It's a Nikon sort of day, 2 new SLR, 2 new lenses

[pRICE cUBE]

http://www.dcresource.com/

D300s, a D300 with 720p video mode, some other improvements. $1799

D3000 entry level camera, 10mp, a smoothed over d40x/d60 type cam, no pin motor

18-200mm 3.5-5.6 VR II lens $849 OUCH!

70-200mm 2.8 VR II lens $2399! Yowza!

[john dough]

Drooooooooooooool! I am VERY interested in the new 70-200, but it also happens, my wife is also interested in going to Hawaii this year.

Oh well, maybe early next year for that beauty.

[deckeda]

Read good things about the D40. Not sure what this more expensive replacement offers of real value.

[pRICE cUBE]

john dough wrote:
Drooooooooooooool! I am VERY interested in the new 70-200, but it also happens, my wife is also interested in going to Hawaii this year.

Oh well, maybe early next year for that beauty.

For what I do, my 80-200mm 2.8 push pull is mighty nice and I only got it for $350.

deckeda wrote:
Read good things about the D40. Not sure what this more expensive replacement offers of real value.

I bet a refurb D40x for $270 or a D60 for $299 would do about the same thing

[vision63]

deckeda wrote:
Read good things about the D40. Not sure what this more expensive replacement offers of real value.

I comes with a free ham from HoneyBaked.

I like the dual memory card slots.

[pRICE cUBE]

For the $2400 on thge 70-200mm 2.8 you get the first year of OnStar service for free.

[Z]

But you're leaving out the quasi-medium-format, RYRF excitement (run you rich fools) - the pricing for the Leica S2 system was announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/090730...mprice.asp

Pick up the body for a bit of pocket change, lint and $22,995. System lenses start at a reasonable $4,495 (SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH)

[pRICE cUBE]

Z wrote:
But you're leaving out the quasi-medium-format, RYRF excitement (run you rich fools) - the pricing for the Leica S2 system was announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/090730...mprice.asp

Pick up the body for a bit of pocket change, lint and $22,995. System lenses start at a reasonable $4,495 (SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH)

Just like the $5k M8 being outperformed by a $1500 5D with L series lenses, so to will the S2 remain a tool of people with more money than sense.

[Z]

pRICE cUBE wrote:
[quote=Z]
But you're leaving out the quasi-medium-format, RYRF excitement (run you rich fools) - the pricing for the Leica S2 system was announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/090730...mprice.asp

Pick up the body for a bit of pocket change, lint and $22,995. System lenses start at a reasonable $4,495 (SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH)

Just like the $5k M8 being outperformed by a $1500 5D with L series lenses, so to will the S2 remain a tool of people with more money than sense.
Well, I tried to get my headline correct with the RYRF. Perhaps it should've been RYFWMMTS.

[pRICE cUBE]

Z wrote:
[quote=pRICE cUBE]
[quote=Z]
But you're leaving out the quasi-medium-format, RYRF excitement (run you rich fools) - the pricing for the Leica S2 system was announced!

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0907/090730...mprice.asp

Pick up the body for a bit of pocket change, lint and $22,995. System lenses start at a reasonable $4,495 (SUMMARIT-S 1:2.5/70 ASPH)

Just like the $5k M8 being outperformed by a $1500 5D with L series lenses, so to will the S2 remain a tool of people with more money than sense.
Well, I tried to get my headline correct with the RYRF. Perhaps it should've been RYFWMMTS.

I wish I was one of those fools with more money than sense.