brainstorms

Friday October 28, 2005

nikon d200 sighting...

finally, there are some sightings of nikon's canon 20d killer. this is a result of [perhaps] some careless web site management, or a purposeful leak of d200, to encourage blog entries such as this one. in any case, this looks like the kind of prosumer body [right kind of control placements and ergonomics very familiar from f100 et al. and a mid-level 10.2 mp] i can live with despite its half-size "dx" sensor. [until i end up with a full-size sensor body, nikon or canon, whichever comes first, that is.] even the 18-200 f/3.5-5.6 vr zoom lens mounted on this body looks like a very good lens to own. perhaps this will slow down the migration to high-end canon bodies...

nov 1, 2005 it is finally here. wow. for many nikonites, this is a dream that came true. [on the downside, i am assuming this body will also use [illegally] encrypted white-balance NEF as in d2x, but not sure.]

[some nikonites have been referring to that half-size "dx" format sensor as "standard" which i find rather silly; the only thing standard about it is the practice of utilizing cheaper, easier to manufacture sensors and pretending that its deficiencies [like size: remember the aps-c, format everyone hated?] are now strengths. oh look, i can make half-recognizable images with a coke-bottle lens thanks to all that fov crop. good grief!]