Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/11/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well it turns your tele lenes into longer tele lenses and you cans shoot faster. This would come in handy say if you were shooting a basketball game that didn't need to be higher rez. In effect gives you a choice of rez. mark@rabinergroup.com Mark William Rabiner > From: Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2008 20:04:44 -0800 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Nikon's got something.......... > > Ah, okay, thanks a lot Jayanand! Since I haven't owned any of the DX > lenses it didn't enter my head. > > Have a good! > > Adam > > On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 7:55 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> > wrote: >> Sure, it lets you use your DX lenses without any sweat, that is, lenses >> designed for the cropped frame, which don't have an image circle large >> enough to cover full frame. It also helps when shooting long lenses where >> the 1.5 tele ratio is required. Therefore my DX lenses that I bought for >> the Nikon D70 or D300 are still usable, and at 10mp the image is virtually >> the same resolution as the other bodies. I know you can shoot at 24mp and >> crop, but it is just more convenient to see the full image in the >> viewfinder. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 9:10 AM, Adam Bridge <abridge@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> I don't understand why the "crop mode" is important or even >>> desirable. It's not like you get to suddenly have bigger pixel buckets >>> or anything. >>> >>> Could someone explain this? >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 7:27 PM, Jayanand Govindaraj <jayanand@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>>> I believe it is not the Sony chip. Sure they can charge over $5000, if >>>> it >>> is >>>> good enough. Sony seems to have limitations above ISO400 according to >>>> reviews...I bet Nikon delivers clean files at ISO 1600. It also has a >>> crop >>>> mode at 10mp. >>>> Cheers >>>> Jayanand >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sat, Nov 29, 2008 at 6:42 AM, mehrdad <msadat@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> the d3x is out, 24 meg like the sony iso to 1600, good studio camera >>>>> and >>>>> daylight use, unlike sony, nikon has limited the iso to 1600. the >>> question >>>>> is can they ask 5k for it when sony is asking 3k? >>>>> >>>>> On Fri, Nov 28, 2008 at 9:33 AM, Chris Williams < >>>>> leicachris@worldnet.att.net >>>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> D3 prices today - $4199 >>>>>> >>>>>> D700 - $2400 >>>>>> >>>>>> Something's coming I think even before the BIG announcement. >>>>>> >>>>>> Chris >>>>>> NOLA >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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