Digital BW, The Print

Very interesting how still photographers can get sucked into "dissing"
what's been added to the camera as a "bonus" not an added cost.

What's really going to be distressing for all the still photogs will
be how long it takes before they can get one. There will be a lot of
video guys lining up to buy the camera! It offers them a cheap
"second" camera with very unusual video capabilities--shallow depth of
field, and excellent high ISO qualities not matched by any pro video
gear at this time. 

Another interesting thing, while Nikon introduced the HD capability
two weeks earlier, their offering seems to be a second rate product
(video quality wise) compared to Canon's. And both are "testing the
water" when it comes to this combined function in a dslr. Everything
will evolve in the next generation products. 

Another thing that will be evolving will be the elimination of the
optical dslr. I would be surprised if the "mirror box" would not be
eliminated within 5-years. Then we could have much quieter cameras.

John Nollendorfs




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "the_des_bois"
<thedesbois@...> wrote:
>
> I feel the same way. Was waiting for the 5DII to move from APS-C to
> full frame... but now I'm waiting for maybe... a 5DII without the
> movie mode... a 7D?
> 
> Maybe I'll wait all my life... ;o)
> 
> Denis
> 
> 
> > 
> > To get the video capability they had to do a fair amount of work
to the 
> > hardware as well. They had to get it to move the data this fast
inside 
> > the camera for example. It took a fair amount of software work as
well. 
> > None of this is a value add for me, but it drives the price of the 
> > camera up as if it were. In the end then it makes the camera a lesser 
> > value to me ([value = needed functions / price] in my definition).
> > 
> > I didn't buy a 5D because it was missing some things I really wanted 
> > (automated sensor cleaning being one of the biggies). I may not buy a 
> > 5D2 either, because it costs too much for what it is. It's too
early to 
> > tell because we don't know the real street price yet. For the record, 
> > I'm still primarily using 5x4 film so perhaps my opinion carries
little 
> > weight.
> > 
> > I'm just really glad I'm not working in marketing. It's tough to know 
> > where to draw the line, and the stakes are fairly high in the DSLR
> market.
> > --
> > Bruce Watson
SNIP