Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/01/16

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Subject: [Leica] OT - Nikon D3X
From: mark at rabinergroup.com (Mark Rabiner)
Date: Fri Jan 16 11:09:43 2009

My first film point and shoot was a Fuji. My first Auto focus!!

My lens on my Cambo is a Fuji. A 210 5.6 with air elements.

I think those guys are great.
But those S cameras were annoying they'd lie what the megapixels were giving
you an interpolated thing.


Mark William Rabiner



> From: Leonard Taupier <len-001@verizon.net>
> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:53:13 -0500
> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Nikon D3X
> 
> Mark,
> 
> I believe Fujifilm quit making the Nikon based DSLR cameras at least
> a year ago. The S5 was the last of it. Now they make their own
> designs, primarily the advanced fixed lens DSLR's with electronic
> finders and built in image stabilization. And other p&s cameras.
> 
> Len
> 
> 
> 
> On Jan 16, 2009, at 12:25 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>> The onslaught Nikon has been coming out with for over a year has
>> left Fuji
>> in the dust body wise. You don't hear nor see much about them any
>> more. Its
>> not like the Nikon technology need to be improved upon. They are
>> the ones to
>> beat.
>> 
>> 
>> Mark William Rabiner
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Christopher Birchenhall <crbirchenhall@googlemail.com>
>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 10:46:22 +0000
>>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Nikon D3X
>>> 
>>> 2009/1/16 A. Lal <alal@duke.poly.edu>:
>>>> In the meantime, I sure would be tempted by an A700X: an A700
>>>> with the D3X
>>>> sensor.
>>> 
>>> My thinking too!
>>> 
>>>>>> Here's an interesting comparision:
>>>>>> http://tinyurl.com/83krwe
>>>>>> How does Nikon get so much more out of this sensor than Sony?
>>> 
>>> While we are looking at the numbers I found the comparison between
>>> the
>>> D3X and the Fuji S5 interesting. Any rumours of a S6?
>>> 
>>> Chris B
>>> 
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