Digital BW, The Print

No...its shaped like a F5, feels like an F5, and layed out like an F5...but
is not an F5...its a D1X.  Nikon and Canon don't make digital cameras like
Kodak...thank God...they aren't as big either.

Robert

On 9/7/01 1:18 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:

> but if it has no removable prism, It can't really be an F5 body, can it?
> 
> There's an awful lot you cannot do if you don't have the removable prism.
> 
> Jerry
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> Robert Morrison wrote:
> 
>>> Does the DX1 have that sports viewfinder the F4 and F5 had available?
>> 
>> Probably not.
>> 
>>> It was
>>> terrific, if pricy. Is the DX1 truly an F5 body?
>> 
>> Yes, same metering and controls, but obviously many extra controls.  Feels
>> very similar...although a bit heavier.
>> 
>>> Does it have a
>>> removeable prism?
>> 
>> No
>> 
>> Robert
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> David Brugge wrote:
>>> 
>>>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Garry Sarre"
>>>> <gazzzzperth@y...> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> Ideally I would like to shoot digital, but the medium format
>>>> digital
>>>>> backs for hasselblad are a bit pricey here ($50,000 by the time you
>>>>> upgrade the blad) and the next step down is to 35mm maybe a Nikon
>>>> d1X
>>>>> (I think) but I can't see the subjects expression big enough
>>>> through
>>>>> the viewfinder. I need to see exactly what the eyes are doing so
>>>> that
>>>>> I can choose the moment to click. This was a big dissappointment
>>>> when
>>>>> trying 35mm digital for portrait. Subject expression is everything
>>>>> in my stuff.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Garry,
>>>> 
>>>> I am not a portrait photographer, but I shoot a lot of kids for
>>>> advertising. Because I seldom have to do extreme enlargements, I
>>>> don't need to shoot medium format. I DO have to see the eyes, so 35mm
>>>> just doesn't get it for me.
>>>> 
>>>> Lately I started experimenting with digital camera equipment. I'm
>>>> waiting for the dust to settle a little before I invest any real
>>>> dollars into equipment. In the meantime I got a Nikon 990, just to
>>>> fool around.
>>>> 
>>>> A neat feature that I didn't know about is the video out port. I can
>>>> mount the camera on a tripod and hook up a regular TV as a monitor. I
>>>> took this setup to a shoot and halfway through the shoot, turned the
>>>> monitor around so that the kids could see themselves. I worked great!
>>>> 
>>>> I can get a very respectable image from the little camera in full
>>>> TIFF mode, but the refresh rate at HI setting is just too long (about
>>>> 45 sec.) to be used for serious work.
>>>> 
>>>> I mention this because you MAY want to consider something like the
>>>> D1H or D1X (very fast refresh rate, much higher quality output) with
>>>> a video monitor, just to get your feet wet.
>>>> 
>>>> David Brugge
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>> Robert Morrison
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> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint
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