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Nikon DX2 first impressions.
Skin tones. Says it all in two words.
I spent some time with a DX2 at a recent Expo and decided it is absolutely a
better portrait camera and better at reproducing skin tones than the current
line up of Canon cameras. I ordered one yesterday complete with the "Kit
lens". I was mildly surprised to discover the sensor is a crop factor of
1.5, rather than Canon's 1.6.
I haven't owned a Nikon for 9 years. If it is as good in the field as it is
in the studio, I'll be selling off a heap of Canon lenses and bodies as I
change brands. I've never been satisfied that the 20Ds were anything other
than a fancy point and shoot with a removable lens. The Nikon D100's I used
for the Newspaper impressed me with their ability to retain detail in
otherwise noisy images.
The DX2 might cost twice as much as a 20D but it's still less than a 1D MkII
which is the only other alternative to replacing the unreliable 20Ds with
something more reliable. If I also get some decent glass and "Portra film
like" skin tones, all the better. More next week after it does it's first
wedding. (20D as a backup!)
--
Douglas...
"You finally make it on the Internet
when you get your own personal Troll".
Mine's called Chrlz. Don't feed him, he bites!
Nikon DX2 first impressions.
Skin tones. Says it all in two words.
I spent some time with a DX2 at a recent Expo and decided it is absolutely a
better portrait camera and better at reproducing skin tones than the current
line up of Canon cameras. I ordered one yesterday complete with the "Kit
lens". I was mildly surprised to discover the sensor is a crop factor of
1.5, rather than Canon's 1.6.
I haven't owned a Nikon for 9 years. If it is as good in the field as it is
in the studio, I'll be selling off a heap of Canon lenses and bodies as I
change brands. I've never been satisfied that the 20Ds were anything other
than a fancy point and shoot with a removable lens. The Nikon D100's I used
for the Newspaper impressed me with their ability to retain detail in
otherwise noisy images.
The DX2 might cost twice as much as a 20D but it's still less than a 1D MkII
which is the only other alternative to replacing the unreliable 20Ds with
something more reliable. If I also get some decent glass and "Portra film
like" skin tones, all the better. More next week after it does it's first
wedding. (20D as a backup!)
--
Douglas...
"You finally make it on the Internet
when you get your own personal Troll".
Mine's called Chrlz. Don't feed him, he bites!
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