Comments on: The $8000 Nikon You Can’t Afford http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/ Helping Normal People Get Their Geek On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:17:25 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Chalupa http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-17606 Chalupa Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:24:05 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/#comment-17606 I dunno might still be a better deal than a mac. ;) lol I dunno might still be a better deal than a mac. ;) lol

]]> By: JohnnyO http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-17605 JohnnyO Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:26:33 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/#comment-17605 You're going to get some disagreement from "pro" photogs on whether video belongs in high-end cams. Witness the growing popularity of video on websites. Media delivery is changing, and digital video is quickly becoming more commonplace. Why carry a still cam AND a video cam if one unit will do the job of two? Take a look at the new Canon 5D Mark II--HD video AND 21 megapixel stills from the same cam--list price $2,699 USD for the body only. I do agree that few will be buying the Nikon for the price they're trying to get. One look at the Canon I just described and its price is evidence enough that Nikon's price point is way out of line. You’re going to get some disagreement from “pro” photogs on whether video belongs in high-end cams. Witness the growing popularity of video on websites. Media delivery is changing, and digital video is quickly becoming more commonplace. Why carry a still cam AND a video cam if one unit will do the job of two? Take a look at the new Canon 5D Mark II–HD video AND 21 megapixel stills from the same cam–list price $2,699 USD for the body only.

I do agree that few will be buying the Nikon for the price they’re trying to get. One look at the Canon I just described and its price is evidence enough that Nikon’s price point is way out of line.

]]> By: eli http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/comment-page-1/#comment-17597 eli Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:44:00 +0000 http://www.pcmech.com/article/the-8000-nikon-you-cant-afford/#comment-17597 Good call on the lack of video, a camera like this shouldn't do anything but stills. Not that it matters to most normal folk who can only dream of things this sweet. Of course, a good shot can be made with a much less expensive camera, with the right person behind the lens. Good call on the lack of video, a camera like this shouldn’t do anything but stills. Not that it matters to most normal folk who can only dream of things this sweet. Of course, a good shot can be made with a much less expensive camera, with the right person behind the lens.

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