On Fri, 27 Jan 2006 06:49:00 -0500, Reggie Smithers
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JohnH wrote:
On Thu, 26 Jan 2006 13:59:06 -0500, Harry Krause
wrote:

jps wrote:
In article ,
says...
My D70 decided to stop autofocusing this morning, so, figuring I had
dome something idiotic, I called Nikon tech support and, as usual,
chatted with a really knowledgeable guy. He had me "two finger salute"
the camera (a reset), and suddenly autofocus came back. I've got to stop
fiddling with the damned knobs...but that's what my old girlfriends used
to say, too. Oh well.

Anyway, I asked, "So when the hell are you going to have a reasonably
priced DSLR with a full-frame CCD," and he said, "I can't tell you,
but...it will be much sooner rather than later."

Finally.
Full frame ccd isn't going to be reasonably priced, not for the next
several years.

jps

The new full-frame Canon, $3000 list, is $2200 via the internet. The
next round of full-framers will be less. Nikon, I believe, is buying its
CCDs from SONY. Now that it is mostly getting out of the film camera
market, it will find a way to cut Canon's nuts off price for a
full-frame CCD.

Be careful buying 'gray market' stuff over the internet. Again, what is the
big advantage of a full frame CCD?
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John H

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JohnH,
When buying online, how can you tell if you are buying "gray market" or
product that was made for the US market?

Some of the more honest dealers will list the 'source' of the equipment,
either US or foreign. Below is a site which offers a good deal on a Nikon
D70s (a *real* good deal). This place doesn't give the source, but notice
the phrase, "w/ USA WARRANTY". That tells me that the Nikon warranty is
probably not offered with the camera, but that the dealer is giving his
*own* warranty. In other words, I wouldn't touch it with a ten foot pole.

http://www.expresscameras.com/prodet...340648&start=1

Many times, besides not getting the Nikon warranty, the 'kit' will not
include everything that comes with the Nikon kit.
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'Til next time,

John H

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