Digital BW, The Print

I saw a full color ad that nikon had in one of the photo magazines that
very clearly stated the D1X was based on an F5 body.

Jerry



Pics4U@... wrote:
> 
> Can ask where you have seen that?  If you go to the B&H website or
> catalog it clearly says F100.  I'm not trying to dispute, I just want to
> know.
> 
> When I bought our first D1X, one of the biggest suprises and
> disappointments for me was that it was on the F100. It looked the
> same as our current F100's, just about everything about it seemed
> like the F100. That made the transition easier but...I still felt cheated
> somehow.
> 
> BTW: even though the finder is a bit taller than the F100, look at the
> specs for the F5, F100 and D1X.  The F5 is a 100% viewable frame
> finder. The F100 and D1X are 96%. The F100/D1X has
> superimposed AF areas, the F5 does NOT. The F5 does 7 fps while
> the D1X 3 fps and the F100 4 fps.
> 
> Since it's "supposed" to be such conglomeration of both, it doesn't
> really matter. I just seems that at that price it SHOULD be F5 and I'd
> really like to see it in writing. Preferably officially from Nikon.
> 
> Greg
> 
> > Nikon advertises the D1X is modeled on the F5 camera.
> >
> > Jerry
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