Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I am just coming from a photo tour where John Shaw was one of the leaders. He specifically mentioned that additional pixels were no use to him, and the Nikon D2x was just fine, and this from a wildlife and nature photographer. He also mentioned that he would not buy the rumoured full frame Nikon when it came out, as things stand now. Cheers Jayanand Don Dory wrote: > Chris, > But if you switched you could use Leica glass..... > > However, on a serious note. What is with the longing of the Nikon > crowd for > a full frame sensor. The results coming out of the D2 series are just > fine > for just about any use one could want. Nikon has spent a lot of time > coming > up with good wide angle lenses for the APS sized sensor such that only > the > 14mm on the full frames goes wider(corrected fisheyes discarded as having > poor edges). > > The next few months should be very interesting as the whole DSLR market > shifts once again. > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 8/1/06, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > >> >> I know one of the Canon reps from New Orleans, he's still trying to >> get me >> to switch. Nope. >> >> Chris >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don Dory" Subject:M8 sighted! >> >> >> > Christopher, >> > Your take was different than mine. Several of the reps were very >> interested >> > in the M6 and 50 ASPH that I was using. Most of the time they were >> properly >> > proud of their products but not dismissive of the competition. >> Probably >> it >> > was the D2X around your neck that set them off. >> > >> > Don >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >