Yes -- no video.
If the idea of an FM/FE digital turns your crank, unfortunately the rumoured specs don't support that. The latest Nikon Rumors blog post (now at 90% confidence) says more like F3HP, and the posted dimensions agree, as vs the FM2:
- Nikon retro: 143.5x110x66.5mm @ 765g
- Nikon F3HP: 148.5x101.5x69mm @ 760g
- Nikon FM2: 142x90x60mm @ 540g
- Nikon FM3A: 142.5x90x58mm @ 570g
- Nikon D610: 141x113x82mm @ 850g
Suggests design goal is not smaller camera, but re-creation of metal system camera design from pre-plastic, pre-automation era. Meters with even pre-AI lenses, which suggests something to make use of all those MF and AIS lenses many people have lying around. But the fact that the kit lens is a 50mm G (no aperture ring) says it fully supports AF and electronic aperture/shutter, as well. But I haven't seen any indication of AF level.
The sensor is 16.2 MP FF, which apparently immediately suggests Nikon D4, but could be a refresh or something different all together. The low pixel count stands out, but a reasonable explanation is that much older glass will be happier if limitations not emphasized by huge pixel counts. Plus, you get super low light handling.
The word "hybrid" has been associated with this camera from first rumour. Most likely this relates to a patent Nikon has for a VF that switches between electronic and optical, not digital overlay on top of optical view. An early misconception after first rumour was that this would be mirrorless, but absolutely not possible: F-mount and pentaprism. So, unlike many other new camera lines (and even Nikon's own DX), at least no painful wait for lens line-up to be fleshed out.
Timing of this rumour on heels of Sony's A7/A7R, together with fact that camera won't be announced until Nov 6, after the PhotoPlus Expo, suggests to me that what we could have here is an engineering prototype that won't be ready for release for 6 months or more. Seems not meant to be competitor with A7/R in compactness, but more Nikon's answer to Leica M digital series -- put digital guts inside classical interface and support large lens legacy.
A lot of the digital tech is strangely last-gen and not top-of-line, like 2016 pixel 3D colour metering, D4-ish sensor, Expeed 3 processor, 5.5 FPS. Really makes me think this is a prototype from several years ago that has been hastily resurrected, perhaps in hopes to address falling revenues crisis. Instead of delaying another two years to aim at cutting edge tech, this could be more a trial balloon to see whether there will be a market for SLR retro.
Use of smallish battery -- EN-EL14 -- is another design compromise that gives concern. Presumably chosen due to lack of room due to little or no grip. OK: maybe "hybrid" has nothing to do with finder but instead means dual power source: battery + film advance crank repurposed as manual power generator. ;)
Yet another concern is how far the exterior retro will go. True re-creation of a former classic a la Leica, or pseudo retro a la Olympus? The G designation to the purported kit lens concerns me in that regard. No aperture ring as part of the default experience jars with a true retro gestalt.
I'm neither a tech whiz nor a Nikon historian. Any corrections to my thinking are welcome.