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Subject: [Leica] "Budget" full frame Nikon SLR
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri Jun 20 01:41:23 2008

I agree on the sooner.
But I think it will be cheaper.



mark@rabinergroup.com
Mark William Rabiner



> From: Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:32:27 +0530
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] "Budget" full frame Nikon SLR
> 
> Canon's offering (5D) is quite long in the tooth - also remember that the
> D700 is supposed to have all the low light capabilities of the D3,
> and a body construction as good as the D300, so the price looks reasonable.
> These are rumors, but IMHO a Nikon camera with roughly these specs will be
> have to be released sooner rather than later.
> Cheers
> Jayanand
> 
> 
> On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 9:18 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> 
> wrote:
> 
>> For Nikon to come out with a prosumer full frame for three grand with the
>> Canon's costing two or less that's a guaranteed marketing bomb.
>> Nikon has not been stupid in that direction over the past decade quite the
>> opposite.
>> Therefore I believe its hogwash.
>> People making stuff up.
>> Sure it will be a bit higher its first few months out but not three.
>> Three is death.
>> Two a much nicer smarter friendlier happy number.
>> They're going to match Canon of course and do one better.
>> Then canon comes back and does the same.
>> Repeat and rinse.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> mark@rabinergroup.com
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Frank Filippone <red735i@earthlink.net>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:21:30 -0700
>>> To: 'Leica Users Group' <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: RE: [Leica] "Budget" full frame Nikon SLR
>>> 
>>> Question:
>>> 
>>> There appears to be a trend to publish the image (pixel) sizes of the
>> image
>>> both for FX and DX formats....
>>> 
>>> Why would any rational person use a DX ( smaller) format if he had the
>>> larger format available to him?  ( It is called cropping..... in old
>>> fashioned speak)
>>> 
>>> Someone is going to say... to keep memory space down.... like a second
>> $50
>>> 8GB card is going to break the bank.....   I don't believe that one.....
>>> 
>>> Does the write speed improve with the smaller image files so the buffer
>> dies
>>> not fill as often?  Is that really a big deal these days?
>>> 
>>> Frank Filippone
>>> red735i@earthlink.net
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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