I knew D1x using two CCD and to me it looked like a drawback rather than a
plus. The 4028x1324 array gives uneven distribution hence you got different
horizontal/vertical resolution on an image. I didn't offended by the Fuji
comparison, I'm a Olympus fan not Fuji fan. On the other hand I tried not to
bias on anything even with Olympus, I had lots of post in the pass about the
problem with E-system and even with OM. Such as the chorma on Zuiko 180/2.8
and DZ 8mm, poor focusing of E-1 and the oversized DZ lenses...etc.
I had also mentioned if I have to start with a new DSLR system I will choose
D200, it featured and priced very well, unfortunately I have lots of OM
Zuikos that I love and would love to continue to use them in DSLR system.
I just want to say if D1x's resolution can compare with a 8MP DC no one will
bother with the D70 but unfortunately just very small amount of people think
this is true even the Nikon fan. The used D1x here is very cheap, although
it doesn't appear very often but most of them are less than USD1000.
C.H.Ling
----- Original Message -----
From: "Winsor Crosby"
>
> As I said, reviewers were unaware of the 10MP raw conversion. It
> could be that Nikon had not yet incorporated it into their software.
> If you look here for a description of the sensor,
>
> http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/nikond1x/
>
> you should see what I mean. I got it partly wrong. The 5MP raw
> conversion requires down sizing in the horizontal direction and
> upsizing in the vertical direction. The 10MP raw conversion requires
> only upsizing in the vertical direction and the horizontal is native
> resolution.
>
> You sort of prove my point that it is an unmarketed feature because
> you did not know it nor could you read about it in a review. It was
> discovered by users. Nikon users know about it and have talked about
> it. I would not expect a Nikon user to know everything about Olympus
> if they did not participate in a forum like this.
>
> Here is a review that discusses it a bit. Not surprising he is a
> Nikon specialist and unlike policy at dpreview at the time he worked
> with raw images, not jpg, and did not just take the results of
> default settings. It is only in the last year or so that Phil has
> discovered that there might be a difference. The jpeg engine in the
> 1DX is a 5MP image. And it is obvious from Phil's review that he is
> unaware of the 10MP option.
>
> http://www.bythom.com/d1x.htm
>
> Apparently you were offended by the comparison to Fuji. It was just
> used as an example and I don't really care which camera is better at
> 10 or 12 MP. That was not the point. The point was your statement
> that if a camera were splash proof it would be marketed that way. My
> answer was that while that may be generally true, it is not always true.
>
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
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