Well, it's official

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I just got a message from Nikon in my mailbox officially introducing the D50
and the D70s. I guess the rest will depend on the pricing, and whether they
can go head to head with Canon. I can see a lot of newbies jumping on the
D50, simply because it's a Nikon, but I can't see a lot of people trading in
their D70 for a D70s. If the price on the D70 drops to clear inventory it
could be an incredible bargain, IMO.

What's your opinion?

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On 22/04/2005 1:36 PM, Sheldon wrote:

> I can't see a lot of people trading in their D70 for a D70s.

Why would they when the'll just be able to do a firmware upgrade that'll
give them a lot of what the D70s has to offer?

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Albert Nurick wrote:

>
> Disappointed. Nikon is still playing catch-up with Canon. I'm
> contemplating the jump from my Sony 828 to a DSLR, and the choice for me is
> 350D vs 20D.

Go Minolta instead. You'll always have A/S regardless of lens.



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On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:56:04 -0400, Doug Payne
<dwpayne@ist.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:

>On 22/04/2005 1:36 PM, Sheldon wrote:
>
>> I can't see a lot of people trading in their D70 for a D70s.
>
>Why would they when the'll just be able to do a firmware upgrade that'll
>give them a lot of what the D70s has to offer?

Which is *what* exactly?

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In article <2lji61le9ihi6qmhh6qhr48o3c68hqdgpl@4ax.com>, Owamanga <owamanga
(not-this-bit)@hotmail.com> says...
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:09:26 GMT, Owamanga
> <owamanga(not-this-bit)@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:56:04 -0400, Doug Payne
> ><dwpayne@ist.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
> >
> >>On 22/04/2005 1:36 PM, Sheldon wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can't see a lot of people trading in their D70 for a D70s.
> >>
> >>Why would they when the'll just be able to do a firmware upgrade that'll
> >>give them a lot of what the D70s has to offer?
> >
> >Which is *what* exactly?
>
> (Answering myself
>
> * Improved performance for the 5-area autofocus system's Dynamic Area
> AF and Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF modes.
>
> * Updated menus with a new design similar to that of the D70s, making
> them easier to view and quicker to recognize.
>
> * Added in-camera page setup support for PictBridge compatible
> printers.
>
> D70 firmware should be available mid May.

Are there any actual *clues* about what the improved performance of
the 5-area autofocus system might be? This is the one and only
thing in the firmware upgrade list that is even slightly interresting.

Diane

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"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
news:TNmdnQ5di_O9o_TfRVn-og@comcast.com...
>
> "Doug Payne" <dwpayne@ist.uwaterloo.ca> wrote in message
> news4bdri$smb$1@rumours.uwaterloo.ca...
>> On 22/04/2005 1:36 PM, Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>> I can't see a lot of people trading in their D70 for a D70s.
>>
>> Why would they when the'll just be able to do a firmware upgrade that'll
>> give them a lot of what the D70s has to offer?
>
> Hacked or provided by Nikon?
Provided by Nikon, as announced at the same time as the D50, and D70s

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"Sheldon" <sheldon@XXXXXXXXsopris.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Owamanga" <owamanga(not-this-bit)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2lji61le9ihi6qmhh6qhr48o3c68hqdgpl@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 19:09:26 GMT, Owamanga
>> <owamanga(not-this-bit)@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>On Fri, 22 Apr 2005 13:56:04 -0400, Doug Payne
>>><dwpayne@ist.uwaterloo.ca> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On 22/04/2005 1:36 PM, Sheldon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I can't see a lot of people trading in their D70 for a D70s.
>>>>
>>>>Why would they when the'll just be able to do a firmware upgrade that'll
>>>>give them a lot of what the D70s has to offer?
>>>
>>>Which is *what* exactly?
>>
>> (Answering myself
>>
>> * Improved performance for the 5-area autofocus system's Dynamic Area
>> AF and Closest Subject Priority Dynamic Area AF modes.
>>
>> * Updated menus with a new design similar to that of the D70s, making
>> them easier to view and quicker to recognize.
>>
>> * Added in-camera page setup support for PictBridge compatible
>> printers.
>>
>> D70 firmware should be available mid May.
>>
>
> So we get everything except the larger LCD and the cable release? I can
> live with that, although the cable release would be nice. :-) I'm still
> waiting for my infrared remote. Seem to be backordered everywhere.
I have about 2 dozen ML-L3 on my shelf at the store I work at in Ottawa,
Canada... I also have the AS-15 in stock.

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Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchVideotron.ca> wrote in
news4bf1e$h2t$1@inews.gazeta.pl:

> Albert Nurick wrote:
>
>>
>> Disappointed. Nikon is still playing catch-up with Canon. I'm
>> contemplating the jump from my Sony 828 to a DSLR, and the choice for
>> me is 350D vs 20D.
>
> Go Minolta instead. You'll always have A/S regardless of lens.

That'd be my third choice, behind Canon and Nikon. And maybe Olympus.

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>
> Disappointed. Nikon is still playing catch-up with Canon. I'm
> contemplating the jump from my Sony 828 to a DSLR, and the choice for me is
> 350D vs 20D.


Well there are two options...the cutting edge that becomes outdated much
more quickly as in the Canon route, or the Nikon route which takes
longer to develop, but when they do release it's excellent, and your
gear keeps it's value longer due to longer product cycles. I think it's
amazing my D70 which I purchased a year ago is still basically current.
It has paid for itself many, many times. Now if they just release the
D90 or D200 or whatever they call it and fill the gap between the D70
and D2 series....

JR