Sucessor to Nikon D80?

[natermeister]

I'm getting ready to pop down some money on a D-SLR, I'll probably pick up a film SLR at some point later, but for now just digital. The camera for me looks to be the D80, but I'm wondering if Nikon is going to release a new high-end consumer D-SLR on to the market any time soon. A hypothetical 'D90'? I thought for awhile about the D200, but since I already have SD cards and the D80 is versatile enough for my needs, I'd rather stick with the later.

Thanks,

-Nater

 

[Treyshadow]

I don't believe there is a D80 successor on the horizon rather a successor to the D200 may be closer.

I suspect though that the successor to the Canon 20D/30D will be out much sooner than that nikon.

 

[bashPenguin]

The D80 came out less than a year ago, so it's a little too soon to be talking about its successor. It's possible we might see a refresh for the D80 (since Nikon seems to enjoy doing that now ) but I wouldn't expect any announcements for a while, maybe not until the next Photokina or PMA convention.

We'll see a newer pro/semi-pro version (D3? D300?) before we'll see a major upgrade to the D70/D80 line, and then some of the changes will trickle down into this line (and then into the D40/D50 line).

 

[PS-RagE]

The D80 came out less than a year ago, so it's a little too soon to be talking about its successor. It's possible we might see a refresh for the D80 (since Nikon seems to enjoy doing that now ) but I wouldn't expect any announcements for a while, maybe not until the next Photokina or PMA convention.

We'll see a newer pro/semi-pro version (D3? D300?) before we'll see a major upgrade to the D70/D80 line, and then some of the changes will trickle down into this line (and then into the D40/D50 line).

Especially with the D40X now available.

I'm looking forward to the D3 myself. If it is enough of an upgrade, I'll pick one up for next summer.

 

[darktiger]

If you are staying with Nikon, the D200 is a great camera...

 

[natermeister]

I kinda figured that. I haven't been looking into cameras for very long, I wasn't very sure of their update/upgrade cycle. I might start looking more seriously at the D200.

 

[Joves]

I kinda figured that. I haven't been looking into cameras for very long, I wasn't very sure of their update/upgrade cycle. I might start looking more seriously at the D200.

The D200 and, D2X are going to be upgraded fairly soon. I have the D80 and, love it. Granted it took me a little longer to use to use it effectively. I came up from the D50 which is a great out of the box camera.

 

[bashPenguin]

The D200 and, D2X are going to be upgraded fairly soon. I have the D80 and, love it. Granted it took me a little longer to use to use it effectively. I came up from the D50 which is a great out of the box camera.

Good to hear you like the D80, Joves. I'd like to see a successor to the D200, though I'm not really desperate right now for a new camera, as I love my D70 so much. Not sure if I'd go for the D70/D80 line again, since I have a ton of CF memory and don't want to buy up another 10 GB in SD memory. Maybe the D300/D3 will get closer to solving the highlight clipping issue. One can only wish.