Nikon filed a joint patent application with Tamron

http://nikonrumors.com …-between.aspx/#more-83326

"Nikon and Tamron filed a joint patent application in Japan for a 200-500mm f/4.5-5.6 lens. Nikon has already filed for 200-500mm f/3.5-5.6 and 200-500mm f/4-5.6 patents in the past. Tamron recently released a new SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD lens, while Nikon has their 200-400mm f/4G ED VR II model. Nikon also recently filed a patent for a honeycomb sensor with sub-pixels in between - this design should improve the dynamic range

Read more on NikonRumors.com: http://nikonrumors.com …tween.aspx/#ixz​z3ItKhnybj"

Now, that's just Tooo much DR!

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #17267990
Now, that's just Tooo much DR!

20 EV

Facepalm!

I swear if it's true I am quitting being Mod! I just can't handle dealing with those threads any more

They're going to have so much dynamic range their cameras are going to come equipped with a reservoir to handle all the overflow of DR

The weird thing is you really don't notice the improvement in DR. You notice the drop in post processing.