The DCS may be some use for interiors and exteriors when you can get away without movements, and
with the Nikon shift and tilt lenses.
Nikon don't make tilt lenses, to the best of my knowledge - that's Canon. There are PC Nikkors, and though reports vary, there are at least some people successfully using e.g. the 28PC Nikkor with DCS 14n & SLRn, as I hope to. Bob Smith mentions the only problem being physical interference of the shift knob with the body bulge, and I've talked with people who've dealt with it in exactly the manner mentioned by Bob - just have the knob removed and turned down. Don't see why anyone shouldn't be perfectly prepared to do this.
I think the DCS is a good cost effective replacement for a 35mm film camera for amateurs,
journalists, wildlife photographers, weddings, fashion etc., but I could not imagine an FBIPP
using one for architecture - what do you intend to use it for?
I think the SLRn's remit runs a bit further than you suggest: since the Fuji S2 produces files more than capable of whole-page full-bleed glossy magazine repro, the even sharper & bigger files from the Kodak might, as many are suggesting, replace MF. Like Bob I use a Fuji 680, in my case for domestic interiors & exteriors, but mags are coming round to digital and I am committed to going that way - probably with the Kodak.
As I usually only use equipment from the established European manufacturers, I would feel I would
have to cover up the word "Kodak" with some electrician's insulating tape.
So oddball Oriental products like Canon and Nikon are out, then? Just tell them it cost three grand, and your fees have to go up accordingly...
Regards, Tony H
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