[Leica] Nikon D2X review

[daniel.ridings at edd.uio.no (Daniel Ridings)]

Henning Wulff wrote:

> When Nikon came out with the F80, I started looking around at other 
> options. The abandonment of the manual focus lenses was written on the 
> wall, and that was one of the main reasons I had stuck with Nikon.

I don't know, Henning. I'm so used to using a hand-held meter with my 
M's (only have M2, M3 and M4) and Rolleiflexes that the metering has 
never really been a decisive issue with me.

The old 50/1.4 Nikkor from the 70'ies (doesn't even have the AI notches) 
works just fine on the D100. I have to meter by hand, of course, but as 
I said. No big deal. I have to do that the majority of times anyway. 
Works on my F3's too.

> Actually, in some respects the 20D works better with the AI lenses than 
> the D70, or D100. It meters, but of course no automatic diaphragm is 
> available. I still use some AI Nikkors on my 20D.

Now no automatic stop-down would bother me to no end. _That_, for me, 
would be unusable.

> The APS-C vs full frame debate seems pointless to me as the smaller 
> format is just that; a smaller format. It has advantages and 
> disadvantages. If you have or can get lenses that give you the angles of 
> view you want, you're set.

I agree. And that little cheapo that Nikon has come out with, the 18-70, 
is a real bargain. It made me start to like digital.

Daniel