Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/18
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Rumor mill has two new Nikons on the horizon, including an 18 megapixel full-frame and a highspeed (lesser megapixel) Nikon currently being demo'd to sports photographers. At least of these will debut in the fall (probably the highspeed version first) with the other no later than PMA in February.
Rumors of a Canon 16 megapixel full-frame camera.
The new Fuji S3 is a full-frame with their new sensor technology that will incorporate two different sensor-well sizes (fewer moire problems, greater dynamic range). Haven't heard a "when" yet.
If Kodak doesn't get their noise and color issues sorted out (a new sensor design, perhaps?) with the 14n soon, they'll soon find themselves trailing this race by a noticeable margin. Meanwhile, the reputation of the 14n is simply being trashed, perhaps irreparably, as more and more photographers find the quality inferior to the Canon 10D NON-full format camera (at less than a third the price of the Kodak).
mark@rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)6/17/03
>B.D. I think there is going to be a period of about 7 years in which the
>companies have their flagship full chip cameras and then a pretty good
>1.6x chip maybe 1.7! A mid range 1.5 (how convenient) and then a dirt
>cheap tupperware 1.4 like the Nikon F80 analog camera (I love that!)
>
>In a few years even the cheap cameras will be full chip. Don't forget.
>This is the future!
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