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Nikon DX2 first impressions.
Skin tones. Says it all in two words.
I spent some time with a DX2 at a recent Expo and decided it is absolutely a
better portrait camera and better at reproducing skin tones than the current
line up of Canon cameras. I ordered one yesterday complete with the "Kit
lens". I was mildly surprised to discover the sensor is a crop factor of
1.5, rather than Canon's 1.6.

I haven't owned a Nikon for 9 years. If it is as good in the field as it is
in the studio, I'll be selling off a heap of Canon lenses and bodies as I
change brands. I've never been satisfied that the 20Ds were anything other
than a fancy point and shoot with a removable lens. The Nikon D100's I used
for the Newspaper impressed me with their ability to retain detail in
otherwise noisy images.

The DX2 might cost twice as much as a 20D but it's still less than a 1D MkII
which is the only other alternative to replacing the unreliable 20Ds with
something more reliable. If I also get some decent glass and "Portra film
like" skin tones, all the better. More next week after it does it's first
wedding. (20D as a backup!)

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"pixby" <pixby_douglas@hotmail.com> wrote:

>Nikon DX2 first impressions.
>Skin tones. Says it all in two words.
>I spent some time with a DX2 at a recent Expo and decided it is absolutely a
>better portrait camera and better at reproducing skin tones than the current
>line up of Canon cameras. I ordered one yesterday complete with the "Kit
>lens". I was mildly surprised to discover the sensor is a crop factor of
>1.5, rather than Canon's 1.6.
>
>I haven't owned a Nikon for 9 years. If it is as good in the field as it is
>in the studio, I'll be selling off a heap of Canon lenses and bodies as I
>change brands. I've never been satisfied that the 20Ds were anything other
>than a fancy point and shoot with a removable lens. The Nikon D100's I used
>for the Newspaper impressed me with their ability to retain detail in
>otherwise noisy images.
>
>The DX2 might cost twice as much as a 20D but it's still less than a 1D MkII
>which is the only other alternative to replacing the unreliable 20Ds with
>something more reliable. If I also get some decent glass and "Portra film
>like" skin tones, all the better. More next week after it does it's first
>wedding. (20D as a backup!)


Did you mean the D2X? Nikon don't make a DX2.

Perhaps you bought one of the Vietnamese-made copies in error, such as
the not-so-well-regarded "Nikkon DX2 with Optical Lens".

;-)

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Tony Polson wrote:
> "pixby" <pixby_douglas@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>Nikon DX2 first impressions.
>>Skin tones. Says it all in two words.
>>I spent some time with a DX2 at a recent Expo and decided it is absolutely a
>>better portrait camera and better at reproducing skin tones than the current
>>line up of Canon cameras. I ordered one yesterday complete with the "Kit
>>lens". I was mildly surprised to discover the sensor is a crop factor of
>>1.5, rather than Canon's 1.6.
>>
>>I haven't owned a Nikon for 9 years. If it is as good in the field as it is
>>in the studio, I'll be selling off a heap of Canon lenses and bodies as I
>>change brands. I've never been satisfied that the 20Ds were anything other
>>than a fancy point and shoot with a removable lens. The Nikon D100's I used
>>for the Newspaper impressed me with their ability to retain detail in
>>otherwise noisy images.
>>
>>The DX2 might cost twice as much as a 20D but it's still less than a 1D MkII
>>which is the only other alternative to replacing the unreliable 20Ds with
>>something more reliable. If I also get some decent glass and "Portra film
>>like" skin tones, all the better. More next week after it does it's first
>>wedding. (20D as a backup!)
>
>
>
> Did you mean the D2X? Nikon don't make a DX2.
>
> Perhaps you bought one of the Vietnamese-made copies in error, such as
> the not-so-well-regarded "Nikkon DX2 with Optical Lens".
>
> ;-)
>
Give yourself 2 brownie points Tony.
Just did a giggle on D2X and DX2. I discovered I'm not alone in the
confusion. How simple does it need to be? I mean it's only three characters!

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