Nikon has put out a Professional camera, the D1 that is in wide use. Canon has not. The D30 is a "prosumer" camera and falls short of the D1 in many respects. Build, speed AF focus abilities. Nikon has now produced TWO new professional cameras, an updated version of the D1, the D1H and a higher resolution addition the D1X, all before Canon has even announced what the specs of it's FIRST pro camera will be! Take a look at the specs of the new cameras at: http://www.steves-digicams.com/diginews.html If you think Canon is "far ahead", you have your head buried in the sand :o) I have the Canon D30 so I probably have more to be upset about than you do! Buddy. At 10:37 AM 2/6/01 -0500, you wrote: >Buddy wrote: > >Will we ever catch up? .... Sigh. > >It's comments like these that infuriate me. Canon is so far ahead of Nikon >technologically speaking. When it comes to useful innovations Canon is more >prolific and much quicker to market than Nikon. How many VR (non-AFS BTW) >lenses have any of you seen? This is the reason I switched to Canon (and >that was a tough and expensive decision) a year and a half ago. I don't >mean to start another Canon/Nikon war, but if I were still using Nikon, I'd >still be waiting for a variety of USM/AFS lenses and a long 500mm IS/VR >lens. Canon fills my needs now! > >To criticize Canon because Nikon beat Canon to an update of their digital >camera is ridiculous. Canon's D-30 is a much newer camera and soon enough >(maybe not for some) there will be an update. And I am sure Canon is hard >at work putting the finishing touches on the next Pro Digital Camera rumored >to be out this summer. > >Art * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
