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 p.3 #2 · This won`t happen to Nikon.......... | |
jacko wrote:
John, I'm trying to figure out what your point is, or your concern. Is it that Canon high-end camera sales are off? Or that you don't have an upgrade path in Nikon? Or that Nikon is losing D2X sales to Canon 5D buyers? I'm not trying to be a smart-aleck, and I offer my comments with all due respect 
I received the latest edition of Nikon World magazine the other day, and they were of course touting the new D50, as well as the D70s. The photo's are always top-notch IMO, but one thing kind of stood out to me. All of the photos in the magazine were taken with a variety of Nikons, from the 'joke' D2h to the D2X, and all the images were of superb quality, and this is what jumped out at me. You couldn't tell a D50 image from a D2X image. One of the articles was featuring child portraiture, and on page 18 there is a image on a double-page spread. It is of outstanding quality, and it was not taken with a D2X, but with a D100 or D2h (the photo credits said all images shown were either D100 or D2h). I have seen this quality over and over from the D100, D70, and D2h.
I guess my point is, or maybe my question to you, are you dissatisfied with the quality of your images, or, is your quandary not having a viable upgrade path? If it's the former, I don't know what to tell you, because if these images are good enough for a magazine, they're pretty good. If it's the latter, I would say that your current camera is good enough to carry you until the D100 replacement arrives.
Of course, you can counter with "you've got a D2X and what's your point", but I bought it for my own reasons and have no plan to downgrade in the future Maybe Nikon does have bone-headed marketing, I wouldn't know, but they're selling the crap out of the D50 and D70s, so something is going right. I do know their engineering is top-notch though. Anyway, it's not a sin to consider the Canon 5D, and if that's a better fit for you, that's fine. I don't even know if that's part of your thought process, it doesn't matter. I'm sure you're wanting more MP's, who doesn't? I've just been kind of surprised lately at what's been coming out in magazines from the lowly 6MP cameras. They seem quite capable to me.
Kindest Regards,
(Sorry if I'm way off base here. Maybe I missed something )
Jack
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Hi Jack,
Yes, I`m afraid you missed it .And I certainly would bring up your D2X.
You feel you had particular reasons why you bought it and that`s fine but I hope you can understand why myself and others would like more of what the D2X offers but at less money. I could easily live with it`s non pro body and probably a few other features that it has as they are actually overkill for me.
Thats a point I wanted to make and one that Canon offers their users.
I`m hoping the D200 is that mid range model and that it comes soon.
I`m not interested in a D2H for obvious reasons.
John
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... So true... 