DCS 760 Annouced Today

Jay Kelbley · Mar 22, 2001

Guys,

For some more info (in addition Phil's news heading) the Kodak web page should go live with a littl more information after 8am U.S. time..
kodak.com/go/dcs760

To clairfy some of the feature confusion:

The camera is rated from ISO 80 to 400. Two-stop exposure compensation is enabled on the 760 (similar to 620x), allowing you to correct for exposures outside of that range.. Kodak has not annouced pricing yet (to dealers, Kodak reps, or Kodak tech support).

The 760 is scheduled for customer availability (shipping) in May.

-Jay

Phil Askey · Mar 22, 2001

For those who haven't yet read my coverage.

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0103/01032206kodakdcs760.asp

Jay Kelbley (Kodak) said:
Guys,

For some more info (in addition Phil's news heading) the Kodak web
page should go live with a littl more information after 8am U.S.
time..
kodak.com/go/dcs760

To clairfy some of the feature confusion:
The camera is rated from ISO 80 to 400. Two-stop exposure
compensation is enabled on the 760 (similar to 620x), allowing you
to correct for exposures outside of that range.. Kodak has not
annouced pricing yet (to dealers, Kodak reps, or Kodak tech
support).

The 760 is scheduled for customer availability (shipping) in May.

-Jay

Mike Baum · Mar 22, 2001

The 760 looks like a great camera. Thanks for keeping us informed Jay.

I do wonder if the 760 will be able to capture a gps signal from a serial connection as the 660 and 330 were able to do.

I also wonder about the dcs camera management software included with the 760.

Mike

Jay Kelbley · Mar 22, 2001

Mike Baum said:
I do wonder if the 760 will be able to capture a gps signal from a
serial connection as the 660 and 330 were able to do.
I also wonder about the dcs camera management software included
with the 760.

Yes, the DCS 760 will support GPS recievers in the same manner as the DCS 3xx, 5xx, and 6xx cameras..

DCS Camera Manager, is very cool!

It manages all of the IEEE 1394 communications between the camera and the host computer. It also allows you to shoot direclty the hard disk of a host computer! (Camera manager will also work with the DCS 330, 5xx, & 6xx cameras.)

-Jay

Trent Mulkern · Mar 22, 2001

With the asking price of 24,100 Euros, or $21,500 plus US, what makes this seemingly 620X/660 upgrade worth three times the price? I am definitly missing something here.

Regards,
Trent

Jay Kelbley (Kodak) said:
Guys,

For some more info (in addition Phil's news heading) the Kodak web
page should go live with a littl more information after 8am U.S.
time..
kodak.com/go/dcs760

To clairfy some of the feature confusion:
The camera is rated from ISO 80 to 400. Two-stop exposure
compensation is enabled on the 760 (similar to 620x), allowing you
to correct for exposures outside of that range.. Kodak has not
annouced pricing yet (to dealers, Kodak reps, or Kodak tech
support).

The 760 is scheduled for customer availability (shipping) in May.

-Jay

Ron Shaw · Mar 22, 2001

Trent Mulkern said:
With the asking price of 24,100 Euros, or $21,500 plus US, what
makes this seemingly 620X/660 upgrade worth three times the price?
I am definitly missing something here.

That price is for the 16MP medium format back, not the DCS760, which hasnt had a price announcement yet.

John Mitchell · Mar 22, 2001

The 760 is 4.1 pounds... ouch. If picture quality is a lot better than the Nikon and pricing is somewhat comparable I will give it serious consideration. If not, I guess I'll still be leaning towards the Nikon D1x.

4.1 pounds plus the 28-80 2.8 would be something like 6 pounds and the 80-200 afs plus the battery could put it at around 7 1/2pounds. Guess I'd better hit the weights if I want to lug that around all day. I'm starting to feel old

Regards,
John Mitchell

Z (is real) · Mar 22, 2001

Jay Kelbley (Kodak) said:
To clairfy some of the feature confusion:
The camera is rated from ISO 80 to 400. Two-stop exposure
compensation is enabled on the 760 (similar to 620x), allowing you
to correct for exposures outside of that range..

Can you explain this a bit for those of us not familiar with the 620x? How is this different from a levels adjustment outside the camera? (My guess is that it isn't all that different and this is a way of saying the camera delivers a certain dynamic range up to ISO 400 and then you can trade dynamic range for sensitivity. However I'd love to be corrected if it actually works differently.)

