Richard, By and large testing like that could bring an end to mailing lists. :) Robert Hall www.RobertHall.com www.RobertHall.com/workshops www.facebook.com/robert.g.hall On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 2:18 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph O'Neil" <joneil@xxxxxxxx> > To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 06, 2012 1:03 PM > Subject: [pure-silver] Re: Inflammatory Digital vs. Film Post Of The Week > > > > On 1/6/2012 2:01 PM, Eric Nelson wrote: >> >>> wow $6K. >>> i'd get it for you but i'm a canon 'fan' and don't like nikon. >>> their lenses focus in the wrong direction. >>> ;) >>> >> >> >> Wasn't there a similar debate years ago about Rodenstock vs >> Schneider lenses? :) >> >> More to the point, the D4 is supposed to be built like a tank for >> heavy duty use by photo journalists, etc. Thing is for my personal use, >> I see no need for it over my Nikon D7000, which is about 1/6th the >> cost. On the other hand, when the new 36 meg, full frame D800 comes >> out..... temptation, temptation......... >> >> Bottom line is, I love my D7000, but with the new year, I am looking >> at stocking up on some more 4x5 tri-x. Totally different animals, but >> I love my Nikon D7000 as much as I love my Tachihara 4x5. I figure >> it's like owning a Mustang and a Jeep at the same time, just depends on >> where you are going and what kind of mood you are in. >> :D >> >> >> There was a long standing debate regarding Canon vs: Nikon lenses and > another regarding Zeiss vs: Schneider, probably others too. I suppose > someone with a real optical lab could resolve (ouch!) this. > > > -- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles > WB6KBL > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ==============================**==============================** > ==============================**=================== > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. >