Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The Nikon sensor is 14 bit the Sony is 12. That's why the results some out so much better. So the thing says.. And I thought my reading retention was bad! Mark William Rabiner > From: "A. Lal" <alal@duke.poly.edu> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:47:59 -0500 > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Nikon D3X > > There may well be something to this. This thought has occurred to me too. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Man" <richard.lists@gmail.com> > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Thursday, 15 January, 2009 10:35 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Nikon D3X > > >> Well, we don't know what goes on in the backrooms, do we? I can imagine >> the >> following scenario: >> >> Sony: Hey Mr. Nikon, we can supply you the highest quality FX sensor so >> you >> can eat Canon's lunch. >> Nikon: Sure, what's the catch, you little devil? >> Sony: Simple, you position the D3/D700 at mid to upper range prices, and >> we >> will price our A900 at the low end of that, and you will price the D3X at >> nose bleed price. In the end, we will all eat Canon's lunch. >> Nikon: Only if you cripple your A900 processing! >> Sony: But of course, Bwahahahaahahahahaha >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 7:14 PM, <wildlightphoto@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: >>> >>>> Sony has infinitely more resources than Nikon. >>> >>> Yes but if they can recover more manufacturing and development costs when >>> they sell the camera to the consumer they can make a better camera. >>> >>> Doug Herr >>> Birdman of Sacramento >>> http://www.wildlightphoto.com >>> >>> >> -- >> // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com >> // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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