Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/06/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 6/1/04 5:33 AM, "Allen Graves" <ahgraves@prodigy.net> wrote: > Ignoring the little symbols, the D70 is a very capable camera. I > haven't bought one yet (I'm letting others do the beta testing- Nikon > has a way of getting electronics out a little early) but I have > played with one extensively. It's clearly not anyone's dream camera ( > the little symbols are pretty cheesy) but the picture quality and > ease of use are really nice. Look at > > http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond70/ > > For a good review. Page 20 has a chart comparing the D70 and D100 > with the Canon digital rebel. Of course, to keep all this on topic, > you can't use Leica lenses on the D70...... > > My dealer has been told that he will not be getting any more D100's. > He says that Nikon doesn't announce discontinuation of a product > until the number of cameras already in dealer and distributor hands > falls below a certain level, but apparently production on it has > ceased. > > Allen > So get a D101 when it comes out next week. The D70 feels like a toy. Build quality? Zero. Mark Rabiner Photography Portland Oregon New-improved http://rabinergroup.com/