Digital BW, The Print

That is a distressing piece of news

----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Schofield" <scho@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: New 6+mp Nikon D100


> Not in this case - only accepts Sigma lenses.
>
> > From: "Dickbo" <Dickbo@...>
> > Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 19:19:09 -0000
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: New 6+mp Nikon D100
> >
> > All that you say may be true BUT a sigma body should be able to accept
any
> > manufacturers lens which in effect makes the camera body Optics neutral.
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "culturalvisions" <frank@...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 24, 2002 6:43 PM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Re: New 6+mp Nikon D100
> >
> >
> >> Are far as missed opportunity is concerned, I think Foveon blew it by
> >> letting Sigma be the first with their technology.  Who is going out
> >> and buying into the Sigma system?  Sure, the lenses are fine, but you
> >> need to use the truly crappy Sigma body.  Hunt's Photo in
> >> Massachusetts stopped carrying the bodies because there were so many
> >> problems with them.  A $3000 investment in an inferior system is no
> >> investment at all.  Sure, the future may be Foveon, but it has to be
> >> based on a strong track record (Nikon, Canon), to get pro
> >> photographers to buy into it.
> >>
> >> Frank
> >>
> >> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., toomagenta@a... wrote:
> >>> In a message dated 2/23/2002 8:51:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >>> tomoc@y... writes:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Nikon has announced that they would announce some new camera at
> >>>> PMA... hard to tell if this is the only one, but this one is not
> >>>> available in stores yet.
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> Nikon news also has a 2mp coolpix announced today. That's it. The
> >> D100 and
> >>> the coolpix 2500. What will really be intriguing will be the Sigma
> >> with the
> >>> Foveon chip. If the reports are accurate, that is where my money
> >> will be
> >>> going. I think Nikon blew it by not going with the Foveon. Too bad.
> >>> george J Kunze
> >>>
> >>>
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