Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nikon announced yesterday that it will cease production of all Nikonos cameras. John Collier ************************ I've occasionally considered getting a Nikonos for photography in the rain (9 months of the year in Seattle), fieldwork, and wet muddy construction sites. I don't dive, as I already have too many expensive hobbies, but my brother does (maybe he'll go in with me), and many of my coworkers do(maybe I could rent it out on a few of our jobs). With the above announcement I don't know if I should seriously consider it or not. I assume that Nikon will have to provide parts and service for the next 10 years? Does anybody have any thoughts or comments on the Nikonos V and the two amphibious lenses (a bit soft wide open, decent stopped down, pleasant bokeh, somewhat flare prone etc...). I've used a co-workers Nikons IV and 35/2.5 in the somewhat distant past doing stream surveys, but I don't have any of the pictures and don't really recall much about the camera or lens. Tom Finnegan Seattle - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html