Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Chris, Again, that just doesn't make sense from a user point of view. The reason the D2X is discounted so heavily is that the high speed mode just did not work with the little corners telling you that you were cutting off heads. The new version fogs the outer area in high speed mode so you don't screw up; but the damage is done for the sports shooters who have mega $ in glass now. So let's see, I spend 8K on a 20MP D3 but with my lenses it is a 12K no different than my D2X and we all know that brother Canon will bring out the 1DsMkII with 20ishMP at PMA or earlier and they have a good selection of lenses for all purposes. No, I think Nikon will push the APS-C sensor technology with much higher pixel density and work on software solutions to noise. Now, if Nikon has some patents that Canon wants then all bets are off now that Sony is building a DSLR. Wouldn't want to support a competitor too heavily. Truly, the results you get with your D2 are mighty fine and your clients demand rather a high quality so what is the point of more? Smaller, lighter, same build quality make sense, higher flash synch speeds make sense, better viewfinder screens make sense, longer batterylife makes sense. But a full frame sensor when the sales numbers are all down in the 1K to 2K range just doesn't make sense from a financial moving more boxes point of view. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/26/06, Christopher Williams <leicachris@worldnet.att.net> wrote: > > I think the Thailand factory has helped with production runs, but again > this > company is not nearly the size of Canon. Yes, Nikon's history of > announcing > products and delivering products is around a 6-12 month difference. > > The FF rumor was brought up again "supposedly" from Nikon Japan reps > saying > that the DX lenses would be fully useable on a FF Nikon using a D2x-like > sensor cropping system. > > Chris > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Don Dory" Subject:Photos of M8 now D2x > > > > Christopher, > > I think that they are just rumors as the full frame lens stable is a > little > > bare at the Nikon Cookie store. Yes, a good outfit of 17-35, 70-200 is > > quite desireable. But, considering that Nikon can not fill orders for > the > > 18-200 and is introducing the 18-135 and a rather good 75-300 ED VR I > don't > > expect any new lenses this time around. Heck, even the rather fabulous > but > > non-mainstream 100 Macro is hard to come by. Considering Nikon's > history > of > > not being able to build quantities of new items I think the D80 will tap > > them out for a while: although preorders for the D80 are running pretty > > slim. Possibly by PMA will we see something astonishing. > > > > Don > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >