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From: Rich on 22 Jun 2010 20:41
So where is the equivalent-sized digital, huh Nikon? Is it that you figure
you HAVE to have a hulking body to justify the PRICE of those things???
From: dj_nme on 22 Jun 2010 21:43
Rich wrote:
> So where is the equivalent-sized digital, huh Nikon? Is it that you figure
> you HAVE to have a hulking body to justify the PRICE of those things???

It would seem that you're trying to complain about the difference
between a manual-focus, manual wind camera with an auto-focus, auto-wind
body.
Those two features alone add considerable bulk to a camera body, even
the smallish Pentax digital (and AF film) SLR cameras are somewhat
larger than the k1000 (a manual focus and manual wind body).
Extra motors and larger batteries (especially batteries, with digital
SLR bodies) account for the size difference.
From: Ray Fischer on 23 Jun 2010 02:37
Rich <none(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
>So where is the equivalent-sized digital, huh Nikon? Is it that you figure
>you HAVE to have a hulking body to justify the PRICE of those things???

Hmmm. Slightly bigger than a new Canon T1i, lower resolution, no autofocus,
no autoexposure, shutter speed only up to 1/1000 sec, motor drive extra,
no preview, no video, but about the same (inflation adjusted) price.

Shrug.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: RichA on 23 Jun 2010 07:07
On Jun 22, 9:43 pm, dj_nme <dj_...(a)optusnet.com.au> wrote:
> Rich wrote:
> > So where is the equivalent-sized digital, huh Nikon?  Is it that you figure
> > you HAVE to have a hulking body to justify the PRICE of those things???
>
> It would seem that you're trying to complain about the difference
> between a manual-focus, manual wind camera with an auto-focus, auto-wind
> body.
> Those two features alone add considerable bulk to a camera body, even
> the smallish Pentax digital (and AF film) SLR cameras are somewhat
> larger than the k1000 (a manual focus and manual wind body).
> Extra motors and larger batteries (especially batteries, with digital
> SLR bodies) account for the size difference.

Auto wind digital. How does that work?
From: RichA on 23 Jun 2010 07:08
On Jun 23, 2:37 am, rfisc...(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote:
> Rich  <n...(a)nowhere.com> wrote:
> >So where is the equivalent-sized digital, huh Nikon?  Is it that you figure
> >you HAVE to have a hulking body to justify the PRICE of those things???
>
> Hmmm.  Slightly bigger than a new Canon T1i, lower resolution, no autofocus,
> no autoexposure, shutter speed only up to 1/1000 sec, motor drive extra,
> no preview, no video, but about the same (inflation adjusted) price.
>
> Shrug.
>
> --
> Ray Fischer        
> rfisc...(a)sonic.net  

If Sony can produce a slightly larger, full-on FF body and sell it for
$2k, then Nikon could produce a lesser (D90 body type) with a FF
sensor and sell it for $1500 easy.
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