Originally posted by tohax does it have to be 36mp? I think it's too much..
make it 20ish MP
full WR
12 fps
2,5 K video
smaller body than other FF (maybe a little bigger than K5)
faster AF (101 af points maybe?
)
has lighting system (like nikon cls)
very low noise
I'm sure pentax still has a chance
where does his mythical sensor come from? Pentax not making sensors and not being big enough to drive the designs available are limited to an off the shelf sensor. so a 24 or a 36 mp Sony is most likely.the D700 sensor is now out of production AFAIK and would be a huge mistake
the 24 MP A850/900 Nikon D3x sensor is also long in the tooth to say the least and would not perform at the levels needed to make an impact (if performance is the same or lower than the newest 24mp aspc then you are primarily marketing it for FOV/DOF at a higher price
If Sony has a new 24 MP sensor on the board not yet used that is different
Either way it has to be well under $2000 if the D800 hits $2500 by the time it comes out (and that is quite possible)
D800 really destroys Canon 5D mkII - the mark 3 better be bloody amazing if they want to keep the for supremacy in the sub $3000 FF market that they currently enjoy
Nikon's 3 new cameras really for the first time since digital i think have the capacity to give them the lead again at the high end. something they lost in the digital era but enjoyed for a big chunk of the film era (the top f series were always just amazing)