Once again, I was doing some catch up on my photography newsgroups and mass email lists and got to my most recent issue of Moose Peterson's news letter. Apparently, Nikon has announced the intent to release a new Digital SLR camera sometime in the spring of 2004. They have already named this the D70, and based solely on what I have read in the press release and the name/number, I am guessing that this is a camera to compete with the Canon Digital Rebel which was released a few months ago.
Call me crazy, but this is one area where I don't like seeing Nikon put out something just to compete with what Canon has released. Granted, I have my preferences, but they are both excellent quality camera systems that have their individual strengths and weaknesses. I would much rather see Nikon put it's R&D efforts into developing a better professional camera system (even though I can't afford it right now :( ), than take the time to retroactively compete.
I know that even with the lower price and affordability that this new camera is sure to provide, I will not be looking into buying it when it's available. It just will not do what my photography demands. I just wish I could afford the new D2H.
Posted by doug at January 2, 2004 04:31 PM