According to sources from Quesabesde Nikon delayed the announcement of the mirrorless cameras because of the problems conected with the Sendai plant that has been shut down after the earthquake. Quesabesde doesn’t expect any new mirrorless camera (and No D700 and D3 replacement) before October!!!
P.S.: Nikon’s mirrorless system should be named “Coolpix Pro”.
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Some websites expected Nikon mirrorless to be launched at Photokina 2010, in September last year, and it wasn’t. Then rumors shifted the date to March, then April, now October 2011. Seems to me like someone from Nikon is deliberately spreading these rumors in order to deter people from buying mirrorless products from other manufacturers. I myself wondered “What if Nikon comes out with something in two weeks time that blows m4/3, NEX and NX at the same time and I end up looking like a fool for buying this or that”. But the more they prolong the launch, the less I believe the date.
Nikon got it bad at the earthquake, im sure they would prostpone anything which revolutionary as the mirrorless camera until they get back on their feet
There is nothing “pro” about the coolpix line.
At least we have a (rumoured) date now. I’ll wait, nothing interesting coming out until then anyway – except perhaps the NEX-7.
Given the few vague rumors on the specs (smaller than m4/3 sensor) of the upcoming camera, I’m a bit surprised the Sendai plants would have any involvement. I thought Sendai was for the pro gear D300s and up.
Is this camera actually going high-end, or are the Sendai comments wrong/misleading, or….?
It’ll be a ‘pro’ camera the same way Kenny fuckin’ Powers is a pro baseball player.