Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/26
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On Aug 26, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Don Dory wrote:
> Chris,
> Again, that just doesn't make sense from a user point of view. The
> reason
> the D2X is discounted so heavily is that the high speed mode just
> did not
> work with the little corners telling you that you were cutting off
> heads.
> The new version fogs the outer area in high speed mode so you don't
> screw
> up; but the damage is done for the sports shooters who have mega $
> in glass
> now.
I also read somewhere that the D200 seriously cut in to sales of the
D2x.
Image quality is very close, the D200 is plenty fast and built like a
tank.
It even has a smattering of weather sealing and can be had for $1600
bucks.
Feli
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