PeterN wrote:
On 3/9/2014 10:35 PM, RichA wrote:
A shabby way to try to force users to move to FF with
its high-priced lenses, which Nikon apparently needs
to sell in greater and greater numbers to keep paying
their bills.

Some people are quite happy with Tamron FF.

And lets do hope, thank goodness, that Nikon keeps paying
their bills and producing such great cameras!

Nikon Rumors just posted the DxOmark ratings for the new
D4s, and compared them to several other cameras. Here
is the "Overall Score" ranking:

Score Model Notes
===== ===== =====
95 Nikon D800 (highest Color Depth rating at 25.3,
tied with D610 for highest Dynamic Ranage)

94 Nikon D610 (highest Dynamic Range rating at 14.4,
tied with the D800)

89 Nikon D4s

89 Nikon Df (highest "Low Light" rating at 3279)

89 Nikon D4

82 Nikon D3s (Lowest Color Depth at 23.5, tied with D700)

82 Canon 1Dx (Color depth 23.8, "Low Light" 2786, Dynamic
Range 11.8, all next to the lowest)

81 Canon 5D3 (Lowest "Low Light" rating at 2293, lowest
Dynamic Range at 11.7)

80 Nikon D700 (Lowest Color Depth at 23.5, tied with D3s)

Note that Canon's latest top line models just barely match up to
what Nikon produced a generation back.

It does appear that the "shabby way" Nikon moves users to FF is
actually just a case of producing the best DSLR cameras
available. And those who appreciate the best DSLR cameras do
want Nikon to continue doing just that!

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