Why the Nikon F6?

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

"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.

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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect to
sell some!

Scott

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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect to
sell some!

Scott



The only reason they won't sell well, is because their traditional Nikon
audience is switching to digital, and those will be buying the D2x, so
either way, Nikon wins.

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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the
F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect
to
sell some!

Scott



The only reason they won't sell well, is because their traditional Nikon
audience is switching to digital, and those will be buying the D2x, so
either way, Nikon wins.


Well, that's true overall, but that wouldn't justify the tooling costs on
the F6. Unless we're at a crossroads where they cannot tell which way sales
will go, so they're hedging their bets.

Scptt

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Well, that's true overall, but that wouldn't justify the tooling costs on
the F6. Unless we're at a crossroads where they cannot tell which way
sales
will go, so they're hedging their bets.

Scptt

I reckon that the F6's body is modularly designed, so they can take out the
film chamber, winder and film rails, and just replace it with a digital
module + electronics for future DSLRs. So it is not a wasted expenditure,
but even a way to sell those excess F5 film chambers!

Aaron

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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the
F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect
to
sell some!

Scott



The only reason they won't sell well, is because their traditional Nikon
audience is switching to digital, and those will be buying the D2x, so
either way, Nikon wins.


Well, that's true overall, but that wouldn't justify the tooling costs on
the F6. Unless we're at a crossroads where they cannot tell which way sales
will go, so they're hedging their bets.

Scptt

Scott Chapin wrote:

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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect to
sell some!

One would expect the answer has somethingto do with sales numbers
for Nikon F100 and Nikon F5.


Scott


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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect to
sell some!

Scott



The only reason they won't sell well, is because their traditional Nikon
audience is switching to digital, and those will be buying the D2x, so
either way, Nikon wins.

Scott Chapin wrote:

"TP" wrote in message
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"Scott Chapin" wrote:

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, but why would Nikon manufacture the F6?

Presumably because they expect to sell some, and make a profit in the
process. Having put in all the research and development $$$, it would
be silly not to manufacture the camera, even if it isn't the
film/digital hybrid that Nikon originally intended to make.


Well....that's the obvious answer. Now the inovious is why they expect to
sell some!

One would expect the answer has somethingto do with sales numbers
for Nikon F100 and Nikon F5.


Scott


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Sander

+++ Out of cheese error +++