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"Alex" wrote in message ... On Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:32:18 +0200, DD (Rox) wrote: The big money spinner for any manufacturer is the mass market. Give them what they want and use the profits to fund development in other areas where technology is more cutting edge. Same thing happens in the motor industry with Formula One and Rally Championships. Not anymore as the mass market cameras are becoming commodities. (http://www.dpreview.com/news/0508/05...ofit_soars.asp) The profits are in the high end digicams and dslrs. I believe all the manufacturers are or have realized this already. -- Alex atheist #2007 With CCD chips for cameras so much of a commodity it is expected that by next year every new mobile phone sold will have a camera built it. Of course most camera phones have poor lenses and take rotten pictures but they are a threat to the point and shoot digitals. That is why the camera companies are trying to move up market, in the next few years point and shoot digital cameras will have almost zero profit per unit. DSLRs will always be smaller volume sellers than camera phones and cheap point and shoots but they will be the only source of profit for the camera makers. It will remain so as long as good optics cost top money and pros and keen amateurs value quality. |
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wrote in message oups.com... to focus through there. And, in the catalog, there is no diopter (?) correction for the D70. They have some for other Nikons, but not the D70. TheD 70 has a diopter adj. |
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In article , Rox
wrote: Yep, too much disposable income. I once had a chat to a guy I saw brandishing an F5 with a crappy Sigma lens on it. I wanted to know what he thought of the camera and he prattled on about how it took the best photos he ever saw. Sounds like another guy we know who owns an EOS1v. Heh, heh. You know who the best retail customers are (or were)? DENTISTS. When I had my camera stores, the dentists who came in were incredible hardware junkies. One guy wanted to own - and nearly did - the entire Nikon catalog. I mean, stupid stuff like Nikon-brand, darkroom-only bulk film loaders. I know EXACTLY the people you're talking about! |
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Richard H. wrote:
A friend and I were debating the longevity of "digital"-specific lenses. He made an interesting observation about the prospect of full-frame CCD sensors becoming the new trend... [...] * The pros need higher-res imaging, but they can just as easily switch to a medium-format body with a digital back and bear the cost of a really expensive sensor. (i.e., there's already a solution for this market segment) This is not true in many areas, for the same reasons it was not true in the film world. Photojournalism, sports, wildlife etc. all require speed, portability and/or long lenses that are not practical with medium format. Digital has not changed that. Bolek |
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Nikon D70 issues/questions Vs. Canon
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Nikon D70 issues/questions Vs. Canon
"Boleslaw Ciesielski" wrote in message ... Richard H. wrote: A friend and I were debating the longevity of "digital"-specific lenses. He made an interesting observation about the prospect of full-frame CCD sensors becoming the new trend... [...] * The pros need higher-res imaging, but they can just as easily switch to a medium-format body with a digital back and bear the cost of a really expensive sensor. (i.e., there's already a solution for this market segment) This is not true in many areas, for the same reasons it was not true in the film world. Photojournalism, sports, wildlife etc. all require speed, portability and/or long lenses that are not practical with medium format. Digital has not changed that. Bolek I was listening to the radio the other night (BBC Radio4) and the discussion was about the greats of artistic photopgraphy. One of the points that was made was how some people who were at a level of genius with 35mm could not perform in medium format, and that some of the medium format greats were hopeless with 35mm. By all accounts they are as different as painting in water colours on the one hand and oils on the other. Sadly I missed most of the show as I was driving and arrived at my destination (Anyone hear all of it?) Sure pros could afford medium format, but whether they could make the transation is another matter. I have to say that having handled, but not used, medium format I can see it as not being practical in many situations, no doubt that is why 35mm is so universal.. Chris |
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Nikon D70 issues/questions Vs. Canon
wrote in message oups.com... Dear experts, I've always used Nikon, and have a number of FE and FM cameras, and whole bunch of fixed focal length lenses. I took my equipment to the store the other day, and noticed a few issues. The focusing screen in that D70 was just a matte/Fresnel. There was no split in the middle where you can focus by lining up two lines together. And it's hard to tell in the small viewfinder if the picture is in focus. The other thing I noticed is that the viewfinder screen is smaller. I'm older now, and it seems I need my glasses to focus through there. And, in the catalog, there is no diopter (?) correction for the D70. They have some for other Nikons, but not the D70. So, this brings up the question, if there is any real advantage to buying a Nikon digital so that I can use my old fixed manual focus sharp lenses, if I can't focus them. I could buy used Nikon autofocus lenses if I bought the Nikon. But then I could just buy used Canon lenses too if I bought a Canon. I understand that Canon has brought out a newer camera lately. Does anyone know how it compares on these issues? Does it have a diopter? Does it have different screens? How does the Canon compare in any other area that you think is significant? Advantages? Disadvantages? Thanks a lot I wouldn't go so far as to say that Canon is an evil company, but if you have a bunch of Nikon lenses it just makes sense to go Nikon. The D70 definitely has a diopter adjustment, and you can get lenses for the viewfinder. There is an LED that tells you when you are focused even with manual focus, older lenses. It works. And as for the focusing screens: Those split screen focusing aids were nice, but didn't work with all lenses. I eventually switched all my screens to a blank screen on my old F's. Seeing that you already have some Nikon lenses, I think you would be better off with the Nikon. |
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Nikon D70 issues/questions Vs. Canon
I asked him how much interest he had in
the camera and he said that he had taken about 10 orders for it, but amazingly all of them were from people who were not regular photographers. They were mostly rich folks who had bought the camera (with one of the crappy kit lenses) because it was the newest thing and they had to had it. On another newsgroup was a poll "Are you upgrading from your 20D to 5D?" about 2/3 of the responses were 'No'. Those who are upgrading are either must be firmly convinced of visible superiority of 5D FF images (which is not quite so dramatic a difference as testing is showing), or they feel that the 1.6 crop is too restricting in use of existing arsenal of lenses, particularly in the wide angle range, and either have an employer paying for the upgrade (so even the backup to the 1DsII is FF) or have the resources to spend nearly incremental $2000 for FF. |
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