Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/02/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 11:55 PM 2/19/98 +0000, you wrote: >That Nikon S5 was not a rumor; it was a real camera that made it to prototype form >and, for reasons unknown (to Nikon outsiders), never made it to market (probably Oh, shoot, I knew that. (Where was my memory, now, I put it around here somewhere). A Nikon official told me the reason they didn't bring it out. (Duh!) It's because it would have cost more than an M6. Yes, believe it or not, it would have cost more. Why? Because it was built as well, and they don't have decades of experience (and amortized tools) to make it. >While I know Bob Shell bashing is a popular sport, I don't think that his willingness >to share info about upcoming cameras is something to criticize him for. In this Actually, I think Bob Shell does very well in his reporting of photo equipment news. And he has been a good friend of quality cameras, unlike Herbert (never met a cheap zoom he didn't like) Keppler. If only he would stop putting pictures of mediocre models (bimbos) in tortured poses in Shutterbug, it would be a better product. Proving he can get women to take their clothes off (it sure ain't art!) has worn thin. ========== Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO http://www.ponyexpress.net/~ewelch There's too much blood in my caffeine system.