2008 was a leap year, but it was also the year of the leaks (sorry for the bad pun!). Last year, six major new camera models were unveiled: the Canon 50D and 5D Mark II, the Nikon D90, D700 and D3x, and Sony's Alpha 900. In some cases, BJP and other magazines had signed embargoes preventing us from reporting on these cameras until their official launch day even when forums were publishing the full specifications ahead of that launch. One good example was the launch of the Nikon D3x, which was leaked by no-other than Nikon itself (see article here).

And now we are back with more leaks and rumours, and Nikon is the first one to be confronted to the problem this year. A Russian magazine is publishing this month an article about the "upcoming" Nikon D400 digital SLR.

The Russian magazine claims the D400 will have these specifications:
- 14.3 million pixel resolution CMOS sensor
- 100-6400 ISO range
- Frame rate: 7fps
- Compact Flash enabled
- 3-inch 922,000 pixels LCD screen
- Magnesium body
- 1080p HD video recording with 24fps.
- With a price tag of $2000.

So fake or leak? We would be inclined to say it's a fake, but judging by 2008's leaks...