In January 2017, I wrote an article “What Do I Want from Nikon in 2017” where I shared with you what I want to see from Nikon in 2017, and what I actually expect them to release. Here is the summary of the wanted/expected things:

Things I wanted to see from Nikon in 2017

D850 – a D810 replacement
D900 – a D5 in a D500 body
Dm – a Df replacement
24-70mm f/2.8 E VR II
15-30mm f/2.8 E VR
Coolpix Z – zoom version of the Nikon Coolpix A
New naming nomenclature
Better AF for video

Things I thought we’ll see from Nikon in 2017

D5X
D620
D760
D820
D7300
Nikon DL
Df2
16-35 f/4 VR II

Right after I posted the article and Nikon announced cancellation of the DL series. But here we are – passed the middle of 2018 and it seems Nikon really rethought their game, and changed their strategy in a big way. We still have to expect surprises, but I will write separate article about this. Let’s dive to what I “predicted” inaccurately, and was I that far off the reality?

There is a Limited time offer – a Sony Trade-Up at Adorama to trade in any working digital interchangeable lens camera (DSLR or Mirorrless) or lens and receive up to $300 savings. This is in addition to applicable instant savings, plus the value of the trade-in applied toward the purchase.

Products Eligible for Trade Up Bonus:

Sony a7R III Camera Body
$300 Trade-in Bonus + $200 Instant Savings

Sony Alpha a9 Camera Body
$300 Trade-in Bonus + $400 Instant Savings

Sony a7R II Alpha Camera Body
$200 Trade-in Bonus

Sony Alpha a7S II Camera Body
$200 Trade-in Bonus

CFexpress – the next generation memory cards for digital imaging

As technology progresses, we see that the memory cards are getting faster and with bigger capacity. For many years, CompacFlash was “the standard” of the imaging industry and was widely adopted by most companies desiring the highest capacity and performance available. SD cards, long perceived as non-professional media, fought their way to still be dominant on the market today. Nowadays very few cameras use cards different than SD. Nikon use XQD cards in their D5, D500 and D850, while Canon use CFast cards in their 1D X Mark II and dual CFexpress Type B in 1D X Mark III. Several older models use Compact Flash cards and this is it. All other cameras use some variation of SD cards – SD, SDHC, SDXC. Will a new standard (CFexpress) raise from the ashes of XQD ad CFast?