Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, I know the D1 was based on an F5, so it is a good bet the D1x is also. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sam Krneta" <skrneta@mindspring.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:41 AM Subject: RE: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn't really... > Rolfe, > > I heard that the D100 is based on the F100 with a F80 control set and > the D1X is F5. > > Sam Krneta > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rolfe > Tessem > Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 10:20 PM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn't > really... > > > > --On Sunday, August 4, 2002 12:26 PM -0400 "B. D. Colen" > <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Well, B.D. who drives a VW Beetle responds - > > If M7s and Dx1s are both Vipers, why doesn't B&H have any Dx1s when it > has > > plent of M7s? > > > > And, forget the Dx1...You can get a D100 or a Canon D60 - both of > which > > are directly price competitive with the M6s and M7s.... > > > > And the D1h is the fast shooter, not the D1x...If Tina, or anyone else > > who's shooting in relatively rugged conditions, wants to shoot > digital, > > they'd be a hell of a lot better off with a D1x - built on the F5 body > - > > than they would with a Digilux or Panasonic without the red dot - to > > I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the D1X is > built on the F100 body, not the F5 body. > > This *does* get confusing, with the D100 being built on the F80 (N80) > body. > > You don't think Nikon is deliberately trying to confuse us, do you :-). > > After all, they are in a competitive relationship with Canon and the > EOS-1d > *is* in fact built on Canon's top of the line EOS-1v body. > > -- > Rolfe Tessem > rolfe@ldp.com > Lucky Duck Productions, Inc. > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html