With the release of each new Nikon, it was always difficult to know the origin and specifications of their sensors.
Always theories and hypotheses!
See here: www.lonestardigital.com/techcorner.htm
It's like the famous Nikon D2Hs LBCAST sensor

Nikon D40 (2006)

Nikon D40 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I also bought in May 2007, the mini Nikon D40, to assist my D200.
My 14-year-old daughter at the time, quickly borrowed it from me for several years. 🤣

Nikon D40 (2006)
6 MP APS-C sensor (3008 x 2000)
Price: $650.00 CAD
(multiplication factor of 1.5)
200-1600 (3200) ISO

Kodak DCS 460 (1995) / Nikon D40 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The Nikon D40 is really tiny 😁

Nikon D40 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Before Party by Marc Aubry, sur Flickrckr

Niaaaaaaaaaaah by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

If only by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1 7.5 MP (3136 x 2352)
Panasonic's first 4/3
$1,900.00 USD

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic's first 4/3 (followed by the DMC-L10 in 2007)
Panasonic enters the 4/3 consortium, after Olympus in 2003 with its E-1
The Lumix is equipped with a superb Leica zoom
A version (clone) exists, the Leica Digilux 3, released a few months later

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

7,500,000 pixel sensor (3136x2352)
4/3 (x2 factor)
Storage: SD Memory Card
$2,200.00 CAD

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Lumix DMC-L1 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Turn around by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Underwater by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°05 Lumix DMC-L1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Re the Canon D30,
i picked up one about 4 years ago at a fair for £10.
An interesting camera that despite being APS-C format only takes EF lenses and not EF-S which I assume came later.
I still occasionally take mine out just for fun.
For £10 it was great value, not so sure I'd have been able to justify the $3500 some years ago.

Still a little patience, in about twenty years (2045) you will be able to buy a Canon EOS R3 for £100 😎
In the meantime, enjoy your Canon D30.
I really like this little Canon ❤️

Sony Alpha 100 (2006)

The king is dead, long live the king!
Sony enters the big leagues with its first Reflex
A very nice little reflex

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Alpha 100
10.2 MP sensor (3872 x 2592)
Sony's first SLR
Price: $900 USD
(with a multiplication factor of 1.5) APS-C
ISO100-1600

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Alpha 100 (2006) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

On the ice by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

To the wall by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°02 Sony Alpha 100 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (2007)

Sigma SD14 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

My brand new acquisition, the magnificent Sigma SD14 from 2007
With its superb 4.6 MP Foveon sensor.

Sigma SD14 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (2007)
4.6 MP Foveon APS-C sensor (2652 x 1768)
Or 14 MP (2652 x 1768) x3 layers
Price: $1,580.00 USD
Photos taken with the Sigma 24-105mm F4 DG OS HSM Art
(with a multiplication factor of 1.7)
100-800 (50-1600) ISO

Sigma SD-14 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (50 ISO) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sigma SD14 (1600 ISO) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Sony Alpha 700 (2007)

A second SLR for Sony, a more ambitious camera than the first.

Sony Alpha 700 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

12.2 MP sensor (4288x2856)
Storage: Compact Flash • Memory Stick
Price: $1,400.00 USD

Sony Alpha 700 (2007) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

A winner by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Montreal, my city by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Embrouille by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

1st mirrorless

After the smartphone devastated the compact camera market.
Here is the first ML, which will undermine the DSLR industry!

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (2008)

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (2008) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

12mp sensor (4000x3000)
Micro 4/3 (x2 factor)
Storage: SD card
$750 CAD

I bought this little ML when it came out, intrigued and charmed by its smallness.
Canon and Nikon certainly did not feel threatened by ML in 2008 😄

Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 (2008) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix G1 (2008) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Here we go again my kiki! by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Monotony by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Meditation by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

I knew you'd eventually get round to some I've got.
I have two of the SD14's (used for IR) and a G1 but my G1 isn't that fancy red colour :)

Dare to put a little color in your life, it can do some good. 😎
Imagine if all the cars were black, what monotony! 😱

Hi,

Yeah. He went thru all the old stuff I had and now he's into stuff I skipped over. Eventually he will get to the Pentax 645D with 40 MP Kodak CCD and I can comment again. :)

Stan

While most of my cameras are black, not all are. One of my 5x4 cameras is grey, and I have a gold Pentax QS1.
Several of the intermediate sized one are silver, green or brown too.
Black does reduce the chances my wife will recognise it as a new camera, so has definite plus points.

We haven't got enough space for me to slip in a spare car, so it doesn't become an issue there!

There is indeed a version “Lacquered Limited edition Pentax 645D DSLR Camera”
Which I personally find very beautiful 😍

2008 another pivotal year

In 2008, the photography market saw the appearance of two invaders who would create a huge change in our lives as photographers

The first iPhone and the first ML

iPhone 3G (2008) / Lumix G1 (2008)

iPhone 3G (2008) / Lumix G1 (2008) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

iPhone 3G 1.92 MP (1600x1200)
camera 3.42mm f/2.8
(with a multiplication factor of 10.82) = 37mm

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Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 12.1MP (4000x3000)
1st micro 4/3 mirrorless
Price: $750 USD
Photos taken with the Panasonic Lumix G 20mm f/1.7
(with a multiplication factor of 2.0) µ4/3
ISO100-3200

iPhone 3G (2008) / Lumix G1 (2008) 50% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

iPhone 3G (2008) / Lumix G1 (2008) 50% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

iPhone 3G (2008) / Lumix G1 (2008) 50% by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

For more…

Olympus E-P1 (2009)

It's Olympus' turn to release its first µ4/3

Olympus E-P1 (2009) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus E-P1 de 12,3 MP (4032 x 3024)
Premier µ4/3 d'Olympus
Prix : 850,00 USD
100-6400 ISO

Olympus Pen E-P1 (2009) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus E-P1 (2009) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°03 Olympus E-P1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

N°05 Olympus E-P1 by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

The 1st 4/3 and the 1st µ4/3 from Olympus

Olympus E-1 (2003) / Olympus E-P1 (2009) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Olympus E-1 (2003) 1st 4/3

Olympus E-P1 (2009) 1st µ4/3

This is the beginning of the migration for Olympus and Panasonic, from digital SLR to mirrorless.

The 1st 4/3 and the 1st µ4/3 from Panasonic

Lumix DMC_L1 (2006) / Lumix G1 (2008) by Marc Aubry, sur Flickr

Panasonic Lumix DMC_L1 (2006) 1st 4/3

Panasonic Lumix G1 (2008) 1st µ4/3