and the 1DIII, 1DsIII and D3 aren't?... different horse for different courses... they each have their own uses
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and the 1DIII, 1DsIII and D3 aren't?... different horse for different courses... they each have their own uses
exactly what i meant.
when u have the intention to sell off ur "yesterday's technology" cheaply, contact me hor.
i don't mind using yesterday's technology.
6MP also can de.
and if / when Nikon introduces its MX at WPPI 09, Leica will be clobbered. Not the first time this has happened. Nikon F demolishes Leica RF in 60s, sidelines Leica R in 80, and stresses Leica again from 2009 with modular series. Obviously, Leica is masochistic and loves to be clobbered by Nikon
when u have the intention to sell off ur "yesterday's technology" cheaply, contact me hor.
i don't mind using yesterday's technology.
6MP also can de.
i also have interest to sell my 6mp; not that i gian a high MP
but every thing comes at price; you no mention
by the way, i can sell u nikon d50 body only;
SGD$4000/- cash up front (looking to but 5DMKII)
my camera well beaten... can class as condtion 6 (i buy camera to use; not put dry cabinet)
I think I appreciate good quality pixels a bit more than the average user?
To be sure, the high quality pixels of the S5pro delivers an IQ that is very good. This is an advantage of having "only" 6MP of photosites on a DX format (instead of 12 or 15). That is great, but up to a point. The downside is of course resolution. I like to make tack sharp enlargements and the S5 does not quite cut it. Some may be perfectly happy with 8 or 10MP and that's perfectly fine, of course. But I for one would like to see Nikon providing users with the OPTION of an FX DSLR with more tha 12MP. I find 6-12MP a little restrictive esp when there is a need to crop -- hardly any room at all. As a rule of thumb, if 6MP is not adequate, one needs to have double the horizontal and vertical resolution in order to see a meaningful difference. So, to me, 12MP is a nice stop gap, but not quite there yet.
Given current technology, 12 MP FX will beat 24MP FX as far as noise is concerned -- no doubt about that. But the technology is improving very quickly -- who would have thought Nikon can give us a D3 with noise much lower than the 5D? But, since then, Sony, Canon, and even Leica have moved on. Nikon?
It is not my intention to be hard on Nikon -- they have given us excellent DLSRs lately. But IMO their line-up is incomplete without a high MP FX body.
They didn't give us FX until they solved the CA and vignetting problems with film lenses.. SO now you'll have to wait till they have a lineup of good, up to par optics before they will give us high MP FX. Nikon is "no bells, no whistles, just pure Nikon technology". If they are not there, they will not introduce it. Nikon is perfectionist.
not exactly... I was saying aren't the 1DIII, 1DsIII and D3 for high end pros as well... the thing about high end pros is that they have diff needs... even "high end" commercial or fashion photogs have instances where a DSLR is much preferred over a medium format back... so the comparison of the S2 (which Leica themselves are making) to 135 format DSLRs is certainly validexactly what i meant.and the 1DIII, 1DsIII and D3 aren't?... different horse for different courses... they each have their own uses
Except Zeiss didn't get clobbered. They partnered Hasselblad and Yashica, re-invented and did well.
Leica has 1st mover advantage. Only this days, the advantage lasts only months, not years.
like I mentioned earlier, Mamiya came along first, announcing in 2004 and having a product in 2006, but a fat load of good that gave them... we'll have to see what they can come up with before any judgment can be made...
like I mentioned earlier, Mamiya came along first, announcing in 2004 and having a product in 2006, but a fat load of good that gave them... we'll have to see what they can come up with before any judgment can be made...
It's not about having a product.. It's about having a product that can ship.
Well, its either Leica or Nikon getting clobbered, or Leica&Nikon both clobbering Hasselblad ! :bsmilie::bsmilie::bsmilie: For sure, one guy has to go. At this moment, I'm thinking oh dear, poor Hasselblad. The poor swedish maker is already having financial difficulties. 2 more players in this niche market can surely be the straw that breaks the camel's back. No wonder Zeiss is running to SLR & RF mkt at full speed, making new lenses to recoup lost revenue.
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With a shift lens and wide angle to go with the S2, it seems like what I've been wanting. A dumped down medium/large with a digital back and easy to carry around. Just wondering about the price...... my guess, in excess of $30k....
well, the ZD has been out for over a year and a half now... still hasn't made much of a presence... don't know how much faster Leica can ship a product from its announcement now, what the pricing would be (expensive or really %#@% expensive), or in the intervening period what other companies would do... ;p
That's the market leica told us they are after.. but at that price are they not too close for comfort to medium format? Time will be the best judge.
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I thought Hasselblad = Fuji.. Were they not bought over? thus making you conclusion wrong.. Am I mistaken?
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