Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/09/20

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Subject: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6
From: bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen)
Date: Mon Sep 20 06:22:13 2004

It appears to be replacing the digital top of the line. But the real
question is why are they introducing an upgrade of their flagship film
camera at this point - unless there are enough easy to port over
developments on the new digital that they figured could easily be added
to the film body.

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Jerry Justianto
Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 10:16 PM
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6


I thought D2x replacing the top-of-the-line F lines?

But still Nikon using 1.5 lens factor for the D2X.

JSJ


On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:23:10 -0400, B. D. Colen <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
wrote:
> Unless, as you say, they may pull a surprise at Photokina, it seems 
> that the original description of the F6 was far, far too good to be 
> true. That rumor described the camera as a sort of 35 mm formate 
> hasselblad - a box with a shutter and lens mount, and a series of 
> backs, including digital, finders, and lenses. That would be 
> fantastically sweet. But alas.
> 
> It is hard to understand why they'd be introducing a new film body 
> now. On the other hand, it really doesn't sound all that different 
> from the F5, and it may have started in development back when it still

> seemed that film had a chance....
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf 
> Of Dan C
> Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:55 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6
> 
> There is no mention of that in the downloadable brochure.   But who
> knows,
> maybe they will announce something later.  I think it is kindof crazy 
> for Nikon to be annoucing a new pro film camera at this stage of the 
> game. I
> noticed that they still appear to be promoting the F3 in their film
> camera lineup.
> 
> -dan c.
> 
> At 07:46 PM 18-09-04 -0600, John Collier wrote:
> >I thought it was supposed to have interchangeable (film/digital) 
> >backs?
> >
> >John Collier
> >
> 
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