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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)
Who buys this system
Wife: Where are you going? I got nottin ta do.
Mobster Husband: Why ya always sweatin' me? Why don't you go make some friends or something, get a hobby. Just quit being in my face all the freakin' time! How 'bout photography? You like pictchas'.
Wife: I like pretty pictures.
Mobster Husband: Good, then go tell Sal to tell Angelo down at the B&H to fix ya up with cameras and all that junk. Tell him it better be the best or I'll rip his heart out. We want the whole shootin' match or next time it won't be just the wheelchair I put him in.
Wife: Aww. You're so good to me.
Mobster Husband: Don't I take care a-ya? Now be a good girl and have Burt run you'se down to the B&H. I got things ta do. Give daddy a kiss.
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I sure wouldn't turn down that system if one should "fall offa truck"...
but at the moment I'm looking at cars that cost less than that SUMMARIT-S...
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How can Nikon charge $2400 for a lens when Canon's very excellent version is $1600?
Hmmm...maybe its because they have the D300, which I am very seriously thinking of replacing my 40D with. Too bad they don't have a 400 f5.6 or 70-200 f4
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Interestingly, Consumer Reports picked the D90 for top basic SLR with the Pentax K200D (#3) and the Rebel XSi (#4) getting recommended. D40 (#15) and D60 (#14) were at the bottom of their list of 17 cameras.
For what they called advanced SLRs they picked the D300 as the #1 and recommended it. They picked the Canon 40D as # 2 and awarded it a best buy and recommended the Olympus E-3 (#3).
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Billybob wrote:
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How can Nikon charge $2400 for a lens when Canon's very excellent version is $1600?
Hmmm...maybe its because they have the D300, which I am very seriously thinking of replacing my 40D with. Too bad they don't have a 400 f5.6 or 70-200 f4
I suspect after the dust settles -- a year, maybe two -- its street price will be competitive with the Canon. The question is will it perform as well as the Canon, and when will they come out with 70-200 f/4 VR that competes with Canon's IS?
I don't think so, they want $2k for the current 70-200mm 2.8
thermarest wrote:
How can Nikon charge $2400 for a lens when Canon's very excellent version is $1600?
Hmmm...maybe its because they have the D300, which I am very seriously thinking of replacing my 40D with. Too bad they don't have a 400 f5.6 or 70-200 f4
It is my belief that we are now paying too much extra $$$$ for diminishing returns. I really doubt a client could tell if it was shot on that $2400 nikon or the $1600 Canon.
For some reason nikon really ignores that 70-200mm f/4 market. I guess they believe people will pay the premium for the 2.8
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I'm waiting for the D800. In the meanwhile, I will suffer thru life with my crappy, obsolete D300 and old school 18-200 VR Nikon lens. Oh the indignity! ;-)
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I'm waiting for an FX camera at a reasonable price. I want to use my legacy glass for the focal lengths they were born.
