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They're bonkers.
But they did announce the D2X. Finally made the switch to CMOS - with 12.4 megapixels I don't think the CCD would cut it in terms of noise. -- http://www.pbase.com/bcbaird/ |
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Now that the new F6 is out, would the F100 be no more? Or would there be
no more direct successor to the F100 (esp. given the F6's design)? Also, would official support for another previous generation of F-series cameras (esp. the F4-series) be discontinued (given Nikon's 10-year spare parts policy)? |
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Now that the new F6 is out, would the F100 be no more? Or would there be
no more direct successor to the F100 (esp. given the F6's design)? Also, would official support for another previous generation of F-series cameras (esp. the F4-series) be discontinued (given Nikon's 10-year spare parts policy)? |
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The specs seem to imply that it comes with a "data back" as standard.
------ David Edwards nitehawk01 at verizon dot net "William Graham" wrote in message news:t5c2d.58656$D%.25370@attbi_s51... "Peter Lawrence" wrote in message om... Here's the link to Nikon's press release: http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm - Peter The specs seem almost identical to the F5......I really don't see anything that warrants a new model.....Perhaps quieter, and perhaps better flash control, but an F6? |
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The specs seem to imply that it comes with a "data back" as standard.
------ David Edwards nitehawk01 at verizon dot net "William Graham" wrote in message news:t5c2d.58656$D%.25370@attbi_s51... "Peter Lawrence" wrote in message om... Here's the link to Nikon's press release: http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm - Peter The specs seem almost identical to the F5......I really don't see anything that warrants a new model.....Perhaps quieter, and perhaps better flash control, but an F6? |
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Brian C. Baird writes:
They're bonkers. But they did announce the D2X. Finally made the switch to CMOS - with 12.4 megapixels I don't think the CCD would cut it in terms of noise. No, I suspect the limitation is readout speed. Though the reason you can't just keep increasing the clock speed on a CCD is the noise increase. I wonder if the F6 was derived from the D2 series. More probably, they were developed together, and the degree to which they share technology made it economical to do two cameras rather than just one. -- -Stephen H. Westin Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors. |
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Brian C. Baird writes:
They're bonkers. But they did announce the D2X. Finally made the switch to CMOS - with 12.4 megapixels I don't think the CCD would cut it in terms of noise. No, I suspect the limitation is readout speed. Though the reason you can't just keep increasing the clock speed on a CCD is the noise increase. I wonder if the F6 was derived from the D2 series. More probably, they were developed together, and the degree to which they share technology made it economical to do two cameras rather than just one. -- -Stephen H. Westin Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors. |
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(Peter Lawrence) writes:
Here's the link to Nikon's press release: http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm - Peter Hmm. The prism is now permanently mounted, so they lost at least one F5 feature. I suspect that the improvements in size, weight, alignment, and dust sealing were just too tempting... -- -Stephen H. Westin Any information or opinions in this message are mine: they do not represent the position of Cornell University or any of its sponsors. |
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"none" wrote in message
... Now that the new F6 is out, would the F100 be no more? Or would there be no more direct successor to the F100 (esp. given the F6's design)? Also, would official support for another previous generation of F-series cameras (esp. the F4-series) be discontinued (given Nikon's 10-year spare parts policy)? I suspect not--the F100 will continue to sell for ~$900, and the new F6 for $2000, with the F5 being discontinued. I don't believe there is a discontinuance of "official" support for Nikon cameras, other than the spare parts policy you cite. For instance, Nikon USA will service my Nikon F, but only if they can bring it up to 100% factory specs. Which is to say, if it needs new parts, they won't work on it, because there aren't any, and therefore they would be unable to bring it up to 100% factory specs. This I know from experience. -- Regards, Matt Clara www.mattclara.com |
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