Nikon D3X apparently official

It seems that the new Nikon D3X is official now. It was announced in the Nikon Pro magazine.
The important specs so far seem to be:

- body like Nikon D3. AF and metering like D3
- 24.5 megapixel full frame sensor
- also with DX crope mode (10 megapixels and can shoot at 7 fps).
- ISO 100-1600, extendable down to 50 and up to 6400

See here for more information:
http://sebrogers.typepad.com/seb_rogers_blog/2008/11/official-nikon-d3x-specs-its-here-folks.html

So far this is mostly what was expected anyway. No surprises here. Nikon now also has a camera (after Canon and Sony) with more than 20 megapixels.
Tests will tell if the image quality is as good or better than in the Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III or Canon EOS 5D Mark II.

The new D3X will be of most interest to studio and landscape photographers. For wildlife and birds, in my opinion, the 12 MP of the D300, D700 and D3 are enough for most photographers.

Now, that Nikon has a complete camera linu-up, I think some more lenses would be great. Personally I would like to see something like the following:

4/16-35 and 4/50-200 VR: That would make a great and light pair for travel and landscape photography.
4/300 VR: (the current 4/300 does not offer VR).
4/200-500 VR: This has been on the wishlist of many nature and sport photographers. If Nikon would come up with such a lens before Canon, I am sure they could win over many professional photographers.

Let’s hope that Nikon will soon release some new lenses and maybe one or two from my wishlist above will be among them. A 4/200-500 VR could really make me think about switching to Nikon!