I have stayed up all night waiting for the Nikon press conference, and here she is, the new D3 in all her glory!
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/content_p...cid=7-8742-9083
Key features, from Rob's site:
-A CMOS sensor that has a capture area of 23.9mm x 36mm (which is effectively identical to the size of a frame of 35mm film) and records 12.05 million pixel photos when the entire sensor area is active. Nikon calls this FX Format mode, plus a HSC mode
-All-new processing circuitry that features 14-bit analog-to-digital conversions and a 16-bit processing path.
-An ISO range of 200-6400 in 1/3 step increments, plus L1 (100), H1 (ISO 12,800) and H2 (ISO 25,600)
-The best viewfinder to grace a Nikon digital SLR.
-51-area autofocus system called Multi-CAM 3500, featuring 15 cross-type AF areas positioned around the centre
-Dual CompactFlash card slots
-LiveView with autofocus
-Virtual Horizon Adjustment
-New wireless transmitter
-An AF fine tune option for compensating for autofocus miscalibration
-Slated to ship in November 2007 at an expected street price of US$4999 in the U.S.
Sources peg that lens as a 14-24 f/2.8.
D300
http://www.robgalbraith.com/bins/con...id=7-8742-9084
Amazingly, the D300 has almost the exact same features as the D3, minus the FF sensor and things like dual card slots. It's also compatible with the same wireless transmitter. However, the real kicker is this - with the attached battery pack, it'll shoot at 8FPS.
New lenses are the VR versions of the 400/2.8, 500/4 and 600/4, plus two new zooms, the 14-24 f/2.8 and 24-70 f/2.8.