[Leica] OT: Nikon F6

[frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)]

Nikon announced a considerable time ago that because
the inherent quality of digital sensors per area was
superior to film that they would not be using sensors
as big as 24x36 for digital replacement of 35mm film.
This seemed very logical to me because of the
exponential increase in cost of larger chip areas, it
is probably cheaper to buy a extra smaller coverage WA
lenses than make a bigger sensor.
Frank

--- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: 
> It appears to be replacing the digital top of the
> line. But the real
> question is why are they introducing an upgrade of
> their flagship film
> camera at this point - unless there are enough easy
> to port over
> developments on the new digital that they figured
> could easily be added
> to the film body.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org]
> On Behalf Of
> Jerry Justianto
> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 10:16 PM
> To: Leica Users Group
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6
> 
> 
> I thought D2x replacing the top-of-the-line F lines?
> 
> But still Nikon using 1.5 lens factor for the D2X.
> 
> JSJ
> 
> 
> On Sun, 19 Sep 2004 11:23:10 -0400, B. D. Colen
> <bdcolen@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> > Unless, as you say, they may pull a surprise at
> Photokina, it seems 
> > that the original description of the F6 was far,
> far too good to be 
> > true. That rumor described the camera as a sort of
> 35 mm formate 
> > hasselblad - a box with a shutter and lens mount,
> and a series of 
> > backs, including digital, finders, and lenses.
> That would be 
> > fantastically sweet. But alas.
> > 
> > It is hard to understand why they'd be introducing
> a new film body 
> > now. On the other hand, it really doesn't sound
> all that different 
> > from the F5, and it may have started in
> development back when it still
> 
> > seemed that film had a chance....
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org
> >
>
[mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org]
> On Behalf 
> > Of Dan C
> > Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 9:55 PM
> > To: Leica Users Group
> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6
> > 
> > There is no mention of that in the downloadable
> brochure.   But who
> > knows,
> > maybe they will announce something later.  I think
> it is kindof crazy 
> > for Nikon to be annoucing a new pro film camera at
> this stage of the 
> > game. I
> > noticed that they still appear to be promoting the
> F3 in their film
> > camera lineup.
> > 
> > -dan c.
> > 
> > At 07:46 PM 18-09-04 -0600, John Collier wrote:
> > >I thought it was supposed to have interchangeable
> (film/digital) 
> > >backs?
> > >
> > >John Collier
> > >
> > 
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