Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]People love their 5DMkII for the same reason. Interestingly, it would appear that the D800 will have 36MP, while the flagship D4 "only" has 16.6. They are "fat" pixels though. At 7.3 microns, they should be quite high quality. On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > As was the D3 or D2. > But people don't buy the D2, 3 or 4. to carry around with them all day or > on > a vacation or for street shooting. They buy a D700, 800 or 900 which cost > and weights half as much has the same sensor and all the necessary > features. > And usually follows six months later after the introduction of the high > priced spread. But with no trans fat. > The top line nikon cameras have been made for commercial photographers on > commercial jobs or for other other similar very demanding situations. > often they need the weight to counterbalance a very long fast optic which > costs another seven grand. > > -- > Mark R. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/winterdays/ > > > > From: Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com> > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2012 16:18:02 +1000 > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > Subject: [Leica] IMG: planning your next full frame camera for travel > > > > Rendered to same scale for anyone curious. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/hoppyman/g/D4M9.jpg.html > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > > > *Die besten W?nsche* > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com>