Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Jan 2, 2005, at 9:57 PM, Christopher Williams wrote: > 16x20's at 640 iso look damn good, even 13x19's at 800iso look like > film. So, you are telling me that twice the pixel count isn't going to make a difference in a large print out? > Have you tried the D2h?? Yes I have. It's a really, really nice camera. Very fast, excellent ergonomics, excellent white balance etc, but I think Nikon fell a little short in the image quality department, especially compared to something like it's competitor, the 1D mk2. And I think the D20 has just made the situation worse for Nikon. > > I'd prefer my high speed film grainy/noisy. Mood first please. Well, ok then. If that is what you like, I'm not going to argue with you. Personally I'm a big fan of Delta3200 which can look like a sand painting. > Hard to compare a pro camera at $1999 to a $1499 semi-pro camera > (gonna get > flamed for that!). Yes, and no. The 2Dh is faster and built like a tank, but the D20 has pretty much the same image quality as a 1D mk2, but is slower and not built like a pro camera. Lots of pros are shooting with the D20 in high risk areas or simply because they can afford 2-3 bodies for the price of a 1D mk2. I don't mean this as a personal attack on your camera, but I'm not the only person who thinks along these lines, as far the D2h is concerned. And I think Nikon has also come to that conclusion and will do something about it shortly. Maybe people will get lucky and Nikonwill offer something like the sensor upgrade program that Kodak offered for the 14. Feli > Chris _______________________________________________________ feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com