Good points. I wouldn't even minding paying full price, but my
father-in-law is a former Kodaker, so...
but an R-D1 or (maybe???) Zeiss dRF would be even more attractive, even
at several times the price. Ater all, bigger (sensor) is better.
Earl
R. Jackson wrote:
>One thing that's kind of cool about digicams like this is that the
>manufacturer is kind of assuring a certain level of quality. With an
>SLR the user may shoot with filthy sensors and a cheap lens and then
>blame the camera for his output. Something like this promises a
>certain minimum level of quality that's pretty much better than what
>most people are used to achieving with inexpensive equipment. These
>Kodaks are retailing for, what, like $500? They'll be selling on yaBe
>for $300 by next spring. That's a lot of bang for the buck, IMO.
>
>On Aug 3, 2005, at 5:28 PM, Earl Dunbar wrote:
>
>
>
>>I haven't looked at that one, but Kodak just announced prosumer
>>digicams
>>(P Series) to ship this Fall that have RAW capture and continue with
>>Schnieder lenses and Schneider accessories such as B+W filters, tcons
>>and wcons. Two models (one w/ 24-140 equiv. zoom, one with a longer
>>optical range), ot shoe and synch connections, etc. If they live
>>up to
>>the marketing hype, then they will move into the advanced amateur
>>niche
>>at what appears to be good pricing.
>>
>>
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