Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The flimsiness of the D70 is why I haven't bought it. On the other hand, I think most people looking at it think that , for $15-$20/roll for film plus processing, Ill use it, print the few good prints I make and toss the camera in 2-3 years when a "good" camera comes out, and I'll still be ahead. As someone who suckered for the coolpix 5000 6 months after it came out, I can understand. Allen >On 6/1/04 5:33 AM, "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> wrote: > >> Ignoring the little symbols, the D70 is a very capable camera. I >> haven't bought one yet (I'm letting others do the beta testing- Nikon >> has a way of getting electronics out a little early) but I have >> played with one extensively. It's clearly not anyone's dream camera ( >> the little symbols are pretty cheesy) but the picture quality and >> ease of use are really nice. Look at >> >> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond70/ >> >> For a good review. Page 20 has a chart comparing the D70 and D100 >> with the Canon digital rebel. Of course, to keep all this on topic, >> you can't use Leica lenses on the D70...... >> >> My dealer has been told that he will not be getting any more D100's. >> He says that Nikon doesn't announce discontinuation of a product >> until the number of cameras already in dealer and distributor hands >> falls below a certain level, but apparently production on it has >> ceased. >> >> Allen >> >So get a D101 when it comes out next week. The D70 feels like a toy. Build >quality? Zero. > >Mark Rabiner >Photography >Portland Oregon > > > >New-improved >http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information