Will the Nikon News Propel Canon to Move?

If you're using a MarkII, why not upgrade to a 1DsIII?

My MarkII is getting really long in the tooth
Ditto - consider upgrading to the next generation. Whichever flavor of 1D you are using: 1D3 is a great camera (and a quantum leap from 1D2) and 1Ds3 is the best DSLR camera ever made.

tell you what BJ - you send me the 8g's and it's done - I don't need/want 21mp - i would have been very happy with 16 and higher iso/little faster nicer screen etc...basically a 1dsIIn...but they went overboard and the camera is better than most of the glass JC

PS - i've shot the mark 3 (1d) and while i agree it's a better cam it's not what i need/want anymore I want a eos3 digital...yes i know it doesn't exist but it is what the next 5d/1d should be JC

http://www.dpreview.com/previews/nikond700/

There is lust in my heart, and many Canon "L" lens in my closet. I also hope Canon has a comparable body that is reasonably priced available soon.

What's great (feature wise) about the EOS 3? I bought one over a year ago and ran only one roll of film through it.

Nikon's D3 is making canon better I'd assume. Canon's supposed to have new product announcements in next 48 hours. Whats two more days? I knew about alot of this when I bought two brand new in their boxes 5D last 7 weeks, assuming some rumors do play out as facts. Anyways have you priced pro lenses from Nikon versus Canon? Some things are thousands more like 600mm f4, others like 24-70 2.8 are about a grand more. Look at 1.4x prices too. If you want to consider switching to Nikon because of D3 and D700 you should study all the prices to make best informed choice if your budget matters.

That July 1st 2008 D700 is a screaming deal and $3,000 usa launch saves you $1,000 over UK launch and $1,600 EU. Nikons second full frame dslr with Dual glass formats is something I wonder if Canon can respond to? For me all I own is full frame eos and adapted other brand lenses so I have zero need for being able to use canon's crop format ,1.6x aps-c. I personally like the incredibly tall built-in flash on this newest ful frame dslr.

My favourite rumor mill concerning D700

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/nikon_d700.html

Same place for Eos Links:

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/cameras/Canon_5d2_3d_7d.html

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/Canon_new_lenses.html

Lindy

SO... Nikon released a 12.1 megapixel full-frame camera without the massive body.

Canon already accomplished this 3 years ago- it's called the 5D. Yes, I suspect there are a plethora of "features" that distinguish the D700 from the 5D, but my 5D does everything I need and then some, including great high-ISO performance in near darkness. I am not wanting for any additional features.

This reminds me of the release of Windows 95. Amidst all the hype was the "joke" that it was already done in the form of Mac '84...

What am I missing here?

I agree, I must be missing something. Its a biggish deal for Nikon users (although won't it irritate D300 owners?) but why the fuss when you are a Canon user? I also have to agree with Lindy, whatever you say about the relative merits of Canon lenses, their prices are very good overall.