Rhys
07-25-2004, 12:56 PM
I've currently got a shed load of Nikon gear. Loads of AIS prime lenses plus a couple of FM bodies and MD12 drives.
It seems that Nikon has sabotaged the D2 and brought it out as a D70. The D2 will work well with AI and AIS lenses. The D70 won't even meter with them.
It annoys me that Nikon should do such an underhanded thing in order to sell more expensive cameras or new lenses.
I am considering therefore whether I should go over to Canon since their cameras are 100% compatible with all the EOS lenses and best of all, are lighter in weight.
My goal is to have two cameras, one that takes film and one that takes Compact Flash.
Obviously my FM would do very well as the film camera. I'm not so sure how it;d work with Nikon AF lenses though. I'm a belt and braces man so I want the film backup - aside from which, one can do things with film that cannot be done with digital - and vice-versa.
I'm not sure 100% whether to go for Nikon or Canon. I know that my existing equipment has kept pace with inflation and is worth pretty much what I paid for it (good investment). I don't want to buy something that plummets in value like the Fuji S1 pro has - £2500 new to £500 secondhand.
My requirements are: good resale value, lightweight, compact, lenses compatible with those from a film camera. It'd be nice if one or both took 2CR5 batteries since I have a shed load of them.
This might be a long-term project as I believe I shall have a Canon S1 fairly shortly. It'll be very interesting to see how much I can do with an all-in-one almost SLR. Maybe it might just mean that a dSLR is put on hold until I feel I can't do more with the S1.
I note that the current crop of dSLRs are 6mp for amateurs, 11mp for professionals and Kodak's dSLR is 14mp (Kodak claims it's equivalent to film - sure which film? Pan F or Konica 3200 print?) With the rate of progress, I believe that dSLRs could drop terribly in price over the next couple of years while gaining in quality - maybe up to 24mp by 2006.
So, I'm not really sure what to do - whether to sell my Nikons and go for Canons or to sell them to buy newer Nikons. It seems that whatever happens, they're going to be incompatible with anything digital. My only dead losses will be the two Tamron lenses I have. I suspect I won't be able to sell them.
It seems that Nikon has sabotaged the D2 and brought it out as a D70. The D2 will work well with AI and AIS lenses. The D70 won't even meter with them.
It annoys me that Nikon should do such an underhanded thing in order to sell more expensive cameras or new lenses.
I am considering therefore whether I should go over to Canon since their cameras are 100% compatible with all the EOS lenses and best of all, are lighter in weight.
My goal is to have two cameras, one that takes film and one that takes Compact Flash.
Obviously my FM would do very well as the film camera. I'm not so sure how it;d work with Nikon AF lenses though. I'm a belt and braces man so I want the film backup - aside from which, one can do things with film that cannot be done with digital - and vice-versa.
I'm not sure 100% whether to go for Nikon or Canon. I know that my existing equipment has kept pace with inflation and is worth pretty much what I paid for it (good investment). I don't want to buy something that plummets in value like the Fuji S1 pro has - £2500 new to £500 secondhand.
My requirements are: good resale value, lightweight, compact, lenses compatible with those from a film camera. It'd be nice if one or both took 2CR5 batteries since I have a shed load of them.
This might be a long-term project as I believe I shall have a Canon S1 fairly shortly. It'll be very interesting to see how much I can do with an all-in-one almost SLR. Maybe it might just mean that a dSLR is put on hold until I feel I can't do more with the S1.
I note that the current crop of dSLRs are 6mp for amateurs, 11mp for professionals and Kodak's dSLR is 14mp (Kodak claims it's equivalent to film - sure which film? Pan F or Konica 3200 print?) With the rate of progress, I believe that dSLRs could drop terribly in price over the next couple of years while gaining in quality - maybe up to 24mp by 2006.
So, I'm not really sure what to do - whether to sell my Nikons and go for Canons or to sell them to buy newer Nikons. It seems that whatever happens, they're going to be incompatible with anything digital. My only dead losses will be the two Tamron lenses I have. I suspect I won't be able to sell them.