Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/31

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon D100
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Sat Dec 31 18:36:23 2005
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but do you like this camera ;-)

On 01/01/2006, at 11:48, Don Dory wrote:

> Mark,
> Run, don't delay, put yourself on the list for the D200.  It offers 
> much
> better image quality than your D100, uses all the ridiculously cheap AI
> Nikors that will give you a signature look over all the DX zoomers out
> there, and will not be discounted any time real soon as the demand is 
> very,
> very heavy.  I think that Nikon did not get near the sales out of the 
> D2X
> that they thought they would, and are getting far more than they 
> expected
> from the D200.
>
> It is a very competent tool that will make you money over the D100 as 
> the
> file sizes will go over with stock agencies with no rezzing up.
>
> Really, for NIkon shooters, it is the camera to use.
>
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
> On 12/30/05, Mark Rabiner <mark@rabinergroup.com> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/30/05 6:45 PM, "Robert Meier" <robertmeier@usjet.net> typed:
>>
>>>
>>> What happens after 400,000 exposures?   It needs a new curtain?
>>>
>>>
>> Well he didn't say how many exposures he actually got out of it.
>> Let along what he did with them. Prints or otherwise.
>>
>> My D100 is my DSLR and it has turned my head around for my work is my
>> default image maker I'm embarrassed to say it gets far more use for me
>> than
>> my Leicas. Or Hasselblads.
>> I cant wait till the 200 comes out in a few weeks I'll be snapping 
>> that up
>> its the best deal I ever heard of.
>>
>> But am starting a personal financial fund for the digital M (five 
>> grand)
>> when that comes out in a year. We'll see if that makes me more of a 
>> Leica
>> shooter again. Weans me from my DX zooms. I think it will.
>> It did before when it was a film common denominator. Might again.
>> Having my Noctilux become a 65mm f1 might make for a literal edge over
>> what
>> a lot of other people are doing. With the frame lines and everything.
>> I'm sure it's results will be accepted in the major stock agencies 
>> with
>> the
>> canon full frames and the D2x. Wondering how seriously the results of 
>> the
>> d200 will work out to be.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Rabiner
>> Photography
>> Portland Oregon
>> http://rabinergroup.com/
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Alastair


Replies: Reply from ahgraves at prodigy.net (Allen Graves) ([Leica] Nikon D100)
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Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Nikon D100)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Nikon D100)