Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The 70-200 will be on the market in April Don Dory wrote: >B.D., >No, Nikon can not be counted out. But right now they are playing catch up. >They have just announced their 70-200 2.8 VR lens although it is either not >available or very limited. They have announced the 12- whatever lens that >only works on their digital cameras, isn't widely available, and locks them >into a sensor size that may be problematic down the road. You can buy >Canon's 16-35 now and with their full frame chip you really get more than >100 degrees. > >The D100 is about to be bracketed in price, features, and size. The D1X is >now slow selling either because the D100 does the job, people are waiting >for the Kodak 14MP, or the Canon EOS 1D does the job better, faster, and >with stabilized lenses available now. See the NY Times picture during >Fashion Week in NYC. Maybe 6 black lenses and what 25-30 white lenses? >Watch C-span and see what the press is using, not much is black. I assume >that this is the national media through the press pool. > >On the high end, many studios are dropping medium format to use the Eos 1Ds >or the Olympus E- whatever. Even if you need some movements the EOS system >offers a range of lenses to control perspective, admittedly limited in >scope. > >So, I hope PMA is a blow out for NIkon. It is my fondest wish that they >have a wide range of new, fabulous products. > >Of course, I would love to see a prototype Leica digital. > >Don >dorysrus@mindspring.com > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html