Comments on: Nikon SD digital rangefinder

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:29:37 +0000

I absolutely love this response. Classic Leica apologist. “The MTF may not be as good” (in other words, the resolution and contrast may not be as good) “but the results are more pleasing” (i.e., I _like_ the particular blurry, low-contrast results my Leica lenses provide, at 5-10 times the price). To each his or her own, but I think it is very funny.

By: Thom Hogan 2009 Nikon predictions | Nikon Rumors

Thom Hogan 2009 Nikon predictions | Nikon Rumors — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:20:38 +0000

[...] Nikon: likely a D3 sensor in an SP-like camera”. NR reported the same rumor few weeks ago – here is the post. I personally find this one very interesting, I hope it really comes to [...]

By: Telemetro digitale da Nikon? « Photomic

Telemetro digitale da Nikon? « Photomic — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:29:08 +0000

[...] spunto da questo post di NikonRumors in cui viene annunciata una (improbabile) fotocamera a telemetro in edizione [...]

By: Tim Catchall

Tim Catchall — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:14:49 +0000

I would have to disagree. Leica are still the clear leaders in high-end 35mm lens design, and by a large margin, I would say. Their M range is unsurpassed. Try it and you will see why.

By: Rumors sulla telemetro digitale Nikon SD | 50Millimetri.com | Fotografia e dintorni

Sun, 26 Oct 2008 10:53:13 +0000

[...] appena letto alcuni rumors sul sito di NikonRumors.com che, anche se non confermati, parlano di alcune caratteristiche per una possibile telemetro digitale [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 22:35:55 +0000

Zeiss are the leaders in terms of raw image quality (you can see this in their offerings for SLRs today), but Leica lenses are stunning in their aesthetic quality.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:04:10 +0000

if it comes in M mount and under $3000, then u can call it a Leica (M8) killer

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 18:00:30 +0000

compared favorably but not surpassed Leica optics in performance, comparing MTF charts is one thing but the pleasing results from leica lenses is another story..

By: Nikon Kiu

Nikon Kiu — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:24:48 +0000

Quote: Allegedly scheduled to be released to coincide with some important Nikon anniversary, though have no clue what it could be…

This is the 60th Anniversary of Nikon making cameras.

By: Lars

Lars — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:07:05 +0000

31mm makes sense if you look at it in a different perspective: Nikon has no normal prime for DX format, a 31/1.8 design would fill that gap (but likely in a cheap plastic barrel design).

By: Lars

Lars — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 16:59:31 +0000

Actually, not really. It depends on the optical formula of the lens. Leica has taken advantage of the fact that a rangefinder has no mirror, to be able to use more symmetrical wideangle optical formulas. That’s what the need for microlenses comes from, compatibility with old lenses. Any manufacturer making a digital system from scratch would be hard-pressed to make that mistake today.

By: Weekend stuff… | Photo Daily News

Weekend stuff… | Photo Daily News — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:40:53 +0000

[...] There’s rumors of Nikon SD Digital Rangefinder [...]

By: Allen George

Allen George — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:22:25 +0000

I don’t know your justification for this statement.

Some lenses from Nikon, Canon and Olympus (to my knowledge) are compared very favorably to Leica offerings. Leica doesn’t have a lock on lens design. . .

By: Allen George

Allen George — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 12:20:02 +0000

Huh – a 31mm lens?

My instinct is to dismiss this as bogus, because I can’t imagine Nikon sinking money into designing three new lenses, miniaturizing electronics and designing a new body for such a small (and boutique) market, especially when their compacts and entry-level DSLRs are facing stiff competition. That said, if they have, I understand the rumored price – a more ‘reasonable’ $6000 would run one risk: people in that demographic are probably worried and sitting on their cash. If you’re willing to spend $13,000 on a camera, you’re probably not too concerned about the state of the global economy.

By: nosferatukiller

nosferatukiller — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 10:40:43 +0000

It wold be great! But will nikon mount production lines for a camera and 3 lenses? Somehow I doubt it, and otherwise I don’t even whant to know the price of it, probably it will still be cheaper the “quite” expensive Leica.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:56:25 +0000

True, and so this is where I have a problem with this camera; if Nikon made a cheap rangefinder, however, this could undercut Leica’s sales, as the M8 is both expensive and has poorer image quality than comparable Nikon SLRs.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 09:54:55 +0000

Nikon will have the same problem as Leica in this aspect; due to the nature of the rangefinder lens, and its proximity to the sensor, the light hits the edges of the sensor at quite an extreme angle. To solve this, it is necessary to create off-set micro-lenses – and while this may not seem to hard at first, Kodak has had huge trouble trying to get beyond the M8′s 1.3x crop sensor.

Concerning the rumour, there is an issue that if this is released, it is unlikely Nikon will release a readily available rangefinder if it finds that there is a market – that would be very damaging to the market buying the first, special edition camera, as it would require a large price difference, with a very affordable base rangefinder, yet maintaining good quality.

By: Hong

Hong — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:56:33 +0000

Bullshit, Nikon optics cannot beat Leica

By: Ernst

Ernst — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:36:09 +0000

$13,000 times 10,000 units is $130 million in gross revenue. I can imagine how Nikon could definitely make money at this.

By: umbora skirp

umbora skirp — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 04:23:57 +0000

Considering the sensor is from D3, and rest of the parts probably from other Nikon cameras, I don’t see why it is impossible/too expensive to create a limited edition rangefinder based on SP body and lenses. They would most certainly make a good chunk of profit from all the spare D3/D700 sensors they might have in inventory. This assertion is based if the rumour is 100% correct btw.