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Subject: [Leica] OT: Nikon F6
From: jsjgroups at gmail.com (Jerry Justianto)
Date: Sun Sep 19 19:16:20 2004
References: <3.0.6.32.20040918215519.008beeb0@pop.mail.yahoo.ca> <004e01c49e5c$92ba01a0$6401a8c0@ccapr.com>

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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Replies: Reply from bdcolen at earthlink.net (B. D. Colen) ([Leica] OT: Nikon F6)
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