A message for Nikon Corporation.

M Waseem Taqi · Mar 15, 2003

Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2 ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

Romy the Cat · Mar 15, 2003

Also, it would be nice if this proposed “Nikon twins" would cook toasts, open wine bottles and wash the cars….

Carol Steele · Mar 15, 2003

Well I for one would not purchase one, I gave up using film over 3 years ago now and have never once regretted the decision - nothing could drag me back into the dark side.

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

--
Carol

Philly Wood · Mar 15, 2003

Hmmm. Even though I carry a F100 as a back-up, that is only if my D100 went on the fritz. I love everything about digital and have come to loathe film. (well that isnt necessarily true, but I like being able to bracket with digital. Because of expense, I would NEVER do that with film)

I think you are VERY MUCH in the minority on this one.

Carol Steele said:
M Waseem Taqi said:

Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

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-photoave http://phillywood.com An Amalgam of images.

pquaife · Mar 15, 2003

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

Well, that's a non starter for sure.

If Nikon needs any advice at all it would be to get thir arrogant heads out of their butts give us a camera that does not mask the viewfinder (same applies to Canon et al).

Phil Askey describes the D100 as "designed as a digital camera from the ground up". He must have been paid by Nikon to repeat this nonsense. If it had been designed from the ground up as a DC there would be no need for it to have teensy weensy masked viewfinder - and why would it look like an N80?

The D100 produces good results but it is a compromise camera by any measure, with digital parts shoehorned into a film body.

M Waseem Taqi said:
I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

--
Phil

Ursus · Mar 15, 2003

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

There are many design issues with this that would keep the cost high. Tha main is is moving the CCD out of the way when ther'es film in the body.

The camer would have to be large to allow for both film components and digital circuitry as well as the mechanism for dealing with the CCD when there is film in the camera.

Also, there is no way to switch between film and digital without removing the film from the camera. And only APS is really removable mid-roll if you want to be able to reinsert it.

Bad idea...
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-----Bear

Jason Busch · Mar 15, 2003

M Waseem Taqi,

The D100 will coming down in price to about that range very shortly.

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fotops · Mar 15, 2003

M Waseem Taqi:

You must come all the way through the digital threshhold, my friend.

Keep a filmcam as backup, if you must, but you can't stop progress.

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Joe Journalist · Mar 15, 2003

While you took the time to make that ridiculous statement, time passed by with you creating no images.

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

--
Joe

Gary Stark137586 · Mar 15, 2003

Ursus said:
M Waseem Taqi said:

Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

Click to expand...

There are many design issues with this that would keep the cost
high. Tha main is is moving the CCD out of the way when ther'es
film in the body.

I disagree that this is somewhat of a bad idea, (and I especially dislike the name) moving the CCD out of the way is not - or should not be - an issue.

Nikons, for many years, have supported interchangeable backs. What's wrong with the concept of a full frame digital back that replaces the standard back, in the same way that a date or bulk-film back can replace the standard one?

Of course, issues such as dust on the sensor could become an issue, but there's no real reason that a digital back couldn't support the CF card and all of the digital storage circuitry.

Ursus said:
Also, there is no way to switch between film and digital without
removing the film from the camera. And only APS is really removable
mid-roll if you want to be able to reinsert it.

This is not true either. I've been doing it for years; you just need to know when to stop when you're rewinding.

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Gary Stark
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Down under in Sydney, Oz.
CP5700, CP950, F801, FE2, Nikkormat FTN

Jason C. · Mar 15, 2003

Romy the Cat said:
Also, it would be nice if this proposed “Nikon twins" would cook
toasts, open wine bottles and wash the cars….

DrMark · Mar 15, 2003

Phil said:
Phil Askey describes the D100 as "designed as a digital camera from
the ground up". He must have been paid by Nikon to repeat this
nonsense. If it had been designed from the ground up as a DC there
would be no need for it to have teensy weensy masked viewfinder -
and why would it look like an N80?

Oh my God, what a concept, a digital camera that might look like a film camera. I guess Nikon really did screw up. BTW, the designer of the D100 said he used the F100 for the bases of the D100.

Yves P. · Mar 15, 2003

Forget it, ...

THX .....

Romy the Cat said:
Also, it would be nice if this proposed “Nikon twins" would cook
toasts, open wine bottles and wash the cars….

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Yves P. · Mar 15, 2003

Sorry, we are out of bagels at the moment, write us back later ...

Seriously, think about it, it should be under 800USD.

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

--
Yves P.

http://www.pbase.com/kafrifelle
and
http://www.pbase.com/yves_p

nick127418 · Mar 16, 2003

i cant say what nikon should do as far as details with making cameras..

but i can say, canon did a smart thing at some point in time, when they really started putting so much effort into there pro equip.

its pretty much a well known fact that nikon has seriously been working on there amateur/entry level marketing and equip.
nothing wrong with that. except for too much neglect of there pros.

i sell cameras in a camera store. some people in camera stores selling cameras are either pros or gear heads, and .....consumers want to use what the pros use. everyone wants a nikon camera because, they think its better than a canon. that used to be the case anyways....not because its cheaper..anyways.......

Yves P. said:
Seriously, think about it, it should be under 800USD.

M Waseem Taqi said:

Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

Click to expand...

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http://www.pbase.com/kafrifelle
and
http://www.pbase.com/yves_p

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charlie gast · Mar 16, 2003

How about a record player that also plays CD's.
35mm film is useless.

Negative287 · Mar 16, 2003

If you really want this type of design you can always go medium format and buy a digital back but that isn't going to get in to this price range!

As for film, most people aren't looking back at film but are rather looking forward to better quality digital.

M Waseem Taqi said:
Through this site I would like to suggest to Nikon Corporation that
they must think to bring a SLR in the future which should work in 2
ways. It should be digital as well as for film used and its price
must be in between 1000$ to $ 1500. I can suggest its name right
now "Nikon twins".

I hope many would like to buy it.

Thanks

Waseem

Pakistan.

--

'He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.' -- King Solomon

pquaife · Mar 16, 2003

DrMark said:
Phil said:

Phil Askey describes the D100 as "designed as a digital camera from
the ground up". He must have been paid by Nikon to repeat this
nonsense. If it had been designed from the ground up as a DC there
would be no need for it to have teensy weensy masked viewfinder -
and why would it look like an N80?

Click to expand...

Oh my God, what a concept, a digital camera that might look like a
film camera. I guess Nikon really did screw up. BTW, the designer
of the D100 said he used the F100 for the bases of the D100.

Realy, and what did he say about the mirror box and viewfinder optics that are clearly NOT designed with the format of the CCD in mind?

I own an F100 (amongst others) and I can tell you that there is no resemblance. There is however a an unmistakable resemblance to the N80, as you would know if you had ever taken a close look.

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