What to expect for the Nikon camera that will replace the D7000?

This year the D800, D4, and D3200 came out. Those are new versions to replace the D700, D3S, and D3100. I wonder what will replace the D7000, and maybe D5100. I think it will be called the D7100 or D8000. What do you expect the new features will be? I'm planning on buying a new Nikon body and think I should wait till new ones come out instead of getting the D7000. I heard rumors of a D600 which will be an entry level full frame fx camera.

Oddly you may not see a direct replacement for the D5100, the D3200 actually retails for more than the D5100 in the UK currently.

As for the replacement for the D7000.It will probably feature a better focusing sensor that Nikon develops 100% for itself.

It'll probably get a version of the 24mp sensor from Sony that first appeared in Sony's SLT-A77 and SLT-A65. Not the same version as appears in either the Sony's or the cheaper speed crippled (compared to the Sony's) version in the D3200. For the sake of longevity it needs to be capable of 1080p@60fps! That also means it will get the latest version of Nikon's ARM based (and probably Sony fabricated) Expeed 3 image processor.

Expect GPS, and at least a Wi-Fi module, and even more inbuilt flashgun control. Oh, and probably some change to memory card management options.

I doubt Nikon would launch a D600, while Canon have a 600D in the market, it would bomb with the uneducated!

The Nikon D7000 has only been on the market for abut 18 months and if the Nikon updating continues a it has with the predecessor, look for a replacement sometime in the fourth quarter of this year or beginning of the next.

Now what you have to keep in mind is as time goes by, there become less and less compelling reasons to introduce new dSLR cameras. 1) in the past decade, camera makers have gotten a good handle on the design and technology necessary to make produce amazing cameras, so the length of time between iterations of a camera will hopefully increase.2) the earthquake, tsunami in Japan and later flooding in the industrial park in Thailand, put most camera design and manufacturing plants far behind schedule. Some camera models are still back ordered.

And yes, there's going to be an entry level full frame dSLR called the D600 (about $1, 500) which is positioned behind the $3, 000 D800

If you already have a bunch of DX lenses, the D600 can use them but in the cropped mode. If you do decide to buy the D600, start buying FX lenses from now on for that camera

Here is the list.

http://www.nikonusa.com/...index.page

Unless there are some major break throughs which produce a different type sensor (CCD's are too expensive to produce at dSLR sensor sizes and CMOS has the tendency to overheat and cause the jelly effect when panning in the video mode), the camera makers have pretty much done everything the can do to enhance sensor performance. I would expect to see more new and updated lenses appearing that will support these new large sensored, high pixel count cameras. With these two new Nikon sensors, the D600 24 mp sensor and D800 36 mp sensor, any flaws that were not noticeable in older or generic lenses will start to show up.