Nikon announces new flagship **FILM** SLR – the F6!

"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
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Alan Browne wrote:
Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


Glad to hear it. As William says, so what, it's an F5... but it
looks more compact and up to date ... has some questionable bells
and whistles ("Shutter Monitor"?)...

Its not a F5. Please look at the specs (not pictures) of D2X and F6
and F5 side by side.

D2X F6 F5

AF 11-area Multi-CAM 2000 same multi-cam 1300
AF modes 4 same 2
exposure comp 5EV, steps of 1/3,1/2,1 same 5EV, steps of 1/3
rear LCD yes yes no


Didn't mention viewfinder options ... have they gone fixed VF?

The spec says: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in diopter
adjustment (-2.0 to +1m-1), eyepiece shutter,
eyepiece DK-17 (eyepiece lock available)

*IMHO* they should have called it F200 - but I suspect that there will
be just one new gen high end film camera, not two so some things are
gained and some lost in convergence of F5 and F100 follow-ons.




As far as I can tell, the only thing lost is the interchangeable prisms.
That matters not a whit to me, nor do I know any photographers by aquintance
or word of mouth who change prisms by the job, or on any regular basis, for
that matter.

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Regards,
Matt Clara
www.mattclara.com

"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
...
Alan Browne wrote:
Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


Glad to hear it. As William says, so what, it's an F5... but it
looks more compact and up to date ... has some questionable bells
and whistles ("Shutter Monitor"?)...

Its not a F5. Please look at the specs (not pictures) of D2X and F6
and F5 side by side.

D2X F6 F5

AF 11-area Multi-CAM 2000 same multi-cam 1300
AF modes 4 same 2
exposure comp 5EV, steps of 1/3,1/2,1 same 5EV, steps of 1/3
rear LCD yes yes no


Didn't mention viewfinder options ... have they gone fixed VF?

The spec says: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in diopter
adjustment (-2.0 to +1m-1), eyepiece shutter,
eyepiece DK-17 (eyepiece lock available)

*IMHO* they should have called it F200 - but I suspect that there will
be just one new gen high end film camera, not two so some things are
gained and some lost in convergence of F5 and F100 follow-ons.




As far as I can tell, the only thing lost is the interchangeable prisms.
That matters not a whit to me, nor do I know any photographers by aquintance
or word of mouth who change prisms by the job, or on any regular basis, for
that matter.

--
Regards,
Matt Clara
www.mattclara.com

"Matt Clara" wrote in message
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"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
...
Alan Browne wrote:
Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


Glad to hear it. As William says, so what, it's an F5... but it
looks more compact and up to date ... has some questionable bells
and whistles ("Shutter Monitor"?)...

Its not a F5. Please look at the specs (not pictures) of D2X and F6
and F5 side by side.

D2X F6 F5

AF 11-area Multi-CAM 2000 same multi-cam 1300
AF modes 4 same 2
exposure comp 5EV, steps of 1/3,1/2,1 same 5EV, steps of 1/3
rear LCD yes yes no


Didn't mention viewfinder options ... have they gone fixed VF?

The spec says: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in diopter
adjustment (-2.0 to +1m-1), eyepiece shutter,
eyepiece DK-17 (eyepiece lock available)

*IMHO* they should have called it F200 - but I suspect that there will
be just one new gen high end film camera, not two so some things are
gained and some lost in convergence of F5 and F100 follow-ons.




As far as I can tell, the only thing lost is the interchangeable prisms.
That matters not a whit to me, nor do I know any photographers by
aquintance
or word of mouth who change prisms by the job, or on any regular basis,
for
that matter.


I think they lost the 8 AA battery set too.....This is one of the things I
like best about my F5. Being able to buy batteries at any 7-11 in the middle
of the night.....

"Matt Clara" wrote in message
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"Sander Vesik" wrote in message
...
Alan Browne wrote:
Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


Glad to hear it. As William says, so what, it's an F5... but it
looks more compact and up to date ... has some questionable bells
and whistles ("Shutter Monitor"?)...

Its not a F5. Please look at the specs (not pictures) of D2X and F6
and F5 side by side.

D2X F6 F5

AF 11-area Multi-CAM 2000 same multi-cam 1300
AF modes 4 same 2
exposure comp 5EV, steps of 1/3,1/2,1 same 5EV, steps of 1/3
rear LCD yes yes no


Didn't mention viewfinder options ... have they gone fixed VF?

The spec says: Fixed eye-level pentaprism, built-in diopter
adjustment (-2.0 to +1m-1), eyepiece shutter,
eyepiece DK-17 (eyepiece lock available)

*IMHO* they should have called it F200 - but I suspect that there will
be just one new gen high end film camera, not two so some things are
gained and some lost in convergence of F5 and F100 follow-ons.




As far as I can tell, the only thing lost is the interchangeable prisms.
That matters not a whit to me, nor do I know any photographers by
aquintance
or word of mouth who change prisms by the job, or on any regular basis,
for
that matter.


I think they lost the 8 AA battery set too.....This is one of the things I
like best about my F5. Being able to buy batteries at any 7-11 in the middle
of the night.....

Why I don't see the MLU function in the new F6?

"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
om...
Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


- Peter

Why I don't see the MLU function in the new F6?

"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
om...
Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


- Peter

It's there Patrick. Listed right between "Depth of Field Preview Button"
and "Film Loading". About 3/4 of the way down the page.....

Bill

--

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
-Theodore Roosevelt


"Patrick Leung" wrote in message
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Why I don't see the MLU function in the new F6?

"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
om...
Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


- Peter

It's there Patrick. Listed right between "Depth of Field Preview Button"
and "Film Loading". About 3/4 of the way down the page.....

Bill

--

"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."
-Theodore Roosevelt


"Patrick Leung" wrote in message
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Why I don't see the MLU function in the new F6?

"Peter Lawrence" wrote in message
om...
Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


- Peter

Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


...not sure if anyone else posted on it ... but the F6 backs
off to 1/250 sync speed from 1/300. Yet another area where the
F6 is a watered down F5 or more likely an improved F100.



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Peter Lawrence wrote:

Here's the link to Nikon's press release:

http://nikonimaging.com/global/news/2004/0916_02.htm


...not sure if anyone else posted on it ... but the F6 backs
off to 1/250 sync speed from 1/300. Yet another area where the
F6 is a watered down F5 or more likely an improved F100.



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-- rec.photo.equipment.35mm user resource:
-- http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm
-- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch.--