-Z-

Trent Mulkern · Mar 22, 2001

Noted. So much for my ability to read.

Regards,
Trent

Ron Shaw said:
Trent Mulkern said:

With the asking price of 24,100 Euros, or $21,500 plus US, what
makes this seemingly 620X/660 upgrade worth three times the price?
I am definitly missing something here.

Click to expand...

That price is for the 16MP medium format back, not the DCS760,
which hasnt had a price announcement yet.

Joe Smithberger · Mar 22, 2001

Jay Kelbley said:
DCS Camera Manager, is very cool!
It manages all of the IEEE 1394 communications between the camera
and the host computer. It also allows you to shoot direclty the
hard disk of a host computer! (Camera manager will also work with
the DCS 330, 5xx, & 6xx cameras.)

Am I correct in assuming that this program will be available to DCS660 users as a download?

ed kelly · Mar 22, 2001

Pasted from another forum on this site.

Todd,

I spoke to Photographics in Pittsburg this morning. The DCS 760 is due out in May. It has

a current price of $7,500.00 US. The ISO will be from 80 -800 with the ability to push/pull

two full stops. If you can wait, I would hang on until May. I have a DCS 660 which will
become my back up when I get the new 760.

RBL

P.S. The 760 will be built on the F5 chassis.

Jay Kelbley (Kodak) said:
Guys,

For some more info (in addition Phil's news heading) the Kodak web
page should go live with a littl more information after 8am U.S.
time..
kodak.com/go/dcs760

To clairfy some of the feature confusion:
The camera is rated from ISO 80 to 400. Two-stop exposure
compensation is enabled on the 760 (similar to 620x), allowing you
to correct for exposures outside of that range.. Kodak has not
annouced pricing yet (to dealers, Kodak reps, or Kodak tech
support).

The 760 is scheduled for customer availability (shipping) in May.

-Jay

Dan Massey · Mar 22, 2001

This is a really exciting announcement. The question, of course, is how much more than a D1X one will have to pay for a 760?

1) If they come out at the same price (admittedly unlikely), then the superior Kodak imager and software probably beats the more compact Nikon package for any serious professional (except the weight-challenged). After all, it's still easier to carry that that old Speed Graphic...

2) If there is a $3K spread (as currently exists between the 660 and the D1 which are not really similar cameras) I suspect Kodak will mostly get orders for studio work and teams that are using 620(x) and don't want to change workflow.

3) If there is a $5K or greater spread, I'll be very sad, because this looks like a really great camera that deserves a better chance in the marketplace and I know from personal experience that Kodak software and firmware kicks Nikon butt

...Dan

P.S.: I am a happy D1 owner (this month).

Rich Shelton · Mar 22, 2001

Can you use a 1GB microdrive and pcmcia adapter as the storage media in this camera? I love my microdrives!!

Rich Shelton

dseiden · Mar 22, 2001

Hello...

Yes you can. I am using a microdrive in my DCS 620. Works great.. There are two card slots so you could use two microdrives in there.

Dan

Rich Shelton said:
Can you use a 1GB microdrive and pcmcia adapter as the storage
media in this camera? I love my microdrives!!

Rich Shelton

Jay Kelbley · Mar 22, 2001

Rich Shelton said:
Can you use a 1GB microdrive and pcmcia adapter as the storage
media in this camera? I love my microdrives!!

Yes... It should be up on the web site for download in April!

-Jay

Jay Kelbley · Mar 22, 2001

Rich Shelton said:
Can you use a 1GB microdrive and pcmcia adapter as the storage
media in this camera? I love my microdrives!!

Yes.. The 1 GB Microdrives work GREAT in the 760..

The read/write rate that I get with the early cameras is between 3MB and 4MB per second!!

-Jay

Jay Kelbley · Mar 22, 2001

Joe Smithberger said:
Am I correct in assuming that this program will be available to
DCS660 users as a download?

Yes... It should be up on the web site for download in April!

-Jay

chi · Mar 22, 2001

anyone have any guesses on how much this puppy is gonna cost?
I say around $8,000...

Trent Mulkern · Mar 22, 2001

$10,000.

chi said:
anyone have any guesses on how much this puppy is gonna cost?
I say around $8,000...

ExposureMeter · Mar 22, 2001

The previous model was reduced to get rid of old stock prior to the new version. My guess is $14,000. Kodak Pros are never cheap. I do hope I am wrong and it is cheaper.
Geoff

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