Digital BW, The Print

I'm just waiting for Nikon to lower the price of the D2x now that the 
Canon came in near $3500. That's $1500 less than the D2x.

C'mon Nikon! Lower that price!

Scott

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Peter Mc Mahon 
<pmcm@x> wrote:
> Paul,
> I for one, am in no hurry for Nikon to bring on a full frame chip.I 
> purchased a D2x a few weeks ago, after having a D100 for the past 
few 
> years and I can only describe the camera as sensational. I have 
loved 
> the extra focal length and the 12-24 WA is a fantastic lens.
> I sure can sympathise if extra focal dosn't fit your kit, but life 
is 
> about change, which is unfortunate for some of us at times.
> Will be interesting to see what the new Canon specs. are, as Nikon 
blew 
> them away with the D2x.
> regards,
> Peter.
> 
> Shoot, I'll just wait another an aditional year and but it
> >>used for a
> >>thousand:)))
> 
> 
> >>Might just drive the prices down on used 1ds models and
> >>possibly on new Mk2's
> >  
> >
> 
> >>Regards, Walt
> >  
> >
> 
> More importantly for those of you who drool over press releases, it 
will
> cause Nikon to hurry up with their full frame chip . . . maybe 
(they are
> still at a price point considerably higher than Canon), and it will 
be
> interesting to see if Minolta, Pentax etc rush forth in a foolhardy 
manner.
> Canon still has to address their 1/4 success rate with their 
chip . . . if
> there is a mad rush for this camera there might well be long 
delays . . .
> that NEVER makes for a happy customer.
> 
> It makes me think of the viruses  . . . oops, excuse me, 
the "improved" OSs
> we have had from Apple and MS over the recent years . . . put on 
the market
> just to be ahead of the other guy, even though the product was 
barely ready.
> 
> When ALL the cameras available are full frame that will be a step 
forward. I
> for one (along with a few thousand others) don't appreciate my
> multi-thousand dollar wide optics like a 14 f2.8 suddenly become a
> grotesquely overweight 21 f2.8 . . . that is not progress . . . it 
is BS.
> 
> Paul Aparycki
> 
> 
> 
> 
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