Today Nikon finally announced the long awaited follow up for the D3s, the Nikon D4. While this new flag ship has some quite stunning stats, which can be seen elsewhere, at £4800/$6000 it’s out of the reach of most of us.

Nikon D4

So how does this affect me at the other end of the market where such bodies are pipe dreams?  Well there will soon be a lot of D3 and D3s bodies hitting the used market as people upgrade to the D4.  This might not happen immediately as people hold on to them until the D4 proves it’s worth, it will happen.

Once this does happen the prices of the current generations of gear will drop, especially at the pro end.  So instead of looking at a used D700 people will look to the D3 or maybe even a D3s. This will bring, what is in fact quite amazing kit (especially if your still running a 6 year old D50 like me), into the realms of the hobbyist budget.

Count me in for a D700 or D3 in about November.