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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video
cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! And, if you are willing to wait 8 months, it'll go from $700 down to $150 like the 880 did! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0901/09...980mseries.asp The new KODAK Z980 Digital Camera offers: * Kodak’s exclusive Smart Capture feature, which analyses scenes and adjusts camera settings to deliver beautiful pictures more often; * 26 mm wide angle/24X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Image Stabilised Optical Zoom Lens; * HD picture and video capture; * Vertical shutter release and detachable vertical grip, for greater comfort and control when shooting scenes vertically; * Hot shoe for the optional KODAK P20 flash; * 12 MP for prints up to 30”x40”; |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
"RichA" wrote in message ... War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! And, if you are willing to wait 8 months, it'll go from $700 down to $150 like the 880 did! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0901/09...980mseries.asp The new KODAK Z980 Digital Camera offers: * Kodak's exclusive Smart Capture feature, which analyses scenes and adjusts camera settings to deliver beautiful pictures more often; * 26 mm wide angle/24X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Image Stabilised Optical Zoom Lens; * HD picture and video capture; * Vertical shutter release and detachable vertical grip, for greater comfort and control when shooting scenes vertically; * Hot shoe for the optional KODAK P20 flash; * 12 MP for prints up to 30"x40"; WOW! a Hassy killer by Kodak... I can't wait! Douglas |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:37 -0600, RichA wrote in
: War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! The market will of course decide, to the great consternation of those who think they're smarter than everyone else. -- Best regards, John Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMC-FZ20, and several others |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
RichA wrote:
War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! And, if you are willing to wait 8 months, it'll go from $700 down to $150 like the 880 did! I tried to convince someone not to buy the predecessor to this Kodak model, the Z1015, to no avail. Shortly afterward, she admitted that it sucked in terms of solving one of her main complaints about her older Nikon P&S, the AF lag. I guess there's a market for these ZLRs to people that are somehow terrified of taking the plunge to a D-SLR, but invariably the owners of these ZLRs end up being disappointed with the results. Read the reviews of these ZLR cameras, as well as the user comments, and it's clear that they're being market to unsophisticated buyers that shop based on LCD size, megapixels, and zoom range, rather than on image quality. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with that, except the manufacturers never admit the limitations. The vertical grip is just too funny. |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:56:30 -0800, SMS
wrote in : I tried to convince someone not to buy the predecessor to this Kodak model, the Z1015, to no avail. Shortly afterward, she admitted that it sucked in terms of solving one of her main complaints about her older Nikon P&S, the AF lag. I guess there's a market for these ZLRs to people that are somehow terrified of taking the plunge to a D-SLR, but invariably the owners of these ZLRs end up being disappointed with the results. Read the reviews of these ZLR cameras, as well as the user comments, and it's clear that they're being market to unsophisticated buyers that shop based on LCD size, megapixels, and zoom range, rather than on image quality. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with that, except the manufacturers never admit the limitations. What clear is that you have neither clue nor direct experience, and so have to rely on regurgitating what you read on the Internet. -- Best regards, John Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMC-FZ20, and several others |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:37 -0600, RichA wrote:
War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! And, if you are willing to wait 8 months, it'll go from $700 down to $150 like the 880 did! http://www.dpreview.com/news/0901/09...980mseries.asp The new KODAK Z980 Digital Camera offers: * Kodak’s exclusive Smart Capture feature, which analyses scenes and adjusts camera settings to deliver beautiful pictures more often; * 26 mm wide angle/24X Schneider-Kreuznach Variogon Image Stabilised Optical Zoom Lens; * HD picture and video capture; * Vertical shutter release and detachable vertical grip, for greater comfort and control when shooting scenes vertically; * Hot shoe for the optional KODAK P20 flash; * 12 MP for prints up to 30”x40”; I want a zoom like NASA uses for shuttle launches. for about $800, sounds about right. |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:08:27 -0800, SMS
wrote in : Rich wrote: I'm looking at its design and thinking, "C'mon Kodak, it looks DSLR- like, why not go the whole 9 yards and actually MAKE a DSLR again?" Or should I be asking Sanyo, the ones who actually make their cheap stuff? Sanyo is actually the largest manufacturer of digital cameras. ROTFL! Kodak's previous foray into D-SLRs used the Fill Factory sensor which was poor. They have no sensor to put into another D-SLR, nor any lenses to attach to their D-SLR unless they go and make Nikon and Canon compatible bodies again. Which of course is why they do stuff like the Z1015 and why Panasonic does stuff like the FZ8; they need to have something to sell into the consumer space at the higher end, and it can't be a D-SLR. Pure and complete rubbish. -- Best regards, John Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMC-FZ20, and several others |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:54:46 GMT, TheRealSteve wrote
in : On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:46:36 -0800, John Navas wrote: What clear is that you have neither clue nor direct experience, and so have to rely on regurgitating what you read on the Internet. Whether or not he's right, you're the perfect example to prove his point. You bought an FZ8 and you said that image quality is meaningless. Nothing of the sort, and really really lame -- surely you can do better than that. -- Best regards, John Panasonic DMC-FZ8, DMC-FZ20, and several others |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:54:22 -0800, John Navas
wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:28:37 -0600, RichA wrote in : War of the superzooms. Where will it end? 100x zoom, like some video cameras? I like how they like to play "pro camera" with the lens body 2x the actual diameter of the lens elements and the "detachable grip." Now, P&S's can pretend they have Canon 1DsMkIII's!!! Hours of fun! The market will of course decide, to the great consternation of those who think they're smarter than everyone else. You mean like, uhm, yourself? |
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Kodak ups stakes in mediocrity war
On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:46:36 -0800, John Navas
wrote: On Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:56:30 -0800, SMS wrote in : I tried to convince someone not to buy the predecessor to this Kodak model, the Z1015, to no avail. Shortly afterward, she admitted that it sucked in terms of solving one of her main complaints about her older Nikon P&S, the AF lag. I guess there's a market for these ZLRs to people that are somehow terrified of taking the plunge to a D-SLR, but invariably the owners of these ZLRs end up being disappointed with the results. Read the reviews of these ZLR cameras, as well as the user comments, and it's clear that they're being market to unsophisticated buyers that shop based on LCD size, megapixels, and zoom range, rather than on image quality. Perhaps there's nothing wrong with that, except the manufacturers never admit the limitations. What clear is that you have neither clue nor direct experience, and so have to rely on regurgitating what you read on the Internet. Why is it that John makes blanket statements like these, yet he often regurgitates selected parts of camera reviews from the net when he wants to prove his points? Interesting, isn't it? |
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