Nikon D810A

[shreds]

Bet you didn't see this one coming.

Nikon venture off on an interesting departure to normal:

http://www.nikon.com/news/2015/0210_dslr_01.htm

[Manfred M]

That one has been in the rumour mill for quite some time, so no surprises here.

Limited niche market for that camera. I remember Canon did the same thing and had a model for that purpose a number of years back. If I remember correctly they had released the 60Da for that purpose.

[IzzieK]

I've seen this one before but wasn't really my cup of tea so I bought the normal D810 instead...I am very happy with it...

[NorthernFocus]

It is really astonishing with the marketing/financial problems that they face that Nikon would spend the time and effort necessary to produce and market such a niche item. Particularly when they have gaping holes in their product line which if filled would satisfy mass appeal. Well, it's interesting to watch. And easy on the wallet. With the right product they could easily tease a significant funds out of my bank account. As it is, there's no temptation and nothing rumored in the foreseeable future sounds of interest either.

[Mike Buckley]

such a niche item

Considering the industry's decline in SLR sales, I was also surprised to see the release of such a niche product. Perhaps so much development had already occurred before the decline became evident that it was too late to pull the plug on the product.

I remember thinking the same thing a couple years ago when they released some perspective control lenses rather than fill in some voids in the product line that could have been targeted to a much larger market.

[NorthernFocus]

Maybe Nikon's CEO is into astro photography...

[DanK]

Canon has had one of these for years. The original was 20Da, and the current one is the 60Da, as Manfred noted: http://usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/p...meras/eos_60da. It must sell, or Canon wouldn't have bothered with a new one. I don't know what has to be modified to do this, but it doesn't require a different sensor, so it may be that the cost of adding this to the lineup is low.

[Mike Buckley]

Canon released the 60Da three years ago when the industry-wide SLR growth was very different than today. Moreover, we don't know how well that product is selling compared to the 20Da.

If the cost of adding the D810A to the lineup is low, why didn't they make that modification a long time ago to the D800 or some earlier SLR as Canon did when it released the 20Da?

[PhotoByTrace]

An interesting development; I'm sure there are some very excited astro photographers.
Personally I struggle with buying a lens that is pretty much devoted to night sky images; but an entire body for such a purpose is certainly beyond my wallet.

[shreds]

Also IR cameras of use in forensics and medical fields. Not necessarily just for consumers.

[JR1]

Actually not new, this is the THIRD one from them

[Mark von Kanel]

well if they did a d400 id buy one, this im not going to buy and to be quite honest with you, Nikon are getting no more of my cash until they produce what i and i suspect many others want, namely a fast pro, dx with built in WIFI, i can dream.... similarly i see no reason whatsoever to trade my d800 for anything at the moment.... Nikon need to pull their socks up!

[Mike Buckley]

Actually not new, this is the THIRD one from them

The issue for me isn't whether this capability is new for Nikon. The issue for me is the timeliness of updating this particular capability in their lineup when it might have been a more effective business decision to expend their resources elsewhere.

[NorthernFocus]

well if they did a d400 id buy one, this im not going to buy and to be quite honest with you, Nikon are getting no more of my cash until they produce what i and i suspect many others want, namely a fast pro, dx with built in WIFI, i can dream.... similarly i see no reason whatsoever to trade my d800 for anything at the moment.... Nikon need to pull their socks up!

Ditto. At this point it would take a real game changer for me to buy another camera body. The incremental improvements aren't enough to justify the cost to me. I did upgrade from D800E to D810 and don't regret doing so. But now it is hard for me to imagine the next step that could entice me into further camera purchase. Other than the aforementioned pro level DX body. My only other interest is on the opposite end. Light weight travel options.