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

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Subject: [Leica] Nikon D100
From: don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory)
Date: Sat Dec 31 20:28:14 2005
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Alastair,
Actually, I don't especially like the camera for myself.  I actually prefer
the 1d series but will wait for the digital M before I commit to anything
digital.

Don
don.dory@gmail.com


On 12/31/05, Alastair Firkin <firkin@ncable.net.au> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
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In reply to: Message from robertmeier at usjet.net (Robert Meier) ([Leica] nikon D100)
Message from mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner) ([Leica] Nikon D100)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Nikon D100)
Message from firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin) ([Leica] Nikon D100)