OT: Nikon D700 hands-on

[Steve Desjardins]

Had to go to Wikipedia for that one.  I've now also learned something
today.  Good reference.

Personally, I'm happy with the smaller sensors.   The tricky end for 
small sensor lens performance is the wide one, so if all your needs are
down there then  that's where your problems will arise.  Mostly I think
people are in the "I want my favorite lens to work the way it used to"
mode.  But I'd rather pay $1000 for a DX format camera than $2500 for a
FF of the same quality.  The only ways I would buy FF would be if it
simply got too cheap or if the FF camera was better in quality and
performance than the DX model.  I currently have a K10 D, and I don't
constantly worry about having more resolution.  Eventually you run into
the "good enough" limit for the majority of your customer base.

Steven Desjardins
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>>> "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com> 7/2/2008 9:36 AM >>>
This is an interesting application of *Gresham's law* . 

Steve Desjardins wrote:
> I also remember "mathematical proofs" of why we would need at least
22
> MP sensors before we could replace film.  <vbg>
>
>   
>>>> "P. J. Alling" <webster26 at mindspring.com> 7/1/2008 11:00 AM >>>
>>>>         
> I just find this little tidbit interesting.  Does anyone remember the

> argument that the K mount wasn't wide enough for a full frame sensor,

> that only Canon had a lens mount wide enough to support it, and every

> other manufacturer would have to redesign their lens mounts.  Well 
> Nikon's F mount is a smaller diameter than  the K mount and they
seem
> to 
> having no problems at all. 
>
> Paul Stenquist wrote:
>   
>> Yeah, I don't think it will take that long. There may well be an  
>> interim product that will spur sales a bit -- a K30D. And of course

>>     
>
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>> more DA* lenses. They'll survive as a second tier player.
>> Paul
>> On Jul 1, 2008, at 8:53 AM, David Savage wrote:
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>>> 2008/7/1 Mark Roberts <msroberts01 at ysu.edu>:
>>>     
>>>       
>>>> If the Nikon D700 starts out at three grand and hits 2500 within a

>>>>         
>
>   
>>>> year,
>>>> I'm guessing around $2000.00 for a Pentax full-frame in 2010. I'll

>>>>         
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>>>> order
>>>> the first one that hits B&H :)
>>>>       
>>>>         
>>> If it takes 2 more years for them to release a FF DSLR they are
>>>       
> going
>   
>>> to be well and truly behind the 8 ball in the sales game.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
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