Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/02/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I believe your advice applies equally to the much touted (sic) RD-1 Joseph Singapore --- Don Dory <dorysrus@mindspring.com> 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 >