Actually, the new DX lenses are fine for film, but they have a smaller image
circle than 35mm film, so they're of VERY limited usefulness.
Strategy multiple choice question:
1. Nikon is planning to keep the small sensor in their current SLRs around for
quite a while.
2. Nikon's got a smaller camera up it's sleeve that takes the new lenses.
3. Nikon's just trying to sell more lenses by introducing something "new and
digitally focused" that's lighter than their current offerings.
4. Some or all of the above.
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>Subject: RE: [OM] Re: Nikon Digital Lens
> From: William Clark <wclark@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:47:58 -0500
> To: "'olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>I won't upgrade by Nikon glass. The ones I have work fine. This could
>backfire on them. The lenses are marketed toward digital only. These
>lenses are no good for film. I, like most people, still use film so digital
>only lenses are, well, stupid.
>
>-Bill
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Winsor Crosby [mailto:wincros@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: February 18, 2003 3:44 PM
>To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [OM] Re: Nikon Digital Lens
>
>
>> Pre-PMA 2003, 15:00 TOKYO: Nikon has today confirmed the details of
>> their first digital only lens, the Nikkor AF-S DX 12 - 24 mm F4.0.
>> This lens and the DX concept was first announced in December last
>> year. The DX lens line is designed to be used exclusively with
>> digital SLR's with a sensor size of 23.7 x 15.6 mm (a 1.5x FOV crop
>> factor), thus this lens could be used on the Nikon D1x, D1H or D100.
>> On these cameras it would provide an equivelant field of view range
>> of 18 -36 mm.
>
>Evidently Nikon is taking the path that I thought Olympus should take.
>First they issued a body that was compatible for current owners of
>Nikon lens systems. Then the way they deal with the multiplication
>effect by issuing new high profit lenses that deal with the wide angle
>issue. I imagine that this new lens will get such good reviews that
>Nikon lens owners will be frothing at the mouth to make the digital
>plunge and to "upgrade" their old lenses with new "digital"
>replacements. With one stroke Nikon has removed the main objection to
>their more modestly price DSLRs, cemented loyalty with current owners,
>created a market of upgrades, and probably captured customers from
>other makes.
>
>Nikon: smart; Olympus: dumb.
>
>Winsor Crosby
>Still smarting from being dumped by Olympus.
>
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