For one thing Nikon seems to be finally learning that a camera does not
have to weigh more than a car to be "rugged" - so I predict that among those
Nikon users who plan to stick with film the F6 will be pretty popular. They
will continue to say Canon makes toys though and claim Nikon waited until
the technology was "right" for smaller lighter bodies.

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"Scott Chapin" wrote in message
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I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?
With
digital technology moving the way it is, is their anyone desirous of
spending the motherlode on a new film based camera? Would it really offer
features that you can't live without, if you are already shooting with an
F5
and waiting for digital to be reasonably perfected?

Scott Chapin