More Nikon D850 launch details have been leaked, hinting that the company will officially announce the D810 replacement in late August or September.
In next several weeks, Nikon will hold some Nikon D850 related events around the world. The main detail of these events are for upcoming Nikon D850 and Nikon’s 100th anniversary. You can see the list below.
There is a good chance that the new Nikon D850 DSLR camera will be officially announced on August 16th. This is based on the date listed on the cover of the Chinese presentation slides.
If this turns out to be untrue, there are several events in late August to September. So we think this year the Nikon D850 launch will probably happen.
Nikon D850 launch details hint late August or September for announcement
List of upcoming Nikon events in late August to September are as follows :
- Nikon event in London on August 17th.
- Nikon event in the Netherlands on August 24th
- Nikon fan meetings in Tokyo (August 26th) and Osaka (September 2nd)
- Nikon event in Malaysia on August 27th
- Another Nikon event in the Netherlands on September 22nd
- Nikon event in Germany on September 23rd
- Nikon event in Belgium on October 2nd
Updated Nikon D850 specs :
- Nikon D850 has a 45.75MP full frame CMOS sensor.
- Nikon D850 will have same Autofocus system as in Nikon D5
- The D850 is expected to be better at low and high ISO compared to Canon full frame DSLR cameras and also better than the D810
- SnapBridge on Nikon D850 will be improved
- Continuous shooting speed: 7 FPS (no grip), 9FPS, when using the MB-D18a battery grip
- 51-image buffer (14-bit raw)
- ISO 64-25600 (native)
- 0.75x magnification optical viewfinder–largest ever on FX
- all AF points AF in -3EV; center point -4
- Auto-focus-bracket mode–the camera can take up to 300 pictures, varying focus between from close-infinity. User can choose 10 levels of focus steps. Roughly 5 FPS, can be software stacked.
- Fully-silent electronic shutter mode in live view. No mechanical movement. Can also shoot up to 30FPS for an 8MP image using the electronic shutter.
- Very precise, small AF points. Display is 1/2 the length/width now
- Variable sized raw: small, medium, large
- Auto-Scene modes & improved white balance
- Improved silent shooting mode
- No EVF or hybrid viewfinder
- New: Improved LiveView split-screen display
- 3.2″, 2.36-million-dot rear touchscreen. Improved gestures
- No low-pass filter
- 153 point AF system, with 30% wider coverage than the D810
- Built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi
- No built-in GPS
- No Built-in Flash
- Back illuminated buttons
- Joystick selector
- 8K Time-Lapse Video
- Tiltable LCD screen just like the D750 and D500
- New: D850 LCD screen will have twice the resolution of the D810
- Touchscreen
- 4K UHD Video in FX format with no crop
- New: Slo-mo full HD 120fps video
- The memory card slots will be the same as in the D500: one SD and one XQD
- New: the SD slot will support UHS-II
- New: Improved battery life
- New Battery Pack
- Supports wireless trigger WT-7
- New: Lighter than the D810
- Price will 1,000 Euros over D810
- Nikon D850 will be displayed at PhotoPlus EXPO in October in NYC.
- Release date rumored in late Fall.
Some retailers have already listed the Nikon D850 on their websites with pricing information. According to several sources, the Nikon D850 price for body will be around $3,600 in US. For the time being, Amazon is selling the Nikon D810 DSLR camera for a price around $2,796.
A user at dpreview forum has posted first two real life images of Nikon D850 compared to Nikon Df. We are expecting even more Nikon D850 launch details to be leaked in the near future.
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