Re: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn'treally...

["Doug Lee" <drlee9@earthlink.net>]

OK.. now I am confused, too. (-;

Oh well. Think I'll stick with the M7.

Regards,
Doug


Douglas Richard Lee
Cinnaminson, NJ
609-304-5827
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Rolfe Tessem" <rolfe@ldp.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 3:51 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn'treally...


>
>
> --On Monday, August 05, 2002 09:17:01 AM -0400 Doug Lee
> <drlee9@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> > Well, I know the D1 was based on an F5, so it is a good bet the D1x is
> > also.
>
> Hmmm. I knew I didn't imagine it. :-)
>
> Steve's Digicams says the D1 is based on the F100.
> http://www.steves-digicams.com/d1_pg4.html
>
> DPreview says that the D1x is based "half on the F5 and half on the F100",
> whatever that means.
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond1x/page3.asp
>
> We have a D1x here in our office and it definitely has the plastic (Lexan
> or whatever) over metal type body that I think of as being defined by the
> F100. I don't have an F5, but I'm pretty sure it is an all metal body,
> without the plastic.
>
> My only point with all this is that Nikon seems to be creating some
> marketing obsfucation by naming a camera D100 when in fact it isn't based
> on the film camera with the closest name -- the F100. (At least every
> review of the D100 I've seen says it's based on the F80 (N80) body as is
> the new Fuji S2.)
>
>
>
> Rolfe
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Sam Krneta" <skrneta@mindspring.com>
> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> > Sent: Monday, August 05, 2002 7:41 AM
> > Subject: RE: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn't
> > really...
> >
> >
> >> Rolfe,
> >>
> >> I heard that the D100 is based on the F100 with a F80 control set and
> >> the D1X is F5.
> >>
> >> Sam Krneta
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Rolfe
> >> Tessem
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 04, 2002 10:20 PM
> >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> >> Subject: RE: [Leica] For anyone who still thinks that digital isn't
> >> really...
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --On Sunday, August 4, 2002 12:26 PM -0400 "B. D. Colen"
> >> <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> > Well, B.D. who drives a VW Beetle responds -
> >> > If M7s and Dx1s are both Vipers, why doesn't B&H have any Dx1s when
it
> >> has
> >> > plent of M7s?
> >> >
> >> > And, forget the Dx1...You can get a D100 or a Canon D60 - both of
> >> which
> >> > are directly price competitive with the M6s and M7s....
> >> >
> >> > And the D1h is the fast shooter, not the D1x...If Tina, or anyone
else
> >> > who's shooting in relatively rugged conditions, wants to shoot
> >> digital,
> >> > they'd be a hell of a lot better off with a D1x - built on the F5
body
> >> -
> >> > than they would with a Digilux or Panasonic without the red dot - to
> >>
> >> I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe the D1X is
> >> built on the F100 body, not the F5 body.
> >>
> >> This *does* get confusing, with the D100 being built on the F80 (N80)
> >> body.
> >>
> >> You don't think Nikon is deliberately trying to confuse us, do you :-).
> >>
> >> After all, they are in a competitive relationship with Canon and the
> >> EOS-1d
> >> *is* in fact built on Canon's top of the line EOS-1v body.
>
>
>
> --
> Rolfe Tessem
> Lucky Duck Productions, Inc.
> rolfe@ldp.com
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