Re: Nikon will not go to full frame...

On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:38:39 -0800, SMS <scharf.steven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

>John A. Stovall wrote:
>> On Wed, 01 Feb 2006 23:58:16 -0000, Jeremy Nixon <jeremy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> John A. Stovall  <johnastovall@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Your lose.  High-end users don't have to use ff frame but for quality
>>>> they demand they will.
>>> Thus far, the quality advantage of 35mm sensors has been theoretical.
>>> The Nikon D2x is every bit as good as the Canon 1Ds2, and has the advantage
>>> of not having to deal with edge softness issues at wide angle.  And the
>>> whole price thing, of course.
>> 
>> The D2X is not as good at high ISO's.  Far nosier.
>
>Yes, this is the reason that Nikon will have to go to full-frame if they 
>want to compete in the high-end professional segment. Everyone agrees 
>that the D2x competes against the Canon 1D Mark II, not the 1Ds Mark II, 
>though it's noisier that the 1D Mark II as well.
>
>The major reason you have some individuals dismissing full-frame, is not 
>because they don't understand the benefits of it, but because they're 
>afraid that their equipment will somehow be obsolete if something better 
>comes out. This is a bad reason to be against Nikon coming out with 
>higher-end products. Then again, there are still people complaining 
>about Canon moving from the FD mount to the EOS mount, 20 years after 
>the event occurred!
>
>Steve
>"http://digitalslrinfo.com";

 Makes more sense to worry about lenses you may have just bought
going obsolete than expecting ancient 35mm lenses to be fully usable
on modern digital cameras.  You got your money's worth out of them
a long time ago, move on.
-Rich
.

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