Digital BW, The Print

Anthony Atkielski wrote:

>Keith writes:
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>>Nikon blew it similarly on fast auto-focus in the
>>early 90's, and saw how the loss of pros quickly
>>affected Nikon's consumer sales.
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>They must have recovered, because I see pros using mostly Nikons around here
>these days (digital and film).
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yes, they did recover, but not fully...

The big help was the Silent_Wave lenses (offering a 300 and 400 with an 
internal motor)...

The point is they sat on their fat tushes until they got outmaneuvered 
by Canon...

We went from sidelines and endzones with legions of Black Nikon lenses 
to the same dominated by White Large Canon glass..

I watched NY Times pros sell all their own personal Nikon gear and 
replace it with Canon gear.. Some switched back, others didn't..

But that's not the point, I never left Nikon myself.. My point is that 
they can't allow a whole market segment to go again..

>Also, the F5 has just about the fastest AF around these days.
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No question, and I use F5s and N90s exclusively.. (Except for remote 
cameras - I still prefer a hefty F4 for that)

>However, I won't be considering future investment in Nikon digital gear if
>it requires buying a new set of lenses.  I won't be led down that path,
>sorry.
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My point exactly..

>Actually, though, I think Nikon is just blowing smoke to hide something that
>they are working on right now.  I hope I'm right, for their sake and mine.
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Ditto
Keith

 

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