Digital BW, The Print

Contax new 35mm digital is full frame...just played with one the other
day...feels kind of plastic...not nearly as solid as my D1x.  Their medium
format digital is like a load of bricks in comparison...you'd need to weight
train to use this camera hand held.

Everybody I know uses the Sigma 14mm/f2,8...that only gets you to "21mm"
though.  I like this lens on my D1x...but it is huge in comparison to my old
nikon 20mm/f2,8.  I think nikon has a 7mm fish eye...that will run you about
$4K used...but its a fisheye.  I don't believe that anyone makes a full
frame under 14mm for 35mm SLR's.  This is one major problem for pro digital
rigs...but I imagine that in the next round of pro cameras (maybe not the
prosumers like the D60 and D100 though...that would be an obvious
distinction for Nikon and Canon to make).  I'd imagine that we will have a
major Nikon announcement in the fall...but maybe not shipping until spring.

Robert

On 7/28/02 12:48 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:

> Never thought about that, but you're very likely correct. I imagine none
> will be necessary with the full frame chip. So now we just have to wait
> another 18 months.
> 
> Jerry
> 
>> Probably because of your first sentence!
>> 
>>> The full frame chip is coming, for the D100 and Canon D60.
>>> 
>>> Anybody know why NObody is making an 8 or 10mm Wide angle lenses just
>>> for Digital cameras?
> 
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