I recieved this message on the NPPA-L this morning and thought it may be of interest to the group. It is from Rob Galbraith, the digital guru from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Sorry for the length, but it's packed full of good info. No word on prices yet...but judging by the price of the EOS D2000/ DCS520 it should be around $14,000 U.S. (not including battery or PCMCIA card. For more info when it comes available, check out his web site linked below. Mike >Hi All, > >Jeff Snyder of Penn Camera indicates that Kodak has announced the Nikon >F5-based DCS 620 and its companion flash the SB-28D. Scheduled to begin >shipping in March, the DCS 620 is shaping up to be a near-clone of the >Canon-based Kodak DCS 520/EOS D2000. According to an email from Jeff >Snyder, which cites Kodak as the source of the information, Kodak DCS 620 >features include: > >>--Nikon F5 Camera System >>--Metal Frame to complement the Nikon System >>--NEW M15 CCD technology >>--Calibrated exposure and color >>--Calibrated Flash >>--Auto white balance sensor with manual (4 settings) override >>--Custom white balance >>--Full Viewfinder >>--Color LCD for image review on rear of camera >>--Single, 4 up, and 9 up display functions on color LCD >>--Capability to tag images on color LCD for selective downloading or >>transmission >>--High Speed serial interface connector (IEEE 1394) on exterior of camera >>--Dual type II/single type III PC Card removable storage >>--Red LCD indicator for PC Card busy >>--Back status LCD to display white balance, battery, frame number, frames >>left on disk >>--Menu driven approach on color LCD to control date/time, compression, raw >>data, disk format, erase all, overexposure highlighting >>--4 buttons to control menu, display, white balance, delete image, select, >>and microphone >>--Sound annotation via rear mounted microphone >>--Vertical shooting capability, vertical shutter release, vertical >>control, vertical AE lock on bottom right of camera >>--Main switch/Navigator button >>--AC adapter connector on camera >>--removable rechargeable battery >>--2 million pixel images (2:3 aspect ratio) operating at 200-1600 ISO >>--0.5 fps continuos frame rate with 3.5 fps burst for up to 12 images >>--172mm tall, 162mm wide, and 82mm deep >>--1.83 kg > >Snyder also indicates that: > >>The DCS620 is the twin of the DCS520, but based on the Nikon F5 camera >>body.This camera works exactly like the film camera that all photographers >>are used to. The SB28D Speedlight flash has been designed by Nikon >>specifically for use with the DCS620 Digital Camera. This flash when used >>with the DCS620 provides accurate TTL flash exposures. The SB28D is >>available exclusively from Kodak. > >rgds, >Rob > >_____________________________________________________________________ >Rob Galbraith The Digital Photojournalist's Guide 4th Ed. >5455 Patina Drive SW Little Guy Media, Inc. >Calgary, AB T3H 3J8 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >CANADA Web: http://www.robgalbraith.com >Voice: (403) 246-7474 Fax: 403-242-2564 >_____________________________________________________________________ > -------------------------------------- Michael C. Weimar University of Florida NPPA Student Chapter President (352) 372-0293 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://grove.ufl.edu/~mweimar -------------------------------------- The box said, "Requires Windows 95 or Better", so I bought a Mac!
