Re: OT: Nikon D-70 for dig negs

Dan's point about the lack of a cable release has been fixed, sort of.
The "newer" version of the D70, the D70s now has now a cable release
although not a threaded one. -thom

Dan Burkholder wrote:
> Hey Stuart,
>
> The D70 and its "S" sister have a cleaned-up version of the D100 chip,
> which I have used (actually, Nikon lent me a D100 about three years ago
> and never asked to get it back ;^).
>
> And of course, if you have a good capture from the D70 you can make a
> good digital negative, just as you would from any other digital camera
> capture. As to how large you can go with your negs and prints, it
> depends on a number of factors like image sharpness, nature of image
> (organic or architectural), expected viewing distance (don't even bother
> trying to control this one; photographers will always have their face
> against the glass looking for grain, noise, evidence of the afterlife,
> etc.). Having said that, I've made some nice 12x18 inch pt/pd prints
> from 6MP files. You'll have to discover through testing (make a print
> and look at it) just how big you can go with your images and still have
> them look "good."
>
> One thing they dropped on the D70 was the threaded cable release, which
> is a shame. I hate futzing with those electronic wires and fittings when
> a simple, cheap 30 year-old cable release would do the job. Just
> nitpicking here.
>
> You may already know all the generic digital camera stuff like watching
> for blown highlights (turn on the "blinking highlight warning when
> reviewing images), avoiding dumped shadows (get intimate with the
> histogram), and shooting in Raw mode so you grab the most information.
> Just as there is no substitute for a good "real" negative, a good
> digital capture makes your printing life a lot easier.
>
> Have fun with your camera and let us see some pictures (please)!
>
> Dan
>
>
> STUART GOLDSTEIN wrote on 12/11/05, 7:38 PM:
>
> > Sorry this is off topic -- but I was wondering if
> > anybody had any experience with either the Nikon 70 or
> > the D70s for making digital negs or just plain old
> > experience using the camera for making non-alt images.
> >
> > All information is appreciated about your (or your
> > friend's) experience with the camera. Compliments and
> > complaints.
>
>
>
Received on Mon Dec 12 07:56:24 2005