Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/08/26

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Subject: [Leica] Re:Photos of M8 now D2x
From: feli2 at earthlink.net (Feli)
Date: Sat Aug 26 20:56:07 2006
References: <082620061403.27034.44F054A10006C8340000699A219791299503010CD2079C080C03BF970A9D9F9A0B9D09@mchsi.com> <008e01c6c921$78d24df0$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto> <9b678e0608261827y731aaacfv77b6b9d8a76ad326@mail.gmail.com> <003d01c6c981$a3a6ce60$0a01a8c0@MacPhisto> <9b678e0608261904q32333f00h7ed47c03b83370a5@mail.gmail.com>

On Aug 26, 2006, at 7:04 PM, Don Dory wrote:

> Chris,
> Again, that just doesn't make sense from a user point of view.  The  
> reason
> the D2X is discounted so heavily is that the high speed mode just  
> did not
> work with the little corners telling you that you were cutting off  
> heads.
> The new version fogs the outer area in high speed mode so you don't  
> screw
> up; but the damage is done for the sports shooters who have mega $  
> in glass
> now.


I also read somewhere that the D200 seriously cut in to sales of the  
D2x.
Image quality is very close, the D200 is plenty fast and built like a  
tank.
It  even has a smattering of weather sealing and can be had for $1600  
bucks.

Feli


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Replies: Reply from wooderson at gmail.com (Matt Powell) ([Leica] Re:Photos of M8 now D2x)
In reply to: Message from grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey@mchsi.com) ([Leica] Re: Photos of M8 -- Price?)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re: Photos of M8 now D2x)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Re: Photos of M8 now D2x)
Message from leicachris at worldnet.att.net (Christopher Williams) ([Leica] Re:Photos of M8 now D2x)
Message from don.dory at gmail.com (Don Dory) ([Leica] Re:Photos of M8 now D2x)