

Sony sure shook the market with their a7 full frame mirrorless camera. Many readers have asked me if Nikon will be coming with something similar. I have mentioned in the past that I expect a third mystery camera this year that will have a retro design (something like the Olympus OMD). The new full frame camera will most likely be mirrorless, but it will have some kind of a special (hybrid?) viewfinder. I am also not yet sure if it will have a regular F-mount or a newly designed mount. Here are the rumored specifications:

Nikon FM2 like design

16.2MP 36x23,9 full frame sensor (same as in the D4?)

SD memory card

2016-pixel RGB image sensor

9-cell framing grid display

3D color matrix metering II

Native ISO range: 100-12,800 (incl. ISO 50 and ISO 102,400)

5.5 fps for up to 100 shots

3.2" LCD screen

Battery:EN-EL14

Dimensions: 143.5 x 110 x 66.5mm

Weight: 765g

It will come with a new AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.8G lens (again, not clear what mount the new lens will have)

The announcement will be in the next 2-3 months, but it could happen as soon as next week during the PDN PhotoPlus show in New York. Stay tuned for more details.

Update - few additional specifications that will clarify some of the questions in this post: