Posted by Robert Cable on August 14, 2006 at 10:26 PM
Here is one I shot at The Smokies back in April. This is one I wanted to shoot with the view camera but the dim light and persistent breeze would have only led to frustration.
Have you posted this image before? Or a variation of it?
That is one sweet find, Robert. Care to divulge the location?
What sort of disappointments are you having with the D2X? I captured some very good images with that camera, but...well, I explained it to you.
Posted by Robert Cable on August 15, 2006 at 2:57 PM
I posted a variation last year that shows the whole scene. This is one of Jack Riley's finds so I'll let him elaborate on the location, if he wants to.
I'm disappointed with the D2x for basically the same reasons you were. I also just don't think it is worth $4500. Did you have any trouble selling your Nikon equipment and did you sell it for prices you were happy with? The gears in my head are turning. Turning toward another brand of camera, perhaps.
All digital camera bodies lose value quickly - as new models and new technologies make the previous models....ummmmmm, well obsolete would be the wrong word....less valued sounds better. The Nikon D2Xs, even though the "improvements" are minor and were irrelevant to my shooting, its introduction created a 20 percent loss on market value of the D2X immediately.
I sold my D2X for $3100 and I feel I was very fortunate to get that. Nikon lenses and accessories hold thier value very well, however.
I noticed many of the things I mentioned fairly early on, but being new to digital and digital capture, I thought it was the norm. The D200, which was introduced after the D2X and I owned and shot for about a month, improved on all the issues I had with the D2X, especially the noise problem. That tells me that they are working on the problem and may eliminate it entirely, eventually. I just lost patience.
Posted by John Zinn on August 17, 2006 at 10:23 PM
Truth be told, Richard just wanted to play with tilt and shift lenses, right???? Or at least borrow Jerrys.
Robert, sorry to hear about your trials with digital.
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That is one sweet find, Robert. Care to divulge the location?
What sort of disappointments are you having with the D2X? I captured some very good images with that camera, but...well, I explained it to you.
I'm disappointed with the D2x for basically the same reasons you were. I also just don't think it is worth $4500. Did you have any trouble selling your Nikon equipment and did you sell it for prices you were happy with? The gears in my head are turning. Turning toward another brand of camera, perhaps.
All digital camera bodies lose value quickly - as new models and new technologies make the previous models....ummmmmm, well obsolete would be the wrong word....less valued sounds better. The Nikon D2Xs, even though the "improvements" are minor and were irrelevant to my shooting, its introduction created a 20 percent loss on market value of the D2X immediately.
I sold my D2X for $3100 and I feel I was very fortunate to get that. Nikon lenses and accessories hold thier value very well, however.
I noticed many of the things I mentioned fairly early on, but being new to digital and digital capture, I thought it was the norm. The D200, which was introduced after the D2X and I owned and shot for about a month, improved on all the issues I had with the D2X, especially the noise problem. That tells me that they are working on the problem and may eliminate it entirely, eventually. I just lost patience.
Robert, sorry to hear about your trials with digital.