Nikon D10
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Hey guys –
So, according to various posts Thom Hogan’s made, which are nicely summarized by Eric at Photography Bay, Nikon may be poised to release a mid-level full-frame D10, which would compete directly with Canon’s 5D lineup.
http://www.photographybay.com/2008/05/07/nikon-d10/
Now, Thom Hogan loves nothing more than to be the guy when it comes to Nikon rumors.
Matt –
My magazine prints at two full pages are grainy and somewhat fuzzy with the D200, which granted is getting enlarged some to get to that point (and which, granted, should not be grainy or fuzzy, but printing processes for magazines are not what they are for glossy photos).
Zach, you make some good points there – print media in general is almost certainly going to continue to contract going forward, just as the pool of people with cameras capable of taking a publishable shot expands.
This may be a reflection of how little I know about the technology behind FF and MF (including corresponding effects created by chip size) so please forgive my ignorance.
Aaron,
What you say is true, a photographer who knows what they’re doing can take a good photo with any camera.
Only gonna say one word Zach. INTERNET
In another 3-4 years, you won’t need FF because American Angler, Fly Fisherman and all the others will be WEB based. It’s happening in newspapers now, and even the major mags like SI are making a shift to the internet. The younger generations that are becoming or soon to be the major readers of said magazines do everything on the web. That includes reading fly fishing articles.
Buy the gear that will work for you now, don’t worry about 5-10 years down the road. Aside from the fact that Nikon and Canon are not making camera gear that will last that long anymore, like I said above, we will all be getting our subscriptions via the internet in the near future and you won’t need 25MB files, even on HD monitors.I respectfully totally & completely disagree.
in 1985 a high quality monitor (color VGA) was 640×480.“I respectfully totally & completely disagree.
in 1985 a high quality monitor (color VGA) was 640×480.Guys –
While web-based content is clearly the future, believe me, print is not going away for a long, long time.
Zach,
I can see your point but I thought the same thing when digital was first introduce just 10 years ago. No way would we ever give up film.
I also never expected to see the end of printed newspapers in my lifetime, but a ton of small ones are gone and some of the larger circ. papers are moving over to the web exclusively. Our newspaper is at the point were the printed edition is secondary to the web. We don’t worry about it anymore.
With the advances we have made in digital photography and the web in just the past five years, the current trend for going “green” and the cost associated with printed publications, I truly believe that in maybe 10 years at the most, we will see an end to printed media. I hope it never happens, but it’s the future.Guys –
Plus, there’s the added value of a real magazine; the internet just has too many amateurs and cranks. When you have it on paper, the chances of there being a real editorial staff behind it, fact checkers, responsibility, etc., just goes up. It’s the difference between the reliability of AM talk radio versus a paper encyclopedia, to use old examples. You know the encyclopedia at least made an effort to be correct.Zach
This is largely perception and applies to print as much as the web.
Back in the days when film was king the only way to get a big improvement in image quality was to use a bigger camera and larger film. The same is true nothing has changed with digital you still need MORE BIGGER PIXELS. Cramming more pixels on a small sensor just dosen’t get the same results. I use a medium format rig most the time and the jump in image quality is really quite impressive. If you go to a scanning back you get even better image quality. Another factor is the lines per millimeter that the camera system can resolve. I think the biggest thing that the D3 has going for it is the low light performance! It’s a big plus for what is primarily a hand held camera. I’ve seen some amazing pictures shot at 1600 and 3200 ISO.
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