Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you have to go digital, you may want to consider the Rollei digital camera. It uses Rollei's glass (Zeiss and Schneider) and is currently available. The list of features is as rich as a cornucopia and the price is very palatable (about 2 grand). Also, lots of the guts are supposedly built in modules so upgrading is feasable, rather than having to buy a new camera each time the electronics get smarter. The best part though is the glass. No digital camera can claim such superlative accutrements. Sony is the only firm that has started using Zeiss digital lenses, but it is a feature-poor camera targeted at the consumer market, not the pro. Andre Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2000 20:29:51 -0500 From: "David E. Strang" <dstrang@up.net> Subject: [Leica] Going Digital (OT) I do some freelance work at the local newspaper which is going fully digital by the end of the year (its the plan anyway). Well, I have an R8 system as well as my old EOS-1. I checked around for an equivalent Canon system to the Nikon D-1 which the paper will be using and found the Canon D2000. The D2000 is the Canon answer to the D-1, but it has far less features and is built on the much older EOS-1n. The resolution of the D-1 is 2012x1324 while the D2000 specs at 1152x1728. The D-1 will do 4.5fps for 21 consecutive shots while the D2000 will only do 12 frames at 3.5fps. The lack of Canon features goes on and on. its hard to believe the D2000 is Canon's response to the D-1. The real kicker is this: the D-1 goes for $3500 while the D2000 will be going for >>$7600<<!! Its hard to believe Canon would reissue an old technology EOS-1n digital while at the same time be releasing the newer technology EOS-1v and at an incredibly inflated price! Regards, Dave dstrang@up.net - -_______________ Andrei D. Calciu NEC America, Inc.