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7 April 2009, 06:46 PM

Engadget has a rumour about a new Nikon DSLR with an articulating display.

Nikon readies entry-level DSLR with articulating display for April 14th launch? (updated with spyshots!)

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/06/nikon-readies-something-for-april-14th-launch/

Word on the prismatic, hinged mirror streets of camera-land suggest that NIkon is preparing to launch "new products" for Spring. Rightful speculation made after a press invite was purportedly sent to a variety of photog publications announcing an April 14th launch event. Expectations vary widely as to what will be announced including a new entry-level D60-followup with 720p video on up to a D400 with 16 megapixel Sony CMOS. We even have the dubious photo above showing a Nikon with articulating display taken by a jockey riding a humor forum who claims to have been traveling "somewhere in Eastern Europe and stumbled across a commercial shoot for Nikon." Sure, that's believable. Fortunately, we're just over a week away from knowing for sure.Update: Well, well, what's this... we just received a big batch of spy shots that look authentic enough and clearly show what looks like a low-end Nikon with articulating display.Update 2: We just received a few more pictures as well as the detailed backstory to this Nikon with swiveling display (a first for Nikon). Seems Kevin, a film student, was smitten by the Arriflex 235 435 motion picture camera used to film the commercial in Dubrovnik, Croatia yesterday. It wasn't until later, when he was reviewing the pics from the day, that he realized "that the subject of the commercial was the yet to be announced Nikon 500(0?)." Looks like a legit and incredibly fortunate find to us.[Thanks, Kevin] Read -- Articulating display spy shotRead -- April 14th press event

Only a rumour, but if true Nikon are playing catch-up with Oly.
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7 April 2009, 06:50 PM

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Well, the're bound to catch up eventually. After all, they've copied every Olympus innovation so far!

John

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