For those of us with more money than sense,

[ManiacJoe]

Nikon just announced two new flagship cameras.
full frame - http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d5.html
crop sensor - http://www.nikonusa.com/en/nikon-products/product/dslr-cameras/d500.html

[elleng]

1. OMG!!!!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I plan to plug along with my "lowly" D3200.

I'm very happy with it, thank goodness!

Wow.

[NV Whino]

3. Lets me out

I don't know about the sense, but I definitely don't have the money.

[alfredo]

4. You can't get a Leica SL body for that.

Leica SL body $7,450



The lens pictured $4,796

[RussBLib]

5. why are they so expensive?

Can anyone give me the Cliff notes on why some of these presumably professional cameras are so expensive?

Why $6500 for a D5? What is it that justifies the cost? A huge sensor? What?

[ManiacJoe]

6. The D5 is Nikon's pro-level see-in-the-dark sports camera.

all metal body
full-frame sensor
native ISO up to 102400
up to 14 frames per second
153 focus points
built-in portrait mode buttons
large memory buffer
shutter rated for 150000-200000(?) frames

[BlueJazz]

7. I was looking at a Nikon 810A but 3800 (body only) is a little too steep.

[ManiacJoe]

8. That is the one specialized for astrophotography, right?

The regular D810 should be around $3000.

[BlueJazz]

9. True. I can't quite figure out why Nikon charges 800 dollars to make a few (fairly minor)..

...changes to the 810 but that's the way it is. Been looking at the new Sony mirror less ar7 II (not sure of the name)

Still, my D5300 does a nice job