Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-08 Thread Kim Tang
pixelsmi...@gmail.com wrote: > Nikon has lots of adherents and spends lots of advertising dollars, so > it is not surprising that whatever Nikon rolls out gets lots of > attention. Also, blogs and photosites are beasts that need to be fed, > so ANY photographic new is grist for the mill, parti

RE: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-08 Thread Malcolm Smith
more than acquiring gear. > > So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I > have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these > latest Nikons don't have things I currently enjoy with the K-3 II, > like in-body i

Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-07 Thread Boris Liberman
ready to turn my > attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear. > > So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I > have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these > latest Nikons don't have

Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-07 Thread John
tos more than acquiring gear. So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these latest Nikons don't have things I currently enjoy with the K-3 II, like in-body image stabilizat

Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-07 Thread Darren Addy
f/2.8 and a fast Rokinon ultrawide -either 14mm or 16mm) and I really couldn't ask for much more. I'm ready to turn my attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear. So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I have more than I can

Re: Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-07 Thread John
Did Ricoh/Pentax even show up for this year's CES? On 1/6/2016 9:34 AM, P.J. Alling wrote: So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras. Pretty much every electronics site that it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement.

Bombarded by news of new Nikons.

2016-01-06 Thread P.J. Alling
So I expect that all of you have been made aware one way or another of the Nikon D5 and D500 cameras. Pretty much every electronics site that it's my misfortune to belong to has sent me an announcement. The specifications are quite impressive. There's been a bit of noise on various Nikon fora

Re: OT: Two new Nikons announced

2009-07-30 Thread Adam Maas
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 4:01 PM, Peter Zalabai wrote: > Nikon D300s (HD video upgrade for the D300 with some tweaks) and the D3000 > (it seems like a D60 upgrade to me). > More at http://dpreview.com > > Can't wait a D300s vs K-7 test. I guess it would be a very even match. > > Regards, > .timber

OT: Two new Nikons announced

2009-07-30 Thread Peter Zalabai
Nikon D300s (HD video upgrade for the D300 with some tweaks) and the D3000 (it seems like a D60 upgrade to me). More at http://dpreview.com Can't wait a D300s vs K-7 test. I guess it would be a very even match. Regards, .timber -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mai

Re: Pentax 15mm on DSLR? (now Nikons/Fuji)

2006-09-28 Thread Adam Maas
Douglas Newman wrote: > --- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> The 18-200, while a good lens, is not one I'd pair >> with the D200. > > The only reason I'd buy it is for the VR. > > There's no other VR Nikkor wider than 24mm. VR is a great feature, but I'd give it up for those precious st

Re: Pentax 15mm on DSLR? (now Nikons/Fuji)

2006-09-28 Thread Douglas Newman
--- Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The 18-200, while a good lens, is not one I'd pair > with the D200. The only reason I'd buy it is for the VR. There's no other VR Nikkor wider than 24mm. > I'd not invest in the D200 unless I was willing to > pair it with serious glass I'd not invest

RE: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-20 Thread Richard Day
Sent: 20 August 2006 02:30 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Nikons/K10D - Original Message - From: "John Forbes" Subject: Re: Nikons/K10D > Smaller is OK, so long as it is not BIGGER :-). I think you can be pretty certain that if it is smaller it won't

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread David Savage
The sub frame behind the plastic will probably be metal. Dave On 8/20/06, Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > REPLY: > > I haven't heard anything about metal body but I doubt it based on the > rumored price. There are rumors about weather sealing as well although I > personally find that hard

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "John Forbes" Subject: Re: Nikons/K10D > Smaller is OK, so long as it is not BIGGER :-). I think you can be pretty certain that if it is smaller it won't be bigger. John Pentax: the bigger, smaller picture taker. William Robb

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread John Forbes
On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:53:47 +0100, Douglas Newman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: >> It is significantly smaller than the D200 and will >> give better image quality. > > Smaller is OK, so long as it is not BIGGER :-). I think you can be pretty certain

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: "Douglas Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have heard it will be a metal body with weather-sealing; if so I guess that would put it roughly on par with the D200 build-wise. REPLY: I haven't heard anything about metal body but I doubt it based on the rumored pri

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
I wrote: > Compared to Nikon cameras, I expèect it to be much alike a 90D :-) Please read: Compared to Nikon cameras, I expect it to be much alike a D90 :-) I mean its specifications will be slightly above the D80. Given the Pentax way of doing stuff, I don't expect it will fully match the D20

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread Dario Bonazza
Douglas Newman wrote: > I have heard it will be a metal body with > weather-sealing; if so I guess that would put it > roughly on par with the D200 build-wise. I think the K10D will be metal inside and plastic on the outside, just like all previous Pentax DSLR's. Yes, it is rumored it will have

Re: Nikons/K10D

2006-08-19 Thread Douglas Newman
--- Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > It is significantly smaller than the D200 and will > give better image quality. Smaller is OK, so long as it is not BIGGER :-). I have heard it will be a metal body with weather-sealing; if so I guess that would put it roughly on par with the D200 buil

Re: Nikons

2006-08-19 Thread Adam Maas
Douglas Newman wrote: > --- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >>Easy lads. >>I have the D1, D2H, D200 and just put a bid in for a >>D1H. > > > I'll admit it, I really like Nikons a lot. > > My first D-SLR was a D1. Even though it was big

Re: Nikons

2006-08-19 Thread Pål Jensen
- Original Message - From: "Douglas Newman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I have heard rumors that the K10D might be similar in > size and build to the D200. If that were true, I'd be > thrilled... It is significantly smaller than the D200 and will give better image quality. I have no idea ho

Re: Nikons

2006-08-19 Thread Douglas Newman
--- David J Brooks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Easy lads. > I have the D1, D2H, D200 and just put a bid in for a > D1H. I'll admit it, I really like Nikons a lot. My first D-SLR was a D1. Even though it was big and heavy, I REALLY liked it. Unfortunately, it was also defectiv

New Nikons

2005-04-29 Thread Shel Belinkoff
D70s and lower priced D50 http://db.riskwaters.com/public/showPage.html?page=217516 Shel