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Re: [OM] [OT] Delete if hearing about a,gasp, Nikon D100 offends you

Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Delete if hearing about a,gasp, Nikon D100 offends you
From: Thomas Heide Clausen <omlist@xxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:28:33 +0200
On Thu, 07 Aug 2003 11:01:57 +0800
Albert <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I think Nikon is going to stick with the smaller sensor, because
> the fullsize ones will show how poor some of the Nikonian glass
> is.. and also the cost of manufacturing etc.. will be difficult. 
> Also, I'm 

I am not so sure -- I do not believe that Nikon glass is that bad.
Granted, they make "entry level" glass in addition to the serious
glass, but that just leaves a choise to the buyer. That ought to be a
good thing, no?

However I am sure that they will stick with the smaller sensor.
Didn't they release an AF-D series of glass, which has a smaller
image circle and thus is useful only on the smaller sensors in the
digital cameras? I remember trying some AF-D glass on an (I think)
F5, noticing a nice circular picture in the viewfinder :)

So I think that Nikon sticking with the smaller sensor is supported
by the AF-D series of glass. 

But I definitely don't think that it is fair to say that Nikon in
general glass is poor.

> curious what will happen as far as angle of incidence with some of
> the wider angle lenses on the full frame DSLR's.  Some go past
> 22degrees off axis, that's a lot to ask from a sensor head..

Well, I do not know a whole lot in that respect, sorry. I do know
that the results I have seen from Nikon D100's and D1's are pleasing,
and I am sure that Tom will have a load of fun with his.

--thomas

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