The problem you have is with Nikon not releasing the D2X
right now, not with the D2H.
As I said, I don't have a problem. If Nikon wants to sell me a
camera then THEY have the problem. If Nikon doesn't announce a
suitable camera for my needs within the next few months then I will
buy a Canon 1Ds. Obviously I won't be buying any new Nikon glass
until I know that I need it. I'd prefer to stick with Nikon, simply
due to familairity, but I'm not too old to learn a new camera
system.
I would venture to guess that a LOT of professionals pass over the
D2h because of its low pixel count. Back in the olden days of film,
very many pros used medium and large format.
And many more pros used 35mm - what's your point?
My point, I thought, was obvious. Ask your wife. Sometimes faster
is not necessarily better.
I'm not knocking the D2h. It looks like an excellent design for
what must be a fairly small segment of the market. It certainly
isn't suitable for weddings, studio, most stock, scenics, gallery
prints, portraiture, ...
My comments were directed mainly at the poster who claimed that
only amateurs want more pixels. This is total hogwash. If people
didn't want larger prints or more cropping options there would
never have been a market for medium and large formats. The same is
true of digital.
I think what the prior post was saying is that professionals
typically know what kind of pixel count they need - we know our
reproduction technologies, and as such we know exactly what the
maximum requirements our photos will have and there is no point in
recording copious ammounts of detail that we won't use.
Except, sometimes we don't know what the requirements of our final
image will be and therefore need to record enough detail to cover
the most demanding uses. I do publication and stock work, which
means I often have no idea what my images will be required to do.
Some are printed almost contact size while others are used for
large posters. Ideally I would like around 12-15MP. This would give
me the comfort of knowing that my images could be used for almost
anything.
Nikon did just
fine in the 35mm SLR market for many years, picking up LF and MF
shooters is just gravy.
Provided they don't lose this market to Canon before they get the
chance to taste the gravy.
Bill Gates once said, "640K ought to be enough for anybody." That
sounded pretty stupid within a few short years. Nikon has not said
that 4MP ought to be enough, but a lot of the Nikonophiles in this
forum seem to accept it as gospel nonetheless.
--
Tuktu Sijuktei
'Please tell me if the lens cap is on.'
The fact that the D2H is "only" 4MP isn't a problem with the camera - it suits it's target market quite well and won't have any problem selling. The problem you have is with Nikon not releasing the D2X right now, not with the D2H.