The whole GR-D kit (without tripod or monopod) weighs just about a kilo and (except for the flash) fits into the pouch on the left.
Rumors do exist on a Nikon rangefinder (S or SP) with a D3 sort of sensor, as one of the heads of Nikon is a rangefinder groupie :-) If Nikon brings out a D300 sized FX camera they'll kill the full DX range... Even if they have it they might keep it a few years ! There is also, in blueprints, a modular Nikon (think F3) for space, scientists, military... And maybe some photographers !!
I expected a M9 but Leica started a coslty upgrade system with the M8. And it ain't cheap either ! "What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman
A prosumer FX will mostly kill the high-end DX ones, but not the likes of the D40 - D50 type. I want my 20mm 2.8 to work as a bloody 20mm again, not a 35mm. I don't like 35mm on an SLR. I don't know why.
A great, unbreakable, multi-purpose camera would be the FM2n. You can find them used in a good pristine condition. Purely mechanical (1/4000th), the small battery is just for the metering, and if you're used to the sunny 16 you don't need it !
I've got two of them I keep from my film days and won't sell them as they work "at once" (just load film)! Factory spare parts are still there for 10 years ! "What can I do, What can I write, Against the fall of Night". A.E. Housman
Saw one of these recently in a camera shop here in DE, it had me drooling...
