Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do eagles nest with chicks this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere? Regards, Greg ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Dykstra <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2004 7:30 pm Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Nikon's profits tripled > Last Saturday I hiked over hill and dale searching for an Eagle's > nest > I'd been told about, with a backpack chock full of R System. > Friggin > heavy! There's no way I'd want to carry an extra body. I ditched > the > Motor Drive as it is and carted only a winder along. Now the digi- > back > with film capability would be a space and weight saver - for sure. > I'm > just looking for the reason to swap in the field? > > Well, maybe here's one. I could use the digi back to take setup > and > experimental shots and once satisfied I'm on track, switch to film > and > get the money shots on the best media available. It's > conceivable. > Instant feedback would be so good for shooting sessions like > these. > I'd have plenty of time between food drops (to the chicks, not me > :-( > ) to do things like swap backs, read a few chapters, sleep, etc. > And > if I've got the digi back on when the shot of the day > materialises, I'd > just go with that. 10.5 Mpix aint so bad. > > Rick Dykstra > > On 18/11/2004, at 1:14 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: > > > On 11/17/04 4:00 PM, "Rick Dykstra" <rdcb37@dodo.com.au> typed: > > > >> All those gold contacts on the R8 were reputedly for the autofocus. > >> Remember how the R system was going to get autofocus, via a > moving > >> back > >> for the R8? 1998, that was. As soon as I heard it was off the > agenda>> I went out and bought an F5 and a 300, just for sport. > Now Nikon have > >> turned copy-cats, with a digi-back F6? Geez, it'd make sense > for it > >> to > >> be compatible with the F5 - that's the way Leica would do it. > And one > >> of the reasons I'll stick with Leica. > >> > > Leica is going to stick with backs certainly as their only > digital > > option. > > They did announce they are looking to come out with a digital R > body. > > If his > > makes them turn away from the back idea or continue with it I > don't > > know. > > My gut feeling says they'll just go with dedicated bodies. The > back is > > real > > big. And not all that easy to switch back and forth with film. > You'd > > end up > > just wanting one for film anyway. So you your thinking of the > body > > you've > > got with the digital back on it as your digital body. > > Not that the back was a huge mistake they've learned a lot about > > digital by > > coming out with it and it's put them in the ballgame. > > > > I think Nikon is going to come out with a digital body which is > > associated > > as their flagship digital product. > > Just their the F line for film. > > The Nikon F. > > The Nikon F2. > > The Nikon F5. > > They need that for digital. > > Their "D" cameras will be the FM's or Nikkormat's of digital run > of > > the mill > > bodies. > > > > My wild guess or wish is that they'd call it the FD line. > Canonistic > > as "FD" > > may sound to an old timer such as myself. > > > > Mark Rabiner > > Photography > > Portland Oregon > > http://rabinergroup.com/ > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 >