I spoke too soon. The Kodak DCS Pro 14N is shipping this week to
dealers according to dpreview.com. The suggested price is still less
than $5000 which might start pushing prices down a little. They already
have back orders for several months. So it may be some time before a
street price is established. It will be interesting to see how it does
against the Canon 11 megapixel camera.
It also interesting that there has been some thought given to making it
a little less disposable by making it possible to upgrade functions
through firmware upgrades.
This digital thing may completely reshuffle the deck in photography.
Certainly camera makers with their own ability to create a sensor chip
like Canon have a huge advantage. It may explain why Nikon has lagged
behind depending on other makers' chips. Certainly Kodak has already
said that the 14N design will not have a Nikon version. I wonder how
Nikon feels about that with Kodak using their body parts and lens
mount. Olympus may have been smart to ally itself with Kodak to
provide a vehicle for its chips. I wonder whether it will be a CMOS
design with similar concepts of firmware upgrades. That would be nice.
Winsor Crosby
Long Beach, California, USA
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