[Gary Mayo]

The price has already dropped $500 at many of tth Authorized USA Retailers. That is how and why I got one. $4500 and some change for frieght. Less than $4600 to my door.

Originally Posted by Nikonfreak

I'd say more than roumors. The recent firmware update for the D3 had some files embedded for D3X and 24 Megapixel resolution settings. I'd say that's a pretty good roumor perpetuator.

With the Olympic games coming up, can't you imagine that the games would be a perfect time to introduce a new body and announce that certain photographers will be using it at the games? Of course, one wonders about that because the D3 would be a better sports camera for such purposes, but it's fun to guess.

As for the rest of the specs...only time will tell, but I strongly suspect that given a high megapixel count the camera will behave much more like a high megapixel count, FX sensor sized, D300... I wouldn't expect the high ISO ability of the D3 to carry over to the D3x, nor would I expect the same high speed frame rates.

I'd also expect that the D3x, if announced at 24 Megapixels to be priced somewhere around $7,999.00 USD. I'd also expect a price drop for the D3 by about $500 when the new body is announced....at which time I'll probably pick another one up.

Song... remember there is a market for those that shoot medium format and there is certainly a market for higher resolution images. There are those that shoot images that are used for posters, billboards, and a whole lot of other larger print sizes. More resolution means more options for cropping and remember nothing is a standard size anymore. 35mm frame size? 5:4, DX format... What is 8x10? What is 11x14? Is that standard? Hmm... what about 13x19?

Julio