Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mehrdad, Yes, Nikon USA is especially hard on non USA Nikon equipment and will not fix it even for payment. However, Hoppy lives in the great down under and hopefully they are a somewhat more consumer friendly company than Nikon US. As to break down, I am not sure that digitals break more often. Shutters appear to, but then they undergo far more cycles as the "roll" of film comes in hundreds of exposures instead of maxing at 36 or so if you bulk loaded. But, the manufacturers are doing all kinds of things to avoid warrenty claims like impact sensors to show high G's on the camera and using microscopes to detect corrosion to claim abuse by the consumer to avoid the warranty. These are true at least for the Atlanta regional repair facilities, YMMV. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 8/9/06, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: > > something to know about nikon; nikon usa does not service or Honor > warranty for any out of country nikon product and if you need service, > provided that it is not gray market , you need to send to either the > country you bought it from or japan. digital cameras do tend to break > down more than the film cameras so i would only buy "USA" version > since i live in USA > > On 8/9/06, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hoppy, > > D200's have become fairly plentiful as Nikon has switched production to > the > > D200 and the D80 and away from the D50. I bet if you emailed Dr. Yao he > > could sell you one at a good price out of Hong Kong. The D200 is much > > better built and has a better focusing screen than the D80 as well as > the > > ability to use older Ai lenses. > > > > As to the reviews, Sony has some major money to spend on advertising so > of > > course nothing negative will be said. Take it from me, high ISO > performance > > is not so hot and flash accuracy is not very good. Getting good fill > flash > > is very hard and autofocus is not up to currrent standards. No manual > > lenses available(yeah, yeah who needs manual lenses with all those > fabulous > > consumer Minolta AF lenses out there but the good glass was never > purchased > > by many so very scarce). Last, although the reviews say otherwise, I > did > > not find the stabilisation to be especially good at longer focal lengths > say > > 100mm but I could have had a bad sample. > > > > Instead of lusting for the latest vapor ware or promised land, look to > > established companies that have extensive product out there. In no > order, > > Olympus, Pentax, Nikon, Canon, and even Leica have cameras with a track > > record, large numbers of lenses available new or used, and a history > that > > can be judged for suitablity of use for you. In a year or two we can > talk > > about Sony and their DSLR line. > > > > Don > > don.dory@gmail.com > > > > > > On 8/9/06, G Hopkinson <hoppyman@bigpond.net.au> wrote: > > > > > > Hi Jeffery, yes I thought the same on the Sony reviews. > > > The review just posted on the Nikon D80 is an interesting read, too. > > > However, as noted, no metering with the old glass. That would be a big > > > strike against for me. Still the D200 is almost impossible to obtain > > > locally, so far. > > > Just bought a second Elmar 135 to console myself. > > > > > > I am very impressed that you fitted "futzing" and "cognitive > dissonance" > > > in > > > one paragraph. That's danged fine word smithing; B.D. may feel > compelled > > > to > > > step in ;-) > > > > > > Cheers > > > Hoppy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of > > > Jeffery Smith > > > Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 09:48 > > > To: 'Leica Users Group' > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Pentax K100D > > > > > > The impression that I am getting from the "mags" on the Sony is that > it is > > > knocking their socks off because of the price. And I'm spending a lot > of > > > time futzing with Rolleiflex TLRs. Causing some cognitive dissonance. > > > > > > Jeffery Smith > > > New Orleans, LA > > > http://www.400tx.com > > > http://400tx.blogspot.com/ > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of G > > > Hopkinson > > > Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 6:18 PM > > > To: 'Leica Users Group' > > > Subject: RE: [Leica] Re: Pentax K100D > > > > > > > > > Felix and Jeffery, this looks like the start of a great speculation > thread > > > on the Sony's FF model, right here. > > > > > > Since there were so many 35mm format lenses from Minolta and some > Zeiss > > > repackaged for the Alpha range, you might take that as a hint. Or you > > > could > > > say that Sony just wanted as big a presence as possible early to get a > > > toehold in the DSLR marketplace. The pro magazines here (Australia) > that > > > attended the Japanese launch said that Sony hinted at a simpler and a > more > > > professional camera body to be released soon. Rumoured also that the > > > (Alpha)sensor is the same as in the Nikon D200. At least we have > something > > > to talk about until Photokina. > > > > > > Cheers > > > Hoppy > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org > > > [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf > Of > > > F?lix L?pez de Maturana > > > Sent: Thursday, 10 August 2006 01:56 > > > To: lug@leica-users.org > > > Subject: [Leica] Re: Pentax K100D > > > > > > > > > > > If Pentax would make a full frame digital camera for under $5,000, I > > > > would be tempted to get one. The Pentax glass I have now is too good > > > > to not be using it more often. I have thought about getting one of > the > > > > fast Sigma primes for digital, but I don't know dick about their > > > > quality (other than the build quality being...plastic). > > > > > > > > Jeffery Smith > > > Just you wait Jeffery. Sony has got a full frame sensor ans they are > > > testing it. The commercial process seems however some different than > > > before as is not Nikon the first Sony customer but ?Sony himself! So > > > we'll have in some months a Sony FF that will be able of using Carl > > > Zeiss lenses. Not bad even if the first CZ lenses will be Contax N > > > lenses modified. After that this sensor will be supplied to everybody, > > > Nikon, Pentax, etc.I dream on a Leica R with a full frame sensor back. > > > BTW Sigma "plastic" primes are no designed for lasting but optically > are > > > good lenses. > > > > > > Regards. > > > > > > Felix. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > -- > ------------------------------------- > regards, mehrdad > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >