm f/1.4G
■ AF-S Nikkor 85mm f/1.4G (No VR?)

Q1/2010:

■ AF-S Nikkor 14-28mm f/3.5-4.5G ED
■ AF-S Nikkor 120-450mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR II (Replacement for 80-400? 82 mm, 1480 g)
 

Q2/2010:

■ Nikon D4 with 15.7 MP, improved 1 EV, Full HD-movie 30fps
■ Nikon D400 with 13.8 MP, improved 1 EV, Full HD-movie 24fps

Q3/2010:

■ AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/4G VR (On the waiting list for many!)
■ AF-S Nikkor 400mm f/5.6G VR (Have been missing a long time!)
■ AF-S Nikkor 70-240mm f/3.5-4.5G VR (The missing medium size telezoom!)
■ AF-S Nikkor 105mm f/2G DC (A small surprise. No VR?)
■ AF-S Nikkor 24-85mm f/4G VR
■ AF-S DX Nikkor 60-95mm f/2G VR (The DX dream-telezoom!)
■ AF-S DX Nikkor 17-60mm f/2.8G VR (Replacing 17-55 with addition of VR)
■ Nikon Coolpix P1DX with DX 12.3 MP stabilised sensor, 28-85/3.5-5.6 zoom (comparable to FX, actually 18-56), 2.9 inch 920k-display, movable upwards for macro.

Q4/2010:

■ Nikon D4X with 30.2 MP with 1 EV improved sensitivity

So - rumor, wish list, or actual leak? Only time will tell...

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