Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm a little baffled by Nikon's decisions lately. First the rehash of the D2H, in the form of the D2HS. Who releases a 4MP pro camera AGAIN in 2005, especially in light of the 1D mkII, which is now a year old?? That camera should have had no less than 8MP. I'm going to hold my judgment on the D2x until I can either play with one myself or see a reliable test. I hope Nikon's stubborn insistence on the DX format sensor doesn't bite them, but from a technological standpoint it just doesn't strike me as a brilliant idea. You can eliminate vignetting pretty easily with software, but getting rid of noise is a whole different story, as is the more limited dynamic range of the smaller receptors... And what is the deal with the D100? That camera should have been replaced 6-12 months ago. Where is the D200 or D90 or whatever they are going to call it? Every Nikon digital shooter I run into is screaming bloody murder about this. There is a huge cap between the D70 and the D2x or D2HS. I still think the D70 is one heck of a deal, but the new Rebel XT is going to be breathing down it's neck pretty hard. Supposedly they are about to release a D50, which may be a D70 with a price tag below the Rebel 350XT. Obviously Nikon does not have the resources that Canon has, but still this is strange... feli On Feb 25, 2005, at 7:34 PM, Don Dory wrote: > Chill out, everybody is testing preproduction models. There will be > issues with the cameras that will be worked out in the production > models. I would recommend not buying the first batch as I suspect that > this is being rushed to market. Nikon is really getting hit in the > professional market by the Canon onslaught. With the release of the > Rebel XT that was featured to out tech the D70 Nikon might be pressured > to release the D2x before it is really ready. > > For me, the biggest issue with the D2x was the viewfinder. The > indicator is four corners that flash red. A photographer that only > shoots the camera in one mode or the other will not have any problems > learning the viewfinder. However, for the photographer that switches > back and forth, you are going to cut off heads or not shoot as tight as > you thought. > > Canon had wind of the noise issue and was gleefully shooting the 1Ds > MkII at 3200 and shooting by a single candle. > > Don > dorysrus@mindspring.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > ________________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com