Nikon D3X: the "X" is for lots of pixels

The D3X as it appears in Nikon Pro

(Credit: Nikonrumors.com from Nikon Pro magazine)

Thanks to a campaign of print BIG teaser ads (which may not even have been about this camera, but sparked the hunt for info) and a premature posting on Nikon's Web site, in addition to the usual Web rumormongerings, the Nikon D3x will probably go down as the worst-kept digital camera launch secret of 2008. So it's not surprising that readers of the European Nikon Pro magazine were treated this morning to a premature disclosure about the Nikon D3X.

According to the page scans posted on Nikon Rumors (from Seb Rogers blog), the D3X has a 24.5-megapixel FX-format sensor covering ISO 50-6400, and a burst speed of 5fps (7fps in DX crop mode). It looks identical to the D3, and uses the same 51-point AF system.

No info on price or availability, though, so you'll have to stay tuned.

(Via Rob Galbraith DPI)