Photokina 2008 is coming up in about six weeks (Sept. 23-28)! Here is a summary of the rumors laying around: the Nikon D3X - a 24MP or 38MP full frame (FX) camera that should cost around $6,000 - $10,000.

According to Digitalfreak, Nikon D3x should bring us:

With Photokina just around the corner, no wonder we see so many camera rumors floating around. Next in line, the Nikon D90. We have seen some specifications  and they are not bad at all: 12 megapixels, Live View, video mode (necessitating a built-in mic), HDMI out, optional GPS. If this proves to be true, than the D90 would be a worthy successor of D80. Still looking to find out more about a possible D3x. It’ll ship in a kit with an 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G zoom lens and should hit the streets at under $1000 if it keeps with the D80’s pricing, as is expected.

Nikon has been sending out press invites for an event on September 3rd. What could they possibly want to talk about just a few weeks before Germany’s Photokina expo? It could be Nikon’s sequel to their D80, the D90. Or, it could be the 24.4-megapixel D3x that was spotted in Nikon firmware. Or, in a slight breach of etiquette, Nikon could skip the D90 and just release the D100, making the entire photography world crap itself. Because that would be a photo op.

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June is shaping up to be a hot month for DSLRs. Fresh off spotting the 24.4-megapixel D3x lurking in the D3’s firmware, whispers out of Japan are that the monolith is due by the second week of June, along with the D90, an update to Nikon’s D80. Pure rumor, but Thom Hogan is symbiotically attached to Nikon equipment, and Photography Bay has a decent BS detector. And the D3x is obviously around. So let’s call it 50-50? [via Photography Bay]